Happiest Moments in the Fandom
Listening to some of you reminiscing happily about Guy of Gisborne made me wonder what moments, since I first became interested in RA, have been the most enjoyable for me.
I suppose that, as far as his work is concerned, I was absolutely thrilled when I first heard that he was going to play Thorin in The Hobbit, a book written by my favourite author. Some people groaned that he was being cast as a dwarf, especially when they thought about that childish animated film of the book. But, on one forum, I made guesses about his 'look' which turned out to be pretty accurate, right down to the braids hanging in front of the ears. His beautiful interpretation of Thorin was as good if not better than I hoped it would be.
And his other outstanding role was that of John Proctor in The Crucible - such a magnificent production that I saw twice and which reduced me and my family to tears.
But, I suppose that my happiest moments were the hours that I spent with a number of other fans. I live in a very popular tourist city in the UK and when I saw on some forums that any of RA's fans intended to pass through the city on a visit to England, I often invited them to stay in my home or I had them over for a meal or met up with them and spent some very happy days with them, exploring all the sights. It was then that I realised that being a fan wasn't just to do with the admiration of one particular person but that this was a springboard for bringing people together. Good times!