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RADU

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One of the most respected folk on VR is Radu A veteran of the site with the highest level, and still rising...I simply had to interview him. I wondered what he would be like and I hoped he was not so ancient that an interview would tire him...This is how it went..

I opened his office door and it creaked...it was a huge solid oak affair and so heavy I struggled. Once I had entered his office, I found myself in a vast Victorian room. Plush velvet drapes, a chaise lounge in the huge bay window, and numerous oil paintings on the walls. It was a beautiful room and I felt that Radu was a gentleman from another era. He motioned me to sit down with a wave of his hand and I wondered why he had not risen to pull out my seat...the answer to that became clear when he looked up and giggled "Youtube..."

I was pleasantly surprised and giggled back. The great man was just like any other so I asked my first question: Who is Radu?

He looked at me with a twinkle in his eye and said:

"I have lived the vampire life style for many years and I am very public about it. I do not hide what I am into from anyone".

I had to smile at that. I had heard stories that he was so ancient the Immortals bowed down to him in old Egypt. My next question was: what was your first few days of VR like?

He reached far back into his memory, and told me this:

"Very fast paced. VR was small when I joined in 2004 there were less then 200 of us back then and some features like biting and stalking were not even there yet . When you were on VR at midnight back then you were the only member of VR on the whole site. Hell there was no PM's back then and the Houses/Covens were not even there yet. They highest ranked member back then was like level 12 on the old 30 level system".

I also asked him if he had any advice for the newbies. He said:

"At first the fastest way to level is to rate Profiles and Portfolios . Just rate them for what they have in them, if you think it is a worth a 5 rate it a 5 most people take the rating way to serious".

That was great advice, I thought. If only I had met him when I was new there had been an embarassing moment with a suspended portfolio I wanted to forget, and I lead on to my next question: Did you have any embarassing VR moments you would rather forget? Or any funny moments you can share with me?

"I had many moments like that . Daire had to delete my portfolio two times for pictures in it that broke VR TOS".

Now that made me smile..imagine Radu being suspended for anything! Cancer has given us webcams and now the new Member Pages, what do you think about these new updates to the site?

"I think Webcams are one of the best updates Cancer has made in the almost 7 years I have been on VR . I will not use them I just do not think people want to see me on Cam. Member pages have the potential to be the greatest update Cancer has ever done depending on what VR members do with them".

You've been very busy at work for a long time now, how do you ever find time to relax?

"I relax by getting on VR it calms me and I can forget about the world off of VR for a bit".

I felt like giving him a hug then he was so sweet, but I patted his hand instead. Aw, (I said), I have one last question, if I may? If I granted you one wish, what would you wish for?

"To see my parents one last time . I lost them both by the time I was 24".

Now that brought a tear to my eye. I found myself nodding back. I didn't want the interview to end there but I could see he was anxious to get back to his work . I shook his hand, and as he walked me to the massive door, I caught a glimpse of his top of the range Nike trainers which I have to say looked quite strange for a man who wore velvet pants.

Come again soon (he said), I have a lifetime of stories for you, and with that and an extravagant florish of his hand, he sprinted back to his seat and his happy thoughs. Radu, a true gentleman.

Thanks Radu!