Jeremy Renner Celebrity Fan Fest 2019

Jeremy Renner was the big reason I went to San Antonio. For me, he was the marque celeb at this show. My line queue group was 'B' for Jeremy. After I finished Robert Wuhl, I got into the Group 'A' line for Renner. The fast pass line was hundreds of people. The general admission line was 15 people. I was trying to get out of the convention early to avoid being late for dinner with The Wife’s Uncle.

The Group 'A' line was cut before I got my signature. I had to come back when Group 'B' was supposed to queue. This time, the line moved faster. I was told by one of my autograph buddies, who was in Group A, Jeremy was trying to interact with people the first time. Since they had him behind a curtained wall, he had no idea how long his line was. This time, he cut the chit-chat.  He wasn’t switching pens. The color worked for my photo. It did not work for everyone.

He did try to smile and look up but he was signing as fast as he could. Once I got my signature, I was headed back to the hotel to wash up and look presentable for dinner.

AH

Jeremy Renner ComicPalooza 2015

Even though I was going to ComicPalooza, there was a big guest that caused a lot of excitement and increased my desires.   When JeremyRenner and his price for auto was announced, everyone had an opinion.  Most of the comments were that the cost was too high. There is no doubt it was way more than most autographs.  It’s a very rare signing and opportunity.  Obviously, I pulled the trigger and got a signature.

He was only scheduled for Saturday.  Renner had 2 signings scheduled for that day.  If you missed him, you were out of luck.

When he cancelled the morning signing and went to straight to the photo ops, you could feel the anxiety in the autograph area. There were a lot of people already lined up when he cancelled. Just because you bought a ticket or were in line, doesn’t mean you will get your autograph.

While it rarely happens now at paid signings, I can remember 30 years ago a ball player getting up after 20 minutes and saying no more.  He was scheduled for a couple of hours and had a long line of unhappy fans. Memories like those aren’t easily forgotten. They come rushing back as you hear about Renner skipping the morning signing.  You tend to fret over the possibility of failure.

Because of those memories, I got in line very early for the second signing.  Even then, I was about 200 people back.  It was going to be a long wait.

When Jeremy Renner did show, he was all smiles. He was friendly tried to exchange a few words with everyone.  He even took someone’s phone and talked for a moment. The line moved.  About 90 minutes later I was done. I got my photo signed and I was ready to get off of my feet.

AH