All expenses paid trip to Paris?

I just have this mental picture of Randy preferring to blow strangers in the airport for a plan ticket rather than deal with an entire convention of QaF fans. :P

Seriously, though, he's gone a couple times in the past, so I never thought money was an issue.

someone must be holding ella and aggie as hostages

That must be it, because:
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;)

Seriously though, it kinda seems way too surreal and if it's true - after everything he said about the fandom and stuff - I kinda expect him to cancel a week prior to it. Or maybe I'm just too negative about all this. *lol*

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OMG THEY'RE MAKING ELLA WRITE THE PAGE HERSELF ALDKFJA. Poor little kitty paws, typing clumsily at the keys... :((((

So surreal, if it's true. This is like, THE V. V. V. LAST THING I EVER EXPECTED TO HEAR. I seriously thought Hal finally coming out as a big ole gay man had better odds than Randy at a convention.

I checked and it's not April 1st, so, WTF?

Oh, man, that woulda been an AWESOME April Fools aldjfa. Can't you just imagine Randy all "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU GUYS FELL FOR THAT AHAHAHAHA!" *flips us off*

This just doesn't make sense to me unless your theory is right or he's trying to publicize tAB, but it just doesn't work for me. :/

I know right? Something just feels so... wrong. And if it's true, that's a whole nother reason for me to be wincing. For Randy's sake, sincerely I hope the batshit crazy fans can't make it to Paris. >.

someone must be holding ella and aggie as hostages
There.is.no.other.explanation!

The news crushed me yesterday. Crushed! My world is upside down. I still haven't recovered and I still doubt that he'll be there.
Randy at a con. That's like, um...I have no words.

FOR REALZ. THEY BETTER NOT HARM A SINGLE HAIR ON THEIR FURRY LITTLE BODIES. D:

I'm so behind in things, heh. I just saw it and laffed and laffed and then was all O.o when I realized it was being treated as 'real'. I'm still WAAAAY skeptical until I hear Randy say he's got his plane ticket in hand and can't wait to see everyone there.

This is... wha? I mean... huh?

...IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD! OH GOD I DON'T WANNA DIE!

THIS JUST CAN'T END WELL! D:

*CLINGS*

*Nearly pisses self*

I KNOW RIGHT. The end is near. D:

It's a very bizarre situation. The people who are putting on the convention had originally posted back in June, advertising that Randy was going to be there with no definitive proof.

A few days ago, Bobby Gant, who HAD been definitely confirmed to be there, pulled out, with his reps saying that ticket sales weren't what they had expected them to be.

Now, that leaves a few scenarios: Randy is doing this as a personal favor for Bobby, Randy is doing this to promote the two films tAB has done, trying to eventually shop them around to film festivals in Europe, as well as the US, Randy is interested in broadening his horizons regarding stage work (perhaps Europe). He's particularly enamoured w/ a couple of European playwrights (in addition to Beckett) and directors, one in particular in Berlin.

Or, it could also be that TPTB who are running the convention are optimisitic that he'll accept.

*shrugs* Maybe it's his way of dealing w/the break up!

Either way, it's an extremely odd situation!

Um, what break up? *is out of the loop*

*blinks*

My mind still can't wrap around the idea.

This "news" is just to weird.

I will not believe that it's happening until someone posts a pic of a smiling Randy in front of the Eiffel Tower being pawed at by fangirls.

Clearly someone has been taken over by an alien podperson wants a free trip to gay Paris!

It says FORBIDDEN. Why can't I read it? And - what does it say? I am going bonkers here....

*checks* Ah! I forgot whatsup_qaf posts are flocked. D'oh. You just need to join and then you'll be be able to see, sorry 'bout that. Basically it's us going "WHAT?!" and theories about what's going on. ;)

O_O;;

What just happened?

Fandom's collective minds were blown. BLOWN, I TELL YOU.

So much of this was snort-inducing. On one hand, I want it to be real. On the other, it is such a load of crap.

YES. I'm so conflicted. :((

Oh my god, the Randy we know and love has gone nuts and lost it! He's willing to *gasp* TALK about QaF?!

Or maybe it's just that he loved Paris so much when he was there in April/May that he wants to go back. Hm. Could be that too.

Maybe we'll out it's his insidious plot to get rid of an auditorium full of fans by squirrel bites ALL AT THE SAME TIME. Or, um, something like that.

Could be! I just keep getting stuck on the "why would he need a QaF con to get there?" thing. :\

Randy is an "invited" guest but he is not confirmed. I read French, and I went through the 4 pages of the message board that is linked from that site, and all indications point to it being a 'tentative' arrangement. As kinwad already pointed out, Robert confirmed a couple of days ago, via the person who maintains his website, that he was invited to attend, and was planning to do so, but that the organizers didn't raise enough money and said they weren't able to bring him. So, unless they raise a lot of money pretty quickly, I don't see how they can afford to bring Randy, or anyone else, for that matter.

Exactly! I went thru all the threads and forums as well, and I came up with the same impression that you did.

For me, this is one of those 'I'll believe it when I see it" scenarios.

I think it's a birthday surprise/prank from Gale. *nods*

Gale: Hey Rands! How would you like to spend your birthday with me in Paris?
Randy: Oh wow! That would be so romantic, Gale! ♥__♥
Gale: Um yeah.. *giggle snort*

:D:D It´s only possible explanation. It´would be the best.:D♥

This whole thing sounds extremely dubious.

I think anyone who really expects Randy to show up at a thing
like this... doesn't know anything about Randy!

Or Randy has some brilliant ulterior motive that we have yet to decipher. Either way, my mind is blown. O.o

Did hell freeze over? I must've missed it.

Randy is somewhere laughing hysterically at us, I just know eet. :|

Randy actually going to a fan convention to willing talk QAF?

This must be a practical joke. :D

You know Randy has been on the phone with Gale this week, totally laughing at us together. :P

This is SO WRONG I don't even know where to start.

Can you imagine some of the panels he'd be forced to sit through? *DIES*

BWAHAHA. Will. Never. Happen. Or if it does, I'ma play the lottery.

;)

I totally want it to happen, just to see fandom's collective heads explode adlfja.

OMG, I know! It's so weird. I really didn't believe this at first, but apparently the organization is pretty well known and has a good rep, so it seems to be true.

Which, actually, is making me more concerned than anything. This isn't the Randy I know and love.

My brain is still refusing to compute.

Randy + QaF con = *blue screen o' death*

I'm anxiously awaiting to hear what Randy will say once someone mentions it to him at the next Godot performance. *twiddles thumbs impatiently*

MY WORLD IS ALL ASKEW.

First Gale is all happy-chummy with the press on the TCA tour, and now Randy is voluntarily subjecting himself to fans. RANDY. DID BOTH OF THEM LOSE A BET OR SOMETHING.

This is like body snatchers. WE SHOULD BE OUT LOOKING FOR THE REAL GALE AND RANDY AT THE BOTTOM OF A WELL. D:

OMG I BET YOU'RE RIGHT ALDKFJA. It would make so much sense if this were them double-dog-daring each other to do OOC stuff aldjfa.

....

My mind is blown.

Word.

AW, HELL TO THE NAW!

I KNOW RIGHT. IT'S SERIOUSLY HURTING MY HEAD TO THINK ABOUT.