CW alum Darien Martin has been cast as a “wolflike creature” on DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. Not a whole lot is known about the character other than he may be an anachronism created by the Legends constant playing in the timeline. While he looks like a werewolf, co-showrunner Keto Shimizu says that the character will have a “Legends spin.”
Aside from joining the Legends, Martin has also been in the CW shows The 100, iZombie, and Arrow. He also appeared in SyFy’s hit show The Magicians.
For a sneak peek of Darien in costume, check out this post from Jes Macallen who plays Ava Sharpe on the show.
This week you can listen to Disgraced, a play by Ayad Akhtar featuring Supernatural’s own Emily Swallow. The show will be aired on NPR this weekend and will be available all week through SoundCloud.
Disgraced, presented by L.A. Theater Works, was recorded live in April 2018 at the James Bridges Theatre and was directed by Brian Kite. Here is a description of the play from the L.A. Theatre Works website:
Amir has left his Pakistani heritage behind in an attempt to make partner at his corporate law firm, but his wife Emily doesn’t share his negative feelings about Islam—she’s encouraged Amir to help with the case of a controversial imam. When they throw a dinner party for Amir’s colleague Jory and her husband Isaac, the hard truths revealed lead to the unraveling of their carefully constructed lives. Winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Writer Damon Lindelof is going to be bringing Watchmen the series to HBO in 2019. It will be based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and set in an alternate time where “superheroes” are treated as criminals once they get outlawed.
The sci-fi Watchmen graphic novel takes place in the 1980s where Richard Nixon is still president. The mini-series is 12 issues long written by Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons.
Here is the Instagram post where Lindelof wrote a five-page letter to fans going into detail about his intentions with doing the Watchmen series.
“We have no desire to “adapt” the twelve issues Mr. Moore and Mr. Gibbons created thirty years ago. Those issues are sacred ground and they will not be retread nor recreated no reproduced nor rebooted.”
The music of the show is going to be done by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross who have done music together before on the movie The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and others.
What are your thoughts about the Watchmen series? Leave your comments below!
It is never too early to think about the holiday season, and Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal CityWalk are already prepping for this year’s festivities.
Nightly glistening snowfall will set the scene at “Christmas in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” from November 17th through January 6th. At Hogwarts Castle, a breathtaking light projection display awaits and in the nearby village of Hogsmeade guest will find festive themed décor in each shop window. Each night Hogwarts castle will be illuminated with colorful images and animations all set to a musical arrangement from the Harry Potter movies.
“Christmas in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter” at Universal Studios Hollywood
During the day, the acappella Frog Choir comprised of Hogwarts students and giant frogs will sing some of your favorite holiday songs. “Christmas in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” will have a variety of themed, specially designed Christmas décor including Hogwarts crest and house mascot ornaments, tree toppers, house pennant garland, Hogwarts Castle snow globes and more.
Topping off the festive experience are new, delicious holiday treats including hot Butterbeer.
Universal Studios Hollywood will also welcome the return of “Grinchmas” featuring your favorite Whoville Who’s, The Grinch’s dog Max and The Grinch himself. A 60-foot tall “Grinchmas” tree will overlook the stage where The Who-liday Singers and Martha Who-vier and the Who Dolls will welcome the Christmas season with upbeat musical performances. “Grinchmas” will be open on weekends December 1-2, 8-9, and daily December 14 – 30.
Grinchmas at Universal Studios Hollywood
More Christmas magic awaits throughout the park with festive décor and whimsy including mischievous Minions spreading Christmas cheer to visitors. A 40-foot tall glittering Christmas tree on Universal City Walk will have 200,000 LED icicles perfectly choreographed to music with Santa Claus making daily appearances at 5 Towers. Free concert performances will also be available at 5 Towers.
The holiday cheer throughout CityWalk will begin November 23rd and run through Christmas Day. Don’t miss out on all the holiday magic this year at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Rob Benedict will soon be back on our screens thanks to Amazon! According to Deadline, Rob will have a recurring role in the upcoming fifth season of the Amazon series Bosch.
Bosch, according to IMDB, is about “An L.A.P.D. homicide detective [who] works to solve the murder of a thirteen-year-old boy while standing trial in federal court for the murder of a serial killer.”
The series stars Titus Welliver and Jamie Hector.
Deadline also has more information about Rob’s character:
Benedict will play Victor Hansen, a responsible, concerned, doctor who runs a group therapy for addicted vets.
The show’s seasons have been released in the spring, so we can probably expect to see the show’s fifth season in Spring 2019. We look forward to seeing Rob on the show!
Former ShadowhunterKatherine McNamara will be joining the season 7 cast of Arrow as an “essential” recurring character. She will be playing a street fighter thief from Star City described as a superhero version of Buffy named Maya.
Spend your Saturday night with Stephen Amell and Aisha Tyler! The duo, along with IGN are hosting a special event titled, “One Night With Aisha Tyler” at the L.A. River Studio in Los Angeles on September 22. Those who get to attend will get to sample Night Ender, a red wine collaboration between Tyler and Nocking Point, Stephen’s wine and subscription company. Starting at 7:30 p.m. PT, there will be a one hour Q&A session with Aisha and Stephen to answer fan questions. Stephen likens it to the Nerd HQ panels.
It’s going to be like the live streams at Nerd HQ but with wine and I’m going to do a magic show. (I’m not.) https://t.co/O3ZCDAnVab
If you can’t make it to Los Angeles, don’t fear. The event will be live-streamed on YouTube, Pluto TV, IGN.com, and on the IGN app. You can post questions to the IGN.com live stream for a chance to have it answered. Whether you intend to be there in person or watch the live stream, be sure to RSVP via the events Facebook page – One Night With Aisha Tyler.
Yesterday marked the ten-year anniversary of when the pilot episode of The Adventures ofMerlin (shortened to Merlin), “The Dragon’s Call,” first aired on BBC, and fans (including myself) still have not forgotten the impact the magical show has left on them.
Photo credit: Todd Antony/BBC
Merlin was a show inspired by the Arthurian legends of the warlock Merlin, King Arthur Pendragon, and the Knights of the Round Table. Colin Morgan played the eponymous character Merlin, a warlock who journeys to the kingdom of Camelot to work on honing his magical skills. There is just one problem: under King Uther Pendragon’s (Anthony Head) rule, the use of magic is banned in Camelot, and anyone caught wielding it would automatically become captured and killed.
All the while, Merlin is overwhelmed with the revelation that his destiny foretells his role in bringing magic back to Camelot, and that is by assisting Prince Arthur (Bradley James) in becoming the greatest king there ever was. The only thing is, Arthur is a royal prat who doesn’t like him.
Thus, the five-year adventure of two legendary friends began, and it all started with “The Dragon’s Call” on September 20, 2008, until it ended with Merlin’s unfortunate cancellation in 2012 after five seasons.
There was a lot to be desired in terms of historical and canonical accuracy when it came to Merlin, but the show more than made up for it by being fun and depicting a lovely, family friendly, engaging, and (at risk of sounding cheesy) magical five years with Merlin, Arthur, all the characters that helped shape this story.
REVISITING “THE DRAGON’S CALL”
“The Dragon’s Call” was our first introduction to this brand-new yet familiar world of the warlock Merlin, and it all started with a fade-in scene of Merlin walking straight into Camelot.
Having been born into the small town of Ealdor in a neighboring kingdom, and having been outcast for his magical abilities, Merlin traveled far from home to meet Gaius (Richard Wilson), a physician in Camelot who was entrusted by Merlin’s mother to teach the warlock how to better control his powers.
Yet upon his arrival, Merlin becomes witness to a public execution in the royal courtyard, overseen by the repressive Uther Pendragon. The crime? Possessing and wielding magic.
Immediately, this sets an underlying tone for just how extensive the amount of danger Merlin is in; he ventured to Camelot for a better life, to obtain knowledge about what he is capable of, yet he is exchanging his safety in order to do so.
As this information was likely setting in, the mother of the now-deceased sorcerer interrupts the celebration following the execution, and she wails out a promise for revenge on Uther by threatening to take from him what he has taken from her: a son. Before the guards can descend on her, the sorceress disappears in the echoes of a hissed spell.
Throughout this scene, we catch glimpses of two other important roles: the Lady Morgana (Katie McGrath), the King’s ward, who cannot fathom the necessity of celebrating death; and Guinevere, who starts as a citizen of Camelot in this version of the tale, and serves as Morgana’s maidservant.
It is only a little later that we are introduced to Arthur Pendragon, and Merlin’s first meeting with Arthur had to have been one of the best first encounters ever witnessed.
There was Arthur, a spoiled prince who was abusing a servant during target practice for the amusement of his friends. There was Merlin, a snarky warlock who had yet to discover who this man was, scolding him for his abuse and threatening to take Arthur on himself. The two of them meet, instantly clash, and it ultimately ends with Merlin being pinned by Arthur, and Arthur revealing that he is indeed the Prince of Camelot, highlighting just how much trouble Merlin is in.
Merlin’s mouth gets him into a lot of hilarious trouble during the series that, more often than not, ends with him being in the stocks.
Photo credit: BBC
Bad first impressions on Camelot royalty and fear for his life aside, Merlin still yearns for a purpose; he doesn’t understand how he should use his powers in a kingdom that would execute him without question. This all ends one night after a voice from below calls out to Merlin, and he ventures to Camelot’s underground caves where he encounters Kilgharrah (voiced by John Hurt), the Great Dragon.
It is Kilgharrah that jumpstarts Merlin’s knowledge of his prophecy: in order for magic to return to its rightful place in Camelot, Uther’s reign must end and Arthur’s must begin, and it is Merlin alone who must join with Arthur in achieving this feat. Merlin stews this information over for a while, and even comes to the point of rejecting the idea of his and Arthur’s conjoined destinies following his unpleasant encounters with the arrogant prince.
However, nearing the episode’s conclusion, the sorceress from before strikes; she disguises herself as a famous singer from the area who had been invited to the royal feast, and puts a halt to the celebration by singing a spell. This spell sends the every attendee – excluding Merlin, who had caught onto the ploy at the last-minute and covered his ears – into a deep sleep, and this is where the sorceress plans to strike, steadily walking toward a sleeping Arthur with a dagger.
At the last moment, Merlin uses his magic to drop a chandelier onto the sorceress, and everyone comes back to life in confusion. In one final attempt before her death, the sorceress drops her glamour and flings the dagger toward Arthur. With the aid of his magic once more, Merlin slows down time just long enough to run to Arthur and yank him to safety, right before the knife embeds itself into the back of Arthur’s seat. As a result of his heroic act, Uther decides to reward Merlin by giving him the position of Arthur’s royal manservant.
Needless to say, neither party was particularly happy with this arrangement.
Yet, this is where their journey together began, and this marked the commencement of all the stories that we as a fandom all grew to know and love. This is where everything started: the incredibly impactful insults of “dollophead” and “cabbage head” that Merlin gifted to Arthur; the slow-burn nature of their deepening friendship until they were each other’s main confidant; the gathering of the Knights such as Gwaine (Eoin Macken), Percival (Tom Hopper), Elyan (Adetomiwa Edun), and Leon (Rupert Francis Young); the devastation of Merlin always keeping his true identity as a warlock a secret as he fights for Arthur to fulfill his destiny.
Everything and everyone that we came to love in Merlin all started with “The Dragon’s Call.”
Photo credit: Todd Antony/BBC
It is truly incredible that despite the show being off-screen for six years, its fandom still exists and is still going strong. It may have been cancelled after five seasons, but what a fantastic five seasons those were.
On top of that, it does not seem that the cast has forgotten what the show meant to them either; Bradley James posted this tweet in remembrance of all the good times he shared with the cast members during the show’s run:
10 Years since #Merlin aired for the first time. One of the first things my memory jumps to is great times with our crew. Not all pictured but much missed. Many a laugh shared with a team who became family (and they put up with me for 5 years 🏅)#Mahone#IvanIvan#BigJcameospic.twitter.com/Yyc9gaLA7p
Back in March, Misha Collins (Supernatural) first announced he was working on a cookbook. Links have been floating all over social media today, and now we have a release date and a title.
Photo by Douglas Kirkland
Several book-selling websites say The Sock Monkey Cookbook by Misha and Vicki Collins is set to be released via e-book on June 4, 2019, but the cover has yet to be revealed.
Fans of Collins know that food and cooking is a big part of his life. Back in 2013, he released the first episode of Cooking Fast and Fresh With West, which shows him shopping and cooking with his children. You can see the videos on his YouTube channel here. One website has the title of the cookbook itself called, The Sock Monkey Cookbook: Cooking Fast ‘n Fresh with West & Misha Collins. He’s also talked at length at Supernatural conventions about how important it is to him to make healthy meals for his family, and how much he enjoys cooking for the people he loves.
They say the past predicts the future, and so far, anything Misha Collins touches turns to gold. So we’re definitely looking forward to more information about The Sock Monkey Cook Book as it becomes available, as well as the release in June.
Born September 21, 1970, Rob Benedict has acted and sung his way into the hearts of many throughout the years. Whether they know him as Felicity‘s Richard Coad, Supernatural‘s Chuck Shurley, or as singer for Louden Swain and The Station Breaks, one thing is for sure, his fans love him and he loves them right back. Today, our staff celebrates our favorite Supernatural prophet turned Rock God with some of our favorite Rob moments. Happy Birthday, Rob!
As the owner of the site, I often get to see and enjoy when writers write about the people they are interested in, the movies they like, or the bands they love. While I do personally have some favorite Rob moments, I want to talk about the impact he has made on our staff.
We started writing about Rob for various things, like Supernatural, conventions, and eventually Kings of Con and Louden Swain. As a result of writing, one of the most exciting things to see is when the person you are writing about, either posts an article, or tweets about it, etc. Rob has done all of that and more for all of us. He’s posted our articles, tweeted about our website, always granting us interviews, which is incredibly kind, especially when he is extremely busy. When we all meet him in person, he takes in genuine interest in who we are and what we do. He makes all of us feel important.
As we started writing more and more, more of our staff became fans of Rob. Whether it be because they connected with a character he played, connected with his music, found joy in an interview or convention appearance, or connected with his personal struggles, such as anxiety and his stroke. He has championed fans, encouraged them, applauded them. It is one of the things we look up to Rob most about. His character. He’s an amazing actor, plays incredible music, writes heartfelt songs and brilliant scripts, but what fans love the most is who he is as a person.
So, Happy Birthday, Rob. Thank you from all of us for your dedication to what you do, and for making us all feel welcomed and accepted. We hope you have the best birthday yet!
Finn
One of my favorite memories of Rob is from January of this year. Right after the amazing two nights in Atlanta seeing Louden Swain play at Eddie’s Attic, they announced a last minute show in Los Angeles, CA. I immediately made plans to drive out there from my home in Arizona. The show was at a place called The Silverlake Lounge, a tiny bar/music venue. Swain was one of four or five bands playing that night. Before the show started, I ended up speaking with Rob alone for a few minutes. It was so nice to see him away from big crowds, not being rushed by anyone or any time limit. I felt like we were both truly at ease in that moment.
Rob is one of the most genuinely heartfelt people I have ever met. If you are a fan of his, new, long time, somewhere in between, it does not matter to him. He will treat you with kindness and respect. I am happy and proud to be a fan of his and I know he is happy and proud to have us as his fans.
Kayla
I am thankful to say I have a few favorite memories with Rob, but one that stands out was in June of last year when I went with my mom and best friend to see The Station Breaks in Virginia. We were milling around after the show hoping to chat with the guys because they did not have a VIP or meet up planned. I peeked back into the venue and saw Rob’s hat. My mom had already gone outside and I ran back out and just started yelling, “Hat! Hat!” So we went back in, and a line had formed to talk to Rob. I was not really nervous because I had met Rob a few times before but my mom was. So, after we took a selfie I introduced my mom to Rob, and told him that even though she didn’t watch Supernatural she was a big fan of Louden Swain and The Station Breaks. And he just lit up, and was of course super nice to my mom. Rob is always so kind, and attentive to everyone and having experienced it first hand, it was especially awesome to see with my mom.
Brianna
Unfortunately, I have never met Rob (though believe me I have tried), but one of my favorite moments was when I first heard “Fare Thee Well” on Supernatural. I was binge watching the show at the recommendation of a friend, and had yet to really cry though the Winchesters had died many times already.
Rob had only sung a few words of “Fare Thee Well” before I had chills all over and tears running down my face. The scene was powerful, yes, but I distinctly remember thinking how beautiful Rob’s voice was and hoping that there was a recorded version somewhere.
I watched the scene a couple times and then immediately texted my friend and asked about Rob. I knew there was no way someone with that kind of voice did not make music professionally and she would have the details. She told me I was in for a treat because he had a band and performed at cons, so there were many online videos. She was not wrong. I alternated between watching Supernatural, SNS videos and listening to Louden Swain music for the rest of that weekend.
I have been a fan of Rob’s and Louden Swain since that day in 2016. I am so glad my friend introduced me to the incredible talent that is Rob, and I wish him a very happy birthday!
What can I say about Rob Benedict? He is a remarkable actor, writer and a gifted musician. I thoroughly enjoy each character he brings to life in shows like Felicity, Birds of Prey, Head Case, The Sidekick, Supernatural and of course Kings of Con. But my most memorable moments have come from his music, the powerful lyrics and emotion in his voice give me chills. There have been some key points of my life that his music with Louden Swain has been there and helped me through.
Although I have yet to meet Rob in person, from what I have heard from others and watched on videos, I cannot wait to have the chance and get lost in his music live.
Please continue to light up the world with your dreams and voice. Happy birthday Rob, cheers!
Deb
The thing I most love about Rob Benedict is his self deprecating sense of humor. He is not afraid to put himself in the punchline of his jokes. He does not shy away from a funny story even if the laughter is at his expense.
Every time I see Rob at a con, the love he has for his friends and fans is obvious. He truly loves spending time amongst his people, it makes him happy and that happiness is contagious. It spreads through the crowd like wildfire. It is impossible to stay in a bad mood when Rob is around.
My favorite Rob moment happened at my first Supernatural Con last year. A friend of mine had been unable to go to the con at the last minute and she gifted me her ops. So, unexpectedly, I had a Louden Swain op that I shared with another friend.
When we went in for the photo, I told Rob that I just wanted him to wrap me up in a hug and he was happy to oblige. To be honest, that could have been a Rob solo op, because all I remember is his smiling face and his arms wrapped tightly around me. Who could blame me, I was being hugged by the Rock God himself after all.
Rock on, Rob! Happy birthday, I hope your day shines as brightly as you do.
Kari
I have a lot of great Rob moments, including one that I told him that I would deny if he ever told anybody. This is my very favorite.
My favorite Rob moment is when he helped me come out of the closet with a photo op where I was holding a sign that read “God is bi and so am I!” while we fist bumped. When I asked him if he would help me with it, he got very serious and said yes immediately. He was so supportive at the whole convention. Rob even wrote that he was proud of me when he signed the photo op.
I did not expect anything more of it, but when he saw me six months later, he asked me how it went with my parents! The fact that he remembered really meant a lot.
The Supernatural fandom is honestly so lucky to have someone as caring and supportive as Rob Benedict. I am happy that we have him.
Happy Birthday, Rob. You are truly a gift that makes the world better.
Rob has a smile that can make any gray day bright and sunny, and a musical talent that can melt any heart. My favorite moment of seeing Rob in person has to be at my most recent convention in Charlotte when I was right next to the band for the acoustic jam in the Vendor’s Room. Seeing him and Louden Swain perform that close was a beautiful experience. I loved watching Rob sing his heart out! And the huge grin on his face while we blew our kazoos to the tune of “Medicated” is something I will never forget.
Before I ever met or saw Rob in person, I read his chapter in Family Don’t End with Blood. As a nurse, reading his chapter hit me harder than any of the others. I cried my way through reading it, with my understanding of the medical knowledge behind his story giving me a different perspective than others who read it. It is incredible that Rob is even alive, let alone that he made a full and complete recovery. Rob Benedict is truly a miracle, and I could not be more grateful for him to continue to share his radiance with all of us.
Happy birthday, Rob!
Tanya
I first saw Rob in person at Supernatural‘s Denver, CO con in 2015. It was my first SPN convention and I had no idea what to expect. I knew some of the cast and crew were also musicians, but I was blown away by Rob’s on-stage performances. As a professor who regularly puts on a “performance version” of myself in the classroom and as someone who grew up with a musical family, I could appreciate how much he was balancing. Rob managed to convey genuine kindness and authenticity in his interactions. At one point, when I was cosplaying as Jody Mills, I went up with my son to Rich’s autograph line and Rob was there. He turned around, noticed me, smiled and said very kindly “I like your outfit.” I think I reacted like a normal human in the moment but later I had zero chill and took to my social media accounts with posts consisting of “GOD LIKED MY COSTUME, Y’ALL.”
Later, I learned about Rob’s stroke and when I read his chapter “Stroke of Luck” in Family Don’t End with Blood, my heart broke a little bit. My husband became gravely ill in 2009 with complications due to Swine Flu (H1N1) and had to be put into an induced coma. For a month, I was left to care for three children – then ages 7, 5 and 3, and deal with my own fears about losing my husband. So when I read Rob’s chapter, it was eye opening to see things from the perspective of someone going through a traumatic and mysterious illness. I also happened to read it around the anniversary of my husband going into the coma and I think I cried like a baby. On an airplane. We are also grateful for the coma – grateful to have survived and had it show us exactly what matters in life, and what does not. Coincidentally, when reading the chapter I learned that my husband and I also married in 1995 at the same chapel in Illinois as Rob and his wife. Guess it was a good year for marrying the love of your life.
Thank you, Rob, for sharing your incredible talent and kind heart with us. Happy Birthday!
Tricia
I have had some pretty great interactions with Rob over the last few years. He is always so attentive with his fans that I feel like each time we have seen each other has been memorable. However, my favourite by far is when I won a Skype call with Rob from a Stands campaign. It was not long after No Time Like the Present was relased and I had been listening to it in the car almost non-stop. My kids, Tucker (four at the time) and Kaylee (five), really liked some of the songs, so when I won the Skype call they wanted to be there too. Rob played a few songs for us at my children’s requests, first “She Waits” and then “Amazing.”
As our Skype call went on, my kids lost interest in the conversation and instead started making faces at the camera and sticking their tongues out, but Rob just played along with them the whole time. I told Rob that my youngest was a big fan but I do not think he quite believed me…right until Tucker started singing off-key and at the top of his lungs. Rob’s smile spread so big he almost could not form words around it, and I am sure you will understand when I say that moment melted my heart, which is why it is my all-time favourite Rob moment. He was so great and really gave us all a personalized experience and a moment that I will never forget.
Happy birthday, Rob!
Kailey
I have not had the honor or pleasure to meet Rob but I feel like I know him because of how much our site loves and adores him. Constantly, we talk about how wonderful he is as a person and catch each other up on everything Rob. He is genuinely a nice guy, loves his fans, and puts his heart into everything that he does. He kicked butt in Supernatural playing none other than God himself and sung beautifully for a truly touching moment on the show. He cares about people and wants to interact and show fans his appreciation for their support. He has made such an impact on the SPN Family and I have loved watching him grow with the band Louden Swain and all of his success is heartwarming. Rob, if I ever meet you, I just want to say thank you for being a kind and caring person. See you in December in Jax!
For this writer, summarizing how much Rob Benedict means to me is nearly impossible. From the first moment I met him he has been nothing but incredibly kind. His first reaction upon hearing I was a fan was a humble “Oh really?” and an immediate hug. Another time, after the first night of Louden Swain shows at Eddie’s Attic in Atlanta, GA, he was hugging all the fans who had waited to see him. He bypassed me, one of the last ones, and began chatting with another fan. To my surprise and without any warning, as he continued to speak with them he leaned back and over and squeezed me into a tight side hug to make sure I was not left out. That is the kind of person he is. He cares about all of his fans and takes the time to make sure they know they are loved and appreciated.
If I had to choose one particular favorite moment, though, I would choose the one that happened this year during the Supernatural convention in Nashville, TN. I write poetry and I had put that poetry into two books that I was presenting to Rob that weekend. One was an R2M (Rob, Richard Speight Jr. and Matt Cohen) book that I was having him sign and the other was a Louden Swain book that I was giving each member of the band. To say I was nervous about showing them to him is an understatement. Most of my poetry revolves around Rob’s band Louden Swain so their book in particular was incredibly close to my heart. I was absolutely terrified.
When I got to Rob’s autograph table he smiled kindly up at me, looked down and when he saw the book I was having signed his entire expression changed. His eyes got wide and he repeated “OH MY GOD” several times before asking who had written the book. I shakily explained to him that I had and he wondered if I had brought him a copy to keep. I informed him I had mailed one and he asked about that, all while flipping through, reading the book and making “aw” faces. Finally he grabbed a pen, signed the book with the sweetest message and stood up to hug me. I handed him his copy of the Louden Swain book and he assured me he would read it later. I assumed he meant after the con when he had time but the next day during Louden Swain autographs he smiled really big at me and told me he had read it. He told me he thought I was talented and looked at me like he wanted to make sure I was not just hearing the words but believing them as well.
Each time I saw him that weekend he either made a point to say something else about the book or to make me feel like I mattered. He has a goodness and light about him and he uses that to make sure his fans know they are important to him. I love him as an actor and a singer but I admire him greatly as a human being. I am thankful every day that I discovered his work and became his fan.
All of us at Nerds and Beyond are wishing Rob the best birthday today. May it be filled with lots of happy memories!
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