"There's nothing good on. The media hates Christmas. The media loves vampires, though. Maybe they will show a Twilight Christmas." -Danmeg's 10 year old son.
The "folding a towel" thing was because some kid commented her saying that she could probably post her status as something completely boring like "folding a towel" and people would comment on it. Which, of course, they did.
The pictures thing has nothing to do with it being public or not. And seriously, she asks people - COMPLETE STRANGERS - to add her on facebook. I really don't think she's concerned about keeping anything she says on there private.
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-whatever2
I just follow her on Facebook to read her status updates and read comments on her videos. I also figure it's a good way to know where she's going career wise (you know, if N2N ever closes...which it shouldn't). I'm also one of her 'children,' but I only added that to see if she really would add a 74th 'child' to the list (of course with over 70, I shouldn't have been surprised). She doesn't have to accept the family requests if she doesn't want to, but I think it's all part of that wonderful sense of humor on display in her web-cam videos. I think it's pretty cool that someone in her position would open up her (digital) world to her fans like this, though I do think some of the fans can be a little...hmm...well, they often scare me more than any of her videos or status updates!
I also think she should use Twitter. Unlimited followers, and a simpler way to post her videos and photos. I imagine it would also reduce the fan-craziness that's all over her Facebook page.
EDIT: Found her Twitter page, but she seems to have abandoned it after two days. Oh well.
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“I hesitate to give this line of discussion the validation it so desperately craves by perpetuating it, but the light from logic is getting further and further away with your every successive post.” <<>>
-whatever2
I chatted with her at the stage door briefly about her possible participation in an upcoming concert and she was this odd mixture of very of matter of fact and Aunt Clara from Bewitched. Methinks I caught her off guard.
I don't think she's crazy, just a bit of a space cadet. Her block letter signature cracks me up.
Those videos remind me of Norma Desmond. Maybe they should cast Alice Ripley as norma if they bring Sunset Boulevard to Broadway. The video about the hand, had me laughing, that made my whole day
if she played Norma in Sunset Boulevard, then she'd come full circle!
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
She seems nuts, but her fans are WAY crazier. The whole "children" thing is completely beyond anything I've ever seen. Don't they all have real parents of their own? Y'know, ones that aren't Alice Ripley?
Crazy people do tend to take things too far! Just a trait that I've noticed. And if they were...y'know, ACTUALLY sane, they could maybe realize that anyone on her list of children is basically publicly admitting to being a complete nutbar and remove themselves? Just an idea.
I recognize a few names on that list. It seems to be the "usual bunch" of insane people who hop from show to show and thrust their insanity and severe emotional issues on those who brave coming out the stage door on a regular basis. It really is unfortunate for performers to have to deal with these sad people.
I'm not on Alice's facebook, but I will admit...I have 2 of my friends listed as my parents as a joke. I really don't think it's THAT crazy that she has 238490348092 listed as her children, I think it's a harmless joke.
"There's nothing good on. The media hates Christmas. The media loves vampires, though. Maybe they will show a Twilight Christmas." -Danmeg's 10 year old son.