What does Paul think of fans?
When he did Romeo & Juliet in 1984 in High Park, he received love letters and ‘sighing accolades’ from scores of female fans. “I got some very strange letters. Yes, you could call them groupies.” (GLobe & Mail, 30 November 1985) • Has Paul ever been a fan of anyone? Paul has several idols when it comes to writing, but he has mentioned being a fan of Hal Linden in the ABC sitcom “Barney Miller.” When Paul worked with Hal Linden on “The Ray Bradbury Theatre,” he said he called Hal “Barney.” The result? Linden “would give me this sort of glare,” said Gross. (Canoe TV, 22 November 1998) • Has Paul Gross ever done any conventions? Paul was invited to all three RCW 139 conventions (fan-run Due South conventions); he declined the first one; bowed out of the second one due to the filming of “Mountie on the Bounty,” and bowed out of the third one due to a CD promotional tour in Europe. However, he attended the ‘Lights, Camera, Auction!’ convention in October 1998, a convention devoted to earnin
