Whenever James Marsters is asked his favorite color,
he says, "Green, the color of Mother Earth." I decided to crochet a long, thin scarf
for him and found soft, mottled, earthy green yarn to symbolize the natural
green of Mother Earth, rather than the more solid greens of most yarns. The soft, green scarf was given to James
in April 2005 at the Houston Slayer Con.
Some time later, James went to England for his "Words and Music" tour. There was a tour diary on his website
and I noticed he was wearing a scarf in two of the pictures. The first picture was of James at
Stonehenge. A
scarf was tucked into his coat. The
second picture was of James at a restaurant, sitting down to a plate of bangers
and mash. His coat was off and he
was wearing a long scarf. It was
exciting to think he was actually wearing the scarf I made for him, but I wasn't
100% certain it was mine because in the online photos, the scarf looked more
blue than green. I always hoped it
was mine, but didn't know for sure and didn't get an opportunity to find out
because I wasn't able to see him again for a while.
Finally, at
Dragon*Con in 2008, I got to ask James about the scarf when I attended the
Private Party with James and Gareth David-Lloyd. James came to the table where I was
sitting for a brief chat. After
other topics were discussed, I had my opportunity. I would have been perfectly happy with a
simple "Yes" answer. But I got so much more.
Me: For
Words and Music there's a tour diary online. In the photos of you at
Stonehenge and sitting down at a restaurant, you're wearing a
scarf. I've been wondering if that was the green scarf I crocheted for
you.
James: Yes. And it SAVED ME!
Stonehenge was f***g cold! And I had a concert to give
the next day. So I wrapped that scarf around and around my neck. It
SAVED ME!
Me: (majorly undignified squee)
James: Now when I look at pictures of Stonehenge, I can say, "I was there; I touched that stone."
Me: (majorly undignified squee)
James: Now when I look at pictures of Stonehenge, I can say, "I was there; I touched that stone."
James
Marsters not only wore the earthy green scarf I crocheted for him, it SAVED
him! Squee!
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| James and Loweness, Houston 2005 |
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