The Wife and I drove to San Antonio for a long weekend away
from home and cats. The Wife did some fabric and quilt shopping. Friday night
we had dinner with her Uncle, who we really like. We went to an Irish pub. It
was good. Then Saturday night we had dinner with her Cousin and niece at a
place not far from the Alamo. The hotel we stayed was older and remodeled. It had
a great view of the Alamo from our room. The hotel was supposedly haunted
although we never saw anything. It was a great trip.
And oh yeah, I picked up some autographs; as if you didn’t
know.
Celebrity Fan Fest was in San Antonio and had several guests
I was interested in adding to my collection. I didn’t go to the first year of this con as I
was worried it would fold tents in the middle of the night and run with my
money. This year I took the plunge.
The show was at the Freeman Coliseum and Expo Halls next to
the where the Spurs play. It’s not far from downtown and the Alamo. The show
used a separate building to house a celebrity car show and a small arena for
the panels. This event spread people out.
It was hot and humid in San Antonio. A few sponsors/vendors
were placed outside in the weather. The attendees had to long walk going to
panels and sweated a lot.
The Fan Fest wasn’t that crowded. People came for the
autographs and photos ops. I did not see a lot of people carrying bags of items
they purchased from the vendors. As I listened to my fellow autograph
collectors, they seemed to have been coming from all over the country. Most of
them were spending the summer going to the shows with the big name Marvel and
DC actors.
The food was decent and there were lots of chairs for resting.
Since it wasn’t that crowded, people were able to sit on the floor too.
This show had you buy tickets in advance and you are in
‘groups’. The problem is you don’t know when the group is scheduled until a few
days before the event. I had no idea that I had 2 signings at the same time
until after I purchased the tickets. It did seem that if you were in group A,
you could easily join group B if needed.
The autograph signing schedule was in odd chunks of time. My
group A Fred Savage was 15 minutes long. It worked out for me but it was odd.
If he showed late, he signs for 1 person and then leaves?
The event had a VIP/Fast Pass badge and general admission
wristband. They had separate lines and they were fairly well marked out. Most
everyone bought the VIP or Fast passes. It SEEMED that the ration was 30 to
1. 30 Fast pass to 1 general admission. The
fast pass lines were very long and always longer than the general admission.
I enjoyed the show. Depending on the guest list next year
(if there is a next year), I would go again.
AH
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