I'm famous *thud*

[dieastra]

Since president Obama visited my homecity Dresden yesterday several pictures of me can be found in the web. Apparently people really liked my little Obama figure! I also got interviewed and appeared on some German TV-channels: ZDF, N-TV, RTL, Dresden-TV (and I have it all on tape!); plus my picture is in some newspapers as well: Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten, Morgenpost, Freie Presse and a quote without picture in the Sächsische Zeitung.

First, here are the pictures I took that day:

batch 1 (Thursday): http://dieastra.livejournal.com/5585.html

batch 2 (Friday): http://dieastra.livejournal.com/6545.html

And don't forget to look at my story how General O'Neill explained the Stargate programme to the new President: http://dieastra.livejournal.com/3687.html

Picture from Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten:



And at a stand of the Sächsische Zeitung you could get this picture:



It was here when RTL asked me what I was doing at the moment. Well, what does it look like? LOL I need to digitalize the video. It was in their main evening news, and afterwards my mother called: "I've seen you in TV!"

Dresdner Morgenpost:



Freie Presse (Chemnitz)



Video in ZDF heute:



Here's a link to the video, it jumps right to my moment: https://youtu.be/Y4M7DPXGq3c#t=1m22s


Original links (not working any longer):

http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8452513

The following was the pic my American friend found in the Democracy forum:



It also was displayed in Zeitong from Fulda:



http://www.zeitong.de/news/fulda/d/da/2009/06/05/eine-besucherin-in-dresden-haelt-eine-obama-puppe-anlaesslich-des-besuchs-des-us-praesidenten-in-der/

http://obama.besucht-dresden.de/templates/snippets/media/media_detail_image.php?topic=tyNavigationTopicID_25&E=121

There were also picture contests. Here are two entries that show me:

Berndt Zöllner:



Denis Bartelt:



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Comments

[lothithil.livejournal.com]

OMG! You'll be visiting the White House next!

(((Astra))) our little globe-trotter! :-D

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

LOL I have yet to get used to my new fame ;) Yesterday family and friends called after they had seen me in TV news and newspapers. I'm collecting it all for a photoalbum.

I can say one thing: When walking around like this you will get a lot of smiles from people passing by.

Are you still awake or already? Certainly did not so soon expect an answer from the other side of the pond ;)

[lothithil.livejournal.com]

I am being a delinquent... staying up past my bedtime. :-D Just toddling off now.

Well... maybe after my DVD is over... I still have tea in my cup to drink.

The world is so big and so small at the same time!

[immerrda.livejournal.com]

lothithil,

I love your icon! David McCallum is still handsome at 75, too!

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

You should go to her website, she writes something about him every day!

Astra, never having seen the show, and having no clue at all

[iolandasblog.livejournal.com]

Höööö! Wie cool ist das denn?

If they'd only knew, what really happened with that doll :D

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

You mean, that it got beamed away by aliens or what? LOL (I promised to bring him back, because America needs him. Just waiting for the dress uniform to arrive - really, what did Jack think, going to the White House in his BDUs?)

And yes, it's very cool - I am still giddy ;) Lots of family and friends who had seen me at TV or newspaper called yesterday.

[immerrda.livejournal.com]

You go girl! Of course you were already "famous" to those of us who admire your work! Now your even more "famouser"!

Congratulations!

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Aw! *blushes* That is so sweet of you to say! Many thanks!

I wonder where this all will lead - you know, I once dreamt of making stop motions movies with little puppets (there was a filmstudio where I live, we even once visited with school, but alas, after the Berlin wall had come down, it got closed down).

So you see, I always liked this tiny stuff.

[banlu.livejournal.com]

Heeeeee!

I was looking for more stuff for you, so did a Google search of "obama puppe dreseden" in German, for the last 24 hours, and up popped a link to here!

Actually, it's the Jack briefs Obama post.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=obama+puppe+dresden&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&num=10&lr=lang_de&as_filetype=&ft=i&as_sitesearch=&as_qdr=d&as_rights=&as_occt=any&cr=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&safe=images

Your secret is out!

banlu ---> still has her Illya Kuryakin doll, but only clothes left are his black pants and shirt

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Squeee! I didn't even know you had an LJ!

Love your icon! Can I have that picture in big, please? *puppy eyes*

As for searching - I recently searched for "Stargate actionfigures" and wanted to find likeminded people - my journal was the first one on top of the google search. And somebody recently told me she searched for pictures of Jack's "In the middle of my backswing" and found this. It's amazing.

Illya Kuryakin you say? I think you should check out the LJ of lothithil (she was among our group in Vancouver, remember?) - I think this might be the same Illya she is writing about everyday (though I still have no clue ;) )

Thanks for keeping to look! (for a moment I had read "Jack in briefs" and wondered which post that should be ;) )

[banlu.livejournal.com]

Illya!

Wow Loth sure is fanning over DM these days!

Ah, I was 9, and my friend and I used to play UNCLE - she sent off for UNCLE ID cards, and we had the luger-type toy guns,and we'd dress in black pants and turtlenecks and run around the neighborhood. Only problem was, I had to be Napolean and she got to be Illya, since she was blonde and I wasn't. LOL

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

That sounds like fun! And it proves you were a fan years before SG came along. I love it when kids take things so seriously.

Next Gatecon you'll have to bring your Illya figure, I will bring mine, we can make some pictures ;)

I never watched the show and have no clue at all what you and Loth are talking about, because where I lived in Eastern Germany we were not able to get TV from Western Germany (the rest of the republic did get it, and watched all the cool stuff). So I often feel left out when there is talking about such things, but if I ever happen to catch it on TV I'll check it out, I promise!

[banlu.livejournal.com]

Well, since it was s spy show, and even though Illya was Russian, I'm not surprised it didn't get to you.

My friend moved away at the end of the first season, so I never played like that again. :(

There are episodes on Youtube

This is a highlight clip from "The Thor Affair"

(all the eps titles end in 'Affair', and each act is titled LOL)

You'll like Illya - dry humor and very smart - actually a bit like Mac ;)

And lots of gadgets LOL

BTW, Napoleon was played by Robert Vaughn, who was RDA's father on Emerald Point LOLOL

*headdesk*

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Okay, scratch the "I didn't even know". Of course, I read the story about the invisible Jack there. A long, long time ago. So I really forgot - sorry!

[amycat1959.livejournal.com]

There's an Illya doll??? How did I miss that in my proto-Fangrrl youth??? (I was a fangirl for Illya Kuryakin before I was old enough to know what a "crush" was... Watched the show when it was new, 'til my parents decided to limit our TV viewing...)

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

If you don't know it yet, you should go to [Unknown site tag] , she also posts many pictures and stories about Illya.

[neiths-arrow.livejournal.com]

OMG Astra! First RDA and then OBAMA! Who are you going to be featured with next? LOL! Seriously, though. I'm so happy for you. This is wonderful and exciting!

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

supplyship said, I shall be the official Action Figure Theater ambassador ;) Then I can meet all cool people!

Thank you! I'm quite excited myself.

[supplyship.livejournal.com]

Astra, you're a rock star!!! :D That is so cool!

I think it should be official: you should be the worldwide ambassador of Action Figure Theater. ;p

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

LOL Think we could organize a stage show or something? ;) Maybe build a real theater... that would be cool!

I just updated the post a bit, had forgotten the parts about the interviews for TV-channels, and also the several newspaper pictures. Certainly a lot of people that had recognized me somewhere called that evening. I guess I got a little glimpse of how life is for our Stargate stars!

[ziparumpazoo]

Hey, that's great! Do you mind if I mention this on action_tales?

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Of course not, go ahead! I just wasn't sure, tooting my own horn and all that.

I just updated the post a bit, forgot the interviews for several TV-channels (have it all on tape!) and also some newspapers have published my pic the next day.

You're free to link to it now, and thanks!

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Hi!

Just wanted to ask whether you still plan on mentioning my sudden fame at the community? Haven't seen it so far, and am reluctant to do it myself.

I am a bit worried that you might have misunderstood my "of course not!" This actually was the reply to your "Do you mind?" question and shall mean, yes, I'd be proud if you did.

Well, just checking!

[ziparumpazoo]

Hi there,
No I haven't forgotten - I've been meaning to for a while but am tied up in some projects at work and so my fannish time has been limited recently. I've been guilty of not commenting on a lot of things that have been going through my flist lately. :(
I do have the entry bookmarked though for when I get the time to write up a proper post. :)

[colej55.livejournal.com]

I love your Barack Obama action figure! And you're very photogenic!!! It must have been so much fun to experience all of that excitement. The video was interesting because it gave even wider views of Dresden, a stunningly beautiful city. I have got to find a way to get back to Europe!

Eeeps! I just looked below and saw an Illya Kuriakin icon of David McCallum from The Man from U.N.C.L.E! He has been one of my favorite actors since I was a kid and I have all of his records. He started out as a professional musician, playing the English horn in symphonies and then writing and arranging music - even after he turned to acting.

Isn't it funny how we come from all over, but still have similar interests?

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Yes, it was a very exciting experience and I don't think something like that will happen anytime soon again. I'm sure in Berlin they are more used to presidents visiting, but certainly not in my little corner.

And you haven't even seen the half of Dresden if you only know the video. I just sent you some more pictures by e-mail! It is indeed a beautiful city, and I would love to show you around if you ever make it over here. I love to walk through the city and watch all those foreign tourists, and I'm thinking "I live here! Yay!" LOL Certainly never want to leave.

The U:N.C.L.E. picture is from lothithil , if you are interested in that, she posts something about Illya or the actor every day, apparently she is a huge fan.

Me, I have never seen the show, but you can't blame that on me, since Dresden is the only part in whole former Eastern Germany, where we could not get TV from Western Germany. The rest of the republic did and watched it all, but we were too deep in the valley, the waves didn't arrive, you know? We were called "valley of the clueless" back then, actually, since we had to relate on the TV news from the official Eastern German TV, and could not compare with anything, or see a different side to a theme.

Why is that whenever I answer your posts I write so much? ;) Just wanted to say thanks, especially for the photogenic comment! I certainly enjoyed myself that day. I took a day vacation for it, actually.