#Charles vaandervart
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Here we go again. The criticism of SHās Sassanach Gin tour is as expected. Not everyone has to like what he does. Thatās fair. But that continuing narrative that he takes advantage of his fans? Sorry, but thatās a hard no for me.
Personally I donāt know how the actual fuck he does it. Ten years in and he is still gracious and accommodating to all his fans, even those that cross every line. How is unsolicited groping ever acceptable? I think he is far too affable. But the heās taking advantage of his fans continues. If all he wanted to do was was an Outlander pump and dump cash grab, not only is he doing it all wrong, heās working far to hard. Rather than invest his own money and produce a craft product, he could have purchased a house brand equivalent of whisky and gin, and concentrate on labels. Imagine limited edition pumpkin spice, thanksgiving, Christmas, new yearās, Valentineās Day, shirtless-you get the idea- SH limited edition bottles. I think heās looking beyond that and trying to build a brand.
Thereās also been a lot written about the individual appearances and signings. I would never camp out at midnight to get a place in line, but a 6-8 hour wait? There are a small group of gals that I follow and Dm with, that I would gladly grab a lawn chair and sunscreen and happily take my place in line with. Not sure if they would be as keen, but @khccbc1745, @kiaora45, @harriethattie, @caldineens, @collectido, @ maryofboston, @ Stargazer74 , @andorra97 and many more, who take the time to not only comment, but call me out when I get things wrong(which I have been known to do) you know who you are- Iād wait in line, with any of these women, in a heartbeat. Even though we range in age-40-80- I donāt think we would have a single second of silence. With a group, you take turns getting coffee, snacks, lunchā¦quick SH selfie, hotel nap, dinner and drinks. I think thatās the part people donāt get when they see the long lines. Itās not for everyone, but itās also for most a once in a lifetime thing. Go ahead and laugh, a couple of years ago I was the first to make fun of people like me, but scrolling through the fandom has become one of my favourite things to do, and something I donāt have to share with other family and friends that will never understand the joy of all things Outlander and SHš. The other thing that most people donāt get is that, and I think I can speak not only for myself but the other amazing women in the fandom, we really donāt take each other that seriously. This is fun, and for me definitely a guilty pleasure bcš„øIām so happy that I have these like minded people I can commiserate with because I just watched the last mid season episode of season 7. How dare they sayā¦to be continued next year. Next year? Ffs.
On a final note, a fun fact. If we didnāt have tickets for tennis, I definitely would have gone to the Scottish festival in Fergus Ontario to see our very own hometown boy CV, and RR and for once be able to post some original pics. Not far from home, Iāve been to the festival in the past- definitely have Scots in the family tree including a competitive bagpiper- and its always fun. Iāve really enjoyed CV as WR in the first part of season 7 and really looking forward to watching his story unfold. But having to wait until next year to watch the second half of season 7, and who knows how long before season 8 airs. Donāt even get me started about DG, and the timeline for the release of book 10. Seriously considering a class action lawsuit for the cruel and unusual punishment inflicted by DG when she said Jamieās ghost story would be revealed in the last page of book 10. Why DG? Why? On the other hand, I can take my time scrolling, commenting and posting about season 7. If I was a patient person, which Iām not. So for now Iāll make due with the ongoing commentary of how people around the world refer to the āpineapple swim trunksā SH sports in an upcoming episode of MIK 2. Something budgiesā¦.š¦šāāļøš©²ā¦
#sam heughan#outlander#outlander season 7#sam cait#sam heighan#Charles vaandervart#William#William Ransom#Sassanach
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