Halloween 2004 Event

 James Marsters   Q&A appearance at Halloween 2004 London

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It was obvious from the first sight of James that he relishes conventions and meeting the fans. He shakes hands with everyone and makes eye contact, also saying a few words to everyone.  From his Q & A sessions it became apparent that acting is James's passion closely followed by music.  He gave us an 'eeyore' impersonation from his first ever acting role (school play), spoke at length about theatre, Shakespeare and whether he wanted to come to the London stage. He gave advice about surfing the net passed on by a friend 'have two machines, on for surfing and one for private information' and said that he didn't read 'the stuff' out on the web, he wanted to keep his ego in check.  Without a pause he gave the accurate definition of 'effulgent', and is clearly a well read and intelligent man.

 I had not heard any Ghost of the Robot recordings and apart from OMWF,  never heard James sing. It was a brave man that stood on the stage to do his first  solo acoustic set (for some considerable number of years he said)  and after just a teensy first note wobble he found his confidence and did not disappoint.  I really enjoyed the songs and it shows that his talent is not restricted to acting.

He was very complimentary about my portrait which he autographed and all  in all he was delightful  to meet (briefly) and I look forward to his next appearance in the UK.