Lee Fest is over!
Overall, Lee Tergesen is a really gracious guy to have spent a small amount of time with each and every person that attended last night's Lee Fest, and there were many of us. He seemed to have made a point to talk a little bit with each attendee.
It was nice of him, because although the space we used was adequate, it wasn't one large table as I had envisioned. There were two tables, one long one and one off to the side, making it a little awkward to have a conversation with anyone sitting farther down along the table. Lee walked around the entire night, and we grabbed his attention when we could. I'm not complaining at all; I just sort of imagined all of us sitting around a huge table with Lee holding court at the head of it.
Eamonn Walker (he played Kareem Said on Oz) was in town and Lee invited him out, telling Eamonn that he was getting together with a few "friends." Eamonn admitted he was a bit blindsided when he showed up and flashbulbs went off all over the place. But he said he was cool with it.
Later in the night, Eamonn sat down across from me for a nibble of the appetizers that were on the table. From there, he and I talked about a whole variety of subjects, from acting, to the class system in the UK and in America (he's British), to religion, for close to two hours. He is very charismatic, with a remarkably positive view of the world around him and other human beings. He's also very handsome and extremely intelligent and insightful. I would have loved to have spent more time talking with him. He made a real impression on me.
Lee's co-star in the film Pineapple, Steven Chester Prince, also showed up at one point. I haven't seen the film and didn't know who he was. He seemed to be having a good time with all the Lee Peeps.
I chatted with Lee for only moments over the course of the night, which was okay with me. I just sort of sat back and watched it all happening around me. The only thing I didn't get to do was ask him about Africa, but I'm sure someone else on my Flist did. We did talk about the play we had gone to see that was co-starring in, "Good Boys and True," and what elements had been cut out of it for that night's truncated performance.
I think everyone who wanted it got his attention, as he was very generous.
I'm sure everyone else on my Flist will be posting reactions, anecdotes, and especially photos. Funny thing was, I didn't take one photo. I left that to the rest of my Flist. I dunno. I feel that I'll never get a better photo than I did back at the Oz Season 6 signing, despite the fact that he was walking among us all night. Everyone else there got hundreds of great photos, so I'll be content looking at those. And I didn't want anything to be autographed, since I had my turn with him at the Season 6 DVD signing.
The night ran smoothly overall, thanks to fanfromfla's meticulous planning. I met many wonderful people from my Flist too, which was great. I had a fantastic time.
It was nice of him, because although the space we used was adequate, it wasn't one large table as I had envisioned. There were two tables, one long one and one off to the side, making it a little awkward to have a conversation with anyone sitting farther down along the table. Lee walked around the entire night, and we grabbed his attention when we could. I'm not complaining at all; I just sort of imagined all of us sitting around a huge table with Lee holding court at the head of it.
Eamonn Walker (he played Kareem Said on Oz) was in town and Lee invited him out, telling Eamonn that he was getting together with a few "friends." Eamonn admitted he was a bit blindsided when he showed up and flashbulbs went off all over the place. But he said he was cool with it.
Later in the night, Eamonn sat down across from me for a nibble of the appetizers that were on the table. From there, he and I talked about a whole variety of subjects, from acting, to the class system in the UK and in America (he's British), to religion, for close to two hours. He is very charismatic, with a remarkably positive view of the world around him and other human beings. He's also very handsome and extremely intelligent and insightful. I would have loved to have spent more time talking with him. He made a real impression on me.
Lee's co-star in the film Pineapple, Steven Chester Prince, also showed up at one point. I haven't seen the film and didn't know who he was. He seemed to be having a good time with all the Lee Peeps.
I chatted with Lee for only moments over the course of the night, which was okay with me. I just sort of sat back and watched it all happening around me. The only thing I didn't get to do was ask him about Africa, but I'm sure someone else on my Flist did. We did talk about the play we had gone to see that was co-starring in, "Good Boys and True," and what elements had been cut out of it for that night's truncated performance.
I think everyone who wanted it got his attention, as he was very generous.
I'm sure everyone else on my Flist will be posting reactions, anecdotes, and especially photos. Funny thing was, I didn't take one photo. I left that to the rest of my Flist. I dunno. I feel that I'll never get a better photo than I did back at the Oz Season 6 signing, despite the fact that he was walking among us all night. Everyone else there got hundreds of great photos, so I'll be content looking at those. And I didn't want anything to be autographed, since I had my turn with him at the Season 6 DVD signing.
The night ran smoothly overall, thanks to fanfromfla's meticulous planning. I met many wonderful people from my Flist too, which was great. I had a fantastic time.