DarkArtist81
Super Freak
Re: DarkArtist's Creations of DOOM!
Once we actually got inside, it was nice and calm. We were among maybe 100 other people that had early admission and I started following the whirlwind that was Les as he whipped me from booth to booth looking for figure fodder and cool stuff. Funny thing was, as we were walking around, trying to milk that early hour for all it was worth... we got close to a tattoo booth and met for a moment (even though I hardly recognized him) Andrew Bryniarski from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake/prequel (Leatherface) was laying down getting a tat and said a few words to us for a moment... very cool guy, but as hardcore as you would expect. Below is the only picture I could snag of the guy... kinda blurry and far away...
We were at the end of our swag hunt and the rest of the crowd was slowly trickling in the door... So we decided to see what was happening with the honored guests... And walked right smack into Lance Henrickson. He noticed that I wanted to talk to him as I was tapping Les and trying to get him to notice and called us over.... We talked about SSC and the custom Bishop that Les had made and various other things.... It was just cooler than words, hanging out with Lance....
We went ahead and got into his line to get an autograph and got our photos signed by Lance... And another cool conversation with the man... He thanked me for coming and getting an autograph even after talking already with him and wished me well... It was great... I love the "Josh, Help!" bit on the sig...
I left his line and IMMEDIATELY got into line for Michael Biehn... We waited for a while, because he was a little late.. And as Lance's died down he went to step away for a moment for a breather and saw me in line again. He pointed out to me and asked if I was getting the full "Aliens" treatment and going for Michael's auto too, I nodded and laughed... as if to say "You KNOW it!". Lance laughed and gave me the ok... Funny moment.
Michael showed up finally, a little scruffy and partied out... he had shades on and smelled like he JUST left the bar. Hilarious guy!! We talked about Aliens and Terminator for a bit and I touched on the desire to see Grindhouse, which he was obviously excited about too. Took a picture and got the auto...
The show really started when Les made his way up to Michael and started talking about the Hicks he repainted, in which Michael replied with this hilarious retort about making him look "good" again... Killed everyone around them both... Lance included... Everyone was laughing..
We left and started checking the rest of the show out, jumping from booth to booth in a frenzy of activity... spending my cash FAST. We wanted to get to my car and drop off our swag/jackets and made our way to the doors... And lo and behold... Ray Park walks in through the doors.. And to Les' credit, he noticed and told me to turn around. And since I had met Ray at one point for his autograph I just blurted out..."Ray!" Thankfully it wasn't loud or obnoxious, or I would have died of embarrassment. But Ray was very cool, stopping to shake our hands and asking about our say so far even though he really had to make his way to the autograph booth... Oddly enough, the only pic I got gave him "Sith eyes"
*TBC*
Once we actually got inside, it was nice and calm. We were among maybe 100 other people that had early admission and I started following the whirlwind that was Les as he whipped me from booth to booth looking for figure fodder and cool stuff. Funny thing was, as we were walking around, trying to milk that early hour for all it was worth... we got close to a tattoo booth and met for a moment (even though I hardly recognized him) Andrew Bryniarski from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake/prequel (Leatherface) was laying down getting a tat and said a few words to us for a moment... very cool guy, but as hardcore as you would expect. Below is the only picture I could snag of the guy... kinda blurry and far away...
We were at the end of our swag hunt and the rest of the crowd was slowly trickling in the door... So we decided to see what was happening with the honored guests... And walked right smack into Lance Henrickson. He noticed that I wanted to talk to him as I was tapping Les and trying to get him to notice and called us over.... We talked about SSC and the custom Bishop that Les had made and various other things.... It was just cooler than words, hanging out with Lance....
We went ahead and got into his line to get an autograph and got our photos signed by Lance... And another cool conversation with the man... He thanked me for coming and getting an autograph even after talking already with him and wished me well... It was great... I love the "Josh, Help!" bit on the sig...
I left his line and IMMEDIATELY got into line for Michael Biehn... We waited for a while, because he was a little late.. And as Lance's died down he went to step away for a moment for a breather and saw me in line again. He pointed out to me and asked if I was getting the full "Aliens" treatment and going for Michael's auto too, I nodded and laughed... as if to say "You KNOW it!". Lance laughed and gave me the ok... Funny moment.
Michael showed up finally, a little scruffy and partied out... he had shades on and smelled like he JUST left the bar. Hilarious guy!! We talked about Aliens and Terminator for a bit and I touched on the desire to see Grindhouse, which he was obviously excited about too. Took a picture and got the auto...
The show really started when Les made his way up to Michael and started talking about the Hicks he repainted, in which Michael replied with this hilarious retort about making him look "good" again... Killed everyone around them both... Lance included... Everyone was laughing..
We left and started checking the rest of the show out, jumping from booth to booth in a frenzy of activity... spending my cash FAST. We wanted to get to my car and drop off our swag/jackets and made our way to the doors... And lo and behold... Ray Park walks in through the doors.. And to Les' credit, he noticed and told me to turn around. And since I had met Ray at one point for his autograph I just blurted out..."Ray!" Thankfully it wasn't loud or obnoxious, or I would have died of embarrassment. But Ray was very cool, stopping to shake our hands and asking about our say so far even though he really had to make his way to the autograph booth... Oddly enough, the only pic I got gave him "Sith eyes"
*TBC*
