I went to the event too and it was wonderful! Here's a link to my pics and my own personal recap!

http://picasaweb.google.com/blondie102279

The event started with Beth and Ricky coming out and welcoming everyone and thanking them for being there. Then they told everyone how they had been told that the gl actors who were supposed to come were discouraged from or basically told not to go. It was so upsetting to them. I know for a fact that some of the actors that were going to join them were very upset about not going. It was not cool, but that's network politics for you. If anyone noticed, the brunch was changed to Ricky and Beth's Brunch b/c Ricky was called and told that they could not use the names Gus and Harley when promoting the brunch because the characters were owned by CBS. Ricky said that was hardest to swallow when it came to Beth because she had been Harley for 20 years and the only Harley at that. After that, they both talked about why they left GL and they were both very open and honest about it. They didn't hold back about it at all. They then talked about AMC and their new roles as Taylor and Jake. They are very happy about their storyline and excited for what is to come.

After that, people starting getting in line for the buffet. Beth and Ricky sort of hung out in the middle of the room. People came up and talked to them and got pictures taken with them. I talked to Beth a little and got a picture with her. I think she has about 4 inches on me. She's so little! Then again, so am I! I had her sign my script and told her what Mandy had written in since I was trying to tell her which script it was. She smiled and thought it was funny. I could tell she misses Mandy. I think they were pretty close when she was on GL. I also had her sign a pic of Ricky and her that I had from when they came to Kings Dominion in 2006. (Ricky signed it last year.) They were dancing in it. She asked me where it was taken and when I told her it was KD, she talked about how much fun KD was and she really liked the picture. (Anytime I mention that to anyone of the actors that came to that, they talk about how much fun they had. They really miss it. Kings Dominion is an amusement park by the way.) They mingled with people for a little longer and then the two of them sat down for all of like 5 minutes. I don't think either of them ate anything.

After that, they went from table to table to talk to all the fans and sign stuff and get photos. There were like 11 tables with probably 10-15 people at each if not more and they talked to each and every person. The event went over by like an hour because they wanted to make sure they didn't miss anyone. I actually got to speak to Beth again when she got over to my table before Ricky. He was constantly surrounded by people. He's like a King Bee (as opposed to a Queen Bee) with everyone constantly swarming around him. Although, everytime I have met him, that is usually the case. I think this was meeting number 4 for me and Ricky. Anyway, I talked to Beth and had her sign two more things. One was a collage of Gus and Harley that I had made from pics I found in the zillion soap magazines I have at my house. (I didn't realize I had so many mags, but being a packrat runs in the family!) She commented about all the bad hairdos she had throughout the years as Harley. I don't think she liked the short hair she used to have! I also gave her an extra pic I had of Nick and Ricky that I took last year. She loved that too. She misses Nick. Oh and I noticed when I looked back at some shots I got of her after that, she was holding up the picture. I don't even know if she realized she was doing it! Anyway, I finally got to talk to Ricky. He really liked the collage too. He signed that and one other thing. I also gave him pics from last year and also from the Baltimore Find Your Light. We got our picture together as well. I got a couple of shots of he and Beth together. Soon after that, Beth's babysitter arrived with her boys, Hank and Will. They are so cute! I got a few shots of them as well. Speaking of which, Will broke his arm about 10 days before the event. If you remember, Hank broke his arm on the GL Weekend last year and Beth didn't get to attend anything. Her boys have some interesting timing! LOL! She did point out that her boys told their dad that he was the only one that hadn't broken their arm yet, since Beth broke her wrist in 2002 at a softball game at Laura Wright's house. I thanked Beth and Ricky for having the event. They were so appreciative and I got a hug from both. Oh, when we got to the restaurant, there was candy out on the table for everyone. I noticed when I was leaving that it had all disappeared and I thought there was no way anyone could have eaten all of that. Well, that mystery was solved before I left the restaurant. Beth had some bags with gifts in them that she was carrying out and in one of them was all of the candy. Her boys saw that and freaked out! Someone quipped that Halloween came early! She let them have one piece of candy each.

After the event ended, Beth had to go because she was going to the bowling event. The bowling event was actually at the Port Authority and I was going there to catch a bus to go back to the friend that I was staying with. So, I walked back to the port authority with her, Hank, Will, and two other fans that were helping her carry stuff. We were walking by Toys R Us and her boys saw that there was a Ferris Wheel in there and practically begged her to let them go in and ride it. She was like we have a bowling event to get to, so we can't do that today. Then Hank saw a sign for the subway to the Port Authority. He was already down the stairway when Beth had to yell at him to come back up b/c we weren't taking the subway. They are quite active little boys! When we got to the port authority, I told her goodbye and she did the same. She is one of the nicest people ever! Then I went on my way! It was an awesome day!