LeeFest 2019, part 1: The Pre-Lee

[vanillalime]

Have I mentioned before that I love Lee Tergesen?

Because I do. And if I didn't before, I certainly do now.

Because, celebrity aside, he is the most amazing, gracious, thoughtful person you could imagine. Not to mention, a pretty awesome actor.

But let's back up a bit...

The Pre-Lee

Comments

[leeleelee]

Anne of Meloni fans. HAHAHA! You are too funny.
She is very tall, btw. I had no idea.

Lovely write up. Just enough details to keep us hanging on for part 2. (I was there and I am still dying to read what happened. LOL)

I forgot about the Wire joke until I read this. THANKS for including that.

[suespur]

Me too, I'm looking forward to reading the rest!

[vanillalime]

Part 2 is up now, but there is going to have to be a part 3, because I can't shut up. ;D

[vanillalime]

Thanks, Anne. I'm surprised by how much I remember from that night (maybe a little too much!), given my state of semi-consciousness. :D

[onlyone9]

Thank you for writing all the details!!! Fun to read everything about your trip.
The play sounds amazing (I only know what you told us about it).
I love The Wire.
Good to know about @marchriska. I'm always happy to hear about active fans. Do you know if she started loving him because of Oz or because of SVU?

Oz AU regarding Beecher's handmade cheese? :) Sounds good.

Obviously I'll wait for the rest! Major cliffhanger.

[vanillalime]

I'm glad to hear you're getting a kick out of it, because I know I'm way too wordy sometimes! I have part 2 up now, but there will have to be a part 3, as there was just too much to cover.

Marchriska discovered Meloni through SVU, although she really enjoyed his work on Oz, too. She's definitely a true-blue fan who loves pretty much all of his work (versus a lot of the SVU fans who think they're Meloni fans, when they're really just Elliot fans).

[onlyone9]

You are the greatest for writing every detail.
It's so interesting and you're also very funny (I love the way you write).
Thank you for the answer about Meredith.
I love Elliot only because of Keller... before I knew Oz I never liked Elliot.

[shabby86]

Yes, Lee was amazing on stage! He needs to do more plays. I’m so jealous y’all got all that time with him after! I am thankful for getting hugs and a few minutes, but... ya know? I could spend hours hanging out with Lee! Can’t wait for the next part.

[vanillalime]

It's amazing how time stood still! It actually felt even longer. (Or maybe that's just the feeling I have because it's taking me so long to write up my re-cap ;D)

[shabby86]

That feeling isn’t because of the time it’s taking to do your write up. That’s sort of how it was the night I met Lee. My brother and I were talking to Lee for like half an hour (he also had friends he was having drinks with, so it was great of him to give us that much of his full attention). It’s like nothing else is going on around you... just Lee. And at the same time, when it’s time to say goodbye, it feels like it was just a moment. That night feels like only yesterday...

[severina2001]

Sounds like a super fun pre-lee experience. And Wow, Jessica is AMAZING.

[vanillalime]

Yes, it was! And she absolutely is!

[mrs_sweetpeach]

*happy sigh*

[vanillalime]

I've been happily sighing for nearly a month! ;D