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Collecting Autographs

Posted by Steve on July 23, 2012 1 comment

Jewel Got Photobombed!

One of my favorite hobbies takes place while at conventions, but doesn’t involve costumes, friends, or drinking. (because, what else is there at conventions?) I love seeing the guest list for conventions because it means I may have the chance to meet someone who is responsible for creating some of my favorite shows/books/movies. To much extent, this is one of the main reasons for attending for me, and one of the first things I do at a convention! There is just something about going up to a guest, shaking their hand (or giving the Iron Guard), and thanking them for what they do. On that rare occasion, you even have enough time to sit and talk with them about their craft, or hobbies, or even just what they think about the conventions.

To remember the visit I will usually grab one of the 8×10’s they have and have them sign it. Not to monetize it, but to have that memory. It’s always personalized (if they can, some of them have their reasons), and I consider it as my contribution to them for the time they spent with me. Sometimes the memory and time is great, and sometimes it’s not, but it is always a memory I will have.

Me dressed at Matty Roth from DMZ with Felicia.

I recently decided to grab shots of all of my current autographs. Most of them are down in the “Man-Cave” but some are still yet to be framed and mounted. Some interesting ones are the set of four autographs from Felicia Day, and the four from Jewel Staite. We learned that four is the magic number, when it comes to that line between fandom and stalking. I love both Jewel and Felicia for what they do and who they are, but I don’t want to be that guy who is always in their line every convention. That’s just creepy. So we go for four autographs and call it at that. It’s enough that, by the end of it, they tend to recognize you enough to smile and wave, but not overly enough to be weird-ed out by your presence.

Below are just a few of my favorites, you can find the rest in a gallery here on my site.

Meeting Wil was indeed…Awesome

EJO was inspiring to meet in person

Jewel played the 501st’s game of “Droid Hunt” and had a blast.

Two of my favorite actors from Warehouse 13!!

I’m just gonna leave this right here for you

Posted by Steve on April 2, 2012 No comments

This:

Yes, I used to be one of those kids in school. I was faced with the mortifying trips to gym class, and could relate with almost all of the situations presented in the video.

Now? I get compliments on my geek collections, costumes, and games. I have a great job, incredible wife, and wonderful friends. So I think this song speaks volumes.

(especially loved the ending)

P.S. Please subscribe to Felicia Day’s channel Geek and Sundry! It’s what TV should be like!

The Un-Official DragonCon Post.

Posted by Steve on September 9, 2011 1 comment

Why is this an Un-official post? Because I am still processing the whole con. Literally. I am working through all the photos I took processing them to improve the shots, doing laundry from the con, cleaning up the house and also taking care of the new Kitties we adopted the day after!

So why post? Well, there are a few things I want to touch on because they were So Awesome! (well, one not so awesome)

I MET WIL WHEATON!
No really, this was the highlight of the Con for me! Anyone who knows me knows that I kind of have a man-crush (Platonic) for Mr. Wheaton. I made the attempt to meet him at PAX east but apparently, his meemaw died/He was washing his hair/he was dead at the time, and he couldn’t attend. So when I heard he was going to be at DragonCon I was super excited! I was dressed in one of the two costumes I brought, Matty Roth from the comic DMZ. I figured that maybe only 2 people would get the costume but I was not prepared for what happened next. As I stepped up in line and greeted Wil with the Iron Guard Salute, this happened:

Wil: Are you fucking Cosplaying as DMZ?? THAT’S Awesome!
Me: YES!!
Wil: Hey Felicia! Check out this DMZ Cosplay! Hold on, I have to get a picture of this and send it to Brian Wood.
Me: That’s AWESOME!

I then handed him two 6-sided dice that I made telling him that I “Got exited and made something” which spawned another round of “That’s Awesome!” I also got the chance to tell him that during his Father Son bonding over brewing beer, I was doing the same while building a Tardis. (That’s Awesome, round 4) He signed a picture of himself collating paper and we went on our way. I was giggling for the rest of the day.

Now, the worst experience of the con, sadly, was my one with William Shatner. On my way through the Walk of Fame area, I stopped at the booth for WS and they had mentioned that he would be back in 30 min. There was no line so I figured “I can wait 30 min!” I Happily bought my photo ticket ($75!!!!), picked out my photo (Only Kirk photos, no S My dad says or Denny Crane), and got in line. 30 min turned into 45, then an hour, then longer and longer. The folks at the booth were trying to assure us that he was on his way down. It was nearing 5pm and we knew he had a panel at 5:30pm. (I got in line at 3:30pm). When he finally showed up, the line herders asked if I would let a woman in a wheelchair in front of me, which I had no problem with. (navigating the con in a wheel chair is tough, trust me on this.) She got her autograph and was working on backing out of the area, the handler reached out for my photo and handed it to WS as I got out of the way. When I got back up to the counter, the Photo was signed and I was being shuttled away without barely a glance from WS. I did manage to eek out a “It was very…er..honor” and got a half hearted fist bump before they moved on to the next guy.

Never in all of my conventions and Autograph collecting have I ever been treated like a sheep. It has always been my experience that I am paying the $20+ not for the autograph or the photo, but for the experience of getting 1-2 minutes of time with an actor/author/artist that I genuinely admire enough that I want to Pay for that moment. I don’t do this to collect signatures. I do this because I LIKE these people and want to express how much I appreciate and support their work. If I wanted just a photo with a signature on it, I could have bought one in the dealers room! (and probably paid less.) I have heard that WS is kind of a dick when it comes to conventions, but I really want to believe that maybe he was just being rushed by con handlers, or was having a bad day and doesn’t normally treat fans this way. I can hope right?

The rest of the con was outstanding. Pictures will be coming along soon as well as maybe a real after action report. I <3 everyone I hung out with there!!

Farpoint 2010 The Returning

Posted by Steve on February 16, 2010 No comments

For those of you who are unfamiliar with conventions like Farpoint, it’s a small fan run convention up in Timonium Maryland. I have been to Farpoint a number of times and it’s become kind of a “home base” con for me. It used to be held at the Hunt Vally Marriot hotel but from what I understand there was some Staff issues that caused them to change venues to the Crown Plaza. I really have mixed feelings about the new hotel. I really loved the Marriot because there was ample space for small gatherings of friends for hang outs. The Crown Plaza was like everything all lumped into one very large room so it was one super big party. Like its own little Nerd Prom. So on the one hand you were more involved in Con related stuff, but missed out on the smaller gatherings. My hotel verdict is still out.

So the main reason for attending Farpoint was that Felica Day would be there. Given that she is a LA Native and a frequenter of most of the West Cost cons, having her at something in the east, and a small con to boot, was awesome. Also at the con was the premire of Trenches, the web series produced by Shane Felux of Revelations and Pitching Lucas fame. Also known as the sole reason I have an IMDB Film credit! Trenches, which you know from the earlier post, Officially debuted today at Crackle.com, but con attendees were allowed a early viewing of the whole series on Saturday. After the showing, Shane’s wife Dawn presented the DVD copy to Felica Day for her library. (Felicia Day was unable to attend the viewing due to her signing schedule.)

Also on Saturday I got to attend the Q&A Panel that Felica was holding to see her speak on many different topics. Everyone knows that She is an avid gamer but I was curious to learn what else she was playing. Turns out that she has a large stack of games that are waiting for her furious writing schedule to allow, and in the drive is Mass Effect 2. She also will be doing the voice of the Upcoming Wii Game Rock of the Dead, where she will be the Female love interest to none other than Neil Patrick Harris. The questions she answered ranged from the standard “what would you like to work on” to the obscure “What are the best desert places in LA.” (Which was answered in the most serious tone. BTW, she is a sucker for the cupcake places!) I did get the brief chance to meet up with her and talk a little about gaming and conventions (very very brief). She also wouldn’t give out her Xbox Gamertag (kind of expected) but did mention that she will be doing an Xbox Game with Fame event.

The rest of the weekend was spent with my lovely wife (who tolerates me most of the time) and enjoying our 1 year anniversary, as well as Valentines day. I will spare you the mushy details but it involved awesome turtles and fishes. Also, there may or may not be pictures of me in BSG BDU’s doing possibly bad things to the statue in front of the hotel. I’ll go ahead and say, it wasn’t me! I swear, it was Alan Rickman who happened to be a surprise guest at the hotel and, and, man can that guy drink! (Honest!)

Trenches!

Posted by Steve on February 16, 2010 No comments

Just a quick post to pimp out an amazing Web Series called Trenches. I had the great opportunity to be a part of the creation of this series and working with it’s creators is always a delight! If you get the chance, check out Crackle.com and more specifically their Trenches site. They will be running the series over the next few weeks so come back often and tell your friends! (Rumor has it that even Felicia Day ended up with a Pre-release copy of Trenches while at Farpoint!)