May '23
I've been doing this con since 2012, with the exception of 2020. I hope I can get another chance to meet Tom Atkins and Ken Foree. But this year is different. It's at the end of the month instead of the beginning, and it's no longer at the Hyatt Regency in DFW, but the Irving Convention Center rather. I think the issue was crowd size, so the 'convention' center was probably more adequate.
I feel they were a little understaffed in the entry protocols though. No onebody knew where they were going, so my party of five cut in front of a lot of people. There was a huge line for will-wall, too. Those poor suckers are probably still there. A mere QR code can change that obscene wait time?
When I meet any of these badass celebrities, I never have anything specific I care to say to them. I just like get an autograph. That little contact with something a bit more grandeur than myself. Those cult film actors.
It was a cool guest list too, but I already met some of them, so I was focused on the ones I haven't met. Yet. This year's haul of encounters includes:
Amie Donald, who played the main doll in M3gan. Her pricing was low, and she was very nice. I hope she comes back for the sequel.
Grant Cramer, the main guy from Killer Klowns from Outer Space. It's a B-classic. Nice guy. There were a lot of other crew from the movie, but I only felt the need to meet one.
Andrew Divoff, the evil asshole genie in Wishmaster 1 & 2. @der believes I made him sad with my queries. He had ideas for Wishmaster 3 that were discarded and thus factored into his separation with the franchise. 3 and 4 dick suck without him. Also, Spielberg is a dick for undermining his worth and not giving his character any weight in Indiana Jones 4, thus reducing him to an extra basically. It is kind of insulting, don't you think? This guy is cool though.
Bill Zebub. I never saw any of his movies, but for $20, my party received two signed copies of Dick Shark on dvd. Pretty sweet deal based on that title alone.
Ray Wise. I wanted to amuse him with my preferred topic of... FDR: American Badass. The greatest WW2 presidential werewolf movie of all time. He's the man, in many classics.
Sheryl Lee, who was (not) the main character in Twin Peaks. She's in there somewhere though, as a main character with minimal screentime. Lynchian genius we all suppose? Very sweet lady. I had her sign that famous living room photo of high school Laura Palmer. I put all my pictures in a binder, but I might frame that one.
Harry Goaz, who played the goofy deputy in Twin Peaks. Quicker than his character Andy Brennan, which is probably a good thing, even though I really only know him for that one role. An almost stupid role. I asked him his thoughts on Wally Brando, and he wasn't aware of the significance of Michael Cera, seemingly amused by Wally's single-take scene.
Zach Galligan. Waxwork is the tits, but he's petty cool either way. My annual convention accomplice and I watched him in a mildly amusing recent Halloween anthology called Bad Candy.
I think it's weird that there's always problems figuring out where lines start and end. Lots of merch there, but that's not my thing. Lots of good looking women and fun cosplay. I try not to linger too long, because those event rooms can get claustrophobic. I think John Carpenter had his own floor or something. I didn't even catch a glimpse of him. Standing in line sounds exhausting.
Pretty good experience overall, but I forgot to meet Andrew Robinson. Hellraiser is classic, but oh well. And now, I'm going to raise some hell... by taking a nap.
I feel they were a little understaffed in the entry protocols though. No onebody knew where they were going, so my party of five cut in front of a lot of people. There was a huge line for will-wall, too. Those poor suckers are probably still there. A mere QR code can change that obscene wait time?
When I meet any of these badass celebrities, I never have anything specific I care to say to them. I just like get an autograph. That little contact with something a bit more grandeur than myself. Those cult film actors.
It was a cool guest list too, but I already met some of them, so I was focused on the ones I haven't met. Yet. This year's haul of encounters includes:
Amie Donald, who played the main doll in M3gan. Her pricing was low, and she was very nice. I hope she comes back for the sequel.
Grant Cramer, the main guy from Killer Klowns from Outer Space. It's a B-classic. Nice guy. There were a lot of other crew from the movie, but I only felt the need to meet one.
Andrew Divoff, the evil asshole genie in Wishmaster 1 & 2. @der believes I made him sad with my queries. He had ideas for Wishmaster 3 that were discarded and thus factored into his separation with the franchise. 3 and 4 dick suck without him. Also, Spielberg is a dick for undermining his worth and not giving his character any weight in Indiana Jones 4, thus reducing him to an extra basically. It is kind of insulting, don't you think? This guy is cool though.
Bill Zebub. I never saw any of his movies, but for $20, my party received two signed copies of Dick Shark on dvd. Pretty sweet deal based on that title alone.
Ray Wise. I wanted to amuse him with my preferred topic of... FDR: American Badass. The greatest WW2 presidential werewolf movie of all time. He's the man, in many classics.
Sheryl Lee, who was (not) the main character in Twin Peaks. She's in there somewhere though, as a main character with minimal screentime. Lynchian genius we all suppose? Very sweet lady. I had her sign that famous living room photo of high school Laura Palmer. I put all my pictures in a binder, but I might frame that one.
Harry Goaz, who played the goofy deputy in Twin Peaks. Quicker than his character Andy Brennan, which is probably a good thing, even though I really only know him for that one role. An almost stupid role. I asked him his thoughts on Wally Brando, and he wasn't aware of the significance of Michael Cera, seemingly amused by Wally's single-take scene.
Zach Galligan. Waxwork is the tits, but he's petty cool either way. My annual convention accomplice and I watched him in a mildly amusing recent Halloween anthology called Bad Candy.
I think it's weird that there's always problems figuring out where lines start and end. Lots of merch there, but that's not my thing. Lots of good looking women and fun cosplay. I try not to linger too long, because those event rooms can get claustrophobic. I think John Carpenter had his own floor or something. I didn't even catch a glimpse of him. Standing in line sounds exhausting.
Pretty good experience overall, but I forgot to meet Andrew Robinson. Hellraiser is classic, but oh well. And now, I'm going to raise some hell... by taking a nap.
