50 Days of Dragon Con Day 1 HOLY CRAP IT IS HERE!!!!!!

Heaven,

I will lose my internet at noon so I can not do a recap of the days events.  Instead,  I will do a pre-Friday Friday recap.  LOL.  Today is the day I get to meet Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird.  HOLY SHIT!  I get to meet the man that has made these two awesome characters come to life, Carroll Spinney.  I am so in awe.  I am nervous and excited all in one.  I am sure I will be a blathering idiot when I go to get the pic and autograph.  I absolutely know I will be.  Still, I have to do this.  I am also getting a sexy sandwich and for those of you who do not know what a sexy sandwich is, it is a pic with you between two hot people.  In my case the sandwich I chose is John Barrowman and Stephen Amell from Arrow (along with other things).  WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!! Again, I will be the blathering idiot but I do not care as I am sure I will not be the only one.  Hopefully I will not get teary eyed because I am so excited.  Tee HEE.  Thank God I am not a pee-er.  Can you imagine getting so excited/nervous you pee all over yourself?  That totally has to suck.  How have the rest of you handled this kind of excitement/nervousness?  I know I will turn red as a tomato, but hopefully that is the worst. 

Well, I am off to have a SPECTACULAR day at con.  I will have more for you when I get home.  Thank you for reading and I hope that I have kept you interested at least a little bit.

50 Days of Dragon Con Day 13

Froggys

Froggy's Photos is the company that is responsible for the celebrity photo opportunities.  In previous years they have been set up in the basement level of the Marriott.  The way it works is that you can either order in advance or go to their table and buy a photo opportunity with your favorite celebrity or guest.  They take your money and tell you when to show yo for your photo.  When that time comes they line you up and herd you into a room with the celebrity.  LITERALLY they stand you next to the celebrity and say "say cheese" and you are herded out again.  You are actually with the celebrity for no more than 2 minutes.  Really quick.  They are efficient and very organized.  Not to say that people have not had their issues, but all in all, they are not too terrible.  Once your photo has been taken they tell you when you can come and pick it up.  They have a bunch of tables set up in the hallway outside of the photo rooms and they print the pics and leave them on these tables. 

I often go down to the photo tables just to look at the pics and see who are some of the better celebrities.  You can tell a lot about the celebrities from the pictures that they take.  John Barrowman ALWAYS looks like he is having a good time.  There are others that look like, well, they are annoyed to be there.  I kind of feel bad for the people who paid for a pic with their fave celebrities and than the celebrity looks uber pissed off or something.  For some this is the opportunity of a lifetime.   There are many people I have thought about getting my pic taken with and then seen some of their other photos and have decided against it.  Some of the best are Stan Lee, John Barrowman, the casts of the Guild and Warehouse 13.  Some of the worst have been Gillian Anderson, Richard Dean Anderson and Joe Manganiello.  I get that people have bad days and the such.  Some folks do not like having their pic taken at all.  My thought is don't sign up to do it will upset you.  No big deal.  I have only done a few of these ops before and I have loved my experiences with all.  This year I am getting a sexy sandwich with John Barrowman and Stephen Amell of Arrow fame.  OMG I AM SO EXCITED!!! To the celebrities who do this and might do this in the future, thank you for you time and making the effort to have a good pic taken. 
Here is a link to their celebrity photo opportunities at Dragon Con this year.  Froggy's Dragon Con Opportunities

50 Days of Dragon Con Day 26

Walk of Fame

The Walk of Fame is where all of the celebrities are grouped together to have a booth where you can take some pictures with them (depending on the celebrity) have a chat and have them sign a picture they have there or some of your memorabilia.  This is a great place to ask questions and take a short moment to get to know your favorite celebrities on a more personal basis.

Over the last few years the Walk of Fame has gone through several changes.   When I first started attending con the walk of fame was located in two ballrooms in the Hilton.  The space while very well organized was pretty cramped.  They have now moved to one of the ballrooms on the Marquis level of the Marriott.  I am kind of sad this is where the WoF was moved to.  I miss being able to drop in and shop instead of having to build it into my schedule of events.  I This ballroom used to house some of the vendors which have since moved elsewhere.  More on the vendors later.  The new space is quite a bit larger than the previous space in the Hilton.  While it was very organized in the Hilton, with the larger space the organization and flow have become even better.  From all appearances it looks like they can get even more celebrities in here than previous years. 

In the Walk of Fame I got to have a discussion with Eddie McClintock of Warehouse 13 fame about twerking and the evils that are plaguing our kids these days.  It was quite amusing, let me tell you.  I have also observed many other celebrities having a good time with the con goers.  My Mom got to chat with Ernest Borgnine before he passed away.  She had a lovely chat for quite awhile with him.  I have watched con goers in tears while stuttering to try and talk to the celebrities.  I have seen celebrities dancing with, and genuinely enjoying the fans.  John Barrowman takes my breath away.  He is truly kind, attentive and funny to all who come to his table.  How he has that much energy is amazing to me.  WOO HOO Captain Jack.  Every celebrity is different and every time you go to see them, the experience is different.  Have a good time and let the celebrity have a good time too.

If you have a favorite celebrity and they come to con I HIGHLY recommend stopping in to say hello.

Walk of Fame in the Marriott.  Things might change this year, don't know yet.