Posting Photos
Over the last month I’ve been slowly and quietly adding more photos to the DragonCon 2008 album. Click the images below and check out the newish images!
Dragon*Con 2008: Sunday
Michael Rosenbaum
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jaesha, oanimation, and I were determined to get as early as possible to the queue for the panel with James and Michael. Frankly, that was the panel I’d been waiting for the entire weekend. When oanimation first told me about this panel, before D*C, I literally squeed her ear off! I was so excited! Despite having gone to bed late the night before, we were up early (by Dragon*Con standards) and claiming a spot at the front of the line, later on taking turns getting properly ready for the day. It was absolutely wonderful having the panels take place in the same hotel where we were staying! Brilliant!
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Dragon*Con 2008: Saturday
James Marsters
The first panel of the day was Torchwood with Anthony Lewis, Gareth David Lloyd, and James. Frankly, I don’t watch the show. I tried when it premiered here in the U.S. but I just couldn’t get into it. I wasn’t interested in the panel, but I realized something the night before. I paid a lot to go to a party featuring James and this dude from TW. I should at least find out what he looks like. Plus, the panel took place in our own hotel, meaning very little walking was needed. Always a good thing at a con.
Dragon*Con 2008
I’d been a little wishy-washy about attending Dragon*Con this year. Last year was my first, and though I thought it was okay, I wasn’t sure I would give it another try. Well, I’m SO happy that I did! I had a complete blast and I’m so sad it’s over. It’s been a while since I felt genuine sadness that a con was over. In recent times, it’s mostly been a relief, and probably because I worked those cons. Dragon*Con went by too fast and I really miss all my friends. I certainly enjoyed the con more this year versus last year, mainly because I did much more this time.
I had, as usual, absolutely wonderful roomies: seapea, jaesha, oanimation, and mad_brilliant_. Thank you mad_brilliant_ for having the foresight to book in advance! Also, all their all-night efforts certainly paid off, and I’m so incredibly thankful to them for that.
It was awesome seeing angstchic, eyesthatslay, musing_mia, psubrat, zoonut, vampgaia, thefangirl, lightdependent, jameslovin1, ladyanne04, rock_room, soulmate815, and zeta0497. I hope I’m not forgetting anyone… Likewise, I really missed not seeing sandy_s.
Over the weekend I took TONS of photos of all the panels I attended. I’m not kidding when I say tons, either. I definitely went overboard and I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to get through all of the photos. Especially since I have to send my computer in for repair this week and oh yeah… that little thing called school (and let’s not even mention that I’m nowhere near settled into my new location). I’ll try my best, though, and hopefully I’ll be able to get out as many photos as possible.
Buffy Reunion
It’s no secret oanimation and I are huge James Marsters fans, but the bottom line is that it all began with one show we both fell in love with: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. When we first heard about the Paley Fest’s Buffy Reunion, we knew we could not miss out no matter what, which was one of the main reasons we decided to split a premium package. Best.Decision.EVER!
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James Marsters: Spring Fever 2007
Alright, so here are my brief-ish reports of all the JM-related events I attended in the UK (which just happens to be all *g*). Since it’s been a while, the details are fuzzy, but if you’re curious, do read on… :o)
Grand Slam 2007
A couple of weeks ago I attended Creation Entertainment’s Grand Slam Sci Fi Summit. I’d never attended a Creation event, and wasn’t sure what to expect. It definitely wasn’t as big as I thought it would be, which was kind of nice! Most of the guest stars were of Star Trek origin, although there were also guests from Highlander, Farscape, Battlestar Galactica, Smallville, the Harry Potter movies, oh and of course, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which was my reason for attending. Despite having very little knowledge of some of the shows, I genuinely enjoyed several of the guest panels, especially Battlestar Galactica’s and Smallville’s Justin Hartley was incredibly charming and a total laugh riot.
James Marsters was the scheduled BtVS guest; he did Q&A’s on both Saturday and Sunday and a concert Saturday night. Many of the questions asked are some I’ve heard before and a few others were new and interesting. At the moment, none in particular stick out, but his Q&A’s were certainly very entertaining. It never ceases to amaze me how much energy this guy has, making it extra hard to snap photos. He was incredibly bouncy at this event and very smiley and much fun to see.
For the Saturday night concert, James sang several old favorites and some new ones. He was suppose to explain the stories behind some of his songs… as a friend expressed, though, he has way too many songs apologizing to his girlfriends. One that isn’t about apologizing, though, is This Town, which is definitely one of my favorite songs. Granted, I don’t interpret the song the way James sees it. Whereas he says that it’s about unrequited love, I think it’s more about two people trying to make a life together. I like this interpretation, so I’m sticking to it. I might be wrong, but I believe someone mentioned that this concert was the longest he’s ever done, with a total of 25 songs. Oooh! And he had another guitarist accompany him, which added a lot of depth to several of his songs. I think there are still a few kinks they need to work out, but it definitely sounded great! I hope the guitarist will accompany him all the way to London, where James will be doing a few concerts. That would be very neat!
I posted some photos of the weekend in the Gallery. Mostly James, but I do have some Adrian Paul and Battlestar Galactica photos coming in the near future. Those probably won’t be posted until I get back from the UK, though. I’m going to have quite a backlog by then, though, since I plan on taking many, many photos while traveling. I can’t wait to see Dublin!
Cons and photos
Slowly, but surely I am adding photos from the conventions I attended this summer. I’m still working on some from July’s Comic-Con, I’ve posted a handful from the BE Blowout, which consisted mostly of Veronica Mars cast members (some of the hottest ones, too!), and the most recent, James Marsters & Friends at the Queen Mary. That was a very cool and incredibly unique convention. Out of all the cons I attended, though, I have to admit that this is my favorite shot so far…
Vulkon Slayercon 2004, Day Two
Today was one hell of a jam-packed day!! Early morning start led to some wandering around, bouncing around the photo op lines while my friends waited for their pics with all the actors. Major squeeing for Alexis Denisof! ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!! He was wearing this blue shirt that absolutely complimented those beautiful blue eyes of his. I didn’t take a photo op with him, which I do regret, but it was awesome seeing babysquid and dee25×5 squeeing their way out of that one! oanimation’s deer-in-the-headlights look was adorable!
Angel Set Visit
The post below is what I originally posted on my LJ, with some edits. Additions have been made using brackets. Photos can be seen here.
I guess you can say that this is another reason why talking to the guys from the crew is a good thing. Sharvie got an invite from the chief lighting technician, Dan, while we were at the [Wolfram & Hart Revue] party, and being the good friend that she is, she had me included in the invite. We weren’t really sure if it was going to happen because, 1) We were at a party. We didn’t know how many drinks Dan had before he tossed out the invite or if he even gave us the right number. 2) We were suppose to go yesterday, but Sharvie couldn’t get through to the voicemail on Monday. She gave it one last try yesterday morning, but the little part of our hearts that hoped the visit would happen was slowly disintegrating. Luckily for us, though, Dan came through and called Sharvie yesterday afternoon.
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Photos: GotR @ El Rey
Aah, the days before digital cameras… how much I do *not* miss them. Mostly because the only kind of camera I had was a point-and-shoot 35mm. And these photos were taken with exactly one of those, meaning that they’re pretty crappy, but I still like them well enough to share…
GoTR @ El Rey
The post below are bits and pieces from my report I wrote for the concert featuring Ghost of the Robot, James Marsters’ former band. Photos can be viewed on this page.
The El Rey is a very beautiful venue, what with the hanging chandeliers and just the architecture… it was very, very nice. My sis and I rushed inside and were just a couple of rows from the stage. There I met more people, Cindy from South Carolina, who was such a sweetheart and Elizabeth from Canada. In front of them were Naddy and her friend. While waiting for the opening bands to come on we chatted, making the time fly by. Cindy pointed out to me that Steve Tartaglia, JM’s stunt-double was in the audience, behind us. Sure enough, there he was, looking exactly like a Spike look-a-like!
