Angelica Constantine
06-28-2008, 06:10 AM
"NOTE FROM RICK" - ANDY
June 22, 2008
http://rdanderson.com/updates/images/andy.jpg
RDA and Andy Richard phoned again to keep in touch. He was at home with his puppy, Andy, who unfortunately is taking after her owner with a hurt foot. Richard described his six month old Australian shepherd puppy, saying, "She's just a rocket. She jumps, leaps, flies. It's the flying that gets her in trouble. She'll jump off walls, or through trees and bushes. And she hops! Her whole name when I got her was Rabbit Andy because she is such a hopper. She goes through the tall grass I have planted in the back, and literally she looks like a bunny, just bounding. That's the word - bounding!"
With all that bounding, she managed to hurt her foot, and she has been wearing a cast that had to be replaced four times because she wears a hole in it, or gets it wet. He's supposed to keep her quiet, but he knows that's impossible. She's doing much better, but it still bothers her, and she'll need to have the cast replaced again.
"Andy will play with anything that moves, and some things that won't," and she had been having play dates with Daisy, another dog in the family who is a shiba inu/bulldog mix. They get along so well, in fact, he insists that there is not another dog on the face of the planet who could put up with a six month old Australian shepherd puppy. Slowly Daisy has moved in and become a regular member of the family.
When Richard called, a powerful thunderstorm was moving into my area. Every time the lightning flashed, he would hear the thunder on the other end of the line and get so excited. "Is that another one? Cool!! I love love love love electrical storms! We don't get them in California. Minnesota, that's where they were originally from. Thunderstorms were manufactured in Minnesota! Doesn't it excite you? Are you just sitting there watching it?"
He spoke about the charity page (http://rdanderson.com/home/charity.htm) on the website, and he is very appreciative of all the donations that are made there, which he referred to as "incredible behavior by the real-life humanoids of fandom." The site is currently set up so that only the charity receives the personal information of the donor, and the charity may pass this information on to Richard. However, it is also possible for the donor to send an eCard-style "gift card" indicating that a donation has been made. Richard liked the suggestion that these eCards be sent to mail@rdanderson.com, where they can be forwarded on to him. The charity page is now set up to allow donors to use the eCard option if they choose.
Richard talked about being caught several times recently by the paparazzi and camera teams from TMZ. In general, he says, the paparazzi around Malibu have been very polite and respectful, and he will usually stop and talk with them for a bit if he has the time, but he's tempted to ask TMZ, "Why the negative approach? No matter how good natured or well intentioned someone might be, why the twist, why the commentary spin?"
He was also disappointed to learn that imposter's on sites like MySpace and Facebook have been posing as Richard Dean Anderson. He wanted to make it very clear that he is not on MySpace or Facebook. "I don't like stuff being out there in my name that I am unaware of and that misrepresents me. Even duping one person is wrong. There's no need for it. These sites serve no positive purpose, and I don't want to feed into that. So if it takes a comment from me to out these guys, so be it. Knock it off."
Richard addressed several of the recent rumors on the internet. He had not heard the rumors about a MacGyver movie for the big screen, but he said that if such a project is in the works, he is not involved with it.
The rumor that he might appear at ComicCon in July is true, however. He will be a guest of MGM, and he expects to be at ComicCon for the preview of Continuum, which will be held aboard the USS Midway, and for a party being hosted by the Navy. Further details had not yet been set. He expects his appearance to be brief, although he joked that the person he most wants to meet there is Seth McFarlane of "Family Guy." "He's my new genius. That's a great show."
To the TMZ paparazzi, Richard had earlier referenced an upcoming motorcycle trip to Alaska, but he clarified that those plans have changed. "I've already taken about three trips, just short trips, between 2 and 4 days each, up and around the coast and through the canyons of California. I just disappear for awhile, dontcha know." He and his traveling buddy have been using MAD Maps ("Motor Adventure Destinations") to plan out routes for touring. At the moment, however, his buddy is working, and so they are waiting for him to get some free time so they can partner up and do one of the longer treks.
He also related the story that goes with the motorcycle picture (http://rdanderson.com/updates/news.htm#motorcycle) he had shared earlier. The two of them had been heading out on their first day toward Lake Isabella about three months ago. On the way they took a side trip up a mountain. He's not sure which mountain it was, but "my ears popped a couple of times going up," and the mountain road was washed out in spots, the type of road that their bikes are perfect for. But just as they hit the high woods before the tree line, they came around a corner, and the rest of the road was pack ice and snow. He took a run at it, but he had a 550 pound bike with the wrong tires. Even though they were cresting on the mountain, and only about 500 yards away from being able to continue on, there was no getting through it, and they had to turn back. Describing the picture he had sent of himself on the motorcycle, he laughed, "The picture reads really well for me. If you're a cyclist, you look at snow and you realize these two things don't go together. There is no reason in the world why I should have been anywhere on a motorcycle where there was snow!"
Wylie had been out of state visiting cousins, and was going to be coming home that evening. Richard speaks with such pride of Wylie's accomplishments, especially in the performing arts. She has been doing a lot of musicals lately. She was in "Les Miserables," and when she gets home, she will be auditioning for "Oliver." She also did a recital with several vignettes of song and dance. "Her tap dancing is just awesome. I've told her, I will support her tap dancing forever because she is SO great. She's just GOOD! She's got the aptitude, the physicality, and the rhythm. She's wonderful! So she's going to be busy this summer."
With that, he had to end the conversation in order to get Andy back to the vet before closing. "I have to get Andy's arm re-bandaged." Then he paused. "She's looking at me now. She wants to play."
Thanks to my friend KateR :wave: at http://rdanderson.com/
June 22, 2008
http://rdanderson.com/updates/images/andy.jpg
RDA and Andy Richard phoned again to keep in touch. He was at home with his puppy, Andy, who unfortunately is taking after her owner with a hurt foot. Richard described his six month old Australian shepherd puppy, saying, "She's just a rocket. She jumps, leaps, flies. It's the flying that gets her in trouble. She'll jump off walls, or through trees and bushes. And she hops! Her whole name when I got her was Rabbit Andy because she is such a hopper. She goes through the tall grass I have planted in the back, and literally she looks like a bunny, just bounding. That's the word - bounding!"
With all that bounding, she managed to hurt her foot, and she has been wearing a cast that had to be replaced four times because she wears a hole in it, or gets it wet. He's supposed to keep her quiet, but he knows that's impossible. She's doing much better, but it still bothers her, and she'll need to have the cast replaced again.
"Andy will play with anything that moves, and some things that won't," and she had been having play dates with Daisy, another dog in the family who is a shiba inu/bulldog mix. They get along so well, in fact, he insists that there is not another dog on the face of the planet who could put up with a six month old Australian shepherd puppy. Slowly Daisy has moved in and become a regular member of the family.
When Richard called, a powerful thunderstorm was moving into my area. Every time the lightning flashed, he would hear the thunder on the other end of the line and get so excited. "Is that another one? Cool!! I love love love love electrical storms! We don't get them in California. Minnesota, that's where they were originally from. Thunderstorms were manufactured in Minnesota! Doesn't it excite you? Are you just sitting there watching it?"
He spoke about the charity page (http://rdanderson.com/home/charity.htm) on the website, and he is very appreciative of all the donations that are made there, which he referred to as "incredible behavior by the real-life humanoids of fandom." The site is currently set up so that only the charity receives the personal information of the donor, and the charity may pass this information on to Richard. However, it is also possible for the donor to send an eCard-style "gift card" indicating that a donation has been made. Richard liked the suggestion that these eCards be sent to mail@rdanderson.com, where they can be forwarded on to him. The charity page is now set up to allow donors to use the eCard option if they choose.
Richard talked about being caught several times recently by the paparazzi and camera teams from TMZ. In general, he says, the paparazzi around Malibu have been very polite and respectful, and he will usually stop and talk with them for a bit if he has the time, but he's tempted to ask TMZ, "Why the negative approach? No matter how good natured or well intentioned someone might be, why the twist, why the commentary spin?"
He was also disappointed to learn that imposter's on sites like MySpace and Facebook have been posing as Richard Dean Anderson. He wanted to make it very clear that he is not on MySpace or Facebook. "I don't like stuff being out there in my name that I am unaware of and that misrepresents me. Even duping one person is wrong. There's no need for it. These sites serve no positive purpose, and I don't want to feed into that. So if it takes a comment from me to out these guys, so be it. Knock it off."
Richard addressed several of the recent rumors on the internet. He had not heard the rumors about a MacGyver movie for the big screen, but he said that if such a project is in the works, he is not involved with it.
The rumor that he might appear at ComicCon in July is true, however. He will be a guest of MGM, and he expects to be at ComicCon for the preview of Continuum, which will be held aboard the USS Midway, and for a party being hosted by the Navy. Further details had not yet been set. He expects his appearance to be brief, although he joked that the person he most wants to meet there is Seth McFarlane of "Family Guy." "He's my new genius. That's a great show."
To the TMZ paparazzi, Richard had earlier referenced an upcoming motorcycle trip to Alaska, but he clarified that those plans have changed. "I've already taken about three trips, just short trips, between 2 and 4 days each, up and around the coast and through the canyons of California. I just disappear for awhile, dontcha know." He and his traveling buddy have been using MAD Maps ("Motor Adventure Destinations") to plan out routes for touring. At the moment, however, his buddy is working, and so they are waiting for him to get some free time so they can partner up and do one of the longer treks.
He also related the story that goes with the motorcycle picture (http://rdanderson.com/updates/news.htm#motorcycle) he had shared earlier. The two of them had been heading out on their first day toward Lake Isabella about three months ago. On the way they took a side trip up a mountain. He's not sure which mountain it was, but "my ears popped a couple of times going up," and the mountain road was washed out in spots, the type of road that their bikes are perfect for. But just as they hit the high woods before the tree line, they came around a corner, and the rest of the road was pack ice and snow. He took a run at it, but he had a 550 pound bike with the wrong tires. Even though they were cresting on the mountain, and only about 500 yards away from being able to continue on, there was no getting through it, and they had to turn back. Describing the picture he had sent of himself on the motorcycle, he laughed, "The picture reads really well for me. If you're a cyclist, you look at snow and you realize these two things don't go together. There is no reason in the world why I should have been anywhere on a motorcycle where there was snow!"
Wylie had been out of state visiting cousins, and was going to be coming home that evening. Richard speaks with such pride of Wylie's accomplishments, especially in the performing arts. She has been doing a lot of musicals lately. She was in "Les Miserables," and when she gets home, she will be auditioning for "Oliver." She also did a recital with several vignettes of song and dance. "Her tap dancing is just awesome. I've told her, I will support her tap dancing forever because she is SO great. She's just GOOD! She's got the aptitude, the physicality, and the rhythm. She's wonderful! So she's going to be busy this summer."
With that, he had to end the conversation in order to get Andy back to the vet before closing. "I have to get Andy's arm re-bandaged." Then he paused. "She's looking at me now. She wants to play."
Thanks to my friend KateR :wave: at http://rdanderson.com/