I’m not sure how many folks who read this blog also read Adventures with the Wife in Space, though I imagine there are quite a few (and many more who read Wife in Space than Neowhovian). I just started reading it myself, and have found it great fun – it’s someone else’s (much more elaborate and structured) take on what I do in the Nu-Views with the Ladies.
One of the brilliant things to come out of Sue’s (that’s the eponymous “wife”) reactions to the earliest stories is something I’ve noted myself – at its beginning, Doctor Who‘s main protagonist was, in fact, Ian. They’ve even got a T-shirt about it at their shop.
Why am I bringing that up here? Well, it’s because the actor who played Ian (William Russell) is one of the guests at Gally in February (you may remember I’m going). At one point, Neil (that’s the Wife in Space blogger) said he wanted to get Sue there so she could have her picture taken with Mr. Russell while wearing the “They should have called the show IAN” T-shirt. Neil and Sue won’t be at Gally – but I will!
Would you like to see a photo of actor and shirt together? I would! In fact, I’d love to be the one wearing the shirt in said photo! However, since I don’t have a lot of spare cash, I thought perhaps I could ask my readers to pitch in. All I’m looking for here is $50 or so, to cover the cost of the T-shirt and the photo op with Mr. Russell. If I get that support, I’ll buy the shirt, get the photo, and make sure it makes it to both the front page here and to Wife in Space (for them to do with as they see fit).
So if you think that would be cool, too, please pitch in. Any amount is great. Once I reach $50 I’ll take out the link below – no need to be greedy. Thanks for your support, and for helping to make the silly dream of a nerd (or two or three) come true!
