Best laid plans…
I was done with all of my autographs fairly early. All I needed was Felix Silla. But he wasn’t at his
table. I assumed he was doing photo
ops or panels. I wandered around for 30
minutes hoping to see him. No luck. I actually
went outside and snacked and watched people for an hour or so. It was good to sit and the weather had warmed
a little.
When I came back, Felix was there but a fire alarm
started. So I dutifully left.
After 45 minutes or so, the fire alarm was off and the building
was ‘okayed’ to reenter. I went back inside.
Felix was back at his table and just a
pair of guys was in front of me. Great, I
thought, I’ll be done in a minute. Then the wife and I could find some place
nice to eat.
After 5 minutes of side conversation between the guys, I asked
if they were in line. They didn’t seem to be looking over the photos. They told
me there were in line.
They spent another 10 minutes or so pointing at photos and
every now and then ask a question to Felix. They even asked Gil Gerard a question
who was sitting next to Felix but no decision was made. They paused and looked over Gil’s selection
of photos.
My feet were hurting.
Gil saw the album in my hand and commented on it. I showed
it to him. He mumbled something appreciatively. He them turned back to the guys and asked if
they made a decision yet. He said
something, like it can’t be that hard. It
really appeared they were just enjoying talking to each other and reminiscing.
Felix was patient. I was patient but I was ready to call it
a day. And Gil was patient but he understood a line was building and Felix wasn’t
making any money.
The guys finally decided
on a photo; one photo between them. Probably took 30 minutes to choose one
photo.
Once they left, I stepped up. Gil just shook his head in
wonder and Felix just soldiered forth. I
handed over the album cover. Felix signed. I took a quick photo and left for
the day.
Best laid plans.
AH
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