May '14
Today, I attended Texas Frightmare Weekend. As with most conventions, people want to hear stories about celebrities, to see what these celebrities are actually like. I had no bad experiences this or any other year I've attended, which is awesome, but this year, things seemed to go very smoothly.
I attended the Terminator panel early on. I think Michael Biehn was high because he was zoning out and staring into space a lot.
@DerTables, Scott Reiniger, and myself.
Tom Morga, myself, and @Der. Now Tom was very nice, and explained the extent of his portrayal as Jason in Friday the 13th part 5 and Michael Myers in Halloween 4. Apparently, he did several key scenes in H4 before George P. Wilbur came in and took all the credit.
Me and Larry Drake, of Darkman 1 & 2 and Dark Night of the Scarecrow.
A mostly naked bimbo.
David "Flyboy" Emge, myself, and @Der. I asked him about his strange bit part in Basket Case 2 (he plays one of the freaks in heavy makeup), to which he told me that took the job because he wasn't doing anything then and sort of coincidentally fell into it.
Me and A. Michael Baldwin, from Phantasm! This man was very nice, and we briefly discussed Phantasm 5.
@ErmaBlimp and the nephew laughing in the face of danger.
Myself, @Der, Kevin Van Hentenryck of the Basket Case trilogy, and the nephew doing his best Belial impression. Kevin was very nice, as you can see.
Come on, it's a pool party!! @Der, Courtney Gains of Children of the Corn fame, and myself. I spoke to him about a trash epic called Poolboy that he was in. You can tell he never thought much of that movie when he didn't even know it was on dvd! Still, he was plenty grateful to be there.
Michael Parks, myself, and @Der. It's almost intimidating to meet a man like Michael Parks, who regularly works with Tarantino and Rodriguez, but he was worth it. After all, he was in Twin Peaks!
Myself, the nephew, Doug Bradley, and @Der. The man behind the pins was not only surprisingly pleasant for the king of hell, but he wasn't afraid to vent his distaste for the idea of remaking Hellraiser. Seriously, he seemed to scowl at the thought of a remake, but was fine with the idea of a sequel (which I totally sympathize with). He signed an autograph for me with "See you in hell".
Myself, Nancy Loomis, and @Ermablimp. Nancy Loomis is known primarily for her role as Annie in Halloween '78, as well as bit parts in Halloween 2 and 3, and The Fog. She was very nice and engaging in conversation, and signed an autograph with "Speed kills", which thrilled me.
I didn't get to meet George Romero, but I attended the Dawn of the Dead panel, which was amusing (more coherent than the Terminator panel ended up being), and it was surreal. I was in the same room with George A. Romero! And @Der got to speak to him!
I attended the Terminator panel early on. I think Michael Biehn was high because he was zoning out and staring into space a lot.
@DerTables, Scott Reiniger, and myself.
Tom Morga, myself, and @Der. Now Tom was very nice, and explained the extent of his portrayal as Jason in Friday the 13th part 5 and Michael Myers in Halloween 4. Apparently, he did several key scenes in H4 before George P. Wilbur came in and took all the credit.
Me and Larry Drake, of Darkman 1 & 2 and Dark Night of the Scarecrow.
A mostly naked bimbo.
David "Flyboy" Emge, myself, and @Der. I asked him about his strange bit part in Basket Case 2 (he plays one of the freaks in heavy makeup), to which he told me that took the job because he wasn't doing anything then and sort of coincidentally fell into it.
Me and A. Michael Baldwin, from Phantasm! This man was very nice, and we briefly discussed Phantasm 5.
@ErmaBlimp and the nephew laughing in the face of danger.
Myself, @Der, Kevin Van Hentenryck of the Basket Case trilogy, and the nephew doing his best Belial impression. Kevin was very nice, as you can see.
Come on, it's a pool party!! @Der, Courtney Gains of Children of the Corn fame, and myself. I spoke to him about a trash epic called Poolboy that he was in. You can tell he never thought much of that movie when he didn't even know it was on dvd! Still, he was plenty grateful to be there.
Michael Parks, myself, and @Der. It's almost intimidating to meet a man like Michael Parks, who regularly works with Tarantino and Rodriguez, but he was worth it. After all, he was in Twin Peaks!
Myself, the nephew, Doug Bradley, and @Der. The man behind the pins was not only surprisingly pleasant for the king of hell, but he wasn't afraid to vent his distaste for the idea of remaking Hellraiser. Seriously, he seemed to scowl at the thought of a remake, but was fine with the idea of a sequel (which I totally sympathize with). He signed an autograph for me with "See you in hell".
Myself, Nancy Loomis, and @Ermablimp. Nancy Loomis is known primarily for her role as Annie in Halloween '78, as well as bit parts in Halloween 2 and 3, and The Fog. She was very nice and engaging in conversation, and signed an autograph with "Speed kills", which thrilled me.
I didn't get to meet George Romero, but I attended the Dawn of the Dead panel, which was amusing (more coherent than the Terminator panel ended up being), and it was surreal. I was in the same room with George A. Romero! And @Der got to speak to him!
