First Comic Con in Salt Lake and I can say I was there for it. I went there for the whole three days. It was a lot of fun. I went with my oldest sister and I hope she had fun as well. I think the only thing that the organizers failed to do was give more info. I did not know that the stars would have their own table and you could go up to them and get their autograph, photos or just say hi to them. It would have been nice to know that before the Con. I never saw any info about it at all on their website. I saw that you could get autographs and photo ops, but I thought the photo ops were professional only. I didn't know I could get one with my own camera. I also paid for the Kevin Sorbo special screening and I didn't know when it was. I thought it was on Friday or Saturday night and not Thursday and so I lost how much money on it. My sister and I left Thursday right before it started. The Con should have had more signs up and more info posted at places you could easily see and find. The volunteers were not well informed either about stuff. That's the only negative I had about the Con.
Now onto the positive. The Vending area was awesome. I loved it, but it would have been nice to know that the stars were in the very back with their tables set up. My sister and I didn't even see that part until the next night. We got registered fast and that went very smoothly. I've never been to a Comic Con, so I didn't really know everything that happens at one. My sister and I went to see how many of the stars on the main and center stage. I loved listening to Dirk Benedict and Richard Hatch. They were the best and I laughed the whole time. Lou Ferrigno was great as well and the Jazz bear came out as well during his time. I also loved Kevin Sorbo's Q and A. Henry Winkler was very motivational and positive. I hope some parents really listened to what he said about children.
I got photo ops with my camera of Henry Winkler, Kevin Sorbo and Dirk Benedict. They were all so great and so nice. Henry Winkler was awesome because he said there were no VIP's and that everyone was one and he treated everyone the same. I got Kevin Sorbo's autograph and he's the only one that I did. I was almost broke before I figured out that I could get photo ops with my camera and I probably would have paid for more stars if I would have known. Oh well! I got the three most important ones I wanted. Plus, I got Kevin J Anderson's autograph when I bought one of his books. He's one of my most favorite writers.
Saturday was crazy and it took how long to get in the Con. There were tons of people. It was fun, but also crazy and I thought about leaving when I saw the huge line, but it went pretty fast. My sister and I didn't stay long and I never saw William Shatner or Stan Lee. That's okay, I'm not heartbroken or anything. If I had wanted to stay, I would have. Maybe by us leaving then others got to come in and stay to see them. There were too many people in the building and the Con said there were 60 to 70 thousand people there. I hope everyone had fun because I know I did.
It's nice to go and see how many stars and get up close and a little personal with them. It's not often you have the chance to do that. It's scary though sometimes. I never know what to say once I get close to them. I want to tell them how thankful I am for all the characters they've played that I love to watch. I love them so much for that. I pray for a lot of stars and I hope the best for them. They are people just like everyone else, but I love them for how they've made me feel and the characters they've portrayed that I've loved. I always wish them the best. I don't think I could ever go up to one of them when they are not at some kind of event and they are trying to be with their family and friends. They spend a lot of time going to Cons and other things to be around the fans and show how much they appreciate us, so we should appreciate them and let them spend their time with their family and friends. I've said this before and I'll say it again in this post. I love certain stars, but I'm not in love with them and there is a big difference in that.
I hope there is another Comic Con next year because I'll be going to it. That's all for now.
