My trip to London for the UK Twilight Saga New Moon fan event on Nov. 11th 2009
I left Norway on Tuesday Nov 10th and well arrived safe and sound to my hotel, contacted my friends who was already in London and another friend on her way to the hotel I was staying in.
On the London underground they got some cool posters and when it is time to promote my faves: Bon Jovi and The Twilight Saga New Moon they manage to put up some really cool stuff LOL. The pics aren't that great cos I took these with my Iphone in a hurry...but here they are none the less:
Bon Jovi poster for promoting their Residency at the O2 Arena next June:
When we all got together eventually we got a hot tip about a possible arrival with Rob and co from Paris. So after having dinner at some Asian restaurant we rushed to Paddington st to catch the express train to the airport and um..well silly things happend that will make us laugh for a while I think! After finally getting on the train and paid no less than £23 ONE WAY to get to the airport we started to wait, and wait and wait. At the end of the night it was clear that they wouldn’t arrive where we were hehe. As pics have since shown they arrived at some private airport I think?
Anyways the next day we got up EARLY. I am talking 5:40 am early. Then finally managed to make our way to Battersea Park where the event would take place. We got there by 7:45 am. Not too many people there but well the security there either wasn’t clear on how they would sort out the line for those picking up tickets and those who were there for the red carpet arrivals. After being moved here’n’there for a bit things started to look like they had a plan and the end result it turned out to be a good one. They ended up having the people for the red carpet in one line and when it was time to go inside they took us group by group of 10 ppl. This to avoid people running and to make it fair for those who had camped out/came early.
Some pics from the line to get into the red carpet area for the event:
Some of "my group" in the red carpet line:
Drooling over Rob pics in a magazine hehe
Worked like a charm for us! We ended up FRONT ROW at the actual red carpet arrival area. They had barriers around in the back too where the cast would go around to sign stuff. But our spot was perfect! Sure it got a little boring waiting for the action to start but when it finally started then things got moving quickly. It was funny how the media folks went up and down the front rows making people scream. My voice was going BEFORE all this happened due to a cold so all that shouting etc did NOT help lol. Then to boot we got interviewed quite a few times both on camera and by magazines/newspapers (not sure if any of that will be used or got used though!). So well by the time the ppl we were all waiting for my voice was well really bad lol.
This is how the area looked like when we got there:
These posters were hot commodity after the event...nope I didn't get one as I had only a carry on luggage to bring on the plane. No room for these posters either as they were HUGE lol
Yep it rained on and off but thankfully I had my umbrella with me, it didn't rain constantly though..
Our view of one of the 2 giant screens I saw there:
Laila and I trying to practice our poses for pics that night? lol
The anticipation is increasing as it drew closer to the start of the red carpet action:
Our group is getting very excited indeed!
Then it begins:
These boys to me resembled the Volturi and they even had red contact lenses!
There were some "wolf pack" action too but of course in their human form. They were hard to catch on camera so this was the best I could do:
Also snapped some pics of the bands performing at the event, since I have NO CLUE who they are I figured I could post one that actually came out somewhat decent...lol
I believe this is Band of Skulls or something..not sure..sorry to any fans of this band but I am useless with unfamiliar names!
Rob came first, 10 min before the others, and he JUMPED out of his car my friend Laila told me..I didn’t see it but she did. He then started to making the rounds with interviews by the media then the fans, and by fans I mean he did really sign just about everyone’s stuff all over that area…he was everywhere!
When he finally got to where we were I started snapping some pics and I got more lucky with Rob’s picks than the others! I guess my camera loves Rob too…When he was standing infront of my friend Laila and signed her magazine (over Kristen's face lmao!) He kinda hesitated and said "God, I can't even remember my name anymore!" and laughed, I guess he remembered... I told Rob that we know his new nickname now (that Kristen revealed in the Harper’s Bazar interview) ”I know your new nickname Rob, Hi Flippy!” He makes a funny face and goes ”pff” and laughs. I said something else too but my brain was mush at that point so I forgot what I told him lol.
Rob on the red carpet:
Getting closer to ME now :-)
What made him do THIS face I had no clue but I love it still! LOL, he had just signed my book here and moved onwards to the next group of fans hehe.
Somehow Rob was the only one that came out the best while they walked up or down the red carpet between the media interviews and pictures...my camera is apparently a Rob fan..lol
Aww I caught him smiling... *melts*
Funny how he looks taller than everyone else in this crowd..hehe!
Got a cold Rob? or just cold hands?
Not my best Rob shot but man it is hilarious, look he sparkles so brightly even his head disappeared...lol (not really!)
My friend Laila (aka @Stupid69Lamb on twitter) took this pic of Rob as he signed stuff:
Then Taylor came, he too did interviews first and then some but nowhere near all of the front row at the red carpet, he ran out of time. So I never got to take a good pic of him nor talk to him. We were told he’d come back but he never did. Ran out of time I guess.
The only pic I got to take of Taylor, shame cos I would have wanted closer ones...but oh well better than nothing!
Then Kristen came, she did the same rounds with interview etc first. Then she started to do the front row with fans but was told that she had to do more interviews, she was like ”just one more please?” and made this adorable face like she was pleading! The girl she signed for was crying out of excitement and Kristen was so sweet. She did og do more interviews but as we were promised she’d come back but after getting that promise from Taylor’s handlers I doubted it. But Kristen like Rob took time with the fans too. She must have done the same rounds as Rob and signed as much as possible. She even took pics with some fans! When she came by me I had my questions clear for her. Asked when the Runaways came out. She didn’t know. Then I told her what I told Rob about the nickname she gave him. She cracked up over that lol. Also asked her if she was singing in the Runaways movie. She said yes! Cool
Isn't she pretty? I always go "awwww" when I see her cos she has a very pretty but very adorable face and she is sweet! Sure she has her ups and downs but I just find her adorable and sweet and thankfully...human!
Then she signed my friend Laila’s magazine, Rob had signed over Kristen’s face in there so she signed over his! We both laughed at that, she heard us and came back ”oh I signed over his face?” My friend and I laughed and said ”well he signed over yours” She just laughed and made this funny face like” arrrrrrghh!” Too funny lol.
Here is the pic that my friend Laila (aka @Stupdi69Lamb) had signed, she took the pic and sent it to me so I could insert it here:
Isn't it cute? *awwwww*
Never thought this pic would come out but it did..shows what Kristen wore but from behind of course as she was posing for the media here:
We tried for a while to get Chris Weitz over and he finally did come over to sign stuff. He came by me and I got my tiny autograph from him LOL. I told him my friend Valerie and I were extras in NM when they were in Italy, he goes ”wow, thank you for doing that!” ”We were on set for 2 days and worked for free! ” I told him, he was stunned and said ”wow thanks again, I bet that must have been hard!”. I told him yes it was hard work but a great experience and fun!” He thanked me yet again! I was thinking to myself ”well damn, stop charming me!” lol. Then I told him he had to direct Breaking Dawn, he was ”aww that’s very nice of you!” and thanked me YET again lmao. I told him we love the look of NM we have seen so far so yes we want him for Breaking Dawn. The lady next to him said ”OK done deal!” and we laughed. ”I wish it was that easy” I said! LOL.
Chris signing autographs on the red carpet:
That was pretty much all the interaction I had with Rob, Kristen and Chris, but before Chris came to us the 4 of them, yes with Taylor, did pose for pics for the media again. I saw Rob and Chris do this funny dance as they moved down the line of photographers…Kristen and Taylor followed too! It looked funny lol.
Then it was over and well we were tired but happy and made our way back to Valerie’s hotel to finish up a bottle of Montepulcianao wine she had found in a store the night before…had to remember the fun days in Italy hehe.
Gotta show the autographs though! Top one says "Rob" bottom one says "KStew" and the itty bitty tiny autograph there is er..Chris Weitz autograph LOL..I guess he tried to sign it "CW" lol
So yes we both decided, Valerie and I that is, that our Montepulciano luck still worked hehe.
That was roughly all I can remember from my London NM event experience
A happy but tired bunch having dinner at..."Bella Italia" at Bayswater, London, UK. (no I am not in the pic cos I am the photographer lol!)
I went back to Norway Thursday Nov. 12th but since I had some time to kill before my flight, (evening flight), I met up with Valerie and her friends again to go shopping. One of our stops were Covent Garden and this huge Christmas reindeer decorated the Covent Garden market place or whatever it is called, pretty cool so I had to take a pic with my Iphone again!
