As I mentioned previously, I was able to visit Leicester Square about a half hour after the red carpet, or blue carpet rather, ended. I tried to change my Aer Lingus flight at Shannon airport, but they wanted 140 euros for the change. Um, never mind! So after I arrived at Heathrow around a quarter to 7, I luckily got my luggage quickly, and then hopped onto the Heathrow Express which was just waiting for moi. I arrived at Paddington station around 7:30, wasted time and money taking a taxi to a new hotel in the Paddington area which was really only a 3 minute walk. Doh! I checked into the hotel, which the room was hobbit size, compared to the Queen's deluxe room I had in Killarney. I changed shirts and ran out of the hotel to catch the Bakerloo to Leicester Sq.
Just as I was approaching the Empire theater, this is what I see:
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| No more blue carpet, it's been rolled up. |
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| Inside Empire theater main entrance way. |
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| I went inside the theater just to take a few pictures. |
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| The screening was in that very theater, it was heavily guarded. |
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| This is where celebrities stood to have their picture taken by paparazzi. |
However, as I decided to stand around to see what happens next, like, perhaps get a glimpse of Michael coming out of the theater, I met up with two Fassinators. One of the girls,
Bernadette, is an artist and she showed me a sketch she did of Michael which she got him to sign. It was beautiful. She could either sell it for an arm and a leg, or frame it and keep it for herself. I reckon she'll do the latter. She told me that she took a lot of pictures of Michael on the blue carpet and she got a picture with him that she showed me. Lucky girl. She smartly gave me her business card, but I didn't have any of mind to give her. At the time, she hadn't heard about Fassinating Fassbender, so I told her about it and I informed her that I would be emailing her once I get back home. And I kept my word and asked for her permission to include a few of her images from the Prometheus premiere here.
You can see the rest of her images from the Prometheus premiere at her
Facebook. Thanks Bernadette!
As a reminder, Michael will be on TV tonight on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at 12:35am on NBC.
I have started to post images from Killarney at a new '
Killarney' board at Pinterest. Please go check it out, and more pictures will be added over time. I will post some of my most favorites right here starting tomorrow.
The Fassinating Fassbender
contest will be posted on Thursday, with the winner possibly announced as early as later that day or by Friday, June 8th, which is the American release date of this fantastic film!
