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DAWSON'S CREEK DAY IN WILMINGTON The next morning, a beautiful and sunny Saturday at 11 o'clock, somehow I managed to wipe my sleepy eyes and make my way out of my hotel room to where the celebration was to be held. It was on the riverfront, and there were bleachers set up for fans and crew members, but there were overflow fans standing all around. If I had to guess, I'd say about 200 people in attendance. I found Tom and Gina sitting in a roped-off section of folding chairs, went to greet them and eventually just stayed sitting there. I'm still not sure if I was supposed to be sitting there, but wait till you hear what happened later… Anyway, "I Don't Wanna Wait" starts playing, the fans cheer, and a trolley pulls up. It's Prange, Hartley, Paul, Kevin, Sony people, WB people and the cast: Josh, Kerr, Katie, Michelle, Busy, Mary-Margaret and Nina. (James could not be there because he was doing a play in New York, but he came back that night for the wrap party.) The Mayor of Wilmington was the event's emcee, as he and others spoke of their gratitude to Dawson's Creek for putting Wilmington 'on the map'. As individual people were introduced for recognition, they would stand up and give a little wave of appreciation to the crowd. So, the introductions are happening: Executive Producer Greg Prange (stands up, waves), Producer David Hartley (stands up, waves), Associate Producer Dale Williams (stands up, waves), Executive Producer Paul Stupin (stands up, waves), Executive Producer/Showrunner Tom Kapinos (stand, wave), Head of the Writing Department Joe Ferroni ----- wait… what?! Did he just say "Joe Ferroni"?! He must have because I found myself already standing up and waving, laughing at this colossal mix-up, but I guess it's okay, because everybody who knows that I am obviously not the Head of the Writing Department was in hysterics. I wish I had been more quick to realize what was going on, because I would have corrected and deflected the recognition to it's intended target - Gina Fattore. Of course Gina Fattore. Fattore… Ferroni… I guess some list must have gotten mixed-up along the way. And just in case someone reading this is not aware, I am about as far on the employee food chain as possible from Head of the Writing Department. Adam put it best when, laughing, he said, "If I hadn't have seen it myself, I would have never believed it." I said, "I was here, and I'm still not sure that it really happened…" I would love to get my hands on one of the local news or fans' videotapes. So funny… I guess that explains why my hotel room was twice as big as the others'… Back to the speakers. Paul and Kevin were presented with 1) an oversized gold key to, of course, represent the key to the city, and 2) a watercolor painting of the Cape Fear river as seen from Wilmington. The Mayor and Paul also unveiled a street sign right there on the riverfront that said "Dawson's Creek Way". The last speaker was Mr. Joshua Jackson who gave a big heart-felt shout out to the DC crew. I'm totally paraphrasing here, but I think part of it went something like: "You are my family. I've grown up with you, in front of you and because of you…" When it was over, the cast hung around and signed autographs for the fans who were calling out their names and snapping photographs. Oh - speaking of fans… guess who has one? ME. That's right, as I wandered around, I was stopped by a fellow - I believe his name to be Donald, who said "Hey Joe, good job on the newsletter." I was quite shocked, but totally flattered that this guy a) reads the newsletter, b) likes it enough to keep reading it, and c) knew who I was and wanted to say Hi. I guess it's possible that the whole Head of the Writing Department thing that he witnessed may have made him think I was more important that I am, but I like to think that he understood I was just the Ask Joe Script Coordinator Guy and just wanted to say Hi. I'm an idiot though because I didn't get a picture with him to prove that I in fact have a real-live fan, but we did take one with his camera. I had to go because Adam and Missy were calling me an attention whore, so I said goodbye to Donald, thanked him for reading, and we were on our way. So Donald, if you're reading - Thanks again man, it was good meeting you!
הכול הצטבר,וסוף סוף הבנתי..זהו.אין יותר דוסון קריק,נגמר. נכון שיש לנו בארץ..אבל עדין... אין יותר צילומים,אין יותר עונות,זהו. הקש ששבר את גב הגמל,או יותר נכון הכתבה שגרמה לי לפרוץ בבכי היא הכתבה של JOE מהאתר הרישמי שסיפר על סצנת הסיום,המסיבה בבוקר (שקריתים תמונות שלה),והמסיבה בערב.... מיד אני מעתיקה לכאן את הכתבה...
