Jonathan Jackson did a lot of traveling to promote his movie, "The Deep End of the Ocean," and some of our fellow soapfans got Lucky!
Gina,
"I SAW JONATHAN JACKSON (LUCKY) AT PLANET
HOLLYWOOD, NYC!!! I got to Planet Hollywood at about 12:30pm on
Monday, March 8. The first thing I see is the sign
outside the door that says JJ will be there at
1:00pm. I have my camera and my video camera with
me. My dad shows up at 12:45 (the poor guy--he told
his boss he had a backache and had to go to the
doctors but in reality he went to take pics for me!)
At 1:00pm on the dot, my dad, who's facing the
entrance as we sat at the bar, tells me to turn
around immediately and there was JJ walking in. Report and photos by
Gina.
Erica, "I WAS AT THE PREMIERE OF THE DEEP END OF
THE OCEAN!My roommate and I drove 3 hours to attend
the speical premiere in Madison Wisconsin, and the
charity reception beforehand. When we spotted JJ at the
reception, we began to observe the situation (ie: When
would the best time to approach JJ be?) and we
decided that approaching him sooner rathar than later
was probably best. He was being interviewed all
over the place, but then we saw him talking with (his
brother) Richard, alone. BINGO! We approached
him, introduced ourselves and said that we were fans
of DEOTO (The Deep End of the Ocean) and that of
course, we watched GH. I even shook his hand!
Then we talked about DEOTO a little and I think I said
that Vincent
was my favorite character and that I was glad I read
his section first. JJ said, "You read books
from the middle?" I'm not sure what I said but I think
it was, "Well, why would I want to read a
book that I'm not going to like by the time I get to
the middle?" (note: I didn't say "Why would I
want to read the part that isn't about your character?")
When he talks to you he does look right
into your eyes. Wow. Report and photo
by Erica
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He looked incredible! Those eyes are really
gorgeous. He is led into a room with his brother
and a few other people. That's when a small mob
follows them (myself and my dad included) and
waits outside the door. I get to the front and
look to be the only person there with a video
camera. I talk up the bodyguard who lets me stand
in front and is so cool!! He was pushing a lot of
people but since we had chatted, he was cool with
me. Since I was by the door, I got to see JJ first
as he walked out. Things get a little crazy then
because people started shoving each other but it
was all good! JJ came out, waved to us all and
was smiling like crazy. It was a small crowd but
a loud one. The cool thing is that since I was
in the front and was holding a video camera, JJ kept
looking at me. I didn't want to say anything to him
since I knew I was recording so I just sort of
waved to him a few times and smiled. I have a
great shot of him walking back into the room where
he raises his eyebrows at me and smiles cause I
waved to him and signaled for him to look my way.
I am jumping ahead though as usual. So, JJ was
there to promote the movie and to donate the
basketball he used in the film. Richard was
there for moral support. The brothers were
presenting for only about 10-15 minutes but they
were adorable. So, after that, they go back into
the room and the bodyguard escorts people away.
They say he is doing interview in the back but
will come out soon to sign stuff. I met an online
friend and we talked until JJ came back out. He
was so cute. My friend was the first to get to
him and she handed him a picture and he signed
it. Then I said, "Hey Jonathan. How are you"
and he said, "I'm great thanks for coming out
here." 
I asked him to sign my Clash CD and he
was soooo excited. He was like, "Hey this is so
cool that you have this." I told him that I
thought it was great and he thanked me and said
he was happy that I liked it. Then he started
telling me that his new cd would be coming out
in April and that it was called God Candy(like
I didn't know:-)) and that he was totally psyched
about it. Then we started talking a little more
about the music and he said that he was happy
cause the cd was going to be sold through Amazon.com
this time so hopefully more people would get a
chance to listen to it. He was so beautiful and
amazingly sweet!! I'm being totally honest though.
I was soo not nervous with him. He is so serene
and calming. He is so mature for his age and it's
amazing how grounded he is. I asked him to pose
for a pic for me and he was said, "Of course."
Another woman I met apologized to JJ cause she
had seen him on Saturday in Mass. and she said
to JJ that she was sorry she had disturbed him
at the event cause when she approached him he
wasn't in a happy mood. JJ then quickly apologized
to her and said that he was sorry if he appeared
less than happy. He said that he isn't a very
smily person by nature(I think we can all attest
to that) and that he was just zoning cause he
hadn't slept in 24 hours cause of the blizzard.
Anyhoo, he was very sweet. He was being rushed
out though so I didn't get a chance to get a pic
with him but I guess I'll have to do that at the
Emmys!! Then his brother Richard came out and was
SOOOO nice. I thought JJ was nice but Richard
was a lot more outgoing. I said Hi to him and
told him he was great on Ally Mcbeal and he was
like, "Thanks so much-I had a lot of fun doing
it." Then I asked him to sign the CD and he
got really excited. Then he said, almost in
the same way JJ did, "Ya know we have a new
CD coming out next month called God..." and
I finished his sentence and said, "Candy."
Richard then laughed and I told him that JJ
had just told me like ten minutes ago. I
joked around with him and said that they
were doing some nice P.R. work with their
advertising and he said that he was just
trying to "work it." He was very cute too.
I got a great pic of Richard too cause I
asked him to pose for me. Then the boys
were whisked away. I think they had to jump back
on a plane to get to Wisconsin within a few hours
of this event. Oh, and guys, US magazine was there
to interview JJ so it looks like he won't be our
secret anymore"
Pictures from the event available at Planet Hollywood Pics
We asked if we could get a picture
of JJ and Richard offered to take it but I
said "Um, could we just get one alone first?" So, I
took 2 pictures of JJ (click, click) alone and one
of JJ and Richard. When JJ and I
were getting our picture taken, we had an awkward
moment where we didn't know if we should put our arms
around each other and we sort of bumped into one
another. I was trying to lighten up
the situation so I said, "Well, hello!" like I was
just seeing him for the first time. He laughed and
my roommate took the picture. There were several
presentations and speeches at the reception (none
of which I remember) and then JJ went up to
the pulpit to sing his song that he wrote for DEOTO.
He said, "Well, I guess God's going to judge
my pitch." He does this thing where he'll say something
witty and then he'll smile quickly, like
he's all proud of himself for making a joke. It's
very cute. The song was very good and I ran out to buy
the CD single in the lobby. After the presentations, or maybe it was before,
JJ was sitting down and someone approached him
to sign something. We then whipped out our
programs from the SOD Awards and approached
him to sign them too. My roommate wanted to ask JJ
who else he would want to work
with if he could. He said Maurice
Bernard and Steve Burton. Then I said "Really? What
about Sara Brown? You know, one thing I
can't figure out is how you and Carly are cousins
on the show and you never interact." I swear, he
looked like that was the first time he had ever heard
anything like that. But hey, it's true. We left the reception and went to the theater where
the movie would be shown. There was a presentation with
Jackie Mitchard and JJ. I guess he was supposed to
sing at the theater, but he didn't. Then the
movie started. After the movie, we were heading out
of the theater into the lobby and they were
giving out free paperbacks of DEOTO! I remember
thinking that the night would be just perfect if
we could just see JJ one more time. Then, there he
was! He was signing the paperbacks in the
middle of the lobby. I grabbed one and asked him to
sign it. After he signed I said "Thanks. You
were the best part of that movie." He smiled and
said "thanks." While we turned to leave Richard
said, "Oh, hey, it was nice talking to you guys,"
and smiled at us. I think I said, "Have a nice trip
home."
