“I love
Newfoundland…Just sayin’ .Wish I could be here longer. ” Russell Crowe on
Twitter.
I have got to love a slow news day in Canada and
Newfoundland when journalists resort to Twitter to write stories about our boys
Russell Crowe, Alan Doyle and Allan Hawco.
Today as many fans who follow Russell Crowe, Alan Doyle
and Allan Hawco on Twitter know, Russell made a very brief stopover in Gander,
Newfoundland on his way back from London, England. He made a point of telling us
he was disappointed his friends didn’t rush up to meet him. If Russell really
wanted to meet up with his friends, he could have taken a direct flight from
London to St John’s and then on to where ever he was going next. It is also expensive to fly to Gander.
This stop over has made the news in Canada and their banter
trended on Twitter. Today CBC in Newfoundland tweeted that this was the most-
read article yesterday. I wouldn’t be surprised if there is an Indoor Garden
Party announced soon, somewhere in America for the boys and fans to catch up.
The tweets from the official accounts of Russell Crowe, Alan
Doyle and Allan Hawco were removed from the article. They are available on their accounts.
"Can't believe @alanthomasdoyle and @allanhawco didn't drive 4 hours to meet me in Gander. Guess" I'm partying alone Dec 7 (from Russell Crowe's official Twitter account. No copyright infringement intended)
Actor Russell Crowe stood up in Gander by Newfoundland friends.
CBC News Posted: Dec 07, 2014 2:45 PM NT Last Updated:
Dec 07, 2014 9:40 PM NT (no copyright infringement intended)
While on his way back from Europe actor Russell
Crowe made a stop in Gander Sunday, and according to him, he gave his
Newfoundland friends Allan Hawco and Alan Doyle ample warning that he was
coming.
Crowe told his more than 1.6-million followers on
Twitter that his duo of Al(l)an friends stood him up, and because of that Crowe
had to "party" in Gander alone.
"Following the example of @alanthomasdoyle on
his book tour, I shall be making a personal appearance in Gander,
Newfoundland, at 7 a.m.," Crowe tweeted.
Crowe was flying over Newfoundland on his way back
from London, England.
Crowe landed at Gander International Airport at
about 7 a.m. Sunday, and to his disappointment neither Hawco nor Doyle
were waiting.
Crowe posted a very lonesome-looking selfie with
the sarcastic tweet, "Battling through the crowds for my public appearance
in Gander, Newfoundland."
He followed that up with another selfie and
tweet reading, "Guess I'm partying alone."
Though it wasn't long after—perhaps when Doyle and
Hawco were waking up—that they began to realize the party
they were missing out on.
Alan Doyle tweeted back "@russellcrowe
@allanhawco hawk...fire up the GTO. We've got fish cakes to deliver."
The exchange between Crowe, Hawco and Doyle was
liked and retweeted thousands of times. So much so that it was trending on
social media for some time.
And even though the back-and-forth between the
three got quite the hype in the Twittersphere, that wasn't enough for
Crowe, who likely missed out on a few beers with some old friends, and instead
had to settle for a cup of coffee.
Crowe was in Gander, partying by himself, for
all of 43 minutes.
"I love Newfoundland... just sayin'. Wish I
could be here longer," and "Leaving Gander. Thanks for
everything," were his parting tweets.
