This way, he can avoid having to eat the rubber chicken at the banquet and keep busy!
I actually enjoyed the food at the '05 banquet. Though that was at a completely different hotel on the West Coast.
It's not likely Frid will attend another fest and, now in his mid-80s, he's not going to live forever either. These two facts should also be considered when making a decision whether or not to attend.
Oh, absolutely! Especially for those who are big fans of Frid.
Though, of course, even an appearance by Frid, regardless of the circumstances, wouldn't necessarily be an incentive to some to attend - just like there are certainly people who wouldn't ever be inclined to attend simply because a special guest might be Alexandra Isles, David Henesy, Kate Jackson, or some other DS star who's never even attended a Fest. Frid definitely has a huge following of devoted DS fans who consider the original show to be nothing without him (they would be those "Fridiacs"
- several of whom have even said they would never attend another Fest
unless Frid returned), but not all DS fans are necessarily that devoted (and those people don't necessarily see a return of Frid as anything special). (We even have a few of those "less devoted" here on the forum. I won't mention any names - though through the years they've hardly made a secret of their opinions. And they and probably mostly everyone else know who they are.
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