I suppose I'll start with thank-yous:
Rik Alvarez- The video you made was incredible. Honestly, it was such a beautiful dedication to his life, training and work. My family and I will always be grateful for the care you put into it.
Hasbro- Thank you for choosing my father for this honor. His work was his life, and he would have been so honored to be recognized for the voices he created.
My husband- for being such an amazing and supportive human being, I don't think I would have been able to stay put together enough to accept the award if you hadn't been there.
His colleagues: Frank Welker, Flint Dille and Peter Cullen, thank you for participating in the video, hearing your memories and kind words about my dad truly warmed my heart.
And, last but CERTAINLY not least...His fans- You are why we do this. Why actors like my father and myself want to keep going. Your enthusiasm, your encouragement, your passion. With out an audience like you, we would be useless. Your reactions are our ultimate high, the energy you give us makes us want to give it back 10 fold. When I stood onstage looking out at the 1000s of you standing, and applauding my father's legacy....I was speechless. It took all the strength I had to get through thanking all of you, without breaking into tears (Which I DID do back in my hotel room). My dad would have been awed and humbled by your reaction, and probably a lot funnier than I was when accepting the award.
Phew. Ok. I got through the emo part.
The HoF dinner and ceremony itself was so much fun! I got to sit at a table with PETER freaking CULLEN! Simon Furman (the other inductee and comic book author) sat with us as well, and was one of the nicest people I have met in a long time. Rik Alvarez and Sarah Carroll, from Hasbro, and Pete Sinclair from Fun Productions were also sitting with us, making our table the fun table for sure. The food was actually pretty awesome ( I usually have some complaint with mass catered food...but this was darn tasty!)
After everything was said and done, I was approached by a lot of my dad's fans. That was probably my favorite part. People who so loved and appreciated his work that they wanted me to shake their hand, or hug them, or sign something of my father's work....it was so surreal. Transformers fans are the best fans in the world, and I am privileged to have gotten to interact with them, to share my thanks with them, and in some cases to share my grief with them.
After the HoF ceremony, there was a (I'm sure incredibly fun) casino night, which I skipped.
Liam had been SUCH a well behaved baby, and slept through the whole ceremony, that we decided not to push our luck. We headed back to our hotel, where grandma, put Liam to bed, and James and I stole 30 min to enjoy the pool, and jacuzzi.
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