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Post by avyquinn on Oct 2, 2010 2:25:35 GMT -6
Wow... lol I must be the shallowest Troy fan ever. XD
All you girls got great stories about how Troy reminds you of someone and how he means so much because of this or that, or reminds you of someone you love or helped you when stuff sucked.
I'm a fan of what he does I guess and even though he's cool as hell, he doesn't fill any void for me like he does some of the rest of you. I just admire him because he's hella talented and seems to be a neat guy.... this seems to be some deja vu here from my initial post, so I'll stop.
Anyway, I think it's pretty cool that there's so much Troy love! But, durrr, that's why he has a fan club! XD
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Post by Baka Neko on Oct 2, 2010 2:46:07 GMT -6
@avy -
haaaha don't get me wrong, I love all of his voices and characters, that's what keeps me so interested still (along with my "life-changing story"... lol) but it's not like you need an amazing story.
We just happened to have one. =]
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Post by dyzzispell on Oct 2, 2010 9:51:18 GMT -6
Yeah Avy, I totally never expected anyone else to have a story either. I thought it was just me. I'd really kinda prefer it if I didn't have that story, because it's opened up a lot of wounds, now that I'm beginning to remember... Kyashi - that is so cool that you have a brother like that. I wish I'd had someone to defend me from my brothers. I have 3 and no sisters, so I got picked on a LOT. Baka - your story got me all teary-eyed! I'm so glad he was there for you, and it only makes me respect him more. That is just too awesome. And I love all you guys so much too. You've helped fill the "girlfriend" void that I ranted about some time ago, and you all are priceless to me. I really hope we all get to hang out together someday, somehow. <3
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Post by AllyKatt on Oct 2, 2010 11:12:07 GMT -6
I met him at the guest reception dinner, that's when he first arrived too. {snip}I remember laughing and just chatting as I got my food. He told me about how no one was there to pick him up at the airport, which sucked because he ended up being late. I felt so bad for him. that just kills me! i see stuff like that and i just think ... man, who RUNS these things? i managed one music festival where one of the musicians didn't get picked up {the organizer didn't forward the schedule to the guy who was supposed to pick that ONE artist up} - but that was my first show. now i know better than to trust those plans to anyone else. since then, i've been late by a few mintues {a little longer than that for a staff member, but not for an actor} - but NEVER just had nobody set to pick them up. the more i hear about other events, the more i begin to realize why my actors like working with me. what i do for them, i consider just common courtesy - but apparently it's the consistency of that "common courtesy" that is unusual. oh, and your whole story about how he singled you out and made you feel special? that's EXACTLY what i was talking about in my "what i love most about troy" original post. he just DOES that, and he does it often. it's just part of who he is, and it's pretty stinking wonderful.
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Post by dyzzispell on Oct 2, 2010 12:52:20 GMT -6
Ok, so I had time to think about everything I read on this thread this morning, and it all makes sense now. I think I know why he PMed me on FB. So here's what he said, word for word, in the email: Just wanted to say thanks for the gift! That really, really meant a lot. Also, my utmost gratitude for your interaction online. It's been incredible to sit back from a distance and watch the community grow. :-) Where in Jersey are you? Let me know if there are any cons you know of in your area and we'll see if we can make it happen. Cheers, T ***************** So I figured it out, and I think I know why he emailed me. It's like Ally said - he goes out of his way to reach out to people and make them feel special, included. I mean, he actually asked me where I live so that he could try to get to a con up here? Just because of me?? Seriously, he didn't have to ask, but he did. I think that explains, more than anything else, why it is I want to do things for him. (I know what you're thinking, Avy. ) I want him to know that the way he is with us has really made a difference, and he deserves to see our appreciation of it. And that brings me to the idea I had. I've thought about the stuff Vic's fans have done for him, with the books full of emails and stuff, and I think, when in the world could he possibly have time to read all those?? Yet I want Troy to be able to know what he means to us, so what's the best way to do that? What if we post on his FB page, asking people to say what Troy means to them, like, Twitter-style or something? So that maybe if we kept our answers short, he'd actually get to read through them? And maybe rather than commenting over and over on each other's posts, we can just "like" them instead, so as to keep the thread somewhat in order and easy to read through? I think that something like that has the best chance of being seen by him, and I think he really deserves to know that what he's done for his fans really does make a difference. So... what do you guys think?
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Post by tynged on Oct 2, 2010 21:51:14 GMT -6
I think that something like that has the best chance of being seen by him, and I think he really deserves to know that what he's done for his fans really does make a difference. So... what do you guys think? I think he lurks here like a very tall ninja and very probably already knows But taking it to FB's a good idea too ;D I think it's a very touching gesture. And he likes to be touched, he said so.
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Post by dyzzispell on Oct 2, 2010 21:57:40 GMT -6
Yeah, I figured that trying to read this thread would be a bit overwhelming, so maybe we could write an abridged version over on his FB instead.
And you're right, he DID say he likes to be touched. XD (That boy is never gonna live that down... ;D)
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Post by tynged on Oct 2, 2010 22:08:34 GMT -6
(That boy is never gonna live that down... ;D) From what we've seen of him, he's chill enough to live it up!
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Post by dyzzispell on Oct 2, 2010 22:21:55 GMT -6
Very true, very true. I'm sure he had an idea of what he was getting into when he said it in the first place. ;D
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Post by AllyKatt on Oct 2, 2010 22:22:02 GMT -6
trust me, he said it that way *ENTIRELY* on purpose. because he's a big dork.
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Post by Plumeriasmoon on Oct 3, 2010 0:29:55 GMT -6
I'm hard pressed to come up with something to say because it just mirror what everyone else has said.But,I kind of differ from the rest of you on meeting him.I'm actually too scared to.I'm very overweight and not pretty at all which believe it or not makes me VERY shy.I have a really hard time looking people in the eye and keep my head down most of the time.Someone usually has to approach me (the only reason I have my picture on FB is so my nephew in Colorado could find me).I wasn't scared and could open up to you guys because I can open up to a woman far easier and you guys have always been so kind,open and honest with me.I'm happy I've gotten to know each and every one of you.I can relax and be myself because you guys make it so easy for me.And that means more than you will ever know.All of you are so pretty,intellegent,funny,unique and talented.I'm not talented or gifted in any manner.I'm so happy for all you guys that got to meet him and for all of you who meet him in the future,but,that's just not in the cards for me.
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Post by Kyashi on Oct 3, 2010 2:56:09 GMT -6
I'm hard pressed to come up with something to say because it just mirror what everyone else has said.But,I kind of differ from the rest of you on meeting him.I'm actually too scared to.I'm very overweight and not pretty at all which believe it or not makes me VERY shy.I have a really hard time looking people in the eye and keep my head down most of the time.Someone usually has to approach me (the only reason I have my picture on FB is so my nephew in Colorado could find me).I wasn't scared and could open up to you guys because I can open up to a woman far easier and you guys have always been so kind,open and honest with me.I'm happy I've gotten to know each and every one of you.I can relax and be myself because you guys make it so easy for me.And that means more than you will ever know.All of you are so pretty,intellegent,funny,unique and talented.I'm not talented or gifted in any manner.I'm so happy for all you guys that got to meet him and for all of you who meet him in the future,but,that's just not in the cards for me. I'm terrified of meeting Troy, too, plume. Over the past few years, I've developed this intense HUGE fear of men, particularly attractive ones. I absolutely will not be anywhere near them, if I can help it, but relatives are fine. It's weird because I used to be just fine talking to men of any level of hotness, and whatnot. It never bothered me talking to men, women, whatever. (I am fine with women.) It's only become a problem for a few years now. I don't know what exactly is wrong with me now, but I just can't handle them anymore. They've been too troublesome for me in the past, perhaps, lol (probably not the reason). So, I really don't want to meet him, either!
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Post by Baka Neko on Oct 3, 2010 3:38:46 GMT -6
In all honesty? he just got the bad end of a deal because we usually do pick our guests up at our Con, and we have a liaison with them at all times (trust me, that's gonna be my job soon...) I don't wanna make it seem like we're that bad at Sakuracon. His liaison wasn't the greatest (I was basically his liaison this con because I never saw his actual liaison with him...) So the liaison is the one to pick them up, get them anything they need, so it was just... really, really bad end of the deal time thing, and again, I felt so bad because it was his first time here and I wanted it to be amazing!
((Please note that this is only from what I saw. I wasn't on staff, and I don't know how everything really worked. So I'm sorry if this story is completely off-subject and wrong.))
@dyzzi -
Nawww thanks! I hope he is respected because of that. I mean, he really touched something inside that made me much more like my old self again. ^_^ So I can only hope he spreads that feeling to others... <3
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Post by AllyKatt on Oct 3, 2010 15:34:52 GMT -6
In all honesty? he just got the bad end of a deal because we usually do pick our guests up at our Con, and we have a liaison with them at all times (trust me, that's gonna be my job soon...) I don't wanna make it seem like we're that bad at Sakuracon. His liaison wasn't the greatest (I was basically his liaison this con because I never saw his actual liaison with him...) So the liaison is the one to pick them up, get them anything they need, so it was just... really, really bad end of the deal time thing, and again, I felt so bad because it was his first time here and I wanted it to be amazing! ((Please note that this is only from what I saw. I wasn't on staff, and I don't know how everything really worked. So I'm sorry if this story is completely off-subject and wrong.)) hey, i'm sorry! i didn't mean to be dissing on your con! i know that sometimes stuff just happens. trust me, i hear about stuff like that ALL the time, even from some of the best-run cons out there. like i said, i did it at my first big festival - i trusted the liaisons to pick up all of the musicians, and one of them didn't - he wasn't even in on the emails sent out by the organizer. it's what i call a "rookie mistake" - and one that i put a LOT of effort into never repeating.
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Post by dyzzispell on Oct 3, 2010 17:35:06 GMT -6
I've developed this intense HUGE fear of men, particularly attractive ones. I absolutely will not be anywhere near them, if I can help it, but relatives are fine. It's weird because I used to be just fine talking to men of any level of hotness, and whatnot. It never bothered me talking to men, women, whatever. (I am fine with women.) It's only become a problem for a few years now. I don't know what exactly is wrong with me now, but I just can't handle them anymore. They've been too troublesome for me in the past, perhaps, lol (probably not the reason). So, I really don't want to meet him, either! Truth is, I'm actually pretty distrusting of men too. Apparently I have a tendency to come across as too friendly. I didn't believe my husband about it before we were married, but then an old friend reappeared in our lives and almost destroyed our relationship. Long story for another time, but I never doubted my husband again and lost all trust for guys I don't know. Ask anyone - if I go somewhere without my husband, and a guy I don't know starts talking to me, making conversation, I get very nervous and think, "Why are you talking to me?" Maybe that's the NJ in me. Or maybe it's my past, I don't know. But I usually start flashing the wedding ring or bring up the subject of my husband in hopes they'll leave me alone. XD The thing that's different about Troy is that I feel no threat of that kind from him. If I meet him, I'm pretty sure he's not going to ask me out for drinks or something. It'll just be a "hey, nice to meet you" kind of thing, and then we'll each go our way. No trust necessary there. So that's why I don't fear him. But if I really think there's any chance my friendliness will be taken wrong, I tend to try to run the other way as quickly as I can. XD But back to the topic at hand - should we do something on Troy's page to show our appreciation for his kindness?
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