I Am A Whovian

Yes this is a digital likeness of what I look like. I'm going to take a moment and open up, get a little personal, with all of you. I want to share with all of you my memories and experiences with Doctor Who.

 I've been a fan since I was about 3-4 years old. I remember watching it on PBS and loved Tom Baker as the Doctor. In fact I wanted my very own K-9. Whenever we got a box big enough for me to climb in I propped it up against the wall making it my TARDIS. I would sack stuffed animals and toys into it with me to take on adventures. My room was whatever alien world or place in history I decided it was. I'd crack the flaps enough so that I could watch TV and, more importantly, Doctor Who from the comfort of my TARDIS. I would play in the box until my Mom eventually threw it out.

My parents also brought me to a couple of Doctor Who conventions back when they had them. There was a huge trailer that was a Doctor Who museum with TARDISes marking the entrance and exit. Going in the first thing I'd see was the inside of the TARDIS where there were all kinds of controls and buttons to press. The center was also on a timer so every so often the controls would light up and the TARDIS would sound off. One time after pressing a few buttons the TARDIS went off. My Dad looked at me pretending to be all shocked, "What did you do?! Where are we going?!" Of course being a little kid I denied ever having touched anything. The rest of the museum was filled with Who villains such as Daleks, Cybermen, and the rest. At the very end near the exit was K-9. He was animated in that his ears would twitch as his nose and tail would extend then go back in.

Now (at the risk of bragging but be assured I'm merely sharing my experiences) at these conventions I have sat in Jon Pertwee's faithful automobile companion Bessie. I can also remember the convention where Sylvester McCoy was unveiled as the new Doctor. I got to meet him and I still remember it to this day. He was a very pleasant man who got down on my level to talk to me. He really made an impression as well as becoming my 2nd favorite Doctor right behind Tom Baker.
I also remember being allowed to stay up late to watch the Doctor Who movie on Fox which starred Peter McGann as the 8th Doctor. I can also remember bringing it into school (I was in junior high then) for movie day and while I was thrilled to share this with my classmates nobody was thrilled with my choice of movie or that the teacher had chosen to watch it.
I have always been a Doctor Who fan and I don't plan on stopping. I am thrilled that the series has made such a come back and is attracting younger audiences. I'm also thrilled that I can find Doctor Who merchandise without specialty ordering it.

I AM A WHOVIAN AND I AM PROUD OF IT!