Just how much does the town of Forks appreciate what Stephenie Meyer has done? Enough to give her her own holiday, apparently. “That’s why we have on September 13 Stephenie Meyer Day — to honor Stephenie Meyer,” said Mike Gurling, the visitor center manager at the Forks Chamber of Commerce.
Forks, like many other towns on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, have been experiencing a state of depression over the past decade with the decline of the logging industry, Gurling told Hollywood Crush in a interview. He said other towns in the surrounding area are facing serious economic issues because they are not making the money from timber sales they need to be making. Gurling said Forks would have found itself in a similar situation if it wasn’t for the release of “Twilight.”
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wow, that’s really nice of them. Everyone wants to go to Forks now so I’m pretty sure they’re going to milk it for all they can.
*Facepalm* That’s over doing it. Really Stephenie Meyer day? For serious? That’s ridiculous.
I WAS THERE!!!!!!!!! =) i went on a twilight tour all around forks and la push, and it was AWESOME!!!! that store is really cool! =D <3
so if i wanted to visit forks, will i actually be visiting forks or a “twilight town”?
cha-ching.
am i the only one who realizes that September 13th is Bella’s bday? -.- nvm, but yeah thats cool. my friend went to forks and she said it was really transformed cuz of twilightttttttt. yup.
YUUPPPPZ!!!!! i am CALI’s Friend, and i honestly went 2 see Forks and La Push and they were AMAZING!!!!!!!!! i even saw a Quileute!! *screams* The town was sooo cute! it was lik literally a mile long! o.O Ya it really was lik taken over by TWILIGHT!!!!!!!!! <3<3<3 so…… yeah. BUH BYE Luv Ya Seth!!! ((and Chris!))
@HClearwater tee hee yup chris is HAWT <3 lol um yeaaaaaaaaa im sooo jealousssss! D: u shud have taken me there with u. o and isnt it just the funniest thing that we're sitting right next to each other?
haha @HClearwater yeah chris is HAWT and isnt it just so funny that we’re sitting right next to each other?
LOL. ya, its just HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!
So, where do u think we should go 2 dinner 2nite?
hmm…i had no ideaaa u were gonna ask me that, HC! well, that one Mexican restaurant seemed pretty good, and then we could go to Baskin Robins afterrr. sound good? but we can talk about it more, since, well…ya know…we’re sittin right next to each other. xD
OH WAIT!!!!!!!!! i forgot to change the name…sry…the comment right up there ^^ is by MEEEEE! yeah.
hahahaha. Ur sooo funny/4getful Cali!!
yea that sounds good! kk well ttyn ((talk 2 u NOW!! lmao))
KKK sounds good. TTYN! <3 <3
i guess that means we're gonna stop posting comments back and forth so ya O and HC says it was fun (: k bun byezzz!!
k well thats all we’re gonna say and O HC says that this was fun so ya bun byeezz!! from both of us (:
OOPS i mean BUH byeezz! lol
This is great i dont know what everyone is talking about whats wrong with it ? its great news for Forks…hey September 13 is Bella’s Birthday,even better…i want to go there
Yay for Forks – they deserve some credit
Twilight is so fantastic-it helps towns out of depressions! How great is that
Hey twilighters! this LOOKS like JACOB!!!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j190/MaYa_KrAzYjUcIeKoOl/rodrigo_1107421.jpg
MWUHHAHAHA!
SEPTEMBER 13-BELLAS B-DAY!!!!!!!!!!
GO TWILIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO STEPHENIE MEYER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO FORKS WASHINGTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO EDWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Soooo sweet!!! GO TWILIGHT AND NEW MOON!!!!!!