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Upclose & Personal Fan Encounters of the Third Kind
Tammy Rubin Rice Charity
Softball Game
ABC Players
Softball Game Recap I I had been keeping my fingers crossed about going to the game for like... well since I first found out the date. Ask anyone, I can't read a map to save my life. And knowing me and public transportation.... I would have never gotten there. So, I went with my dad. God I love my dad, he's the greatest. Doesn't even watch the soaps, but sat with me through the whole game. Not to mention, giving me a lesson in map reading 101. We had really great seats, I was sitting, right at home plate so I got some really nice pics. I have to say, Eddie Alderson was the cutest. He was giving his sister all this tips while she was up at bat, it made me say 'Aww'. And Kamar's little son even got up to bat twice. I can't even begin to describe how adorable that was. He would hit it sooo foul and they let him run it. He was so cute.
Dan Gauthier
Nathaniel Marston
OK, now Kathy. She wasn't there, but check this out for a raffle. While she was over at
Hairspray, she got the whole cast to autograph a show poster and she donated it
for the raffle. I was all excited for like ten second when my first four numbers
matched, but you know... that fifth number always gets me.
Softball Game Recap
II Nathaniel Marston I got there as they were finishing up announcing the ABC lineup & was ecstatic to see that Nathaniel showed up on crutches with a cast that came just below his right knee & was covered with bandaging & then later with a bag when it started drizzling- he sat on the sidelines as the team captain or manager (he was diligently writing out stuff- the lineup most likely & shouted encouraging stuff during the game).
Bree Williamson & John-Paul Lavoisier
Players from OLTL - Kamar de los Reyes (Tonio) with his 5-6 yr old son who pinch hit for his daddy twice- the kid's gorgeous, Kristen & Eddie Alderson (Starr & Matthew), Dan Gauthier (whose son Cole was also with him- he didn't play, but spent a lot of time talking to our boy on the sidelines), John-Paul Lavoisier (Sexy Rexy) brought his brother also played, Bree Williamson (Jessica) gave our boy a mid game back rub (everyone was doting on him the whole game as they should), Trevor St John (Todd) who was a bit under the weather but played anyway (I made sure to thank him for spreading the Yankee hate after the game- he chuckled & said he was happy to keep it up), Jay Wilkison (Riley), Alan Needleman (AKA Needles, the show's stage manager) & Rich Fillipi (a frequent LU extra).
Patricia Mauceri Patricia Mauceri (Carlotta) showed up a little late & did not play.
Eden Riegel
Eden Riegel & Justin Bruening
Eden Riegel (Bianca) & Elizabeth Hendrickson (Maggie) & some guy named Justin Bruening (Jamie) from AMC also played on the ABC team. As for the CBS team, I couldn't really tell you who was there, except for the guy who used to play Nik on GH & Nathaniel's friend Chris Beetem from ATWT (who drove our boy home).
Kamar de los Reyes & Nathaniel Marston
Nathaniel Marston, Kamar de los Reyes & Kristen Alderson
Eden Riegel & John-Paul Lavoisier
It was sort of drizzly & the event people were going to
end the game an inning or two early, but JPL riled up the crowd & they
played the full 7 innings. Speaking of JPL, with the exception of the time I saw
him in a play in the Fall- this was the first time I ever saw him out in public
in anything but pajama pants- he was wearing shorts, playing first base with the
occasional cigarette in his hand. Gotta love him- I know I do. He was asked why Kathy wasn’t there- he said she was busy today (Sat). He was asked if he knew what his next s/l was- he said no- he never asks because he preferred not knowing so he could have a fresh approach to the material. Someone remarked that the show needed to heat up the love story between Marcie & Michael - he said , yeah , a little more heat would be good. I said nope- a LOT more would be better- none of this every two - three months stuff - he laughed- he was in very very good spirits- his attitude seems to be viewing this as a temporary setback and trying not to let it get him too down (great attitude to have IMO). Keep sending him all the love balms- you can tell how much he appreciates ALL the support he gets from everyone. He posed for a gazillion pictures, signed a ton of autographs all on his feet the entire time- at one point, one fan wanted to get a picture of her daughter with him (kid was 3-4 years old - tops). God bless him, he said hand her to me & held the little girl in his arms (with a back injury no less)- it was so cute b/c the little girl spontaneously leaned over & kissed his left cheek. Unfortunately, I was not in a good vantage point to get a shot of this- sorry. He's just great with
people of all ages- he really is. He said he would not be going to the
bartending event that night. I did get to take a picture with him & of him -
thankfully no Yankee cap on his head, otherwise, there would be a permanent
record of his hat head- LOL- there will be no Yankee caps in any picture I'm in
or taking (Go Trevor!). He had to leave after an hour or so of this because his
ride home (i.e., Chris Beetem of ATWT) was ready to leave- otherwise- I swear
he'd still be there- he is so gracious to all of his fans. Of course, I stopped
to make a phone call at the gate & much like a soap character, I can't walk
& talk on a cell phone at the same time, so when I finally headed back to my
car, parked a few blocks away- I spotted Nathaniel, Chris & a young woman
walking to the same street as me- Chris (who showed up a little late) parked his
SUV a few spots in front of me. I laid back a little- didn't want the poor guy
to feel like he was being stalked, even if I did get there before Chris did- LOL! TheatreGoer
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