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QUOTE (MacBeth @ 31 August 2008 - 05:44 AM) | “Are you the MacBeth who does the stories?”
Uh, yeah, I stammered, I’d written two MacGyver stories.
She said she was a journalist – her name was Trix, a columnist from the Netherlands – and she’d like to talk to me about writing – could we find time during the weekend?
“Are you sure I’m the MacBeth you’re looking for?”
“You wrote ‘Up a Long Ladder’, didn’t you?”
Brain short-circuits. “Um, yeah, that’s me.” |
OMG, Beth, I'd die. I had a similar experience, but just with another fan, over one of my SG stories (A Long Road Home) and I was floating for days, but this is so much cooler. All the way around the world! Excellent!
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*waves* I'm new here too and would also like to say thanks for the con reports. I hope some day it's me giving a report of seeing Rick in person ![smile.gif](http://www.macgyveronline.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif) *dreams*
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Well, I imagine it could be difficult getting RDA to come on out to Australia - but if I had any say in the matter I would surely convince him it would be loads of fun down here
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QUOTE (wabbit) | OMG, Beth, I'd die. I had a similar experience, but just with another fan, over one of my SG stories |
I think I did, and then instantaneously self-resurrected from sheer bogglement.
I had, in fact, met a fellow fan at the Meet & Greet Thursday evening; she recognised me from my having put "[Mac]Beth" on the back of my badge (which obligingly kept flipping over anyway, so that name was usually the visible one). She said truly ego-inflating things about my writing, so I had already been floating!
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Good diving and all other manner of outdoorish type activities I'm sure he would love - does anyone know if he's ever visited Australia before? I'm sure he must have....?
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I know he's dived some of the tropical islands in the area, I remember reading about it somewhere and he mnetioned that he had been planning a dive to Truk Lagoon when he had the heart problem. Any hard core diver has the Great Barrier Reef on their short list of 'must do' dives. Jade is planning his about 4 years from now... On the interview front, it is very cool that Beth and Loth were recognized for their work. I attended the writer's workshop as well and had an absolute blast. I learned a lot and am encouraged to keep going with my writing. I will actually finish a story and post the darn thing before the end of the year. I will be having a lot of down time coming soon and writing will be my connection to the world and my reason for getting up every day. I'm having the reconstruction surgery on my knee on October 16 and I expect to be off work for a bare minimumk of 2 weeks but it could turn into 6 weeks or longer depending on my physical therapy schedule. So far, work has been great about it and re-arranging my schedule so I will finish all my critical courses before I go out. I keep having Con flashes--little memories popping up at unexpected times. Jade was watching the first 4 MacGyver episodes yesterday and we talked about some of the show and the Con. One memory: Rick talking about one of his favorite stunts on MacGyver. The one in the opening gambit where they airlifted the horse off the beach. The show won an award for that one and Rick was speaking about how he wanted to do the whole thing but the producers vetoed that and made him stop after he attached the helicopter hook to the horse. The stuntman took over from there, but Rick said he would have liked to have done the entire thing. And open invite to Con attendees: if you ever make it to Utah, Jade and I will be happy to play tourguide and take you to Dead Horse Park where the opening gambit of the pilot was filmed. We can also take you into the back country and show you the other side of the park.
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QUOTE (Rocky) | There was talk about a locations tour of Vancouver. Did that happen? |
There was a formal bus tour on Thursday of assorted locations, but Loth and Grrl and I did not go on it; Loth and I had our volunteer shifts that morning, and we had decided to do our own informal tour instead, especially since most of the locations were Stargate-related instead of MacGyver.
On the way up to Vancouver on Wednesday, we detoured through the Mountain Loop Highway for a good look at 'MacGyver country'; after we had crossed into BC, I was also pointing out the general terrain from "The Visitor", "Blind Faith" and "The Negotiator".
On Thursday afternoon, we went out to Gastown and drove past the steam clock, and then drove around Stanley Park spotting possible locations from a variety of episodes -- "Easy Target", "The Survivors", and "The Ten-Percent Solution" for starters.
We didn't get out to Bridge Studios or to the Phoenix building, but when we looked out of our hotel window, we were right across the street from two very impressive churches, which might have been used in "Holy Rose", "The Madonna", and "There But for the Grace". Loth took pictures of both from several angles; she's posted one already.
On Monday, before we headed south, we went out to Burnaby Mountain Park, driving through a section of Vancouver's Chinatown, and spotted more familiar vistas.
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QUOTE (MacBeth @ 31 August 2008 - 07:47 AM) | , and then drove around Stanley Park spotting possible locations from a variety of episodes -- "Easy Target", "The Survivors", and "The Ten-Percent Solution" for starters. |
Where and what exactly? Am glad for any help, we haven't seen much of Stanley Park yet. But I can happily report that I walked over the suspension bridge where MacGyver has dangled from ![ohmy.gif](http://www.macgyveronline.com/forums/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) I have lots of pictures but need to upload them when I am at home finally. And today we visited the house of the Lacey sisters. Unfortunately the museum only is open till 5 PM, so we could not get into, but we walked around and Paya played Mac and sat on the stairs as if her leg hurt ![biggrin.gif](http://www.macgyveronline.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) I also tried to find the trees where this old man was killed, but they seemed pretty far away for a hanging coat or whatever the right English term is. Tomorrow we will go up Grouse Mountain in the skyride, which Mac also dangled from, you know, the episode that is supposed to be Switzerland, the name eludes me right now. Oh, and today we also were in Stevenston, one wharf building there was used in "Back from the dead". If anybody wants to know where all these locations are, Kate's page is a big help!
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Great to see you, Ratty! We've missed you!
QUOTE (Ratty) | In your tour of filming locations do the locations still look familiar after so many years or do you need a moment to squint a bit and try figure out what’s what? |
For me, a lot of the appeal of doing our own informal tour started with the sense of familiarity. I was last in Vancouver three years ago, and when I started watching the MacGyver episodes again last year, I kept doing double-takes because I recognised so many places -- if not specifically, then generally. In fact, I really approached the whole thing backwards. I'd had so much to do getting ready for Gatecon that I never did get back to the website for a list of addresses and locations; when we had free time, we just got into my car and I drove down to Gastown and then out to Stanley Park to look for familiar sights. We drove past one marina that was not Coal Harbor, but looked familiar enough in situ to draw delighted smiles and laughter. The trip into the mountains was similar -- we weren't at actual filming locations, but the country looked right. Great Big Honkin' Trees. QUOTE | I’ve enjoyed your stories more than some of the ones I’ve paid for and you guys do it for the pleasure and don't get a pay cheque. |
If there were a market for MacGyver novels, I'd be tempted -- till then, I'm in it for the sheer fun. I'm still pretty boggled over the fact that I'm writing at all, after decades of thinking I would never be able to.
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He's been hanging out with Shanks too much! (I've never seen someone touch their head as much as Michael Shanks, I swear!) ![user posted image](http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn219/jedivet/MS6.jpg) ![user posted image](http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn219/jedivet/MS9.jpg) ![user posted image](http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn219/jedivet/MS10.jpg) To be fair, these pics are from the second time I saw him, and it wasn't nearly so bad as the first time. The first time I saw him, I think he was nervous/new to cons and his hand kept reaching up to play with his hair, fiddle with his ear, etc...so much so that to this day we remark on it, though it was years ago. Poor guy. p.s.-speaking of other SG stars, I hear Paul McGillion showed up briefly. *dies* Anybody get any Pauley pics? You know hows I loves my Pauley. (It was Friday night, I think? Or was it Thursday? I forget...just heard that rumor.)
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Thursday, Friday, Saturday...whatever. Ah, Pauley. Sigh... (For any of you who don't know, Paul McGillion is my biggest, bestest, one true love-ish star fave. Simply because he's been the nicest to me in person when I had the chance to meet him and because he went out of his way to brighten some fan days at the infamous Fed Non Con in Dallas this summer, and...ok, I'll stop there.) Love. Him. Thanks, Lothi! Any Paul pic is good in my book!
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Replacements? Who said anything about replacing? They've added Paul McGillion to their harems -- I've added Alex Zahara. ![wub.gif](http://www.macgyveronline.com/forums/html/emoticons/wub.gif) RDA didn't exactly fidget during his panels, but he was rarely still for more than a few moments, especially not when he was talking. He gestures and gesticulates constantly and emphatically. (And beautifully.) When other guests were on stage with him and talking, he did stay more or less still, focusing on them; the one exception being right after he'd talked about Don Davis. That was probably the stillest I ever saw him, and certainly the only time he didn't focus on the fellow guest. It might have been caffeine, of course: they were providing him with Red Bull to drink, and he said that caffeine is his only remaining vice. He also attempted to interview the Red Bull on the table at one point -- his backstage support had popped in and set one beside him, and he held the mike to it. It didn't have anything to say, though.
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