Watching CSI

The folks over at the the William Petersen Appreciation Page(if you haven’t been over there you should really check it out) have kicked off a letter writing campaign to show Billy how much his fans care. Here’s how it’s going to work:

We[WPAP] are inviting our site visitors to email to us their letters addressed to Billy, or scan for us your sketches/artwork. We will print them all, collect and display them in a classy binder and have them delivered to Billy during the run of Dublin Carol. We cannot guarantee any responses, but we can guarantee they will be delivered. We will contact Billy beforehand to make him aware of the project and to expect a package from us.

Rest assured that we will not be reading your letters; we will treat them as private. They can be as short or as long as you wish, we will just print them out with no cost to you and you will not have to worry about finding the time to get to the post office. Anything sent in color will be printed out in color. We will arrange everything for you.

There is plenty of time to work on your letters or artwork as our deadline is 31st October 2008, this gives both you and us plenty of time to get the package ready. At this time we do not know the exact date it will be delivered, but as soon as it is we will let everyone know. We will also post regular updates on our LJ in respect of the project.

You can write about anything you like. If you want to write but you are not quite sure what to say, here are some ideas:

• Wish him all the best with his upcoming play, or to “Break a Leg” as they say.
• Send him a Holiday greeting.
• Send a simple “thank you” for an autograph or photo.
• Perhaps a specific character or Billy himself has inspired or helped you in some way.
• Maybe you had the opportunity to speak to him once but were too shy to do so.
• Maybe you got to see the play last time, but unfortunately didn’t see Billy in person to share your thoughts on it.
• If you plan to see the play, let him know you are excited about it (please keep in mind he may read these after the production has finished.)
• Maybe you can’t go to the play this time but you hope to see him perform on stage one day.

They will only accept letters via email. Email letters and artwork to wpapfanprojects[at]yahoo.com