A fan blog about Bradford Anderson and his character on General Hospital Damian Spinelli .
Showing posts with label chicago. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chicago. Show all posts
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Spinelli Fans Come in All Shapes and Sizes
Remember when I wrote that at the Chicago event Bradford interacted with a little boy named Ari and it was just the most adorable thing ever? Well, Ari's mom Lisa wrote a wonderful piece to share with you guys about her son, the experience with meeting Bradford in Chicago, and why they both connect with Spinelli.
It is a very interesting read and makes you think more about the significance of the character Bradford portrays on GH everyday. I hope General Hospital understands the weight and gravity they have in Spinelli, and if they do not, perhaps this can be an eye opener:
We would like to thank all of the wonderful people that we met at Zanies. It MADE our experience so special that you could not believe it. My name is Lisa and my son, Ari, is a very intelligent boy with autism spectrum disorder. He is in love with Spinelli and watches General Hospital on a routine basis. He finds Spinelli to be similar to himself. He is very sweet, thoughtful, intelligent, and funny.
Yet like Spinelli, he is trying to figure out what life is all about and how to fit in. Spinelli is a hero to a lot of children and teens with autism. He is able to function with really cool people like Jason, and have a group of very caring friends such as Sam or Maxie. Oh yes, not forget Maxie.....every child's dream is to have a relationship. But when children are born without these skills and have to be taught socialization skills...It can be very draining on them.
Poor Ari had a horrible year at school. He had several teachers at school who made his life miserable. They were unwilling to work with him or accept him because he was different. My little sweet boy had a serious regression which was very scary. We took him to the emergency room because he was shaking so much. We were afraid that he was having seizures. Instead it turned out to be stress from school.
This has been a very bad year for us and hope that Ari will be placed into a new school in the near future. He has been suffering because he has friends at his current school, but a school staff that is unwilling to accept him. When I read that "Spinelli" was coming to Chicago, I called Zanies and they were wonderful. I kept telling Ari that he had a big surprise. When we arrived at Zanies, we were met by some of the most wonderful people. It felt like being with family.
During the hard months, Ari sought comfort watching General Hospital on Tivo and fast forwarding to Spinelli. He loved going on Youtube and playing video clips of the Jackal. So, you could only imagine this rare opportunity of meeting someone that means everything to you. It was like meeting President Obama. Bradford was sooo amazing with Ari. I took some pictures and videotaped them. We can not thank all of you enough for your kindness and warmth that you showed us. We feel like we found some new friends and will always cherish this perfect memory. Since meeting his hero Spinelli, Ari is a lot happier.....so am I!
Much love to all of you...
----Lisa and Ari. ( My little Spinelli)
Thank you so much, Lisa, for sharing your powerful story with us! Ari was precious. I'll never forget how he said "I'm Jason, Spinelli!" to Bradford. It was a highlight of the event. Good luck to both you and Ari!
It is a very interesting read and makes you think more about the significance of the character Bradford portrays on GH everyday. I hope General Hospital understands the weight and gravity they have in Spinelli, and if they do not, perhaps this can be an eye opener:
We would like to thank all of the wonderful people that we met at Zanies. It MADE our experience so special that you could not believe it. My name is Lisa and my son, Ari, is a very intelligent boy with autism spectrum disorder. He is in love with Spinelli and watches General Hospital on a routine basis. He finds Spinelli to be similar to himself. He is very sweet, thoughtful, intelligent, and funny.
Yet like Spinelli, he is trying to figure out what life is all about and how to fit in. Spinelli is a hero to a lot of children and teens with autism. He is able to function with really cool people like Jason, and have a group of very caring friends such as Sam or Maxie. Oh yes, not forget Maxie.....every child's dream is to have a relationship. But when children are born without these skills and have to be taught socialization skills...It can be very draining on them.
Poor Ari had a horrible year at school. He had several teachers at school who made his life miserable. They were unwilling to work with him or accept him because he was different. My little sweet boy had a serious regression which was very scary. We took him to the emergency room because he was shaking so much. We were afraid that he was having seizures. Instead it turned out to be stress from school.
This has been a very bad year for us and hope that Ari will be placed into a new school in the near future. He has been suffering because he has friends at his current school, but a school staff that is unwilling to accept him. When I read that "Spinelli" was coming to Chicago, I called Zanies and they were wonderful. I kept telling Ari that he had a big surprise. When we arrived at Zanies, we were met by some of the most wonderful people. It felt like being with family.
During the hard months, Ari sought comfort watching General Hospital on Tivo and fast forwarding to Spinelli. He loved going on Youtube and playing video clips of the Jackal. So, you could only imagine this rare opportunity of meeting someone that means everything to you. It was like meeting President Obama. Bradford was sooo amazing with Ari. I took some pictures and videotaped them. We can not thank all of you enough for your kindness and warmth that you showed us. We feel like we found some new friends and will always cherish this perfect memory. Since meeting his hero Spinelli, Ari is a lot happier.....so am I!
Much love to all of you...
----Lisa and Ari. ( My little Spinelli)
Thank you so much, Lisa, for sharing your powerful story with us! Ari was precious. I'll never forget how he said "I'm Jason, Spinelli!" to Bradford. It was a highlight of the event. Good luck to both you and Ari!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
The Saga of Snownelli
We killed a snowman in Vernon Hills just to see him DIE.
Why? Because he TALKED.
Why? Because he TALKED.
Monday, March 30, 2009
What Happens in Chi-Town...
Stays in Chi-Town...
All right guys. I have returned from the event. It was a blast. Bradford (along with some audience members) did karaoke and played charades. It was a lot of fun. Like...best weekend ever kind of fun. Bradford put SO much effort into the whole thing, writing on his clothes & doing the karoke and charades games. I believe everyone really appreciated the show he put on.
Just so you know, his introduction was a little different than usual. He did a little strip tease. ;) As for spoilers, not much in that regard. If you read his interview from a few nights ago that was linked on this site, that's basically what he said in regard to story. So, nothing new, same old information. He seems chill about it all. We all just kind of chit chatted about stuff and it was a very light hearted ,stress free environment. There were the usual questions about who writes his lines and how he memorizes info, etc...I asked him if Spinell and Helena were going to have scenes cuz she's a badass and he said that would be awesome. Also...He said Santa Claus is not a Diva (Steph asked). LOL.
At the end we got a group photo. Bradford also took a picture and talked with an abosolutely precious little boy and it was probably the highlight of the day.
Great adventure. Please accept that this is as much of a recap as I will be doing. You guys know if I had some sort of mindblowing thing that needed to be mentioned I'd bring it up. If you take this information anywhere you will feel the wrath of the Goth God Zune.
-L
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Snowed in in Chicago with our New Buddy......
When we met him, he was a mere snowflake. He grew into the worlds most infamous Snowman Hacker, know to the world as the The Ice of Cyberspice. However, we knew him as Snownelli....
Some thought he had an icy disposition, but to his friends, he was as warm as hot buttered buns straight from the oven and when he sang Karaoke, he had the voice of an angel. His rendition of Ice, Ice Baby brought a single puurfect frozen tear to my eye.
He was a free spirit and rarely wore pants, choosing to go go commando instead.... he traveled where the wind took him and he didn't stay long. He had no family or backstory. In his short time with us we grew close, though he was an enigma, wrapped in a mystery trapped in a conundrum. He was my best friend, my essential snow person. He has gone to the Great Ice Palace in the Sky. Sometimes, when I look up at the night sky, I think I might just be able to glimpse my dear Snownelli at the tip of Orion's sword. We will miss you dearly... Farewell Fair Snownelli.
Some thought he had an icy disposition, but to his friends, he was as warm as hot buttered buns straight from the oven and when he sang Karaoke, he had the voice of an angel. His rendition of Ice, Ice Baby brought a single puurfect frozen tear to my eye.
He was a free spirit and rarely wore pants, choosing to go go commando instead.... he traveled where the wind took him and he didn't stay long. He had no family or backstory. In his short time with us we grew close, though he was an enigma, wrapped in a mystery trapped in a conundrum. He was my best friend, my essential snow person. He has gone to the Great Ice Palace in the Sky. Sometimes, when I look up at the night sky, I think I might just be able to glimpse my dear Snownelli at the tip of Orion's sword. We will miss you dearly... Farewell Fair Snownelli.
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