OK, so now that I'm done with all that, I wanted to add some thoughts. First of all, thanks for all the kind comments and gratitude and so forth. I know there's many of you that would have gone if you had the chance in your area and reported back exactly as I and others did.
Considering everything, I am certain the bailiffs were made aware of Russ's Facebook page well in advance of yesterday. Outside the courtroom, there was a small office with bailiffs and/or other security personnel, and one of them did walk up to the man at the metal detector, and ask him if someone had arrived yet. I am pretty sure he was asking about Russ, although I cannot confirm that he called him by any name... It's certainly possible. So I think they brought that to the judge's attention, possibly well in advance, but also possibly that day. They did start several minutes late, which I'm sure isn't unusual, but you have to wonder. I don't think there are usually two bailiffs in small claims court, but I've never been, so I don't know. He also mentioned something about them needing special people there.
The judge was so sharp, as you can read, but it was even more incredible than it reads. He didn't sigh, but he had so much awesome tone in his voice. He was totally fair, but he raised his voice with some mockery at times. He would do great with a Judge Judy type show, I'm telling you. He took that long of a time on it for Russ's own good, to try to teach him that what he's doing is a big deal. You can't just sue whoever you want for any reason that you want.
When Russell was talking, sometimes for a word or two, he sounded like he was giving a talk in church about something spiritual. If you're not Mormon you might not recognize it. I found that very funny. It was like he was trying to use those same oratorical techniques. It was subtle, but I definitely picked up on it.
I mean, I knew he was pathetic, but he was sooooo pathetic and small. Just... It was like he was trying to imbue some sort of sad, dramatic emotion into his experiences because the words themselves didn't provide it. Especially when he was talking about being "threatened" and "harassed." He feared for his life you guys! Why can't you appreciate how painful that was? You know he had it rehearsed, and he was all ready to read his little statement. Then he got out literally one sentence of it before he was cut off! And then when Skordas was talking about the date thing with Taylor Swift, he was vigorously shaking his head no... Like, you're getting this all twisted! It was amazing.
No Russ, he had it exactly right. You sued her because you wanted to date her. You said, "I'll be damned if she dates somebody else!" and then on an article talking about her new boyfriend you said something to the effect of, "This piece of crap never learns!" as if she harmed you in some way by having a boyfriend.
And the reason you sued Ariana was not because of anything that happened the night of the concert. It's because she didn't get back to you to say she wanted to do your song and go out with you. You were just waiting for her to say yes, as you said, and she never did, because she forgot about you .2 seconds after she met you. I'm sure she gets very expensive flowers and other gifts all the time. The stupid booklet you made wasn't even about her. It was all about you. You admitted in court under oath that you didn't want it to turn into a Taylor Swift situation. You said, "I did not want to make this a bad situation." Because you held out this delusional hope that your life was about to change. You hoped that you wouldn't have to turn it into a bad situation. Meaning, it wasn't a bad situation until you decided you had to try to turn it into one to get what you wanted. It wasn't because of what happened that night. It was because of what didn't happen after that night.
One other thing I thought was funny was that he thought he was discriminated against because he talked to the guy at Vivint Home Arena, who said he had had no other complaints of a similar nature. So that proves it was discrimination based on disability. No, dumbass! It means other people don't make official complaints because someone looked at them in a way they don't like. It means other people don't have delusional expectations about some of the most famous people in the world. And he was afraid the guards would do something to him at the Q&A if he stood up and asked a question, not because he looked drunk, but because he wanted to say or ask something completely inappropriate. It's inappropriate to hit on women you don't know, even if they are famous. Maybe especially if they are famous. There's not enough time in the day to politely decline all the men who would like to go out with Taylor Swift or Ariana Grande.
I've never seen someone more delusional in my life that didn't need an ambulance to the ER immediately. It was a very amusing experience. I'm glad I went.