I met the EMH!

batlh · Bericht door **batlh** » 07 okt 2007, 17:29

het spijt mij - mijn Nederlands is maar niet zo goed....
hence I must post in English

Yesterday there was a 1-man convention in Deggendorf, Germany, with Robert Picardo aka Voyager's MHN/EMH.

Mr Picardo was awfully nice and friendly. Very down-to-earth and refreshingly normal. No airs and graces at all, like so many of his colleagues.

Confessing to the audience that he's a big fan of German mustard immediately broke the ice. Within just a few minutes he had managed to create a relaxed and almost intimate atmosphere. The fact that this was truely a mini-convention with only about 100 fans from all over Germany might have added to this.
One of the many highlights of this evening was his version of the evergreen "I got you, babe" (big hit in the 70ies by Sonny and Cher) which he did with Heidi, one of his fans. His version is titled "I had you, baby" and is the musical quarrel of a freshly divorced couple of American celebrities. It's absoultely hilarious!

Of course there was the usual question and answer section and a little bit of gossip about his VOY crewmates. But I won't tell you anything about that - you have to meet Mr Picardo yourself and ask him - he can tell you in a much funnier and more interesting way.

Since there were so few people, everyone got a chance to get their picture taken with Mr Picardo. One could see that it was very straining for him. After all he had only just arrived from Italy and must have been terribly tired, but he wouldn't disappoint his fans and even took the time to chat a little with them while the photographer got everything ready for the next shot.
Apparently, the good mood infected even the photographer for at the end of the session he, too, asked for a photo of himself with Mr Picardo as did all the newspaper reporters and even the team of the local TV station.

After the photo session Mr Picardo signed photos and CDs which he sold at a remarkably moderate fee (25€ per item, 40€ for 2 - that's approx. $30 / $50).

Finally, after he had taken a short break to refresh himself, he even found the energy to join us in the bar for a private chat. The fans were so decent as to not take photographs of him there, so that he could relax a little bit. He retired early but nobody would have dreamt of complaining. Though he's an excellent actor, it was obvious that he was very exhausted. So the party ended early and we all went home as to not disturb his sleep.

PS: It was not Mr Picardo's fault that so few fans attended the convention - the hotel simply doesn't offer more space. On the positive side that means an incredibly intimate atmosphere and a very personal contact to the celebrities. I can wholeheartedly recommend the cons in Deggendorf to any fan.
(If you're a Enterprise fan, come and meet Anthony Montgomery on Nov. 10th. You'll never again get that close to a Star Trek actor - unless you happen to be a camera man in Hollywood

)

Deggendorf is in Southern Germany, in Bavaria, where Autobahn A3 and A92 meet. About 100 km north of Munich.

[edited to replace MHN with EMH - was so excited to have met Mr Picardo that I didn't think of using the English form]

Henry86 · Bericht door **Henry86** » 07 okt 2007, 19:47

Je Nederlands is inderdaad niet zo goed. Zelfs dat ene zinnetje komt duidelijk uit een vertaalmachine, jij ordinaire spammer.

.:Admiral-Janeway:. · Bericht door **.:Admiral-Janeway:.** » 07 okt 2007, 20:59

En dat in het voy forum

EMH · Bericht door **EMH** » 07 okt 2007, 21:11

Ja straks wordt Tactical_Janeway boos.

koent · Bericht door **koent** » 07 okt 2007, 21:57

EMH schreef:Ja straks wordt Tactical_Janeway boos.

WHAHAHAHAHAAHAH

*ahem*

ik vin t wel cool hoor

Henry86 · Bericht door **Henry86** » 08 okt 2007, 16:07

EMH schreef:Ja straks wordt Tactical_Janeway boos.

Jij niet dan? Je naam is verbasterd tot.... MHN.

GPS · Bericht door **GPS** » 08 okt 2007, 16:49

Henry86 schreef:
EMH schreef:Ja straks wordt Tactical_Janeway boos.
Jij niet dan? Je naam is verbasterd tot.... MHN.

Medical Hollow Nerd

.:Admiral-Janeway:. · Bericht door **.:Admiral-Janeway:.** » 08 okt 2007, 17:02

GPS schreef:
Henry86 schreef:
EMH schreef:Ja straks wordt Tactical_Janeway boos.
Jij niet dan? Je naam is verbasterd tot.... MHN.
Medical Hollow Nerd

Neuh die Duitsers kennen het niet anders omdat ze daar alles vertalen

EMH · Bericht door **EMH** » 08 okt 2007, 19:24

tssk, mij naar het Moffrikaans vertalen.

batlh · Bericht door **batlh** » 12 okt 2007, 19:58

Henry86 schreef:Je Nederlands is inderdaad niet zo goed. Zelfs dat ene zinnetje komt duidelijk uit een vertaalmachine, jij ordinaire spammer.

Ik ben geen spammer, maar jij bent een kinkel

Inderdaad ben ik een gebruiker van diet board een langere tijd dan je (meer dan 5 jaaren)

Sorry, I better continue in English as I am too angry to fight my way through the finesses of Dutch grammar.

Quite a few people from this board know me: Doom'er, Ghost, Mr Vulcan or Nebulaguy to name only a few. And Captain Crash of course.
And no, I am not using a translating programme but Langenscheidt's dictionary German/Nederlands.
Instead of insulting me, you should respect the fact that someone from abroad tries to learn your language single-handedly, with only the help of a dictionary and everyone's posts here. It'd be quite entertaining for the other board members and myself to see you try and write in German, I'm sure. And calling someone a spammer without even performing a search for this person's posts is foolish - to put it mildly.

I thought my post about me meeting Mr Picardo would be interesting for those who never had a chance to meet him or who are planning to meet him one day.
And I posted the info about the November convention because I thought maybe some members of this board would like to come here and it'd be nice to meet them IRL. (And if someone couldn't afford a hotel, I'd have offered my spare room).

Thanks a lot, indeed, for being such wonderful examples of Star Trek's ideals of tolerance and fairness.

Master Vanhu Botie · Bericht door **Master Vanhu Botie** » 12 okt 2007, 20:08

Ja, Henry, dat was niet liev van je. En cc vraagt nochtans zo liev om newbies niet meteen uit te kakken. Tss, tss toch, stoute jongen Afbeelding

batlh · Bericht door **batlh** » 12 okt 2007, 20:12

LOL naaaah, is niet zo erg. En ik ben ja geen newbie

Maar dankjewel omdat je mij hulp verlent

_______

and to resolve the confusion about the abbreviations:
MHN = medizinisch-holographisches Notfallprogramm = medisch holografisch program in het geval van nood = emergency medical hologram = EMH

See? A German MHN is a Dutch MHN as well

GPS · Bericht door **GPS** » 12 okt 2007, 20:38

batlh schreef:.........to resolve the confusion about the abbreviations:
MHN = medizinisch-holographisches Notfallprogramm = medisch holografisch program in het geval van nood = emergency medical hologram = EMH

See? A German MHN is a Dutch MHN as well

Zou eerder spreken van Hollografische Artsen Programma (HAP) of Hollografisch Nood Programma (HNP)
BTW, onze EMH is een gewoon noodgeval.

batlh · Bericht door **batlh** » 12 okt 2007, 20:46

aaah! I stand corrected. Cool, now I know a few words that aren't in my dictionary.
bedankt! Afbeelding

EMH · Bericht door **EMH** » 12 okt 2007, 21:00

GPS schreef:
batlh schreef:.........to resolve the confusion about the abbreviations:
MHN = medizinisch-holographisches Notfallprogramm = medisch holografisch program in het geval van nood = emergency medical hologram = EMH

See? A German MHN is a Dutch MHN as well
Zou eerder spreken van Hollografische Artsen Programma (HAP) of Hollografisch Nood Programma (HNP)
BTW, onze EMH is een gewoon noodgeval.

Deze GPS is ook niet wat het moet wezen hoor. Stuurt je alleen maar van de regen in de drup.

batlh · Bericht door **batlh** » 12 okt 2007, 21:13

dat problem hebt jij met iederen GPS

Mijn Vaders GPS zegt hem altijd dat hij midden op de brugg rechtsaf zull stuuren

Blind Guardian · Bericht door **Blind Guardian** » 12 okt 2007, 21:15

batlh schreef:dat problem hebt jij met iederen GPS Mijn Vaders GPS zegt hem altijd dat hij midden op de brugg rechtsaf zull stuuren

Nou in dit geval, is GPS = grote pappa smurf, aangezien GPS een Smurfen Fetish heeft

batlh · Bericht door **batlh** » 12 okt 2007, 21:22

oic! Maar heel beter pappa smurf dan Vader Abraham Afbeelding

koent · Bericht door **koent** » 12 okt 2007, 22:51

passen jullie door een waterkraan...

Dawn · Bericht door **Dawn** » 12 okt 2007, 23:35

Wat gaaf! mr_Vulcan en ik hebben Robert Picardo ook ontmoet. Hij heeft nog een handtekening van hem gescoord en we zijn met 'm op de foto gegaan. (helaas was dit op screenheroes

Zo'n kleinschalige conventie was misschien wel beter geweest.)

Blind Guardian · Bericht door **Blind Guardian** » 12 okt 2007, 23:43

Bob Picardo is een aardige en charismatische man, alleen jammer dat hij in Nederland op de verkeerde conventie is terecht gekomen, op Utopia zo hij beter tot zijn recht komen.

Dawn · Bericht door **Dawn** » 12 okt 2007, 23:43

EMH · Bericht door **EMH** » 13 okt 2007, 19:28

Ik heb m ook op Screenheroes ontmoet en hem een handtekening op m'n Stargate DVD box laten zetten.

batlh · Bericht door **batlh** » 13 okt 2007, 19:52

argh! I made such a long Dutch post and then my browser froze and it's all gone

Please forgive me being so lazy, but I'm faster in English:

Mr Picardo said that he and his fellow VOY stars meet every month in a pub or a restaurant. (2 weeks ago, on their last meeting, they visited Jeri Ryan in the restaurant she bought for her brandnew husband

). The mini-convention here in Deggendorf was very exhausting for him but I think he will nevertheless recommend it to his colleagues on their next meeting. So chances are good that we get more Voyager stars here.
Geographically, Deggendorf is pretty far away from the NL, but it is directly at the Autobahn (autosnelweg) and so it is only about 7 hours from Amsterdam and maybe 6 from Hengelo. By train it is about 7 hours from Hengelo.
So it's perhaps a good chance for you to meet your favourite actor almost in private. Deggendorf is a tiny town and so the hotels have reasonable prices. And if you are totally broke, I can offer a comfortable sofa (and I am a good cook

).

Blind Guardian · Bericht door **Blind Guardian** » 13 okt 2007, 19:55

hehe; ik denk dat iedereen in nederland wel weet wat een Autobahn is

batlh · Bericht door **batlh** » 13 okt 2007, 20:02

IC. So Germans are unpopular in NL but our roads aren't

Blind Guardian · Bericht door **Blind Guardian** » 13 okt 2007, 20:07

batlh schreef:IC. So Germans are unpopular in NL but our roads aren't

Before the carspeed limits i don't think so, trough many parts (specially round cities) have a limit for 120/130 km/h now a days

batlh · Bericht door **batlh** » 13 okt 2007, 20:09

not here in Eastern Bavaria. But that's perhaps because there are so many potholes and cracks in the roads. I scarcely drive faster than 160.

Blind Guardian · Bericht door **Blind Guardian** » 13 okt 2007, 20:12

batlh schreef:not here in Eastern Bavaria. But that's perhaps because there are so many potholes and cracks in the roads. I scarcely drive faster than 160.

I think my car will blow up i'f i go 160 with it

Bericht door **Vis** » 13 okt 2007, 20:25

Blind Guardian schreef:
batlh schreef:not here in Eastern Bavaria. But that's perhaps because there are so many potholes and cracks in the roads. I scarcely drive faster than 160.
I think my car will blow up i'f i go 160 with it

Dat kunnen ze mooi bij Top Gear doen