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Post by sanne on Jul 7, 2009 0:45:47 GMT -10
I'm sorry to hear you are planning to leave us, Loretta. Thank you for your contributions to this board, your efforts to get him the STAR he deserves so much and of course thank you for being a friend all this time. Wish you all the best and I hope you do check in every now and than, even without posting. Love and big hug, Sandra
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Post by ohiogranny on Jul 7, 2009 1:48:58 GMT -10
Loretta, I am suprised that you are leaving although I totally understand your decision. This board has been pretty silent lately and I suspect at least a few of us are conflicted about our hero just as you are. Good luck to you and please know we will miss you.
Karen
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Post by margaret1234 on Jul 7, 2009 2:18:45 GMT -10
Loretta, I am also surprised you are leaving. I am very sorry you have reached this decision but I wish you all the best for the future. You will be missed.
Margaret
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Post by maggie on Jul 7, 2009 4:12:19 GMT -10
Sorry that you are leaving Loretta but respect your reasons for doing so. Take good care. Hugs. maggie
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Post by Dr. Anna McBreadle on Jul 7, 2009 5:16:29 GMT -10
i have already replied to you privately on this matter through myspace so you know my thoughts already! as with the rest of the girls, i wish you all the best and i sorry that you have come to this decision! you'll be greatly missed! luv sam x
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Post by anastasia on Jul 7, 2009 6:22:24 GMT -10
Hey, Ladies. I just wanted to add some things concerning Loretta's decision about Mr Caruso's presence on myspace. I wouldn't take it seriously and quite frankly,as I said before it is quite possible not to be even run by the man himself. Needless to say, no one is getting answers about anything.
It's just the way it works. So if the reason for your disappointment is that, you shouldn't take it SO seriously! If he doesn't care for a star, well that's him. You shouldn't be upset because of that!
It's hard for me to explain myself in English just the way I want so sometimes my words are taken wrongly. I hope what I wrote is clear and no one will be take it badly!
One way or another, I am really sorry aboout you decision Loretta, but it is yours to take! I wish you the best!
Anastasia
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Post by Cammie Moonites on Jul 7, 2009 8:02:56 GMT -10
Yeah, how are we to know that its really really him? I mean, the person on the Myspace could be someone who is pretending to be him, I respect your decisions but I dont think I would allow them to keep me away from trying to get in contact with him, nor does it upset me, every time I see him on msypace IM I instant message him, but I get no answer, but that doesnt make me give up.
So.. I mean. I still love the man and I'll never back away from him over something like that.
But Loretta I respect you and I understand I guess.. It was nice having you around!
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Post by Lindy on Jul 8, 2009 3:38:11 GMT -10
Loretta, I am sorry to hear that you are leaving. But I wish you all the best and understand your decision. My theory is that this site is run by David's team and possibly mostly managed by the gura-tech: Nils Lars or someone similar. I suspect David does his monthly comment but have huge doubts that he is updating it on a daily basis. He may well check it but not update it. Someone does check in for a few minutes very early and/or very late. But it is not usually updated after that brief viewing. Another "on-line" presence does do much longer at various times and it is often updated after that. No one has been there since 5/7. I am not here often but check through all my sites and email before work and late at night. OK, I know this is my imaginismus; just a theory. I really don't think that the private messages are consciously read. I have sent 2 and they come up as unread in my sent box. Remember that this is a promotional activity related to Lexicon. I can't really see David spending hours reading and replying to every message, photo, comment that comes up. I do believe he enjoys the support so if you participate in his site as a supporter and expect not huge things you won't be too disappointed. Not saying it wouldn't be great if he replied to a few, especially the one that reads "The DCmessageboard has sent you a gift"
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Post by KRoseLynn on Jul 8, 2009 5:22:25 GMT -10
David checks his myspace page on occasion, but Frank Nein is the one who runs it for the most part.
Can you imagine? If he, David, read and answered every message he got on myspace? Did you notice how many friends he got inside a week? Hundreds and hundreds.
I'm sorry Loretta got so discouraged, to the point of saying she was "Done," and stopping all her pages because of this...I don't know where the 'Sweet words of his Female fans" comes from, but maybe I'm just not understanding correctly.
Messages in myspace get deleted after 14 days if they are not answered. All I can say is this, if you send him a message (about the Star or whatever else), save it in your hard drive, if it's not answered in 14 days, send it again. I'm sure he gets hundreds of messages a day, and I'm also sure he gets BOMBARDED with instant messages when he signs on (he may even block those who try-you can't get a lot of work done if you're constantly being IM'd). He may not even see all the messages, let alone get to read all of them.
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Post by sanne on Jul 8, 2009 6:04:39 GMT -10
I don't know where the 'Sweet words of his Female fans" comes from, but maybe I'm just not understanding correctly. If you send a message to wish him "a good day", "a lovely Father's Day", "just say hi" or "have a relaxing summerbreak" you seem to be neglected. Only if you use superlatives and excessive wordings like: "I love you", "I love the show", "CSI Miami is the best show in the world", "You are the best" and similar, you are able to get through. It seems as if he only wants the worshipping messages and not the "normal" ones. Which means bad luck for those who like watching the show, like to see David perform a role and admire his work for Best Buddies (if he's still active for that organisation), but don't plan to place him on a high stand. And that is exactly why I (just like Loretta) quit sending messages to his account.........I won't go as far as to completely draw back, but how his MySpace-page is handled, in my opinion, is nothing more or less than very much PR. Sandra
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Post by ohiogranny on Jul 8, 2009 7:05:50 GMT -10
Wow, I am amazed at this! I have created a MySpace account in anticipation of being accepted as a "friend" on his MySpace but I have failed several times to get accepted. I am sure I am doing some little something wrong and have become discouraged. BUT after viewing his site for several weeks now, I no longer try to figure out what I am doing wrong. It just doesn't seem to be focused on anything but "tooting his own horn" or PR as Sandra so nicely said. Most of the stuff (video clips) we can find elsewhere and if he really, really appreciated us, it really would not hurt him to come on this message board once or twice a year and let us know. He knows there was a 'Star' movement on his behalf and the wonderful DVD that was recently put together should have brought forth a very loud THANK YOU! at least.
While I remain an enthusiastic "Miami" fan, I no longer expect much from The Man himself. He's very busy, to be sure, but a nod our direction once in awhile would only take seconds out of that busy day. Russell Crowe can do it on Murphy's "Prose and Passion" site and I'm sure we all know others who respond on their boards as well.
"Come on Mr. Caruso --- a brief thank you for our support is long overdue." Remember your favorite line from fan mail answers? "Support like your means the world to me." Show us.
Karen
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Post by sanne on Jul 8, 2009 7:15:05 GMT -10
PR was the only thing I could think of, Karen, probably because until a minute ago I'd never heard of the expression "tooting his own horn".........that is maybe an even better description than the term "PR" I came up with. Maybe Mr. Caruso doesn't want to, but I do, so if you want I can add you to my friends-list........ just PM me your MySpace account so I can find you....... Sandra
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Post by Cammie Moonites on Jul 8, 2009 7:50:17 GMT -10
Wow.. Maybe you guys are throwing this WAY out of proportion. Lets see, David's a Dad, he's an actor, he's got two jobs, CSI: Miami and Lexicon, and not only that but he's got other invitational things he has to go to every once in a while, and like I said before, how do we prove its even anyone working with him on MYSPACE. I mean seriously there's 100's of accounts on facebook calming to be him.
I think you guys are just... way, way.. like.. how do I say it... losing hope too fast? Because I mean I keep writing letters to the man and havent gotten an answer from him... Should I stop loving him, and - talking about him because of that? I realized the answer is no. It hasnt discouraged me.
You guys are just.. wow, I dont even know how to say it.
It annoys me that something so stupid would make you walk away from him. Yes, he may not have time for us, or to come here, and say Wow you guys are doing a really good job - but at the end of the day, he's an grown adult who doesnt have to do anything.
And if your saying that mysapace was just for PR. Well think again, because like I said a minute ago how the hell are we supposed to prove its even him?!
And, another thing thats bothering me is that your all letting this ruin your love for him after all of this time of just watching CSI: Miami and looking at pictures without hearing anything from him, suddenly a chat opens up that might have the slightest possibility of you talking to him, and BAM oh man now you hate him for it.
To me thats sick - it was never that way before IM was invented, before we could openly 'talk' to him. I truely believe that its not Him on Myspace, or Facebook, why would he be. He's got a life outside of the internet. He doesnt need, or have to be here!
-- Thats my two cents... -backs into a corner-
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Post by ohiogranny on Jul 8, 2009 7:51:54 GMT -10
Sandra: I am always happy to enlighten someone on colloquialisms that are uniquely American. I have learned a few of my own from other countries such as "and Bob's your uncle!" If I ever achieve getting accepted on DC's MySpace site, that's what I'll probably say aside from a few other well chosen expletives! Karen
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Post by sanne on Jul 8, 2009 8:52:41 GMT -10
@karen: and I love to learn as well........ @cassity: don't worry, I'm not going anywhere, but if you had read properly, you would have known that already. I'm NOT saying I stopped liking him. I don't stop watching CSI Miami or his movies, but I don't put him up on a high stand. He's human and just that. Not a saint (and quite frankly, I don't think he'll ever make it to that status ). With his good sides and bad sides, his talents and shortcomings. But if you would take a look at the messages on "his" MySpace-page, you'ld see they are all the same kind. Besides, aren't you the one who's constantly saying we don't know IF it is Mr. Caruso anyway? So why this sudden change of mind? The only thing we actually do is doubting IF it is actually Mr. Caruso behind that MySpace-page. And isn't that the same thing you have done right from the start? Sandra
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