The Land of Stories 3 : Book Tour 2014

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Ranwing wrote:Just got home. Here is my report.

First of all, Chris has got to be one of the most charming, clever, fun loving person that I've ever seen. There is just nothing fake or phony about him. He seemed as genuinely happy to see us as we were to see him. When he arrived, the applause was petty deafening - the crowd was so large that we completely filled the first and second seating areas. There were more people waiting on line on the 2 floors below us so if we're going just by numbers, the first signing was a roaring success.

Chris arrived and the first thing was to reveal the winners of TLOS fanart contest and there were some really lovely pieces that were selected. He then talked about how amazing all the art was and what was picked was just the tip of the iceberg. The second thing he did was take a selfie with the crowd. Sadly I was too far back (and to the left) to fit in. But that set the tone for the evening.

The next part of the festivities was the Q&A and sadly my question wasn't picked but there were some interesting ones that did reveal a few possible and interesting prospects. He is open to doing TLOS as a graphic novel and is now more open to possibly having TLOS made into a motion picture. He explained why he was somewhat resistant to the idea previously (because he wants the books to stand on their own) and how it was a real challenge for him to be taken seriously as a writer. He was asked what Broadway part he would be interested in playing and after a lot of hmming and hawing, decided that Gabe from Next to Normal would be an interesting part to play. He then read a selection from the new book (doing all the voices, which was an absolute scream).

Then it came time for the signing and I'll give the B&N staff credit with how smoothly they handed the huge number of people. We went up in rows so that there wasn't a mad rush to the where Chris was sitting and everyone had their books ready. About twenty minutes after it started, it was my turn and there I was... face to face with one Mr. Christopher Paul Colfer. I thanked him for doing the signing and he thanked me for coming. I asked him how Brian handled him traveling so much (not well) and I told him how my cat sulks when I travel. We then shook hands it was over.

Now the fangirl in me is going to have a major squee - I TOUCHED CHRIS COLFER!!!!!   And he is as gorgeous in real life as he is on tv. I've got all three TLOS books autographed and while I'm very tired, I'm very happy. The only downside is that I didn't get too many decent pictures (my phone was starting to die and I was just a hair too far back to really get any close-ups). It was an evening well spent.

Sunshine 2012 wrote:My turn soon.  Wrist Bnd purchased & line time is @7:30.    

Sunshine 2012 wrote:My turn soon.  Wrist Bnd purchased & line time is @7:30.    

Sunshine 2012 wrote:Who wants to fly to Atlanta and go with me?????

Chris Colfer and his publicist, Alla Plotkin, reacting to a print of my 3 year old daughter from a TLOS-themed shoot with realklainelove. They were both extremely complimentary of Jeni’s photography skills and called miss EJ “adorable” and “like a little doll.”
Picture courtesy of candyklainesandmistletoe. If anybody comes across more images with me/my bright pink shirt in them please let me know!

hi i met the lovely chris colfer today and i recorded our conversation as best as i could so here’s how it went!!!
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me: hi chris!
chris: hi sweetie-
me: i made this for you because i thought (chris:awww!) that you might like it?
chris: *laughs loudly* oh that is AWESOME!!!!!!!! OH I LOVE THAT!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
alla: “i’m so fancy you already know” *laughs*
 chris: right right ‘i’m so fancy you already know’ oh my god this is so cute-
me: and if i could have a high-five?
chris: yes of course of course! thank you so much!!!!!!!

Here is the audio.

http://dailychriscolfer.tumblr.com/post/91324236863/kurt-blaines-hi-i-met-the-lovely-chris-colfer

chris talking to melody!!!

Jerry Michel Securing and Escorting Chris Colfer from Glee for his book signing — at Barnes And Noble Union Square.

Still getting over the high of meeting Chris Colfer today, had a hard time getting pictures but it’s still CHRIS MOTHER EFFIN COLFER!!