As requested by Major Sal, here are some GABIT tidbits about:
J/S ship ... and RDA in general
As I mentioned previously, Amanda really had fun with the Jack/Sam dogtags during auction and wound them around and proudly exclaimed: "together at last"! She also does something funny if you ask her to autograph the famous "wedding picture of J/S". I treated myself to the RDA signed photo and then gave to Amanda for her sig ... I later realized that she did this on any copies she signed: Richard's sig is under his face and then Amanda draws a heart with the letter "s" next to it, signifying "loves" and then signs her name under! I love my copy!
You can tell she adores RDA and must really miss him. The constant hugging and teasing were a part of each day and her being the one to "crick his back" ... I think someone asked why her? And she laughed and said that he wouldn't dare let CJ try to do that without sustaining major injury and that Daniel hugging Jack would just not be too ... too ... and everyone laughed!
Aside from that, I can't remember any other specific RDA references in the talks. Well, there was the "gas, gas, gas". Fellow GABITeers ... please add something if you can.
DDL and other male relationships
Just that DDL phoned her, quite upset over a letter he got from an irate fan who did not want him to be in Sam's life ... and she tried to calm him down. I think she mentioned that she casually had to tell Alan about her day on the set when they were filming the bedroom scene ... "another day at the office" kind of report, but with AT's great facial gestures it made it so funny. That and when she was filming with Adrian Paul in The Void. When she would talk about her hot love scenes, she would convey "it's a hard job but somebody's gotta do it" kind of mentality.
In her upcoming movie with Christian Slater, she plays his former sweetheart and does get to kiss him - she seemed quite excited about that!
And Johnny Depp ... oh she is a huge fan! He continued to pop up as an answer to all sorts of questions.
JR Bourne ... nothing in the works for them professionally since Stargate and Stuck. She would love a script that got them together again. Anyone out there want to provide?
Amanda's family and mood
Amanda came to GABIT with hubby and baby; however, their privacy was safely guarded and we're not even sure if they were staying in same hotel. At times it seemed so ... during the final autograph session, Coley and 1speed were next in line and AT was told that Olivia needed her and had to excuse herself for a bit. Coley and 1speed sat down in front of the autograph table and waited ... so there were times when Amanda had to nurse baby and take care of her needs. At that point, during the day, Olivia must have been nearby/upstairs. The GABIT directors were quite good at overseeing the logistics of all this. She also has two body guards (men in black types who look like secret service) that are never too far away.
Amanda got to play a wicked practical joke on Julia, one of the directors. When they had driven her to hotel, AT sprinted out of car and jumped and rolled on the hood! The driver, Becky, was stunned because she had come to a complete stop ... and poor Julia nearly had a heart attack thinking that Becky had hit Amanda! Amanda just wanted to liven things up a bit for her caretakers!
Amanda spoke a lot about being mommy and the nursing and often made funny remarks throughout her talks. She also revealed that the nanny is Jan Newman's daughter. Jan is the makeup supervisor on Stargate set and has been "mothering" Amanda for past nine seasons. Even though the nanny takes care of Olivia on the set, Amanda and Alan do not have a live-in nanny. AT proudly announced that she's "full on" regarding her mommy duties. So, if Olivia has a restless night, it's Amanda who gets up and feeds her. She says that she is continually "sleep deprived" ... often nursing the baby in one arm while holding her script with the other hand and learning her lines. But she laughs it off and say that she just accepts the sleep deprivation as a fact of life.
Amanda looks amazing! She has slimmed down post-preggers and is as bubbly and funny as ever. She really could have a comedy show of her own. Kept us all in stitches with looks, gestures, and double entendres.
She was very touched by this event ... over 250 fans coming from across the globe. One young woman at my cocktail table had flown in from Alaska, with an eight-hour layover in Seattle! Now that's dedication! Amanda was asked what was the best con experience she ever had and she promptly said that GABIT would go down as her best yet because of the smaller numbers and more intimacy and more time to be with her fans. She wore mostly jeans and casual tops. I think Sunday-morning's presentation was the best as she really hit her stride and seemed so relaxed. The charity auction, though, was where she came offstage and really hammed it up with the items being auctioned. She couldn't keep still! There was a bobbing-head doll of Sam Carter that she thought was a hoot ... she kept walking around with the little doll and suggested that we bid on it and then put it in the rear window of a car! She also thought the doll looked more like Ellen DeGeneres than her!
Another auction item she had fun with was a black Sam Carter t-shirt from one of the earlier seasons ... it looked pretty small ... Amanda laughed when she saw it, held it up across her chest, and wisecracked that her current figure wouldn't fit into the shirt, especially with all the breastfeeding she's doing! She's delightfully self-deprecatory and it makes you love her even more.
One of my acquaintances asked if she was going trick and treating with Olivia for Halloween? AT looked suspicious and asked why? Laura unfolded an American-Flag scarf and everyone was laughing ... a miniature costume for Olivia to copy her momma's famous layout shot!! Amanda loved the gag!
She said her momma hormones make her weepy at times and she finds herself crying at the drop of hat ... the crew are now used to this. She cried onstage at the very end of the con ... in thanking everyone and wishing us all safe trips home. They then closed with a photo-slideshow of many of the fans who attended. They opened the con with the same presentation. Amanda hung around to watch it all from the sidelines and said she would gladly do another GABIT in the future. Oh, during the times that Amanda wasn't onstage, there were either Stargate episodes being projected on a large screen or DVDs/video clips similar to what some here have done. I tried hard to have them approve Uber's for general presentation but couldn't get it to fly. Anything handed in as a gift had to be screened first and approved. So, MB, at least Amanda will be watching your great video soon in her own home!
That's it for now; have to get to work!
J/S ship ... and RDA in general
As I mentioned previously, Amanda really had fun with the Jack/Sam dogtags during auction and wound them around and proudly exclaimed: "together at last"! She also does something funny if you ask her to autograph the famous "wedding picture of J/S". I treated myself to the RDA signed photo and then gave to Amanda for her sig ... I later realized that she did this on any copies she signed: Richard's sig is under his face and then Amanda draws a heart with the letter "s" next to it, signifying "loves" and then signs her name under! I love my copy!
You can tell she adores RDA and must really miss him. The constant hugging and teasing were a part of each day and her being the one to "crick his back" ... I think someone asked why her? And she laughed and said that he wouldn't dare let CJ try to do that without sustaining major injury and that Daniel hugging Jack would just not be too ... too ... and everyone laughed!
Aside from that, I can't remember any other specific RDA references in the talks. Well, there was the "gas, gas, gas". Fellow GABITeers ... please add something if you can.
DDL and other male relationships
Just that DDL phoned her, quite upset over a letter he got from an irate fan who did not want him to be in Sam's life ... and she tried to calm him down. I think she mentioned that she casually had to tell Alan about her day on the set when they were filming the bedroom scene ... "another day at the office" kind of report, but with AT's great facial gestures it made it so funny. That and when she was filming with Adrian Paul in The Void. When she would talk about her hot love scenes, she would convey "it's a hard job but somebody's gotta do it" kind of mentality.
In her upcoming movie with Christian Slater, she plays his former sweetheart and does get to kiss him - she seemed quite excited about that!
And Johnny Depp ... oh she is a huge fan! He continued to pop up as an answer to all sorts of questions.
JR Bourne ... nothing in the works for them professionally since Stargate and Stuck. She would love a script that got them together again. Anyone out there want to provide?
Amanda's family and mood
Amanda came to GABIT with hubby and baby; however, their privacy was safely guarded and we're not even sure if they were staying in same hotel. At times it seemed so ... during the final autograph session, Coley and 1speed were next in line and AT was told that Olivia needed her and had to excuse herself for a bit. Coley and 1speed sat down in front of the autograph table and waited ... so there were times when Amanda had to nurse baby and take care of her needs. At that point, during the day, Olivia must have been nearby/upstairs. The GABIT directors were quite good at overseeing the logistics of all this. She also has two body guards (men in black types who look like secret service) that are never too far away.
Amanda got to play a wicked practical joke on Julia, one of the directors. When they had driven her to hotel, AT sprinted out of car and jumped and rolled on the hood! The driver, Becky, was stunned because she had come to a complete stop ... and poor Julia nearly had a heart attack thinking that Becky had hit Amanda! Amanda just wanted to liven things up a bit for her caretakers!
Amanda spoke a lot about being mommy and the nursing and often made funny remarks throughout her talks. She also revealed that the nanny is Jan Newman's daughter. Jan is the makeup supervisor on Stargate set and has been "mothering" Amanda for past nine seasons. Even though the nanny takes care of Olivia on the set, Amanda and Alan do not have a live-in nanny. AT proudly announced that she's "full on" regarding her mommy duties. So, if Olivia has a restless night, it's Amanda who gets up and feeds her. She says that she is continually "sleep deprived" ... often nursing the baby in one arm while holding her script with the other hand and learning her lines. But she laughs it off and say that she just accepts the sleep deprivation as a fact of life.
Amanda looks amazing! She has slimmed down post-preggers and is as bubbly and funny as ever. She really could have a comedy show of her own. Kept us all in stitches with looks, gestures, and double entendres.
She was very touched by this event ... over 250 fans coming from across the globe. One young woman at my cocktail table had flown in from Alaska, with an eight-hour layover in Seattle! Now that's dedication! Amanda was asked what was the best con experience she ever had and she promptly said that GABIT would go down as her best yet because of the smaller numbers and more intimacy and more time to be with her fans. She wore mostly jeans and casual tops. I think Sunday-morning's presentation was the best as she really hit her stride and seemed so relaxed. The charity auction, though, was where she came offstage and really hammed it up with the items being auctioned. She couldn't keep still! There was a bobbing-head doll of Sam Carter that she thought was a hoot ... she kept walking around with the little doll and suggested that we bid on it and then put it in the rear window of a car! She also thought the doll looked more like Ellen DeGeneres than her!
Another auction item she had fun with was a black Sam Carter t-shirt from one of the earlier seasons ... it looked pretty small ... Amanda laughed when she saw it, held it up across her chest, and wisecracked that her current figure wouldn't fit into the shirt, especially with all the breastfeeding she's doing! She's delightfully self-deprecatory and it makes you love her even more.
One of my acquaintances asked if she was going trick and treating with Olivia for Halloween? AT looked suspicious and asked why? Laura unfolded an American-Flag scarf and everyone was laughing ... a miniature costume for Olivia to copy her momma's famous layout shot!! Amanda loved the gag!
She said her momma hormones make her weepy at times and she finds herself crying at the drop of hat ... the crew are now used to this. She cried onstage at the very end of the con ... in thanking everyone and wishing us all safe trips home. They then closed with a photo-slideshow of many of the fans who attended. They opened the con with the same presentation. Amanda hung around to watch it all from the sidelines and said she would gladly do another GABIT in the future. Oh, during the times that Amanda wasn't onstage, there were either Stargate episodes being projected on a large screen or DVDs/video clips similar to what some here have done. I tried hard to have them approve Uber's for general presentation but couldn't get it to fly. Anything handed in as a gift had to be screened first and approved. So, MB, at least Amanda will be watching your great video soon in her own home!
That's it for now; have to get to work!
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