I've really enjoyed seeing some of these actors in RL and seeing JM in a real live play on stage would be a dream come true.

You've got more guts than I - I get very shy about the idea of coming face to face with actors. If I try to analyze why, I think it comes down to something about not being able to (or wanting to) cross the streams of "relating to this person in fiction" and "relating to this person as a real person" - in order to do one, I have to put a damper on the other. And unless I had some kind of work-related reason, I sort of don't want to puncture that fictional bubble, you know?

And thanks for the kind words. It does my heart good to know that everyone will still be here on LJ, doing their thing, even if I won't be able to peek in very often.