The next flight to Atlanta would get me in Saturday night. That
meant, I was doing Sunday only. My trip
was no longer feasible.
Garrett Dillahunt was scheduled that year…along with a bunch
of other Walking Dead/Fear the Dead actors.
The positive spin is Garret was scheduled to appear in
Dallas. When he arrived, he walked out to the line of people and greeted
everyone and shook the hands of the 30 people waiting for him.
After waiting a LONNG time in Alyssa Milano’s line, I was
able to walk right up to the table for Garrett. I actually think he was going
to take a break but he stayed when I approached.
I had printed two photos from DragonCon. I really didn’t know which one I wanted to get signed. It was going to be a game-time decision. After I paid, I handed over the one with the dart board behind him. Garrett signed and then he commented on my UofA shirt. His dad went there and to prove he had some cred (which he did NOT need to do), he mentioned visiting the campus and Old Main. That’s a pretty good reference.
We chatted. He was warm and gracious. Very relaxed. I mentioned
Sarah Conner and Burn Notice. He said it was great to work on those shows. I forget
to mention Dead Wood and how he played 2 different characters.
He saw I had another photo in my hand. He wanted to see it. I
handed it over and mentioned I only paid for one autograph. I was not trying to
get something for free. He nodded and turned to his handler. He said this was his. Then he asked if I liked red. After I nodded
back, he signed. That was unexpected and another classy thing about him.
AH
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