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

[iolandasblog.livejournal.com]

Höööö! Wie cool ist das denn?

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

[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!

[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

[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!

[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

[ziparumpazoo]

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

[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?