One Crazy Awesome Sunday With The J’s – Part 2 – Jared Padalecki Meet and Greet
One Crazy Awesome Sunday with the Js Γ’β¬β Part 2 – Jared
If you read part 1 of my Sunday report, youΓ’β¬β’d know that I get struck with what I call J-brain when around Jensen and Jared (particularly Jensen), so I will try and do my best to give you a rundown of both the boyΓ’β¬β’s (men! heee) meet and greets but I have a tendency to simply register the experience as opposed to lock away the answers. We have, after all, heard a lot of it before. I donΓ’β¬β’t take notes in these things either because, well I have no interested in looking down when I could be looking other places! I mean, right?! So I work on my very holey J-brained memoryΓ’β¬Β¦.and as you may have ascertained, my brain really doesnΓ’β¬β’t function very well in the presence of the Js. So please be patient with me. As always, I will give it my best shot.
JaredΓ’β¬β’s Meet and GreetΓ’β¬Β¦.Or 30 minutes of dimples and sweaty adorableness.
Jared was late. That was the story of the day, He was late for the breakfast, late for his meet and greet and late for the autos! There is something totally adorable about his lateness. Because, apparently, heΓ’β¬β’s all arms and legs and energetic exasperation when heΓ’β¬β’s late. He came in the door of the meet and greet room looking a little, flustered, apologising and of course, blaming Jensen. He plonked himself into his seat with a Γ’β¬ΕHi guys how yΓ’β¬β’all doingΓ’β¬Β and proceeded to ask us what was happening. Now IΓ’β¬β’ve never done a Jared meet and greet before and though IΓ’β¬β’ve had photos with him and come up close in the autos, I must say, being right in front of him while he chatted away, I was struck by how completely lovely he is. This, of course, should be no surprise. But I donΓ’β¬β’t know, I was still sort of taken a back by his prettiness (yes this is how my meet and greet reports go). He has the prettiest damn eyes and really long eyelashes and of course, those dimples and that smile. Straight away he said he had his phone in his pocket and if it went off, heΓ’β¬β’d have to sprint from the room because he was on baby alert. I thought to myself, man thatΓ’β¬β’d be a long flight back to Gen! The woman would have to cross her legs until her husband arrived! Talk about stress! God love him for still attending so close to their due date. I mean, really. God love him! Anyway, thankfully, no call. So we had Jared for the full 30 minutes (plus a bit because he didnΓ’β¬β’t want to stop talking.)
He was holding a drink when he came in and someone asked him if it was a beer. Quick as a whip he came back with Γ’β¬ΕNo itΓ’β¬β’s BourbonΓ’β¬Β or maybe he said whiskey, I get those two confused. Then he said, Γ’β¬ΕNah, itΓ’β¬β’s CokeΓ’β¬Β and we all happily giggled and breathed a sigh of relief that we hadnΓ’β¬β’t driven him to drink at 10.30 in the morning!
The whole thing was very relaxed and casual. I love how laid back the meet and greets are. TheyΓ’β¬β’ve a lovely, easy vibe. I find I become conscious of the fact IΓ’β¬β’m smiling like crazy. I sometimes wonder if I look a little bit like the Joker! But I just canΓ’β¬β’t help it. There I am and there he is andΓ’β¬Β¦.yay!
Jared talked a lot about season seven and the death of Bobby and Cas. Neither of the boys liked that very much. He spoke about how he and Jensen would love a reset, so that all their favourite Γ’β¬ΛdeadΓ’β¬β’ characters could come back. He said, Γ’β¬ΕDallas did it.Γ’β¬Β I thoughtΓ’β¬Β¦.nooooo, no Dean in the showerΓ’β¬Β¦.waitΓ’β¬Β¦.hang-onΓ’β¬Β¦.I may be rethinking thisΓ’β¬Β¦. Ha! Apparently he and Jensen have discussed this concept of a reset a bit. TheyΓ’β¬β’ve even mentioned it in passing to the Powers That Be. I interjected and told him there was a lot of talk about this reset idea online, that maybe season seven was DeanΓ’β¬β’s dream or Sam was still in Hell and six and seven were SamΓ’β¬β’s Hell dreams and that people were looking at weird time references and numbers as evidence to support this theory. He was pretty impressed by the fandomΓ’β¬β’s over thinking! He really digs the idea that maybe Sam really is still in Hell as Lucifer keeps taunting him, but when asked if he thought Sam was actually crazy or still trapped in the cage, he thinks itΓ’β¬β’s going to pan out that Sam is simply crazy, heΓ’β¬β’s not sure, but he thinks thatΓ’β¬β’s what the writers are heading towards. Though he definitely sounded like heΓ’β¬β’d prefer the alternative scenario. He said that if they did a reset and go back it could probably only be one season because they canΓ’β¬β’t go back too far, what with the guys looking a bit different and all. He might have to trim those sidiesΓ’β¬Β¦he didnΓ’β¬β’t say that but I was thinking it! He talked about how in Γ’β¬ΕRepo ManΓ’β¬Β the only thing they could really do for the flashback was put him in SamΓ’β¬β’s old Pumas! I donΓ’β¬β’t think we even saw SamΓ’β¬β’s feet did we?
Someone asked what his most shocking moment or episode was and outside of BobbyΓ’β¬β’s death, he said it was when they got the script for Houses Of The Holy. He said he and Jensen literally stormed the Vancouver production offices and sent everyone out while they rang Kripke to give him a blast, thinking Eric was trying to use them as a mouthpiece for his personal views. Of course, once Eric explained all, they were cool with it, but he said he was very worried about that episode, as he didnΓ’β¬β’t sign on for that kind of show. He doesnΓ’β¬β’t care about peopleΓ’β¬β’s beliefs but he doesnΓ’β¬β’t want to be put in a position where he has feels like his own beliefs are being compromised.
Then he got all hot and said he was burning up. We all nodded internally. He jumped out of his chair doing that shirt shake thing he does and moved across the room to try and adjust the air conditioning. When that failed, he unbuttoned his shirtΓ’β¬Β¦.revealing a v-necked t-shirt underneathΓ’β¬Β¦Γ’β¬Β¦Γ’β¬Β¦Γ’β¬Β¦.IΓ’β¬β’m proud to say, none of us yelled Γ’β¬ΕTake it offΓ’β¬Β, at least not in our out-loud voices. A few minutes later a big Γ’β¬ΕwhirrrrΓ’β¬Β noise kicked in, so I guess someone sorted the air out for our hot daddy to be. I was pretty happy they didnΓ’β¬β’t do it earlier!
He was very candid about the boys loving Mark Pedowitz. Mark loves the show and went up and visited the boys on set, he is a fan. Apparently Jared didnΓ’β¬β’t like the Bobby being killed scenario either, mainly because as a fan of the show, he likes the Bobby character and didnΓ’β¬β’t want to see him go, but he said to Jared, beyond his personal opinion, it was good TV. I agreeΓ’β¬Β¦as sad as it was, it was damn good TV. Jared said that Mark Pedowitz nearly had a falling out with his boss at CBS because of the PeopleΓ’β¬β’s Choice fiasco. He ended up taking out online advertising to congratulate Supernatural on their win. They seem to like him. I do too. He likes the show. He looks TV. He wears jeans to functions! Very TV. HeΓ’β¬β’s obviously a smart cookie.
Jared also talked about how excited he is for season 8. He said he thought theyΓ’β¬β’d get 8 and probably a 9 or maybe a truncated 9, like One Tree Hill. I got the definite vibe they are thinking about the end game, as I guess, at this point, they would be. I got that from Jensen tooΓ’β¬Β¦but IΓ’β¬β’ll get to that.
Someone asked him whom he most admired and he said, his dad. He says his dad just canΓ’β¬β’t lie. He always tells the truth and Jared really looks up to him for that. He said he has that same gene, the truth gene, though sometimes it gets him in trouble. He used the example of a pregnant Gen asking him if she could still get away with a certain pair of pants, to which Jared replied Γ’β¬ΕAhhhh wellllllΓ’β¬Β¦.Γ’β¬Β. Gen said, Γ’β¬ΕThis is when you lie!Γ’β¬Β Bless! He said how sheΓ’β¬β’s not a girlie girl, sheΓ’β¬β’s just a Γ’β¬ΕchickΓ’β¬Β, but since sheΓ’β¬β’s been pregnant sheΓ’β¬β’s been much more girlie, because something is going on inside with hormones and he was all like, I have no clue what that is! Waving his hands around in confusion. It was really very sweet.
And then there was the dag thing. In Australia and New Zealand, dag is a term of endearment. If someone is kind of adorable and goofy, we call them a dag. Jared right? So Hazel and I always call Jared a dag. HeΓ’β¬β’s a total dag! Hazel and my question was, did he hear a lot of odd colloquialisms because of how he deals with so many international fans, and Jared said, oh yeah. We then went on to say; well we called you a dag and he didnΓ’β¬β’t know what that was, so we gave him the literal translation. Amanda, also from Australia, was a couple of chairs over and trying to crawl into a hole as she asked us not to tell him! You will have to Google it, IΓ’β¬β’m not telling you what it is. But Jared upon hearing the translation was laughing and saying, Γ’β¬ΕOh yeah I get called names like that all the time, like shit-head and asshole and douche-bag!Γ’β¬Β We were like, nooooo itΓ’β¬β’s a nice term, itΓ’β¬β’s an endearment, honest! He was laughing. We thought heΓ’β¬β’d appreciate it because he likes words and he has a sense of humour. Then we got into a weird conversation about how dude is actually the word for camelΓ’β¬β’s ballsΓ’β¬Β¦.I donΓ’β¬β’t know how that happened! Anyway, it meant that from then on, every time Jared saw either Hazel or I he called us dagsΓ’β¬Β¦.which is kind of awesome.
There was probably more, but I canΓ’β¬β’t remember all the questions. It seemed to go by very quickly. Jared digresses, so when you ask him a question, he goes off on a tangent. One question can end up going a few different ways and go on for a while. The thing that struck me the most was how at ease he was. I donΓ’β¬β’t know why I should be surprised by that, these guys are so laid back, but it makes for a really enjoyable and easy experience. He was totally relaxed and so very nice. What a nice guy he is. And pretty. Damn.
And then it was over and then he was gone and we were all left grinning ear to earΓ’β¬Β¦Γ’β¬Β¦
Thanks for reading. I hope that gave you a bit of the vibe of the thing. For me, these experiences arenΓ’β¬β’t so much about the questions and answers, but about the experience of sharing 30 minutes with these guys, in close quarters and getting to see them in a slightly different environment, a bit more relaxed. They seem to enjoy it too. That, for me, is the special bit.
Oh there was one other thingΓ’β¬Β¦.he told us how much season 7 cost to produce. He instantly realised he probably shouldnΓ’β¬β’t have said it. I love how Jared sometimes does that, speaks and then goes Γ’β¬ΕO-oh, whoops.Γ’β¬Β He said that we didnΓ’β¬β’t hear it from him! Out of respect for JaredΓ’β¬Β¦IΓ’β¬β’m going to keep it under my hat. IΓ’β¬β’m sure itΓ’β¬β’s out there somewhere, but I ainΓ’β¬β’t sayinΓ’β¬β’!
Next upΓ’β¬Β¦.JensenΓ’β¬Β¦.*sigh*
Amy,
Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. It sounds like Jared is a great and easy going guy. And I’m excited to hear that they are expecting a season 8.
Thanks again!
Linda
Hahaha, he is such a dag! Totally adorable and goofy. Great report, thanks so much for sharing! π
I was there too. It was my first meet n greet experience and i absolutely loved it! I asked Jared about if they were going to do a SEason 2 of Supernatural Anime and he talked about how the Tsunami affected sales in Japan, but that hopefully they might still do one. π
Yes I’m sorry! That was one of the questions I couldn’t remember!
Thats okay I know its hard to remember anything when staring at that gorgeous face and body of his LOL I have the same problem
Jared is such a dag, just like the rest of us π
Bless you for posting this. It’s almost like being there just to hear someone’s enthusiastic report. And I love that he’s so adorably honest. I imagine that does get him into trouble.
Thanks again.
Thanks for sharing your experience. Jared waiting for her baby, that’s adorable.
Wonderful written. Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to read Jensen’s meet & greet.
Having done a meet and greet with Jared, I can testify that you captured the experience beautifully. He is a dag, indeed.
I had to get him off a tangent at mine. He was in a huff about the airlines and security and such. I steered him away from that by saying, “Not to change the subject,” and he said, “Please do!”
It’s good to hear that they’re expecting a season 8. Whatever season is the final, be it 8, 9, or a truncated situation like Jared hinted at, I want us as fans, cast, and crew to go into it knowing that this is it and to celebrate the show.
I have heard much about Mark liking the show, and I think this is a great sign of his support. Hopefully he’ll make the announcement soon!
I am envious of you, though. Jared didn’t even unbutton ONE button at my M&G, and it was JULY.
I should have said unpopped his shirt because it was one of those popper button ones. So he just yanked it…pop…pop…pop. Even more awesome!
Oh dear. The images you just put in my mind. Cue the slow motion montage and cheesy saxophone music.
I’d like to know what it is about Jared that makes him so damn sweaty. He’s from freaking San Antonio. He should be able to handle heat better! Me I get. I’m from Minnesota and heat stroke at the drop of a hat. He’s always hot, it seems.
He may not have unbuttoned any buttons at mine, but I do remember him mentioning that it was hot.
Thank you so much for this. I’m never going to get the chance to go to a con myself and meet Jared (unless there’s a big lottery win in my future π ) so these reports and the scrummy photos make me a happy fangirl. π
And can I just say….oh wow… that man is [i] beautiful.[/i]