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Date Posted: 00:14:33 01/25/02 Fri
Author: Shirleym
Subject: LCA part four



Well...
let's see, where was I before I was so rudely interrupted by the big move...

Ah yes,
It was Sunday, the last day of LCA and they were auctioning off some LFN things. This is what I'd been waiting for. I was hoping to get the graffiti jeans jacket that Nikita wore when she and Michael put the wedding rings on in Love, but I was seriously outbid on that one. They went through a lot of clothing from the show (Carlo Rota dancing around holding a long chiffon dress to his chest while delicately holding one of the sides of the skirt part out is an image I'll never forget).

But before I get too far into this part, I should tell you that I wrote to the people at LCA a few months ago (before the auction) and told them that if they could find that eyeball ring that Roy wore in Love, I'd pay BIG bucks for it. I've been curious about that ring ever since I saw that episode. Was it Roy's? Did some wardrobe person come up with a ring THAT small for him? WHERE did it come from and HOW could I get my hands on it???

Ok, back to the report.
After quite a bit of LFN auctioning, a woman showed up to auction off a surprise item. The woman turned out to be (I think) the assistant wardrobe person on LFN? (Wintor, I'm sure you must know who I'm talking about)... and she has a nickname everybody calls her, (was it "Chuck"?) which escapes me at the moment. Anyway, I think she might actually be shorter than *I* am. She'd brought with her a pendant that had apparently been designed by Peta or that Peta had had made up. It seems she'd had a few made for some of the people who'd taken care of her on the show as a remembrance. It was made of crystal and sterling silver and "Nikita" was etched in script on the silver part. I asked to hold it and it felt so good that I ended up bidding on it and getting it. I'm so thrilled to have it. Although I'm COO COO for coco pu - er... Roy, Peta's portrayal of Nikita also changed my life tremendously and I'll never forget that. I spent $740 Canadian on that pendant and the woman who'd brought it was so thrilled at the amount of money it has raised for charity that she ran over to me, put the pendant around my neck, sat on my lap and gave me a big hug! LOL

And what did I say to her?...

I said, "Since I have you right here on my lap, could you tell me where that eyeball ring from Love came from?"

I know, I know - you can't take me ANYwhere... but you know, nothing goes with a crystal pendant like an eyeball ring. ;P

Anyway, I was just thrilled with that pendant (still am) and later, just before she left I did get a chance to talk to her about the ring in more detail. She thought back really hard, but didn't remember any ring like that, so I'm leaning towards thinking it was probably Roy's. I'll find out someday. Failure is NOT an option. Yes, I can see it now - Roy will be sitting in my lap and what will I say to him? LOLOL!

The next morning, we were all eating breakfast in the hotel waiting for Nigel Bennet to show up and Jayne L'argent (the chairwoman of LCA) came in to announce how much the auction had made for the two charities; Canine Companions for Independence and KYTES (Kensington Youth Theatre & Employment Skills). KYTES "uses popular theatre as part of a comprehensive program to assist disadvantaged and street-involved youth in acheiving self-sufficiency as well as personal and social change." I thought about how right up Peta's alley that charity is and how she had wanted to do something similar for kids who were having problems.

Jayne told us that she'd called the charities that morning to tell them how much they would be receiving and said that when she talked to KYTES, the woman there was reduced to tears of joy, saying that their funding had just been cut off and they had been ready to close their doors in a couple of weeks, but that with the money we'd raised, they would be able to stay open for another year.

So Peta's pendant ended up doing a wonderful thing for something that Peta herself believes in very strongly and I couldn't be happier about that. :D

I didn't have time to stay at the breakfast long enough to wait for NB, because L, Minuet and I had to get going for the long drive home. We made a quick stop at a Starbucks and bumped into Alberta Watson LOL (This world's a small place, isn't it?) and then we were on our way home with lots of happy memories.

Can't wait to go again this year.


Shirleym

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[> Sounds like you had an awesome time! Thanks for letting us live through your experience! -- isabel, 09:26:36 01/25/02 Fri


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[> Shirl, when Love first aired, I remember one of the Royettes posting that she had a ring exactly like that. I think it was Jo (former Royette mom) but I'm not sure so I'll go back and look through my old e-mails and see. -- Francoise, 15:04:35 01/25/02 Fri


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[> [> Hi Isabel! I did have a terrific time and can't wait to see what they're going to auction off for the next one. I think Nikita's passport should be in it, since there was some mixup with it this time and it didn't get unpacked. Francoise, I can't believe you've kept mail from that far back! LOL Of course I really wanted THAT ring that RD wore, but since I know that's never gonna happen, I'd appreciate any info you can dig up. I didn't see Love till the second season, so I missed all the talk about it. :-) -- Shirleym, 18:13:57 01/26/02 Sat


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[> Great reporting Shirleym and Thx for sending me the others. Sounds like a blast and Chuck is short for Charlene. How cool, she's still up on the LFN stuff. So happy someone out there still has LFN stuff to auction off especially wardrobe. Anyone know where I can find pix of the wardrobe?? -- Wintor, 09:03:09 01/27/02 Sun


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[> [> Unfortunately, the page with all the clothes photos isn't up anymore, but the items that stand out in my mind are the black lace dress from "Nikita" (this was the intact one, not the torn one), the blue swimsuit from "Hand to Hand" (actually there were two in two different sizes), the flowered sun dress from "Mother", the graffiti jeans jacket from "Love", the black dress she wore in the club scene in "Recruit" (detachable sleeves and waist cutouts), a beige leather skirt, and a floor length sheepskin coat. That was only about half the clothing. I have a feeling we won't be seeing much more, though. {sniff} -- Shirleym, 22:46:43 01/27/02 Sun


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[> [> [> Short for Charlene - who knew?? LOLOL Thanks, Wintor! -- Shirleym, 22:49:40 01/27/02 Sun


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[> Shirley, thanks for the report--it sounds like it was so much fun. Imagine seeing Alberta in Starbucks! The necklace sounds like it's a great souvenir of LFN. My mind is somewhat boggled that they still have clothing around from "Love". (r) -- Susan W, 10:58:03 01/28/02 Mon

...but you know, I bet they still have a lot packed away in that warehouse they've told us about. I would think that TPTB would want to auction off most of it--after all, much of the show's clothing will be quickly dated, and they can get the write-off for it as opposed to letting it rot.


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[> [> Thx Shirleym for remembering. Nice stuff *Drool* SW: for real a warehouse?!?! Hope there is hope!! LOL! =) -- Wintor, 13:17:42 01/28/02 Mon


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[> [> [> I seem to remember that Laurie Drew said that whatever costumes were left over would be sent to some sort of warehouse. I got the impression that it was some sort of central storage facility for a number of (WB?) shows. -- Susan W., 21:15:49 02/04/02 Mon


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[> Re: LCA part four -- -L, 16:41:45 01/28/02 Mon

:-)


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[> [> Gees, L you made me open the post just for a :-) LOL! -- Wintor =b, 02:19:02 01/29/02 Tue


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[> [> [> She's practicing her minimalism. ;P -- Shirleym, 13:32:04 01/29/02 Tue


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