Good Medicine - Friday, February 29, 2008

Many of you have commented you'd like to hear about the event, so I'm going to post this first bit of information, and when I get back home will give more details. I will keep adding to this document.

Because I so very much appreciate the fact that you are reading this story… and commenting!!! I'll provide as many details when I get back home. There were no spoilers… unless it went totally over my head… but if there's a fanfic out there that has a werewolf or Lord George O'Malley and Izzie as governess… yeah… they were quoted in two comedic spoofs.

It was a delightful evening, and I'm so glad I made the decision to fly out for the weekend. It was perfect opportunity to combine visiting with friends.

At the end… Eric Dane who is prettier, hotter, steamier up close took the time to approach small group of people probably no more than 35 waiting at the stage door and provided autographs. Ellen Pompeo did the same, and was incredibly gracious and lovely, and spent time posing for photos and providing autographs I'd say well over 15-20 minutes. They do not do her justice with her appearance on Grey's. She is lovely and very pretty.

The look of the program:

Probably appropriately so for Grey's fans that analyze every nuance of details… the background colors are light lavender shades on the cover and light grey shadings on the inside with white stars interspersed.

Program Note: Inside Cover

Sol here was a strike. The writers went on strike Which was …strike-y. We believed in it and we felt good about it and, more important, we felt RIGHT about it. But the downside was that the strike put a lot of people out of work for a long time. I put the people we love and respect the most out of work – our crew members. The people who work on he crews put in the longest hours, work the hardest and do more for us than most people who do not work in television realize. They are the backbone of any good show. And, for me, they are the backbone of two good shows: Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.

We waned to do something for our crews. The actors wanted to do something, the writers wanted to do something, the executive producers wanted to do something. We wanted to show our love and we wanted to raise some money. Because even though we are starting production on tour shows again, many crew members, will never be able to make up the money lost in the strike. And they have kids and mortgages and car payments and light bills. Thus, GOOD MEDICINE was born.

Good Medicine is our than you. To the crews for their very hard work. .And to the fans for waiting so patiently during reruns. TR Knight (known to most of you as George O'Malley) worked his tail off to make this happen. As did Grey's writers Tony Phelan and Krista Vernoff. As did Marti Noxon from Private Practice. And Betsy Beers (who works on both shows( did a great deal for bring it together. And a lot of other people. Too many to name.

Right now, Audra MacDonald is backstage warming up for her four-time-Tony Winning Voice. Sara Ramirez has got a Tony in her house as well and she's getting ready to blow those magnificent pipes. Chandra Wilson and TR Knight are pacing back and forth in the wings – and they both have Broadway-singing chops themselves. Paul Adelstein , Chris L0well, Tim Daly, Amy Brenneman- they all have something special planned. Our lady of movies, Katherine Heigl is back there, excited and ready to go. The Chief Jim Pickens has brought along his wife Gina – she's a famous singer, you know. Sandra OH, Justin Chambers, Eric Dane, Chyler Leigh and Brooke Smith have all got something going on for you. And Ellen Pompeo ( I call her "Elle") is here to see all of you. There are also a few special guests what we hope will make you happy. They are backstage doing a lot of pacing as well. Everyone is nervous.

But more than nervous, everyone is grateful. So very grateful to be working. So happy to be here with you. So thrilled to be able to share this how. And so very very thankful that you came to see it. WE love our fans. WE love our crew. And we are happy to provide, if only for one night, a little Good Medicine.

Thank you,

Shonda Rhimes

Creater and Executive Producer, Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.