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wait...WHAT???. My mom and JYD were best friends during the Mid-South days. He taught me about kayfabe before it became a known term.
you need to make a thread about this
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wait...WHAT???. My mom and JYD were best friends during the Mid-South days. He taught me about kayfabe before it became a known term.
great jobDespite the rains in Lafayette yesterday, the kids and I had a particularly excellent time. This was our third year to attend and I think this was the one that I enjoyed the most. I was bummed because Linda Blair was a last minute scratch, but my daughter getting to meet Michael Bell was priceless. I must share this story.
This child is a Transformers nut. She dressed as Optimus using an old dance costume she had. When she walked up to his table and introduced herself, her excitement level went into overdrive. Michael Bell was beyond nice. You could tell that this guy gets it and he has a deep appreciation for his fans. He talked with her as if visiting with an old friend. I don't think she was expecting him to personalize the autographed picture of Prowl that she selected (I knew he might, but she's only ever seen just a basic name autograph) and you would have sworn he handed her a brick of gold. About an hour later, we sat front row in his panel and he called on her for several questions, even remembering her name. I've got some dust flying in my eyes thinking about the sheer joy I could see on her face. She will have this memory for the rest of her life.
My son got to meet Johnny Yong Bosch. He autographed our Black Ranger Funko Pop, so we're slowly building our autographed Power Ranger Pop collection.
The crowd seemed to be on par with last year, maybe a little smaller due to the weather, but it was a good turnout. The vendors had such a huge selection of things to purchase. I ended up buying a couple of paintings.
These are spray painted on canvas and look spectacular in person. The guy who does them is from Metairie. If anyone else likes this style, his website is Home from Canvas By Chris.
Plus, I got to meet up with Grandadmiral and chat for a few minutes. I hope we can meet up again at another con. And I was looking for Sun Wukong, but never did find him. Next time!
There's going to be another con in Lafayette on March 16-17. C.J. Graham (played Jason in Friday the 13th part 6) is scheduled to be there, as is Lita from WWE. I'll definitely be back to get that Jason auto and I'm hoping they can get Linda Blair scheduled for this one.
wait...WHAT???
you need to make a thread about this
AwesomeI've talked about this several times in the wrestling thread. The mind-blown moment of my life at that time was when JYD popped up at the door with Ernie Ladd standing next to him. My mind was completely blown because I absolutely hated the Big Cat before that moment.
Come to find out they kept kayfabe until they arrived though. They came in separate vehicles.
Awesome
Did you ever eat at Ernie lady’s bbq place?
How different was JYD irl?
Did he show you the 4sisters on thumb street?
I don't see how [Wizard World lasts] too much longer. I see a total collapse coming, with maybe Informa/Fan Expo buying up a few of the bigger shows and local stuff coming in to fill in the rest. There are enough solid regional con promoters now that those voids would be filled pretty quickly.
And am I correct that the stature of the guests at the New Orleans show has fallen off a cliff?
I've learned that whatever the guest list looks like ... a few always seem to back out in the last week or so. Maybe for the next New Orleans con, they want to make sure appearances are totally locked in before announcing?It may still be a little early (although 3 months away doesn't seem too early) for them to start announcing all of the big guests. They usually announce things a little at a time and it looks like they've just started with a few who I don't recognize (I don't watch Outlander).
Even with the WW Chicago con this past August, it seemed the level of talent dropped from very recent years. The two gets from Guardians were solid, and there's some of old-school great-to-see folks (Nichelle Nicholls and Henry Winkler who were also in N.O. in January). But after that, as far as true show-carrying headliners ... hmmm.... the level of talent that has come along with Wizard World has fallen off tremendously, with very few exceptions (like Chicago, for example).
Even with the WW Chicago con this past August, it seemed the level of talent dropped from very recent years. The two gets from Guardians were solid, and there's some of old-school great-to-see folks (Nichelle Nicholls and Henry Winkler who were also in N.O. in January). But after that, as far as true show-carrying headliners ... hmmm.
I know Outlander is (was?) a popular show -- my wife was watching religiously the first two seasons. Maybe I'm underestimating the draw of their cast.