Pokoj joj duši Mira Furlan
Posted By Kathleen David on January 23, 2021
I am going to start this with one of my best Mira stories.
There was a convention in Massachusetts that was in a town close to the border with Connecticut that had a cabaret in which the guests performed for the attendees.
At this same cabaret, Peter and Richard Hatch did a dramatic reading of Peter’s work entitled the Cad in the Hat which we performed as a puppet show at DragonCon.
Sylvester McCoy was there as well. He was performing with his spoons which he is amazing at.
While he was doing this, Mira came over and was talking to Peter. She had a question about publishing that she knew Peter would have the answer.
While they were talking, Sylvester had moved his act to the floor playing his spoons off of people’s heads and tables and the like.
Mira was bent over talking to Peter when Sylvester snuck over and bounced his spoons on Mira’s rump.
She stood up like a shot and turned to see Sylvester there. He winked at her. She smiled at him with a finger wag and went back talking to Peter. At this point I offered her my chair and went to sit with some other friends.
I met Mira because of Peter and his work on Babylon 5.
She was a gracious lady who was really good to her fans.
She also tended to be the best dressed at the convention with the most amazing collection of shawls and wraps.
We were convention buddies and would catch-up when we saw each other.
She had great respect for Peter and his writings.
I will miss her. We now have a Mira sized hole in our universe.
Her role as Delenn on Babylon 5 honestly could only be done by her. She gave the role such wonderful richness. With her accent, she sounded to Americans as alien and other worldly. Her character meant a lot to the fans of the show.
From SpaceCon where we celebrated 20 years of Babylon 5.
(For the VI: on your left is Bill Mumy wearing a blue button-down shirt and black jacket. In the middle is Mira with an orange, yellow, and red patterned shawl wrapped around her. On your right is Bruce Boxleitner wearing a blue shirt. He is a head taller than Bill and Mira.)
I am grateful that I knew Mira.
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