A LA VIE !

... Когда я смотрела '' Нашествие'' первые два раза у меня остались только общие впечатления... глубокой человечности этого фильма. Вчера же он начал раскладываться на составляющие.
Есть какая-то несправедливость в том, что мы вынуждены прощаться с уже мертвым человеком, в котором нет ничего от близкого существа, потому что те, кто встречался со смертью имели возможность наблюдать до какой степени меняется физическая оболочка... Даже немного... деформация тут, деформация там... и ты понимаешь, что это кусок чего угодно, но не того, кого ты любил...
Натали... надо отдать должное... завязав постоянно держать в руках инъекции и ни одной для себя...

Рой... легонькие его улыбки. Мастер, хотя мне только этого одного мгновения хватает, чтобы... замерев на месте... ловить свою душу, пока она не сорвалась - крылья ее начинают хлопать, как у дикой утки, чья стая летит на юг... а она попала в силок охотника.

Ура! "Нашествию" дали Оскар!!!

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А где подробности? О чем там?!

Свить, рассказать о ходе сюжета - это значит ничего не рассказать
''Нашествие'' передать не удасться словами. только если дословно, со всеми репликами, а на такой подвиг я вряд ли отважусь

Мыррррррр.............

Так дамы, как главный злыдень данного топа я вешаю на вас еще пару переводов. Этот pour m-le Carotte

Ute's MIRA Debrief 2002

1. Arrival on June 13, 2002
After a very exciting tour from Montreal to St. Hyacinthe, Tamara, Llona, Cordula and me (we had some problems with left and right) with the help of a fireman we finally arrived a the "Hotel des Seigneures", our event hotel.

A few Royettes from Ohio were already there, only to mention Littleshelly, Pam, Ebby and Lina from Germany.

We unpacked our suitcases and went down for registration. Ebby told us registration will be from 8 am until 3 pm on Friday. So we went for shopping looked a little bit around and then we met the others again to go to a Chinese restaurant for dinner. There was a lot of names to learn but they all were such beautiful ladies. I sat right opposite of Sharon, who told as a lot about the cruise she made together with Don Francks a few weeks ago.

The event hotel is outside of the city between a mall and a huge market called "Zellars", all kind of food is available too, as Pizza Hut, Kentucky chicken, Chinese food and Tim Hortons.

Back at the hotel, we had a goodnight drink at the bar and met more beautiful ladies.
We laughed a lot and some told us about the past Cons. I had some problems to sleep. I was very nervous because nobody knows what would be tomorrow. Would heeeeeeeeeee come or not ?


2. The day of the race June 14, 2002
The next morning we went for registration.

We got our identification cards round the neck and a nice big filled bag with a lot of Mira and Roy stuff.

A nice MIRA shirt and an apron as well as an absolute beautiful picture of Roy from Seraphin, a brandnew photo made exclusively for the event signed by him. OMG !!! He looks heart-breaking......

At registration we met Dana, I saw her name on the card and asked her if she has a ff site of LFN and she told me yes and I told her, that we know each other, we had already mailed. I asked her to go for a coffee with us to Tim Horton's.

We had a lot to talk and then again we did a small shopping tour and afterwards we went home preparing us for the race, we wanted to look best for Roy so make-up, perfume and lipsticks were used. We were really creative with our hair and I think our room was smelling like a chemical factory.

In the hall of the hotel there was a flip chart and all what we need to know was mentioned there. This morning we read departure for the race at 17.30 h and meeting time at 17.00 h. It was already after 17.30 h when we started our tour. We had a little plan for the way from the hotel to Granby and we tried to drive in a convoy but at the first traffic light we already lost the first cars of the convoy and our guide Simon. So we had problems to find our way, we followed one car, but they didn't know the way either. So at least we drove into a petrol station and asked for the way.
Three men stood outside and they already laughed when they saw us coming. 5 women (Tamara, Llona, Cordula, Dana and me) dressed like going to the disco looked for the way to the dirty Autodrome of Granby. You could see on their faces what they thought.......5 mad women.......

Nevertheless we tried to find our way and suceeded at the end. We had special places on the parking and then we waited for the others, which hadn't arrived all yet.

Suddenly Dana pushed me and said look there it's him, I looked in the direction Dana showed and in fact it was him, I only saw the beret and I knew he was there. We stood like statues watching him but he was too far to see him well. He was laughing signing posters and autographs for the MIRA staff and the people from the Autodrome.

He was here ...finally...after all our doubts and hopes, he was here. OMG !!!

Some of us started to film him by video and others tried to take pictures but it was too far away. Simon was coming with the rest of our group and so we walked into the Autodrome.
Inside we had special seats just right at the front of the racecourse so that we had a very good view.

And now we had to wait. The race started officially at 19.45 h. I thought that we would have the possibility to meet Roy before the race. On the programme we saw the number of the car which Roy was using. But Simon calmed us down and told us that we will meet Roy and asked us for a little patience. As we are not like Nikita (a little bit older but not cooler......*LOL* for him my patience would be lifelong) we had the patience. But nothing happened for a while and we were sliding on our seats.

Then we saw that Roy, the other drivers and codrivers went in a big crowd with journalists under flashlights to their cars. Not much later Simon came and said it's time to go now. All excited but calm we walked over there through the wet sand to the cars.
My heart was bumping loudly when we were coming nearer and nearer. OMG !!!!!!!
I saw him first from behind. We walked round his car and then we were standing in front of him and he smiled. This smile of him can give you a heart attack. Simon told us that Roy had agreed that we could take personal photos with him, always two ladies.

To see him only one step away from me was so wonderful his eyes, his beautiful face. I thought I'm dead and in heaven now. The bodyguards had a lot to do they always had to warn the crowd to let him a little space. All the ladies were taking photos without stopping and so a lot of flashlights were used. Then 2 ladies started to say hello to Roy shaking his hand and stood besides him on each side. You could change a few words with him, he put his arms around their shoulders and smiled. When Tamaras and my turn came I shook his hand and told him in French, that my name was Ute and I was coming from Germany.

He couldn't believe this then he told me that he knows 2 German words "Vorsicht und Achtung" and asked me what they mean while laying his arm around me. I felt his hand on my shoulder I watched him from the side and I was nearly collapsing. I don't remember if Tamara asked him something. Then waiting for my answer he turned his head again in my direction......OMG ...These eyes on me...I nearly fainted, my knees got weak...and at least I answered him his question trembling like a 15-year ld teenager who was in love the first time that it means "Be careful and Attention".

Then we said good-bye and he whished us a lot of fun. When all photos had been taken, Roy tried to get a little distance between him and his fans, I think he wanted to concentrate himself on the race and the never ending flashlights were disturbing him at least. Simon told us, that we have to leave now.
Roy watched us going and wished us a lot of fun and promised us a good laugh.

We sat down on our seats being into a trance and short after that the race was started. Every round when Roy was passing us we all shouted loudly Roy...Roy....and applauded him. The race was very funny but I think it's a little bit dangerous too. After ten rounds and a lot of crashed cars Roy and his driver Lawrence who is a very nice guy too got the 4th place and the race was finished because of too many damaged cars at the course.

Roy was interviewed in French afterwards. I couldn't understand much but at the end the interviewer asked him to say something special to the audience and then he said in English in our direction: I'm greeting all the people coming from the States and from Europe,what brought him a big applause from us.


3. The After-Race-Party
After the race our convoy started again. We saw Roy leaving with his car and asked ourselves if Roy would visit the party too. The party took place in a hotel not far away from the Autodrome.

Again we had some problems in finding the way and with the parking but at least the cars were parked and we were on our way inside.

Reaching a big hall filled with lots of people and loud music I already saw him standing a few meters in front of me. I think I would see him everywhere. As far as I remember one of his director's wrote in an interview, when he enters a room everybody looks at him, feeling his presence. This is something you cannot learn, you have it or not. He has it.

First I could not believe that he was giving us the honor of being with us that evening. He stood in the middle of the room and it seemed that nobody knew what to do now. One or two of us talked to him, but not very long and then he stood alone again. Me with my knees very weak, I went to him and asked: „Would you do me a favour ?“ He smiled as always and asked me:
„What kind of favour?“ I answered: „Would you give me some autographs ?"

He looked around for a table and said to me:“Come with me!“ (who wouldn’t follow him....*LOL*) then he said: „Sit down!“ as this was the best for my knees I obeyed and sat down for more than 3 hours.

He asked me what he should write and I asked for something personal later we often laughed because he had some problems with our names but with Ute he hadn’t problems at all....*LOL*

In the meantime Tamara sat on his right side and Llona on my left side. The others formed a line and all looked to find something where he could give them an autograph. When he was finished with mine I thanked and hugged him. I can still smell him and feel him, will never forget that. It’s so bad that I had to wash my face...................*LOL*

You have already heard from others what was talked during the following hours. He asked me a lot about my home country and I answered all of his questions. He loves classic German music like Bach, Beethoven and Wagner and he talked about „The last Chapter 2“.

I cannot repeat all, but I can say that he is really such a nice, sweet and funny guy. He listened to everybody with a lot of patience, you could tell him what you wanted. He waited until you were finished, not pressing and he had nice words for everybody too. He likes joking and laughed a lot. He looked "live" even better than in every film I saw with him.

And when he laughed his face was that of a boy. And those eyes...OMG... Sometimes I had to behave myself not to stare at him the whole time then I looked at his hands but then it seemed that something forced me to look back at his face. He is so beautiful.....a gentleman......charming.... ..sweet..patient......this list would be endless........

When the last of us stood up from the chair, he stood up too and two police officers accompagnied himto his car and paid attention that nobody was following him. We the last ones stood outside the hall when he passed us. Again he said good-bye and wished us a lot of fun with the still coming days.

My eyes couldn’t leave him until he got into his car and drove away and then I watched him until I couldn’t see him any longer.

When we drove back to our hotel, it was very calm inside the car. We were in shock, before the race nobody had believed that that could happen. It was nearly unbelievable, that he had spent over 3 hours with us.

Back at the hotel we couldn’t sleep, at least it was nearly 4 o’clock in the morning when we fell in our ROYal sleep.


3. MIRA
On Saturday morning the most of us were still in a kind of trance or dazzing, disbelieving and doubting what was happened the day before. But when our car convoy started again in the direction to MIRA we slowly came back to reality. This time we had no problem with finding the location. Meanwhile it had started to rain and the staff from MIRA welcomed us. We were parted into 4 groups because there were 4 different parts of MIRA to visit. My group started with the obstacle course and for me it was quite difficult to let myself lead "blind" through the course by the dog (in general I have a problem to let me lead even with dancing, so it wasn't a surprise for me, that it was the same with the dog......*LOL*)

"Paprika" was a beautiful and nice dog, but that didn't make it easier for me. Here I have to make a compliment to Simon, Dani, Pierre and all the others, they had a lot of patience with us and tried to help us as much as they could.

After the course we went to the main office. We saw 2 films about the work of MIRA. The first was about a working dog, helping handicapped persons and the second was about a 12 year old blind boy who got a " Suisse Sennerdog" as a leading dog.
MIRA is the only organisation, that gives dogs to kids of 12 years, in other countries only kids from 14 years and up can get a dog. It was interesting to see what a very important help those dogs can be and that they are real comrades to the people they are helping or leading.

We learned that the dogs were given to the people but the owner of every dog is still MIRA. MIRA is paying all the food or medicine for the dogs during the time they were "working" (between 6-8 years). Then the dogs retire and it is very hard for the people to give the dogs away and take a new one, that often causes problems. After retiring MIRA is searching a home where the dogs can live without working until the end of their lives and in such case Mira is then giving up their ownership.

The third location were the puppies. OMG !!!!!! We saw 6 weeks (hope I remember right) old Labrador puppies, they were so sweet and so tired and everybody who wanted could touch them. We were told that the dogs stay at MIRA until the first year of their life, then they were given to a family to learn "normal" daily life with noises and voices. After a year they come back to MIRA and they are evaluated for what kind of work leading or helping or others they can be used and a fitting client is searched. The client comes for one week to MIRA and meets the dog. If the trainer has the feeling that dog and client fit together the dog is trained especially for the necessities of this special person. After his training and before MIRA is giving the dog to the client, dog and client have to be trained for 4 weeks together and then both can start their common life.

The last location was the guest house, where the people live who are trained 4 weeks together with the dogs.

All that was very impressing and interesting so we nearly forgot about Roy........*LOL*

At the end we bought some souvenirs and we were in a hurry to return to the hotel because the next event of the day was the "Blind Dinner" and it should start soon.

At 5 o'clock p.m. we were standing in front of the dining room with "blind" eyes and we were guided into the room to our tables and seats.

It was a real experience to eat "blind". The meal consisting of salad, spaghetti and a dessert lasted much longer than a normal dinner would have. But we had a lot of fun. At our table no "accident" happened. Now we could imagine how difficult it can be to put a little salt on your noodles if you are blind or to pour some water into a glass. As a "blind" your feeling for sizes or rooms is much different. The dining room was really large, but for me "blind", I thought it was much smaller.

After the dinner we got a small concert with French chansons from one of our blind mentors called Yvam. He had a beautiful voice.

It was already late and we had to hurry to come in time to the video presentation..
Ooooooohhhhhhhh……….it started with the best M/N photos from LFN together with a beautiful music……..then we saw some scenes from different Royfilms and deleted scenes from LFN season 3 to 5, very interesting, at the end Bloopers from season 4 as well as some dailys from Seraphin. We had so much fun watching all those videos together as a group.

Last but not least we had our beautiful Royettes party and it was really nice to meet other Royettes.

After a hard but great day we fell in a dreamless sleep early in the morning.


4. The auction
Like every morning during the days of the event we were in a hurry and this last day was something very special for me too because I was volunteering as a runner at the MIRA Charity Auction. The auction began at 12.00 o'clock and was scheduled until 3.00 o'clock p.m. I had to be in the auction room half an hour before to get my instructions. I had never done this in my life, and so I was a little bit exhausted. But all went well and finally the auction lasted until 5.30 p.m. and I was over 5 hours on my feet, but if you ask me today I didn't notice it and I enjoyed every second. When I saw the more than 150 items for bidding, my heart nearly stood still. The photographs, the posters, the magazines, the clothes or the artwork, the handmade craft and nearly all signed or worn by Roy.........OMG !

It was such a pleasure to touch and to present all those wonderful things and the amount what we got for MIRA was worth every second of work.

By the way, there was such a nice and beautiful working atmosphere between all the helpers of all "working" groups like registration desk, the photographers, the auction team, the accounting team.

The hardest thing on this evening was to say good-bye to all the people I have met there for the first time and to all those I have already mailed for a long time and seen there the first time.

Finally there is only one thing left to say......I'm really looking forward to the MIRA CHARITY EVENT 2003 to meet again all the beautiful ladies and gentlemen I had the honour to meet 2002 and perhaps some new ones………..

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Chrissy's MIRA Debrief 2003

Well, here it is for whatever it's worth!!

First of all I would like to thank Blue Wolf (Joyce) for all the wonderfull job she did during the weekend!! She was incredible, the schedule was so smooth and it seemed to me that she was behind everything we experienced at Ste Hyacinthe!!

Joyce….thank you!!

To the facts now…

ILPR and I flew from Athens to Montreal on Wednesday, June 11 via Paris and after a looong trip we arrived at Dorval and then by taxi at Ste Hyacinthe!! I won't bother you with the details of our day in Montreal on Thursday…just that I found it a very interesting and BIG city!! Place des Arts, the old town, Quartier Latin…they all were so neat and quiet…something that felt so strange to me because everything here in Greece is so noisy!!

On Thursday evening the first arrivals took place and the first person I saw was GR2 who was sitting at the cafй with Michaelady, Ute and a friend of hers Gabi!! It was such a pleasure to finally meet GR2 whom I owe my VCDs to!! She informed us that Kg had arrived and that the MR gathering was already in process. So ILPR and I went to our rooms, picked up some goodies we had brought from Greece including ouzo and raki (both alcohol liquors) and we went to Kg's room to meet the MR people!!

I was very excited to meet Miss Kg in person, theprurpleshark, Millenia, teenytina, Nxster, Ljhooked, Weld, Sanibelle and Outspokin (sorry again if I'm forgeting someone, I was feeling nervous at the time) and we sat there for some time chatting, or better hearing the rest of them chat!! I was there, but lurking at the same time!!

MissSami, who was supposed to arrive around 6 o' clock in the afternoon hadn't arrived yet and I was very worried about what had happened to her!! After a little while MN/s arrived and…gee…was I glad to meet our quebecois operative in person!! I must say that she is a very sweet and likeable lady!!

After a while ILPR and I decided to call it a night, retreat to our room and wait for MissSami there! While we were at the corridor we met two people and one of them asked us if were Miki and ILPR…she was MissSami!! The other one was Lindyy!! We lead MissSami to the room and we went back to Kg's!!

Friday, June 13, was the registration day and a emotional rollercoaster for me!! The day didn't start well for me!! At the registration room I found out that I had to order the MIRA t-shirt in order to get it and I hadn't done anything about it!! In a strange stupid way I had the impression that only those who weren't attending the event had to order the tees!! I kicked myself from the disappointment but I've survived it!!

I've got my bag with the MIRA goodies and went to meet ILPR, MN/s and MissSami and we all planned a short ride to Ste Hyacinthe to see the city!! Then it began to rain but that didn't bother me at all…I was so excited about going to the race and meet Mr Dupuis after that, that the word "race cancellation" didn't cross my mind at all!! So I survived the rain as well!!

While sitting at the hotel's patio with some other attendees, the word spread…that the race was cancelled…and being that the fact, we wouldn't meet Mr Dupuis at all!! That I didn't survive!!

My disappointment was so huge that I went to my room and had a decent emotional collapse!! I didn't even had the courage to go down to the meeting room where Joyce would tell us what would happen next!! I stayed in the room, in my bed, watching "Time To Be Heroes" on the TV, and feeling like I had just lost a limb!! After a while, MN/s, MissSami and ILPR got in the room and told me that we wouldn't see Mr Dupuis AT ALL!! But there was sth in the air and I said…"well ok" and I looked at ILPR who couldn't hide her excitement and I understood that by some strange magical force Roy would indeed come to hotel to meet us all and maybe if I've survived these few hours I would get a chance to see HIM!!

I got myself dressed and got down to the lobby where the rest of the "gang" was, still feeling a little numb!! At this point, I have to make a special refference to Ute from the Royettes list who was so very kind and gentle and compassionate and supportive to me that it brought tears to my eyes again!!

I don't know if she's reading this but…Ute, thank you so very much for being the person you are!!

After a while we were called to enter the room where the meeting was planned to take place and patiently waited for HIM to enter!! I felt like I could cut the tension there with a knife!! I was strangely calm, but not for long!! He entered the room with that "Michael strutt" and stood right after the threshold looking at us like he couldn't believe he was there too and when we started applausing he returned the applause to us!! I think that he felt as awkward as we were because, as far as I know, he hadn't done anything like this before!! And being the timid and shy person he is I bet that he felt strange having around 80 women and two men just staring at him!!

I won't bother you with the clothes details, you already know that!! But I must say that he looked soooooo veeeerrrry yummie in his black jeans enclosing these THIGHS!! He smiled and immediately sat at the first table to begin what it turned out to be a more than six hours staying in the room and graciously give ALL his attention to us…never seemed to be tired or bored or having an attitude with anyone!! What impressed me more was that he was so focused at every table, every person, every detail and he wasn't destracted to a bit with anything else!! I bet that even if someone told him at the time that the sky would fall on his head he wouldn't pay any attention!! Pierre from MIRA, often approached him and whispered something in his ear but HE wouldn't notice!!

After quite a while and a lot of drooling and staring from our part he made it to our table!! By that time I was soooo nervous that I wanted to get out of there as soon as possible!! But when he sat and started talking I forgot everything and just concentrated to what he was saying!! He shook hands with all of us and his hand felt tender and warm!! Here I must thank thepurpleshark and Ljhooked who managed to carry on a conversation with him and got over that awkward moment when nobody had nothing to say!!

He asked who the newcomers were and we were a few at the table like Miss Jan, Weld, MN/s, ILPR and I!! Everyone said where they were from and he was impressed when ILPR and I said "Greece"!! I bet that he thought that we were REALLLLLY crazy!! He said that he had visited several countries in Europe including Spain, Portugal and some others and that he even visited Turkey but not Greece!! When he mentioned Turkey he just looked at ILPR and me and made a movement like he was trying to protect himself from us being afraid that we would throw something at him!! That was soooo funny!! When we said that we knew it he laughed!!

Then a conversation started about movies where he mentioned "Koyaanisqatsi" and the other two. At first he didn't remember the name of the movie and he tried to describe it to us but it didn't ring any bell!! When he remembered it and told us I remembered it too!! He asked me if I had seen it but I said that I hadn't but I loved Philip Glass' music which is true!!

He said that he is going to make three movies, "Manners Of Dying", "Memoirs Affectives" but he didn't mentioned the third one. I assumed that he included "Jack Paradise" too but I may be wrong!! Someone asked him about "The United States Of Albert" and he said that the film has financing and script problems and he's not going to play Albert, since he's too old for it, but the golf player who is a very intriguing character since he is something between Don Quixote and Don Juan!! I thought at the time that only Mr Dupuis would make such a connection between two soooo very different classic characters!! Then ILPR asked him why he wasn't going to play a younger character like "Albert" since he played "Jack Paradise" in his twenties with success. He answered her that he played the younger "Jack" because the film follows "Jack"'s life from his early days till he was forty!! In "Albert"'s case that's not the case because "Albert" is not going to be old in the movie. He added that he'll go to Mexico to make some filming there when "USOA" will occur!!

He talked about his boat and that he is trying to learn how to sail because the last time he'd tried it, he had taken only five lessons and believed that he knew how to sail but he later discovered that, that wasn't the case!! Anyway, now he's taking sailing lessons and he made a joke that after two or three years he'll cross the Atlantic and go to the Mediterranean sea and he'll definitely visit Greece!!

He talked about his dogs and cat…the story is known!!

MN/s made him a very interesting question and he gave a very insightfull answer but I'll leave MN/s talk about it because I'm not sure if I understood it correctly!!

Oh…I almost forgot…he talked about "Michael" and he asked us with genuine interest if we truly found that "Michael" never smiled!! We said that Michael smiled rarely and we begun to memorate the eps!! He did remembered "Not Was" and "Up The Rabbit Hole"!!

Then the conversation turned to Greece again…I don't remember how…and ILPR said that there was a greek wedding in LFN in the "Obssessed" ep where the actors were dancing a greek dance called "kalamatianos" but he didn't remember the ep at all!! Anyway he asked us if they were dancing it at least correctly and I said "no but close enough" and he laughed again!! He said that the Director of Photography in the series was greek, I said the name "Nicos Evdemon", he looked at me and said "Nicos…yeah…that's it…do you know him?", I said "Of course not", he said "Ok, you don't have to know all the greek people do you?" and he kind of laughed at himself at that point!! I swear that I haven't heard the name "Nicos" pronounced soooo kewl in my entire greek life!!

Both ILPR and I had brought a little something from Greece to give to him!! ILPR's was a pin of the Olympic Games which are going to take place in Athens in 2004!! He took it saying "Thank you" to ILPR and he asked when the Olympic Games are going to take place!! ILPR told him that they are programmed for the end of August of 2004 and seemed really interested although he admitted that he didn't know it!!

My little gift was a music cd of Stamatis Spanoudakis a very talented greek composer, I told him so!! He unwrapped it and looked at it with curiosity!! He asked me about the name of the composer and when I pronounced it he pronounced it too. It was amazing because the name is not so easy for foreign people to pronounce but he did it with such easiness that I was struck!! I told him that there were no lyrics accompanying the music, since he wouldn't understand a word of it and he said that he would try to find someone who understands greek and translate for him the titles of the songs!! While he was trying to read the composer's first name, ILPR told him that it was "Stamatis" which in greek means "STOP"!! He looked at her with astonishment and he said "You mean that your "stop" signs in Greece read "Stamatis"? ILPR laughing said "No…it's too long" and I added that we indeed give the name "Stamatis" in the red light!! Of course he laughed. I think he found it very funny and strange!! The whole time he seemed so overwhelmed by all of us showing our admiration in different ways!! He was speaking to each and everyone of us and while he was doing it he kind of pinned you with those incredible eyes which were gray at the time but I believe that the eyes are non-colour indeed and change according to the clothes he wears and the mood he's in!!

Then, the "signing items" time came and he patiently and graciously signed everything we gave to him!! Here I must say that dear, wonderfull, incredible Joyce managed to get ILPR and I two MIRA t-shirts which we gave to him to sign!! I hadn't brought anything with me, (I have no experience of these things since that was my first time ever to go and meet a favourite actor) and I was just wearing my badge which he signed too and that was it!! When I gave him my badge he looked at my screename and read "Mikiniki" and he asked me "what kind of name was that?" I think that he thought that was my real name and he couldn't believe that there is such a name!! I don't rememeber well, but I think that someone (who wasn't me) told him that this was my screename and I told him that my real name is Irini (Irene) which means "Peace" in greek but I asked him to write "Rena" which is my nickname! He said then that his mother's name was "Rena" but it is written with a "Y" and not an "E"!!

After the signing of the pix took place and each one of us sat by turns beside him to have a pic with him!! I had mine…in which I look awfull…I can tell now that I had developed it…but who cares since Mr Dupuis is sitting next to me!! I'll frame it anyway!!

Saturday, June 14 was a special day for all of us I believe!! We had just spend the previous night with Mr Dupuis since he stayed at the hotel till 02:30 in the morning talking to each and everyone of us, so the next day we had nothing else to discuss but about him!! We were all so impressed by his generously giving us all of his time and there was just a big smile in our faces!! During the morning a silent auction took place with some very interesting Roy items but I, unfortunatelly didn't buy anything (the whole trip was already too expensive for me) so I hang around at the hotel and waited for the time to come for our visit at the Ute's MIRA Debrief 2002

Спасибо, дорогая, 5 страниц 10 кеглем -это жестоко!!! Хотя и смешно

Фотка... Короче я такой звук на письме не умею воспроизводить

To Fler и все-все-все:

1. 13 июня 2002 года, прибытие.

После изматывающего путешествия из Монреаля в St. Hyacinthe Тамара, Ллона, Кардуна и я (мы перепутали лево и право) с помощью пожарного, наконец-то, добрались до "Hotel des Seigneures" – места проведения мероприятия.

Несколько Ройееток уже были там, упомяну только Лилишели, Пэм, Эбби и Лиину из Германии.

Мы распаковали наши чемоданы и спустились вниз, чтобы зарегистрироваться. Эбби сообщила нам, что регистрация пройдет в пятницу с 8 утра до 3 часов дня. Так что мы отправились по магазинам, посматривая по сторонам, когда же мы вновь встретили остальных, то отравились обедать в китайский ресторанчик. Там было много новых имен, но все они замечательные женщины. Я сидела напротив Шерон, которая рассказывала о круизе с Доном Френксом, который она совершила несколько недель назад.

Отель, в котором проводилось мероприятие, находится за городом между аллеей и гигантским супермаркетом "Zellars", выбор еды так же огромен (Морковка: перечисляет известные международные сети быстрого питания): Пицца Хат, Кентукки Чикен, Тим Хортон и китайский ресторанчик.

Вернувшись в отель, мы выпили в баре по коктейлю перед сном и встретили еще несколько замечательных женщин. Я долго не могла заснуть, очень нервничала, потому что никто не знал, что будет завтра, приедет ОНННННННННННННННННННННННННННННН или нет?

2. 14 июня 2002 года, гонки

Утром мы отправились регистрироваться.

Нам выдали бейджи на шею (морковка: что-то вроде пропуска) и огромные пакеты с подарками от MIRA и Роя.

Там была отличная футболка MIRA, фартук (!?!?!) и фантастическая фотография роя из Серафина, абсолютно новая фотография сделанная специально для этого мероприятия и подписанная им. OMG !!! (Полагаю, расшифровывается как «О мой Бог!») Он выглядел умопомрачительно…

На регистрации мы встретили Дану, я прочитала ее имя на бейдже и спросила не ей ли принадлежит сайт фанфиков об ЛНФ она ответила да. И я сказала, что мы знакомы. Мы списывались и пригласила ее выпить с нами кофе в Тиме Хортоне.

Мы о многом поговорили, после чего вновь отправились по магазинам, а потом отправились в отель готовится к гонкам. Мы хотели хорошо выгладить для встречи с Роем, так что использовали макияж, духи и т.д. мы соорудили себе прически, думаю, у нас в номере пахло как на химическом заводе.

В холе отеля состоялось обсуждение, из которого мы узнали все, что нам было нужно. В этот день прибытие на гонки назначено на 17:30, а выезд на 17 часов. Но было уже далеко за 17:30, когда мы наконец-то выехали. У нас были планы, хотя мы и старались следовать за караваном, но потерялись на первом же светофоре. Так что с поисками дороги возникли проблемы: мы остановили одну машину, но они тоже не знали, как доехать, тогда мы заехали на заправку и спросили дорогу там. На улице стояли трое мужчин, которые рассмеялись увидев нас: 5 женщин (Тамара, Ллона, Кардона, Дана и я) накрашенных и одетых как для похода на дискотеку ищут дорогу на грязный автодром. У них на лицах читалось «сумасшедшие»…

Неважно, мы продолжали искать дорогу и, наконец, преуспели в этом. На стоянке нам были отведены специальные места, мы припарковались и стали ждать остальных, потому что еще никто не приехал.

Внезапно Дана толкнула меня и сказала: «Смотри, это он». Я посмотрела в том направление, куда указывала Дана и действительно, это был ОН, я только увидела берет, и уже знала, что он там. Мы застыли как статуи и смотрели на него, но он был слишком далеко, чтобы можно было его хорошо рассмотреть. Он смеялся, подписывая плакаты и раздавая автографы сотрудникам MIRA и автодрома.

Он был здесь, после всех наших споров, сомнений и надежды, он был здесь! OMG!!!

Некоторые из нас начали снимать его на видео, другие фотографировать, но он был слишком далеко. Прибыл наш гид Саймон с остальной частью группы, и мы отправились на автодром.
Внутри нам были отведены специальные места прямо напротив трека, так что у нас был отличный обзор.

Теперь нам нужно было ждать. Официально гонка начиналась в 19.45. Я подумала, что мы можем встретиться с Роем перед гонкой, в программе мы нашли номер его машины. Но Саймон остудил наш пыл и сказал, что мы встретимся с Роем, а сейчас нужно проявить терпение. Поскольку мы не похожи на Никиту (немного постарше, но не чуть не холоднее… *LOL* для него мое терпение безгранично) мы проявили терпение. Но ничего не происходило довольно долго, и мы начали ерзать на наших местах.

Тогда мы увидели что Рой, другие водители и штурманы под градом фотовспышек в сопровождение толпы журналистов направились к своим машинам. Вскоре появился Саймон и сказал, что сейчас все начнется. Взволнованные и в тоже время сохраняющие внешние спокойствие мы отправились по влажному песку к автомобилям. Чем ближе мы подходили, тем громче стучало мое сердце. OMG !!!!!!! Сперва мы увидели его сзади, потом обошли автомобиль и оказались перед ним, он нам улыбнулся. Эта его улыбка способна вызвать сердечный приступ. Саймон сказал, что Рой дал согласие на то, чтобы мы сфотографировались с ним, по две леди сразу.

Видеть его в шаге от себя было так чудесно, его глаза, его красивое лицо. Я подумала, что умерла и оказалась в раю. У телохранителей было достаточно работы, они постоянно просили отступить немного, чтобы освободить для него немного места, девушки фотографировали и фотографировали, фотовспышки мелькали не переставая. Потом две леди поприветствовали его, обменявшись с ним рукопожатием, и встали с разных сторон. Вы могли обменяться с ним парой слов, он обнимал вас за плечи и улыбался. Когда подошла очередь нас с Тамарой, я пожала ему руку и сказала на французском, что меня зовут Юта и я из Германии.

Он не мог в это поверить и сказал, что знает всего два немецких слова «Vorsicht und Achtung» и обнимая меня спросил, что они значат. Я чувствовала его руку у меня на плече, смотрела на него с боку и чувствовала, что сейчас упаду в обморок. Не помню, спросила ли его о чем-нибудь Тамара. Затем в ожидание ответа он повернул голову ко мне… OMG… Эти глаза смотрящие на меня… Я чувствовала, что у меня подкашиваются колени, наконец я ответила на его вопрос дрожа как 15-летнйи подросток впервые влюбившийся, что слова значат «будь осторожен» и «внимание».

Мы попрощались, и он пожелал нам хорошо провести время. После того как были сделаны все фотографии, Рой попытался увеличить дистанцию между ним и его поклонниками. Думаю, он хотел сосредоточится на предстоящей гонке, но вспышки не переставали мелькать и тревожили его/мешали ему. Саймон, наконец сказал нам, что пора уходить. Рой посмотрел нам вслед и пожелал хорошо провести время, обещая, что будет весело.

В трансе мы вернулись на наши места, и вскоре гонка началась. Каждый раз, когда Рой проезжал мимо мы громко кричали: «Рой, Рой» и аплодировали ему. Гонка была очень забавной, но мне кажется, что это опасно. После 10 кругов и множества разбитых машин Рой и его пилот Лоренс (тоже отличный парень) занимали 4-ое место и гонку завершили т.к. слишком многие машины сошли с дистанции.

После гонки Рой дал интервью на французском, мне не многое удалось понять, но когда в конце интервьюер попросил его сказать что-нибудь аудитории, то он обращаясь к нам (морковка: думаю имелось в виду смотря в нашу сторону или что-то подобное) сказал по-английски: Я благодарю тех, кто приехал из Штатов и из Европы, что принесло ему бурю аплодисментов от нас.

3. Вечеринка после гонок

После гонок мы вновь отправились в путь. Мы видели, как Рой уехал на его автомобили и задались вопросом, будет ли он на вечеринке? Вечеринка проходила в отеле недалеко от автодрома.

Мы опять заблудились, да и припарковаться было проблемой. Но, наконец-то, машины были припаркованы и мы направились внутрь.

Огромный холл был заполнен людьми, играла громкая музыка, я сразу заметила его в нескольких метрах от себя (впереди). Думаю, что заметила бы его всегда и везде. Помню, читала в интервью одного из режиссеров, работавших с ним, что когда он входит в комнату, все взоры сразу обращаются на него, каждый чувствует его присутствие. Это одна из вещей, которой невозможно научиться: либо это есть, либо - нет. У него это есть.

Я не могла поверить, что он окажет нам честь и проведет этот вечер с нами. Он стоял посреди комнаты, и никто не знал что делать, несколько человек подошли к нему и перекинулись с ним парой слов и вот он снова стоит один посреди комнаты. На негнущихся ногах я подошла к нему и спросила не сделает ли он мне одолжение он как всегда улыбнулся и спросил: «Какое именно?» «Вы не дадите мне автограф?» Он оглянулся в поисках стола и сказал «Пойдем» (кто бы отказался?! LOL), потом сказал: «Садись» и это было спасение для моих колений (хотя я просидела больше трех часов).

Он спросил меня, что написать и я попросила написать что-нибудь лично для меня. Потом мы много смеялись, потому что у него возникали проблемы с именами, но с именем Юта никаких проблем не возникло… LOL

Тем временем справа подсела Тамара, а слева от меня Ллона, остальные выстроились в очередь и принялись искать что-нибудь для автографа. Когда он закончил с моим, я поблагодарила его и обняла, я до сих пор могу чувствовать его запах и знаю, что никогда не забуду это чувство. Жаль, что все же пришлось умыться… LOL

От других вы уже знаете, о чем шла речь. Он задал мне много вопросов о Германии и я ответила на все. Он любит немецкую классическую музыку например Баха, Бетховена и Вагнера и он рассказывал о TLC2

Я не могу повторить все, но он действительно милый, очаровательный замечательный человек. Он с огромным терпением выслушивал каждого, ему можно было говорить все что угодно, он выслушивал до конца не перебивая. И для каждого находил нужные слова. Ему нравиться шутить и он много смеялся. Он выглядел еще более «живым», чем в любом из виденных мной фильмов с его участием.

И когда он смеялся, его лицо было лицом мальчишки. И его глаза… OMG… Мне приходилось одергивать себя, чтобы не пялится на него все время и тогда я смотрела на его руки, но потом меня как будто кто-то толкал и я поднимала глаза. Он такой красивый… элегантный… очаровательный… сладкий… терпеливый – этот список можно продолжать до бесконечности.

Когда последние из нас поднялись со стульев, он тоже в стал и в сопровождение двух офицеров полиции направился к своей машине, полицейские следили за тем, чтобы никто не последовал за ним. Пройдя мимо нас он еще раз попрощался и пожелал хорошо провести следующие дни.

Я не могла оторваться от него и смотрела на него пока он не сел в машину, и после пока она не скрылась из вида.

После мы поехали к себе в отель, в машине было очень спокойно. Мы были в состояние шока, перед гонкой никто не мог и подумать, что произойдет нечто подобное. Казалось совершенно невероятным, что он провел с нами 3 часа.

Когда мы вернулись никто не мог уснуть, было около 4 часов утра, когда мы проволились в наш королевский сон (Морковка: тут обыгрывается имя Роя ROYal sleep)

3 MIRA

В субботу утром многие из нас по-прежнему прибывали в трансе, отказываясь поверить в реальность случившегося накануне. Но когда наш автомобильный караван двинулся в сторону MIRA мы медленно вернулись к реальности. На этот раз у нас не возникло никаких проблем с дорогой. Между тем начался дождь и сотрудники MIRA встретили нас. Нас разделили на 4 группы, потому что нам предстояло посетить 4 части (подразделения???) MIRA. Моя группа начала с курса препятствий, мне сложно было позволить собаке вести меня (хотя это меня не удивляет, мне даже в танце сложно быть ведомой, что уж говорить о собаке … LOL)

Паприка была милой и хорошей собакой, но от этого задача не стала проще. Здесь я должна поблагодарить Саймона, Пирру, Дану и всех остальных они проявили большое терпение и как могли старались помочь мне.

После прохождения курса мы отправились в главный офис, где нам показали 2 фильма о работе общества: первый был о собаке, помогающей инвалидам, а второй о 12 летнем мальчике, который получил собаку-поводыря. MIRA единственная организация дающая собак 12-летним детям, в других странах дети могут получить собаку-поводыря не раньше 14 лет. Было очень интересно увидеть какую важную работу помогают делать собаки, и что они являются друзьями для инвалидов и слепых.

Мы узнали, что после передачи, владельцем собаки все равно считается MIRA, общество оплачивает питание и медицинское обслуживание собак в течение всего срока «работы» (6-8 лет). И это очень сложный момент: людям тяжело отдавать собак и брать новых, часто возникают проблемы. Для «пенсионеров» подыскивают дом, в котором они проведут старость «не работая», если такой дом удается найти, MIRA отказывается от собственности на собаку и передает все права на нее новым владельцам.

Третьим пунктом были щенки.OMG! Мы видели 6-недельных щенков лабрадоров (надеюсь, я все правильно запомнила) подрощенные щенки Kабрадора, они были такими сладкими и такими милыми и любой желающий мог потрогать их и подержать на руках. Нам рассказали, что до года собаки живут в MIRA , потом их на год отдают в обычную семью, чтобы они научились жить среди звуков и голосов. Потом они возвращаются в MIRA. Здесь их оценивают, чтобы выяснить для какой работы они больше подходят: поводырей, помощников или какой-то еще и подыскивают им соответствующего владельца. В течение недели будущий владелец приезжает в общества для знакомства с собакой. Если тренер считает, что они подходят друг другу, тогда собака обучается специально под этого человека. После завершения обучения собаки, собака и ее будущий владелец проходят 4 недельный совместный тренинг в MIRA, после чего могут жить обычной жизнью.

Последним пунктом посещения была гостиница, в которой люди живут на протяжение 4 недель совместного тренинга с собакой.

Все это произвело на нас огромнейшее впечатление, так что мы почти забыли о Рое … LOL

В конце посещения мы купили сувениры и поспешили к себе в отель, следующим мероприятием был «слепой обед» и он вот-вот должен был начаться.

В пять часов по полудни мы с завязанными глазами стояли перед дверями столовой (морковка: хотя в случае с гостиницей скорей бы предположила, что банкетного зала) и нас пригласили к нашим столам. Это был настоящей опыт еды в слепую. Обед состоял из салата, спагетти и десерта и длился много больше обычного, но мы отлично провели время. «Несчастных случаев» за нашим столом не было. Теперь мы знали как тяжело, чуть-чуть посолить блюдо или налить в стакан немного воды, если ты «слепой». Ты иначе ощущаешь размеры, банкетный зал, был огромным, но будучи «слепой» я иначе ощущала его размеры: он казался мне намного меньше.

После обеда был небольшой концерт с французскими песнями, которые исполнил один из наших слепых наставников Ивам. У него был очень красивый голос.

Было уже довольно поздно и нам пришлось поспешить, чтобы не опоздать на видео-презентацию… Оххххххххххххххххххххх Она началась самых красивых совместных фотографий Майкла и Никиты из ЛНФ сопровождавшихся великолепной музыкой. Потом мы посмотрели отрывки из разных фильмов Роя и «вырезанные» сцены из 3 и 5 сезонов ЛНФ, очень интересно, в конце были блуперы из 4 сезона и «заметки» со съемок Серафина (Морковка: почему-то мне кажется, что они тут имели в виду так называемые дневниковые съемки, на многих картинах параллельно снимают сам процесс съемок изо дня в день). Мы отлично провели время, смотря эту видеоподборку.

И наконец, хотя не в последнюю очередь, была вечеринка Ройеток. Было очень приятно познакомится с другими Роейтками.

После тяжелого, но отлично проведенного дня, уже под утро мы провалились в сон без сновидений.

4 Аукцион

В этот день, как и все предыдущие дни, мероприятия мы очень торопились. Дело в том, что меня назначили продавцом(аукционистом) на благотворительном аукционе проводимым МИРА. Аукцион начался в 12 часов и должен был продлиться до 15 часов. Я должна была оказать в комнате, где состоится аукцион за полтора часа до его начала, чтобы получить инструкции. Я никогда в жизни ничего подобного не делала и была немножко растеряна. Но все прошло хорошо, а аукцион продлился до 17.30. Я более пяти часов провела на ногах, но если вы сейчас спросите меня об этом, я скажу что не обратила на это никакого внимания и наслаждалась каждой секундой. Когда я увидела более 150 лотов, которые предстояло представить на аукционе мое сердце почти остановилось. Фотографии, эмблемы, журналы, одежда, поделки… почти все были подписаны или поношены (слушайте, ну, это ТАК переводится!!!) Роейм… OMG!

Прикасаться к этим вещам, представлять их было подлинным удовольствием, деньги которые мы заработали для MIRA росли с каждой секундой.

Кстати, хочу отметить удивительную атмосферу царившую между всеми «помощниками»: стол регистрации, фотографы, аукционная команда, команда бухгалтерского учета.

Самым сложным было сказать «до свидания» всем тем с кем я познакомилась и тем, с кем давно переписывалась, но впервые увидела там.

В заключение мне осталось сказать только одно… Я действительно с нетерпением жду следующего ВИКЭНДА МИЛОСЕРДИЯ МИРА 2003, чтобы вновь встретить всех тех с кем я имела честь познакомится в 2002 году, и возможно новых членов общества (MIRA)…