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Thursday, February 3, 2011
-6am: Wake up and gather my stalking kit together. This time, it consisted of my Galaxy Quest DVD cover that I got Tony Shalhoub to sign, Sweeney Todd DVD cover, 8x10 of me and Michael McGlone that we took at his last show, a black sharpie, a red sharpie, and a silver sharpie that I intended both Rickman and McGlone to use. Pay attention to the silver sharpie's purpose on this trip.
-12pm: Pick up my friend, Dave and head to the Hamilton, New Jersey NJ Transit station.
-1:21pm: Board train
-almost 3pm: Get to NY and start walking South down 7th Ave. Screw the cold. Cab time.
-3:30pm: Cab driver dropped us off in front of the main BAM building... nice $22.50 cab fare.
At this point, I had to use my phone's GPS to find the Harvey Theater. We found out, and after viewing video of an encounter than 2 older Rickman fans had last year at the same theater, I knew what I was looking for...
After walking around the block, I found it.
So, Dave and I stood there, battling the cold and the urge to find a bathroom. When I find a stage door, I don't move until the job is complete. I'm a professional urine holder... I only hold mine, so don't ask!
Another guy shows up and just stands around. I didn't know what he was up to. After he chuckled at my "No, Geoffrey Rush isn't singing Ozzy's Diary of a Madman" joke, I figured he was here for Rickman, as well.We got to talking, and it definitely helped pass time. He was a fellow collector, and not a dealer, so I definitely welcomed his company.
-5:45pm - a shiny black car pulled up. You know what that means!
Alan Rickman got out of the backseat of the car, and i fumbled for my DVD covers and sharpie. I asked if he could sign for us. The first thing he said was "eBaaaay freaaaks". Scared that he wouldn't sign, I promptly said "NO NO NO! You can personalize it, if you wish!" He signed my Galaxy Quest DVD cover right next to Tony Shalhoub's signature. I was scared that he's write over it, but he didn't.
He, then, handed me my Sweeney Todd cover. I didn't push the issue. I asked for a picture... AND THIS HAPPENED
THE FLASH DIDN'T GO OFF! AHH!
Dave's Snapple bottle fell out of his pocket and crashed on the sidewalk. In hindsight, i wish I would have said "By Grabthar's hammer... By the suns of Warvan... You shall be avenged!" But, I was cold and nervous.
He signed Dave's stuff, and then the other guy's... Like a bumbling 4 year old, I asked him for another picture since the flash didn't go off. Actually, it came out more like this "M-may I... get another picture with you... seeing... as though... theflashdidn'tgooff?????" He just stood there with a smirk on his face, staring at me. All I could think was "uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh?!?!" He nodded his head while smiling.
Dave, Me, Dr. Lazarus
Happy as a pig in shit, me and Dave went to the subway to catch a train for $2.50... $20 less than the cab. By Grabthar's hammer... What a savings!
But wait... the silver sharpie that I wanted to be used to sign the 8x10 that I brought... WASN'T WITH ME! GAH! In the natural high of meeting Alan Rickman, I must've dropped my pen I was re-assembling my stalker kit (I actually call it my 'rape kit'. Don't judge.)
We got to the 72nd Street stop by 6:30. How convenient, seeing as though the Michael McGlone show was on 72nd! Sweet.
The show was fantastic, and I had Michael sign my 8x10 with the black sharpie that I brought. It still came out fine.
So there we have it!
I saw a vid of him in that same location and there was mostly ladies getting items signed and he was smiling and having a good 'ole time. 
