Claude, I attempted to post about the excitement engendered by the prospect of your cuddly presence at this year's Festival, but I'm afraid my fingers were shaking too much to type!
I'll try not to follow you around like Tate's Creation with Tim Shaw, big dark sad eyes mutely pleading, entreating, cajoling...
My, but you are the flatterer, aren't you?
On a less narcissistic note
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I, too, would love to see the DS events held in different cities each year. The considerable discounts on hotel rooms make the DS events the perfect forums for visiting a new city. I don't know about anyone else, but I think the registration fee for the Fests is really quite reasonable and I certainly wouldn't object to paying a bit more in order to cover the additional costs of bringing the cast members to a city other than New York or Los Angeles.
Another thought is to make the events more intimate, so to speak, with fewer cast members and more chances for them to do Q&A sessions, dramatic readings, etc.