Sam Raimi Texas Frightmare Weekend 2019

Let me bore you yet AGAIN with a SDCC anecdote. In 2008, I was one of the winners of the raffle for Drag Me to Hell.  It was one of the secret signings the used to do. You only knew where and when to show up. It was always in the back of the convention center. You were not allowed to bring in your backpack or take any photos.  Ideally, you were only supposed to say ‘hello’ and ‘thank you’.

When we entered the room all those years ago, Sam Raimi was there along with Alison Lohman and Justin Long and I THINK Dileep Roa. I don’t remember him but it looks like it might be his signature on the mini poster.

Flash forward to 2019. I’m in line for Sam. He is being friendly with everyone. I handed over my photo and we talked over each other as we ask questions. We both smile and I wait for him. Then I tell him about 2008.  I told he asked me a question and I gave a silly answer.  He confessed he probably asked a stupid question.  When I denied that, his handler laughed in contempt and said he probably did. We all smiled.

So I told him that he asked about my favorite part of SDCC.  At the time, I was trying to be good and just stick to ‘hello’ and 'thank you’. I reply innocently  with, I liked the WB booth the most.  That was a stupid answer.  I figured he wanted a response like the Drag me to Hell panel was awesome! Or even this signing. I did not say anything clever. 
After I told him this, he said it was an okay answer and he should not have been asking questions.  But it was awesome he wanted to engage with the people and not just signing a quick autograph and shouting ‘next!’

I told him I always remembered that signing. I really liked that his attendance was not perfunctory. He wanted to be there. And it seemed to be the same thing with his appearance at Texas Frightmare.

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