tvero80 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:26 pm
I didn't know you were going to Richmond. So glad you could have dinner with Rick in spite of all the problems and delays ... poor man he must have been exhausted on Saturday evening.
I don't go to most conventions, but Richmond is practically in my back yard. When he said he was going to be there, I said I hoped we would have a chance to connect, and he texted back, "OF COURSE we should connect ~~~ Jeepers!"
We were both pretty exhausted yesterday - he from a long flight and a full day of being "on" for the public, and I from standing in line for 3 hours and then walking endlessly to kill time until the evening. We considered meeting on Sunday instead, but figured we'd both be even more tired by then, and he still wasn't sure how early he would have to be up for his flight home, so we figured Saturday was best.
Funny, the waitress was bubbly and friendly and a little flirty and kept striking up a conversation, but she had no idea who he was. She asked what brought us to town, and RDA described the GalaxyCon. Then she asked what goes on there, and she said, "A lot of famous people are staying here this weekend, so maybe they are all here for that." RDA asked her name and said he almost named his daughter that, and she asked if his daughter lives in Virginia too. He introduced himself and me, by first names only, but it still didn't click for her. He was loving it that she didn't recognize him, and he kept playing along. She didn't get his humor either. He asked for chicken on his salad but didn't want it chopped up so when she said it would be sliced lengthwise, he said he'd prefer it widthwise, and she assured him she would make sure the kitchen did it that way. (RDA loves to customize his food.) Several other times his deadpan humor went right over her head as she was so anxious to be accommodating. She apparently just assumed that we were a pair of scifi geeks who had flown in for the convention. She asked if we would be going back again today, and RDA said yes, he would be there in the morning. But not why.
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To be fair, this waitress was probably about 25, too young to remember Stargate even if she were into scifi, and WAY too young to remember MacGyver, and RDA didn't look like either MacGyver or O'Neill with his long white hair and full beard. It was rather amusing to watch each time she came over.
It was midnight before we finally said good night. I hope he got some sleep. Now he's back again still signing, but I had seen/done all I needed to, so I was able to come home early.
Kate