Gosselin Fans Interview 8/23/09

Yesterday there were no fans at the Gosselin property, at least when I drove by in the afternoon, but today there were several, standing in front on the road and walking in the field next to their spread. One group of fans declined to be interviewed but a couple from the Phila area was willing to talk with me. (video was on YouTube but is no longer available) I was going to end the interview with some silly questions including those submitted by my blog reader Fifth, but a car came up behind me and I had to skedaddle. The police weren't there today but when traffic starts to lag they come out and give tickets to get the vehicles moving. The top end of the property can be seen from a distance, but there's no visibility on the road from the lower end so cars parked around the curve can be a traffic hazard, especially with fans milling about the side of the road.



The negative things being said about J&K in the tabloids haven't caused a lag in fan attendance from what I've seen. Most of the fans seem to view Jon as a friendly, accessible guy who they'd enjoy having a chat with, and they're right. He sometimes comes down to say hello to the fans as well as the press congregating at the end of the driveway and along the road. As far as I know the only time Kate came down was once when she made a show of taking out the trash, and Jon has never brought any of the kids down. Sometimes you can see the kids playing up at the house but the impression I get is that both Jon and Kate try to create as much normalcy for them as possible when they are going about their daily lives at home. It's got to be incredibly difficult. How awful it must be to stop in at supermarkets and convenience stores and see your face on the cover with headlines like "He's A Dirtball." In my opinion that's the kind of personal invasion and attack that could cause trauma in the person being written about, not to mention his immature, defenseless children.