Sorry, I hadn't seen this topic before.You're in Baltimore? Lucky you.

Well I went to Duesseldorf in May.There were so many people there waiting for him, he said on Saturday that he had about 700 photos taken (and it wasn't over).
Photo first ,well I look very silly on it with a broad smile cause he grabbed my arm and I landed gently on his chest,shoulder...I couldn't say anything.But it was a very nice experience.

Autograph the next day:I told him I had already bought two autographs from Paul Brown's website and he said people counterfeited his signature,I apologised for my silly babbling(once again it was difficult for me to talk, I was intimidated and after all, I'm French...) and he said 'no,you're doing fine ,just look at you '. He was very encouraging.

Meet & greet to finish:we were in a little room (about 20 people, only one man!) and we talked about his daughter, about the LA Kings because they were playing while he was in Germany,about car racing (Formula 1) about his career...I was sitting next to him ,he pulled my leg a couple of times ,it was fantastic

Well,I shared but I realise this is a 'very feminine approach',you guys won't understand but I hope the women on this site will.

Maybe I focused on my 'little person' too much, in a very selfish way...

RDA is a very nice, attentive,funny,lovable man. He makes us feel special (even if we aren't!). It's a great experience and a privilege to meet him.

Thanks Mr Anderson for being who you are.

I do, I do! lol

I know when I get my chance to meet him, I'm gonna have a huge smile plastered on my face for most of the day.

Also, thanks MatGyver. RDA is the only celebrity I've actively wanted to meet. I can't wait to meet himself... and hopefully not made a huge fool of myself. lol

I want to meet Corin Nemec and Amanda Tapping too. RDA is on the top of my list though, only because he's been such a big part of my life since I was 5.

But from a female's perspective, I totally get it. I remember when I first started re-watching MacGyver, I was watching an episode on my lunch break. My boss came in and asked what I was doing. I told her I was watching MacGyver. She laughed and said, he's easy on the eyes, isn't he?

There's a 30 year age difference between myself and RDA, so crushing on him is a little weird for me. But I do really respect and admire him. I know I'm gonna love meeting him. I won't deny that there's a little fangirl in me that is going to go "squee!" if I get a hug from him.

Panel is in a few hours. I'll post more later.

Thanks for sharing this nice picture ,Matt.You both look great

Sorry,Matt.I tried Youtube and couldn't find your video.

RDA at the 2014 Phoenix Comic-con.

Interesting comment in this video where he says StarGate was his second favorite show to make and implies an earlier show he did was his favorite, but doesn't name it Is he referring to MacGyver or Legend?

I got to meet RDA in May 2013 at Dallas Comic Con. After finding out he was going to be a guest, I had a fan geek moment This prompted my husband to ask that i not do anything to get arrested.

I went early on Saturday morning to get my autograph and was extremely lucky. There was no line, so we chatted for a bit about MacGyver and SG-1.

Sunday I had my photo op and greeted him with "Halito", which is Choctaw (my tribe) for hello. He said that sounds lovely, put his arm around my shoulder and we both smiled for the camera.

It was a wonderful experience and I'd do it again in a heartbeat!!!

http://youtu.be/X1vO0xZI1Hg

http://youtu.be/r6jV0PT4_Uw

I will post photos and videos from the panel as soon as I get them uploaded.

Halito! Great story! Thanks for sharing. That's great that you got some time to chat with him.

Probably Legend

I've met RDA a few times at an event he participates in every year. He's very nice, a good sport and goes crazy for dogs. I do have lots of pics, but will post just this one since my dog is in it too!

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The 'event' you're referring to is Quench the Fire right?(photo with the dog).I thought of going there but it's too far for such a little time spent with him .

As for the show he loved Kiwi, it might be Legend because when I was waiting for the autograph, the man in front of me had brought a poster of the show for him to sign. RDA said 'Legend? I lOVED that show ' and he wrote a summary on the photo along with his signature.

In fact he said more than once that he had fun doing Legend and he was sorry that it didn't have the chance to last longer.

Thank you MatGyver for all your pictures and the videos

Of course! I have more videos but am having trouble downloading them on the wifi here at the hotel. It'll be easier once I'm home.

I'm working on the videos from the panel and trying to put all of the clips together into one video. I will post as soon as it's ready. In the meantime, I figured id share this. I picked these up at the show. Got them from Nate of Commissioned Credentials. Great guy.



I got the idea that I wanted a custom one with numbers from a specific episode. I also got the idea of putting a "MacGyver" signature that RDA actually wrote. I was able to crop the "MacGyver" from an autograph RDA signed. Nate was able to put it on the Phoenix card. He did an excellent job. If you're in the market for Phoenix Foundation cards, I recommend him.

http://www.commissionedcredentials.com/

I am in no way affiliated with him. I just wanted to share. If plugging a website isn't allowed I completely understand.

Shore Leave 36. August 2, 2014. At the panel, Richard shared that it was his daughters 16th birthday that day. She insisted he had to attend Shore Leave. Richard asked the audience if they would sing happy birthday to her. He recorded it. We sang twice since his phone screwed up the first time. This was the first. You can really see Richards reaction in this video. Happy birthday, Wylie!

Very good video Matt, thanks for sharing.

Absolutely, great video!

And I love those Phoenix cards too!

I have more. About 28 minutes total in video. Do you think I should upload them to YouTube separately or on one 28 minute long video?

From the research I've done I believe the cards have both had "assignment" and "department". I went with assignment since it makes more sense to me.

Good idea for the cards.

Maybe one video of 28 minutes would be better, but if it's more complicated for you all separate are fine, do it as you prefer. I can't wait to see them.

yeah 1 video would be easier for us to watch.

The videos and pictures are awesome Mat.

RDA just loves his daughter, and it's so nice to see that.

Here's the video of the q&a that took place on Saturday. I took all of the clips and put them together into one video.

This is my story of meeting RDA Today.

Sitting in the hotel lobby I was met by Paul Brown (RDA's media representative) and the Armageddon Expo Media Co-ordinator. After a brief chat we all boarded the elevator and headed up to where the interview was being done.

As we exited the elevator and headed down the corridor RDA suddenly appeared out of a side door holding an empty cup of coffee, walked ahead of us and said hello as he swiped the door open with his security card and held it open for us all to walk through. It was at that moment that my first surreal moment hit me - MacGyver had just swipe-accessed a door and was holding it open for me! It was almost like watching an episode from the inside.

As he continued into the room he joked to one of the hotel staff while gesturing with the empty coffee cup, "I told you I'd bring it back." All the while my surreal moment continues as I can't quite wrap my head around having MacGyver standing in front of me.

From there I was taken into where we would do the interview. I spent a few minutes chatting to Paul about various things, including Sea Shepard and some plans for upcoming MacGyver auctions, then he went out to get RDA while I got myself set up.

After a couple of more minutes I heard the door open and that unmistakable voice say "Where is he?" I looked up in time to see Richard walk around the corner holding a new cup of coffee with Paul in tow.

I begin to stand up as he approached but he motioned with his free hand and said "no stay seated."

A quick introduction from Paul "Peter, Richard - Richard, Peter." we shock hands and he plonked himself down into the soft leather 2 seater sofa sitting at a right angle to the one I was on. And there I was sitting 1 meter away from MacGyver and it felt normal, like he was an old friend that had popped around for a chat, yet at the same time I'M CHATTING WITH MACGYVER!!

We start of with me stammering along yabbering about how big of a fan I was and then somehow moved onto family matters and suddenly we're sharing stories about being parents and kids dating; at which point I released the camera wasn't turned on (I used a digital camera to sound record). I point out that the camera's not on to which comes the response "Why not??"

I turn the camera on and set the record going and RDA leans in to look at the camera, "What model's that?" he asks.

"ummmm.... it's a Canon... something?" I respond hesitantly, adding "It's my son's."

"Oh" replies RDA as he picks it up to look for the model number (I tell my son later in the day that his camera now has special powers because MacGyver has fiddled with it), "1100 D" he confirms and then mentions that there are 2 models of the 1100 series.

"He's into photography" I think to myself.

So then I start with my first question and the interview flows along with a combination of predetermined and off the cuff questions in a very relaxed chatty manor. So relaxed in fact that RDA ended up stretched on the sofa looking like he was ready to nod off. He commented that his back was playing up and apologized for moving around. I wasn't about to complain. I'm sitting chatting to Richard Dean Anderson about MacGyver and he seems happy to do so - You can move around as much as you need to sir!

Before I knew it Paul was back giving me the 5 minute warning to start wrapping things up and it was at this stage that I realized I'd been drawn into having a conversation with him instead of interviewing him and many of the questions I had on my list remained unanswered. RDA had been giving such great involved responses to the few questions I had asked that our half hour was nearly gone.

A couple of more questions and Paul gives us the "time to wrap it up guys"

One final question about what drew him to become involved with the Sea Sheppard Society and we're done.

RDA comments with a laugh that another 5 minutes of laying there and he would have dozed off.

In all honesty it felt like we could have sat chatting away about all kinds of things for hours. He seems to have a great talent for just connecting with people in a completely authentic and down to earth way. But alas my time was up and Richard was now sitting upright and fully awake again.

I ask him if he would mind doing a photo with my sign, to which he was more than happy to oblige - a slight hick up with the camera and finally the photo is taken.

"check it!" he says as he comes around behind me and leans in over my shoulder to check the photo for himself. "Nicely done." he says with a pat on my back.

A quick hand shake to both RDA and Paul and they leave. And I'm left with an awesome memory of the day I had coffee with MacGyver!

See the interview here

That's really awesome. I look forward to seeing the interview!

Excellent. You set the tempo and atmosphere with the camera being off initially .... as opposed to the more stuffy, stiff - lights, camera,action! Humans can sense this and react(relax or not) accordingly!

I wanted to do him the courtesy of letting him know when he was and wasn't being recorded.

I noticed he glanced at the camera a couple of times when he first started talking - maybe wondering if it was recording? maybe just wondering what brand it was.

I know the feeling about meeting RDA. During the Meet and Greet in Duesseldorf, I sat next to him...for an hour (I checked my watch), can you imagine? .Great experience ,which I'll never forget for the rest of my life. He really is a good man.