Rusty Goffe and Mickey Lewis Gallifrey One 2019

I did a show I haven’t done before: Gallifrey One. It’s in Los Angeles, CA. I have heard about this show for years. It’s a Dr Who convention and it brings in a nice selection of guests.  This is the ‘big’ Dr Who convention in the US. I wasn’t sure what to expect. I knew it wasn’t SDCC big but I expected crowds and lines. I also knew it should be less physically demanding than San Diego. I was expecting to actually enjoy the event as it progressed and not just keeping my head above water.

This show was smaller than I expected. It might be a little larger than WorldCon. It’s very fan friendly. Considering it’s size, the show does bring in some ‘big’ names. I’m sure these celebs would make more at a larger show but they actually seem to want to be there. I imagine they actually enjoy the fandom. The show must treat them well as LA is a very long way from the UK where a majority of the actors live.

Since I haven’t been to this show before I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I created a laundry list of people I wanted and figured I would attempt to get as many signatures as possible. I had three days to get autographs and sit in panels.  Yes, I said panels. At SDCC I might see 2 panels a year. It would be nice to sit and take a load off.

The first 2 autos I got were Rusty Goffe and Mickey Lewis.

Rusty has been in a Dr Who episode, and also Harry Potter, Star Wars, and Willy Wonka (the original). He had a nice selection of photos. He was friendly and willing to chat.

Mickey was admittedly jet-lagged. He only landed a few hours before we met. He mentioned there were a lot of Lewis’s at this show.  I didn’t even put it together that his last name was my first name. He teasingly asked when I landed. Touché!

AH

Jack Hanna UTA speaker series 2019

We all know and love Jack Hanna. You never know what he might say or what one of his animals might do.  Letterman seemed to have a love/hate relationship with him and his critters.

When I learned he was coming to UT Arlington, I wanted to go. I debated about watching his presentation or just trying to get his autograph after the show. I’m glad I watched the presentation. By the way, the lecture series has changed venues and it’s much larger now.

His show was about an hour long with a mix of videos from his career, amusing anecdotes, and some live animals from the Dallas zoo. The Dallas zoo provided a nice support cast for him to amuse the audience as he interacted with the different creatures.

After the show, we agreed to sign and I had brought a book and photo. He was also signing a small 5 x 7 photo that he handed out as you met him.

I showed him the photo and he said that was just a ‘crazy photo’. The people around me all peeked and gave their ‘oooohs’ and ‘ahhhhs’ when they saw the cat.

Even though he was trying to move quickly, he gave a few moments to everyone as he tried to personal the photos and books. 

AH