Pothos had a question about Sid handing out roses in 1998, so I thought I would answer it here on the chance someone else might be interested in the back story.

This was our San Diego "Weekend on the Promenade". Each of the people who helped put on the event was given a silk rose and a kiss from Sid. Because I'd been in charge of both the merchandise table and the auction, I was given an entire bouquet. Photo one was all I had to commemorate the event. Friends would tease me, "That could be ANYBODY!"

When Gayle forwarded the club archives to me, I found one of me taken just afterwards. This is clearly a just-been-kissed-by Sid expression!

On my trip home, obviously I couldn't PACK a bouquet of flowers, so I carried them. The second leg of my flight was cancelled (I have terrible luck with flights) and I carried that bouquet around the Detroit airport for FOUR HOURS. Of course I still have it.

Carol

Thank you for the story and the photographs TOC, they are very much appreciated.

Jude

Well, for those who like OLD stories, here's another one. All the people who had helped put on the Burbank fan club event in 1999 were given the attached photograph. I showed mine to Sid and suggested we could ask J.G. Hertzler to sign it the next day. (Hertzler had played the changling who could turn himself into fog and he was going to be at our event the following day.) Sid laughed and urged me to do it. This is a fond memory of mine because it's the only time I've made Sid laugh! What's more I know he then suggested to others that they ask Hertlzer to sign the fog. The joke made the full round back to me!

BTW, Sid signed it "Thanks for everything you have done so selflessly over the years. Yours, Sid XX"

I never got a chance to ask J.G. Hertzler to sign it because I was up in the merchandise room while he was signing. It's my own fault. Mel offered to look after the room while I went downstairs for a while. I was too obsessed with the responsibility and was afraid to delegate it to another. The correct answer would have been, "Thank you so much, Mel! I'll be back in a half hour or so!"

Carol

thank you for the sweet story

Sid really appreciates his fans. (And he should appreciate you, you have done an incredible amount over the years.)

Reading through the forum topics tonight, and realizing I haven't read posts going back to October, reminds me I need to come here more often.

- Sharon

It suffice when you didn´t read posts for about 24 hours.

So much posts until I was online yesterday, that´s amazing.