Darren Appreciation Thread: General News about Darren for 2016

Jeremy wrote:I don't want that Poppy thinks I'm a crazy person 

Poppy wrote:I thought I would mention a few sites that are great resources for anyone trying to search out some Darren trivia. 
AdorkableDarrenCriss  (the Tag Masterlist is very helpful!)
itswheremydemonshide  (another tumblr whose tags are very organized!)

And both DCN (darrencriss-news) and dailydarrennews have a wonderful tag system, with DCN also having an useful "Search" box.

We are so lucky to have such diligent (and organized) Darren fans.   

Lin wrote:So it turns out Poppy is the crazy person here?     

(The UK just voted to leave the EU. Yes, it's crazy and even "fascinating" on some level, but I feel more like crying at the state of the world right now. I'm suddenly starting to get a bit worried that Americans might actually elect Trump.)

Spoiler:

Lin wrote:I've been meaning to figure out how to embed tumblr videos, so I'll just try that now...
(Ok, this works for me, but you might need to allow html in your preferences first to see the videos, so I'm putting them under a spoiler tag. Please let me know if it's working for you!)

Poppy wrote:

Lin wrote:If only someone would pay us for rattling off random Darren trivia.  

haha!  :biggrin.png:  We all would be wealthy! 

It really is an funny story, showing how adorkable Darren really is, which is one of the reasons why I'm a fan.  

Lin wrote:It's such a cute little story. The best part is that he had already booked Glee, but was still getting so excited about doing a background voice on an amusement park ride. And he'd probably still be excited about it today after all the other cool things he's done since.
Disneyland Star Tours story:

Aw, that is true, the best part is that here Darren was, on such a popular TV show, and he's fan-boying out because he is a background voice on a ride.  Because Darren is such a fan-boy of Star Wars.  Yup, and I'm betting it's still one of the highlights of his experiences, even with all the amazing things he has done so far.  Probably ranked as high as doing a duet with Kermit. 



Thanks so much Lin, for tracking down that story and sharing it with us!  

Click on what Lin posted (see above, in Lin's post):

Disneyland Star Tours story:

I agree with you dusty, about those of us who are no longer in our teen years. 

dusty wrote:Generally I don't like merchandise that are emblazoned with the artists face/name. I prefer it to be more subtle.

I agree with this.  Do you have stuff from other music artists that are more subtle?

I like the Not Alone shirt a lot.  And if I remember correctly, when I was looking at the Elsie Fest 2015 merchandise, I think there was a shirt with Darren's pic on it, but I preferred the shirt with the more general "Elsie Fest" on it, so that's the one I went with. 

A little mention that when I went to see The Little Mermaid at the Hollywood Bowl, I had planned on meeting a couple of Darren fans from the GF there, who I have never met.  So I wore the "Not Alone" t-shirt so that they could spot me more easily.   One of the Hollywood Bowl employees commented on how she loved the shirt and was a fan of Darren. 

Poppy wrote:From dailydarrennews,

Nice tweet from Mia, with very cute photo-comparison to Prince Eric and Ariel.   





And Darren posted an instagram with an attached photo that started a funny conversation with his pals, Tyler Oakley (love their friendship), Luke Edgemon (a Glee connection, and who has such a wonderful singing voice of his own, was on The Voice), cute and talented Kevin McHale and Justin Mikita (who happens to be the husband of Jesse Tyler Ferguson).

dailydarrennews captured this humorous exchange.



darrencriss I generally keep to myself when it comes to fitness & social media but whatevs dude I’ve been a certifiable Barry’s addict for a while now and I wanted to shoot some love… Fun exciting weekend ahead of me- so gettin it started right with @alliecohen & @barrysbootcamp. Love the workout, love the community!






















Darren’s IG Post | Luke Edgemon’s GIF