Gifts to send actors- Page 2
Gifts to send actors
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#25re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 2:03pmI always liked Liam's response about chasing Idina Menzel for her autograph.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#26re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 2:43pmI have sent a Cookies By Design bouquet and also a Edible Arrangements bouquet.
"Everytime you step on that stage it is somebody's first Broadway show and somebody's last Broadway show. Make it count."
friedrichVT
Leading Actor Joined: 5/4/06
#27re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 2:52pmA donation to BC/EFA is a wonderful gift that an actor would appreciate. If you insist on giving the actor/actress something give them a Starbucks gift card, they will appreciate it and definitely use it, especially on 2 show days.
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#28re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 2:58pm
"I have sent a Cookies By Design bouquet and also a Edible Arrangements bouquet."
Sorry, but you probably threw your money into the toilet.
No one I know has ever eaten ANYTHING sent to them by someone they didn't know.
Ever.
Please don't send food.
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misschung
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/18/07
#29re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:02pmI think that a donation in their name is a really nice idea.
The morning star always gets wonderful bright the minute before it has to go --doesn't it?
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#30re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:05pmWhenever I really enjoy an actor's performance I make a contribution in their name to the National Rifle Association.
#31re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:07pm
TheatreDiva-
The person enjoyed those gifts very much! Also, they did eat them!
No, not money down the toliet in this case, other cases maybe, but not this one.
"Everytime you step on that stage it is somebody's first Broadway show and somebody's last Broadway show. Make it count."
WestVillage
Broadway Star Joined: 7/20/05
#32re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:12pm
"If you insist on giving the actor/actress something give them a Starbucks gift card, they will appreciate it and definitely use it, especially on 2 show days."
What makes you say that? Not everyone likes Starbucks ... If someone gave me a Starbucks gift card, I would end up giving it away. Besides, gift cards are a complete waste ... many of them go unused, which is just pure profit to the vendor.
No matter what, I think its ridiculous to give any actor that you don't personally know a gift anyway.
#33re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:18pmThis kind of reminds me of the thread where someone asked people from the board to submit stories about an actor/actress, which was then going to be combined into a scrapbook. I don't know what I would do if I was a recipient of that.
Jonny boy
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/30/07
robbiej
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#35re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:21pm
"No matter what, I think its ridiculous to give any actor that you don't personally know a gift anyway."
This is true.
But who doesn't use a gift card? That's just wasteful!
"I'm so looking forward to a time when all the Reagan Democrats are dead."
#36re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:22pmI have to say that most actors or actually, anyone in the business, would love a gift card from Starbucks. If they're not coffee drinkers, they may drink tea, or water, or juice, or they might like to eat sandwiches, salads, pastries, etc. If for some reason, none of that pleases them, they could give the card to anyone else in the company. Guaranteed!
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#37re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:23pmRobbiej, it was reported during the holidays that millions of dollars in gift cards go unused. Heck, I have at least 4 Starbucks cards sitting on my dresser at home.
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#38re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:28pm
"But who doesn't use a gift card? That's just wasteful!"
I don't use any Olive Garden gift cards. Just because someone else wants to eat there, doesn't mean I have to.
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#40re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:30pmGive them the best gift possible: buy a ticket to see their show.
....but the world goes 'round
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#41re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:30pm
The best gift is a script of the show they are currently in with all the correct line readings annotated using a red china marker.
For example:
Donna Murphy as Ruth Sherwood in "Wonderful Town".
That's a SURE way to lose a man.
"The word sure must be emphasized to show Ruth's need to be right about everything."
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
Updated On: 1/17/08 at 03:30 PM
robbiej
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#42re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:33pm
"I don't use any Olive Garden gift cards."
Well, CLEARLY those people need to be cut out of your life.
And, Kalimba, if you're looking to divest yourself, I'll gladly take them off your dresser!
Actually...I have a $25 itunes certificate at home that's just sitting there. But I will use it when I figure out what I want to buy.
"I'm so looking forward to a time when all the Reagan Democrats are dead."
bluetuna
Leading Actor Joined: 11/15/07
#43re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 4:47pmWhy would you want to send a present to him? If you were in a position like his, would you think it was normal to be given random gifts from people you don't know. Unless you personally know him, why would you even think of sending him a gift? Do you think you'll become personal friends if you do?
#44re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 4:55pm
Um, you guys really shouldn't assume. I've met him more than once because we have a few mutual friends, and we've hung out a couple times.
I just thought it would be nice to send him something saying, "hey, great job" or something. Thank you for the people that actually tried to help.
To the rest of you, stop assuming.
Swing Joined: 12/31/69
#45re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 4:58pmOh if THAT'S the case then something personal like underwear. Or a picture of you standing in front of his apartment with binoculars. Maybe a scrap book of pictures you've taken of him going about his daily life? You know, something that proves you are his friend.
bluetuna
Leading Actor Joined: 11/15/07
#46re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 5:02pmGeebee889, I believe everyone was trying to help you by explaining that unless you actually know people and are friends with them, you shouldn't send people presents. Should we "assume" that you know him from your original post?
#47re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 5:07pm
When you "hung out" was it anywhere near a stage door? Can other people see your "mutual friends"? Do strangers start threads on chat boards asking what kind of gift they should send you at your job, thanking you for the great way you deliver pizza? Would it creep you out if you knew they did?
Yeah, I think maybe not a vest. How about just a skin tie?
Art has a double face, of expression and illusion.
Updated On: 1/17/08 at 05:07 PM
#48re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 5:11pm
If you really have mutual friends, and really have "hung out", then I'd say quit while you're ahead. keep it on that level.
If he receives a gift from you after "hanging out" with you, he will most likely start to suspect that you're weird. Any good relationship that might have started will end.
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#49re: Gifts to send actors
Posted: 1/17/08 at 5:12pm
If you must know, I used to live in New York, and one of my really good friends knew him and introduced us.
And no, it was not by a stagedoor.
Like I said, stop assuming.
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