Happy Birthday John!!

[slashburd]

Happy Birthday John!!

I know it's not fashionable or trendy to be a fan of this guy. I know that he's almost universally derided by everyone over the age of 13. I know that fandom isn't much kinder to him than the straight up wrestling fans are, but I don't care. He has an infectious smile, more energy in a day than I'll have in a lifetime and a dedication to what he does that I can't fathom when it takes him away from home and his family for so much of the year. He just wants to make people smile and have a good time from the sickest of children to the most cynical guys in the audience.

Yeah, his gimmick is old hat, his jokes aren't always funny, his merch is eyebleeding - the list could go on. Despite all that I'm completely under his spell. I love this guy to pieces and suspect I always will. Have a great one, JC xx

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He's just comes across as being such a nice guy and I really do love that about him. Nobody asked him to do all the things for charity that he does and it's not like he's doing it to further his career - the fans hate on him anyway!

I would love to meet him properly to tell him that I respect the hell out of everything he does for charity. So many really poorly kids are cheered up just by his megawatt grin walking into the room. No amount of money can pay for that. *sigh* He's just such a sweetheart <3

[candy-belle.livejournal.com]

he really does seem a very genuine guy and thats rare in a celebrity these days. And you're right he does so much that does nothing to "further" his career but he does it anyway and gives up so much of his own time - that has to be admired even if you can't stand him in the ring.

Oh god me too!! I would love to let him know how much I really respect him for everything he does, the way he takes the boos and mindless hate on the chin and keeps going, not to mention the way he can make a kids year simply by walking in the room. He deserved to be honoured for that. Although if I was that close to tell him that, I'd probably faint ;)