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| MalAdjusted | May 17 2009, 11:07 PM Post #1 |
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What Would Buffy Do?
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These were kindly posted by someone named Culymanjaro on the CW board, and I just had to share, guys. You will love love LOVE them! COPY OF ARTICLES old jared articles back in high school The San Antonio Express-News; Texas. June 17, 1998 The San Antonio Express-News; Texas. June 29, 1998 The San Antonio Express-News; Texas. August 11, 1999 From the San Antonio Express-News; Texas. June 17, 1998. Students gear up for national speech tourney Deborah Martinez; Express-News Staff Writer Recent Madison High School graduate Chris Cardenas is hoping the adage,"the third time's the charm," proves true. For the past two years, the 17- year-old Carnegie Mellon University-bound student has had near- misses in his quest for a duet acting title in the National Forensic League's National Speech Tournament. "I don't feel nervous, but I am anxious because I've gotten second and fourth the past two years," said Cardenas, who has qualified for nationals with a different partner each year. This year, Jared Padalecki is Cardenas' partner in aiming for first place. They hope their interpretation of "Dominick and Eugene," a story about two brothers who only have each other, does the trick. But, they know the pressure is on. "We're the favorites going in," Cardenas said. "We're anxious to go and see what we can do." Along with Cardenas and Padalecki, 19 other San Antonio area students are representing their respective high schools in St. Louis this week. They are competing with more than 3,000 students from across the country for titles in events ranging from debate, to speech and drama. The young scholars' anticipation is almost over. The 21 participants from area high schools left San Antonio International Airport Saturday morning for the weeklong competition which began Tuesday. Aside from Cardenas and Padalecki, Madison's delegation includes Christopher Castillo and Meredith Klein. From the San Antonio Express-News; Texas. June 29, 1998. Young actor clicks in third try Deborah Martinez; Express-News Staff Writer Chris Cardenas finally found his match in Jared Padalecki. For the past two years, Cardenas has gone to the National Speech Tournament to compete in duet acting. Each time, the 1998 Madison High School graduate went with a different partner. Each time he placed in the top six. When Cardenas, 17, teamed up with Padalecki, 15, and traveled to St. Louis last week, they were gunning for Cardenas' last shot at a national title. The pair turned in a tear-jerking rendition of "Dominick and Eugene," a story about a man's paternal relationship with his mentally retarded brother, before a crowd of about 3,000. The judges awarded them first place, giving the North East School District its first national championship in duo interpretation. "It means a lot to finally win. It was my last chance," said Cardenas, who plans to go to Carnegie- Mellon University in the fall and major in theater. "It probably does mean more to me than it does to Jared because I have been trying for this the past three years." The most harrowing moments for the pair came after their final performance. They had to sit through a three-hour award ceremony in which winners in their category were the last to be announced. Although the partners were poised about their performance, the national title came as something of a surprise. "I was pretty confident of the scene, and I was confident we would do well. But there's always that little question in the back of your mind," Padalecki said about the stiff competition with the 200- plus teams of duo interpreters. With two years left in high school, Padalecki said his partnership with Cardenas will help him prepare for future competitions. "I love the way Chris acts," Padalecki said. "I respect his work. Everything I see him do he's always really good in. All the rest of the audience is really enthralled by him. "It was a good experience and an honor to be chosen to work with him." Both actors attributed their success to their coach, Mike Harrison. Cardenas said his and Padalecki's championship was an emotional climax to four years of hard work in which he sacrificed teen- age experiences such as his high school prom. "When I look back at the last four years, it's more important than a prom," said Cardenas, who described as a relief the actual moment after he and Padalecki were announced champions. "It was like a sigh of relief because you're like tense and you're holding your breath and all of a sudden you can exhale," Cardenas said. "After that, you just start freaking out." From the San Antonio Express-News; Texas. August 11, 1999. Teen trades ranch work for appearance on TV Jeanette McNamee; Express-News Staff Writer When Hollywood came calling for aspiring actor Jared Padalecki, the Madison High School senior was working on a ranch in Blanco, far from the bright lights of a television or movie studio. Padalecki, 17, of San Antonio was one of two teens selected nationwide as a winner of Seventeen Magazine and Fox-TV's "Claim to Fame Contest." Patricia Pendleton of Putnam, Conn., was the second winner. A tall, Matt Damon look-alike, Padalecki won an expense-paid trip to Santa Monica, Calif., to appear as a presenter on the 1999 Teen Choice Awards. The show was taped Aug. 1 and will be aired locally 7-9 p.m. Thursday on KABB- TV. Winning the contest meant a welcome break for Padalecki from a couple of hot weeks spent building fences, digging holes and cutting trees on a Blanco ranch owned by Spurs chairman Peter Holt. Padalecki was one of approximately 20,000 teens nationwide who entered the contest by submitting a videotape of themselves to their local Planet Hollywood restaurant. Each contestant had 30 seconds to tell why he or she would be a good presenter. That was not a problem for Padalecki, who had been in numerous speech tournaments and taken drama classes since he was in the sixth grade. He and his parents, Jerry and Sherri Padalecki, flew to California on July 29 for a five-day stay. Although the show was taped in Santa Monica, they stayed in Beverly Hills. The Teen Choice Awards recognizes popular teen stars in film, television, music, sports and fashion as chosen by teens across the country who completed ballots found in Seventeen magazine's June and July issues or accessed the magazine's web site to vote for their favorites. An estimated 1,000 teens were on hand for the filming of the show. "I thought I was just going to sit backstage and maybe just go on stage a couple of times," Padalecki said. "But, actually, they let me help backstage. They also had me handing awards (which looked like surfboards) to presenters and even sometimes giving them to the people who won." "They introduced me on the show, too. I don't know if they're going to keep it or if they're going to cut it." He got to meet such celebrities as Freddie Prinze Jr., Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Brandy and Tara Lipinski. But the most important part of the trip for the outgoing, personable Padalecki was the chance to meet agents such as Rich Beddingfield, manager/agent for Freddie Prinze Jr. "We're going to keep in touch, and he (Beddingfield) is going to try and send me some audition material," a hopeful Padalecki said. "It's kind of tough living in San Antonio when the main acting cities, of course, are New York and L.A. So, instead of flying you back and forth, they send you the material and ask you to put yourself on tape and then you send the tape back to them, and they review it." His parents are very supportive of his acting aspirations, he said. "But it's a pretty tough business in acting, and they want me to have something as a backup. But if it all works out, they'd be ecstatic." He's hopeful the audition tapes he sends to Beddingfield will lead to appearances in some TV shows or movies. His mother said she and her husband share their son's enthusiasm for his acting goals. "We think it's wonderful," she said. "He's been interested in it (acting) a long time. He was always a ham when he was little." She is a teacher at [...] High School and Jerry Padalecki is an accountant with [...] Corp. After graduating from Madison High School, Padalecki hopes to find acting roles in Los Angeles. "I want to see how this next year in high school goes before deciding on college," he said. "If something happens during the year, like I get to be on a TV show or I send an audition tape and they like me and want to put me in a movie, then I'll go into acting. If I can do it, there's nothing else I want to do in the world." If he finds acting jobs in L.A., he might attend the University of California at Los Angeles to major in theater or communications. "Or, if this doesn't work out, I'll probably go to the University of Texas at Austin and major in engineering or computer science." Padalecki has taken speech and drama classes for several years, first at Wood Middle School and then at Madison, where he's won awards in speech and drama competition. He praises Madison's drama teacher, Mike Harrison. "Mr. Harrison always told me I was real talented. But he also said it helps what you do in your lifetime. It helps the experiences you have and the way you see things," Padalecki said. In addition to his success in drama and speech, he is an all-around 'A' student and a National Merit Scholar. He takes honors classes and is in the gifted and talented program at Madison. He also enjoys basketball and football. His brother Jeff, 20, is a student at St. Mary's University, and his sister Megan, 14, is a freshman at Madison. LINK http://2soon.livejournal.com/2470.html |
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| tammitam | May 18 2009, 06:54 AM Post #2 |
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Out of the Fire and Back in the Frying Pan
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Thanks for sharing, these were awesome! |
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| sammycat | May 18 2009, 10:48 PM Post #3 |
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I Full-On Swayze'd That Mother
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Wow, these are so cute! Thanks! And I love Dominick and Eugene *sniffles* Now we know how Jared got his manager. TCA! |
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| Schmooie730 | May 19 2009, 09:57 PM Post #4 |
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Bring it on, Baldy
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I love that Jared was a speechie (I was, as well)Thanks for these! |
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| Irishgirl | May 20 2009, 08:12 PM Post #5 |
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A Big, Steamy Pile of Nothing
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Thank you for posting those. Jared was so sweet and humble then. I had heard the story about meeting Freddie Prinze, Jr.'s agent at the TCA. What's so cool is that Jared has returned to the TCAs since then. He hasn't forgotten where he got his big break. Some stars do. On a completely shallow note, could you imagine if Jared built fences today? Imagine how how and sweaty he would get.
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| Schmooie730 | May 21 2009, 07:07 PM Post #6 |
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Bring it on, Baldy
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Um......
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