There are hundreds of them and only a hand full of us. If
things go sideways here I don’t think we will be able to handle the situation.
What’s that? There’s a little shriek from the bottom of the hall way. Hundreds
of women spike their heads out from the ticket line and they all spot the same
thing. Misha Colins. The shriek turns monstrous as the panic makes the air
thick around me. Me, and the other few
males in the queue, look at each other and realised this may be the end…we are
going to die by way of female shriek stroke.
Okay, it wasn’t that bad. Yes there were a certain group of
the younger girls that yelped every time one of the actors walked by at the
bottom of the hallway but, for the most part, the fans were cool and
controlled.
Day one of the convention we got to meet the Richard Speight Jr. and Rob Benedict They
became the staple entertainers for the convention and were used as the glue to
bind all of the various other talks, shows and events together. They did a
fantastic job. They kept it witty and light and made 20 minutes of rambling
look almost rehearsed. Almost.
They have a thing called the “Friday People”. These are the
people that rock up at the conventions on the Friday and stay all three days.
The true fans. The guys and girls that want to absorb every moment of the
convention and not just the main attractions. Barbara and I are Friday people
and let me tell you this: If you pitched up only on the Saturday – You missed
out.
We had Richard running up and down empty chairs, we got
panels with Kim Rhodes, Osric Chau , and Travis Aaron Wade. Yes, some
of them come back on the weekend as well but they do not duplicate their
discussions. So it is entirely fresh and unique to the Friday People.
We popped out to Mama Gina’s Pizzeria, smashed a few bevvies
at the hotel bar and headed back to the room for a little rest. We became power
napping pro’s by the end of this holiday. Power naps on dirty bus station
benches or in a laundromat like a boss.
Later that evening they run a Karaoke session which is put
together by the band Louden Swain. The band throws these fantastic little
impromptu jingles for each of the actors as they enter stage which, as the
weekend goes on, become very catchy.
In between the various shows there are intermissions where
you get a gap to walk through the merchandise. Loads of the basics like shirts,
posters and DVD collectibles. However, the show is about the Supernatural, so
there is also a pretty awesome collection of trinkets, charms, voodoo type
goodies and loads of kit made from silver. So: With all of these truly unique
and handmade items available what do you think Barbara ended up buying?
Bobble heads. Sam and Dean bobble heads. They are perched up
on our bookshelf on either side of a picture of her….where a picture of me once
stood.
Can’t blame her really – after meeting Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki I can see what all the fuss is about.
More of that on tomorrow’s blog.
After what turned out to be an exhausting day we headed out
across the road to the Yard House for a few beers (few of the hundreds they
have) and a bit to eat.
Off to bed – tomorrow is the big day.
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