David Harbour Big Texas ComicCon 2023

I drove down to San Antonio for Big Texas ComiCon. This is a 5 hour drive each way. There was guest I really wanted but she cancelled. I found out about it the night before. Since there were still guests I wanted and I paid for David Harbour in advance, I made the trip.

Big Texas was in the Henry B Gonzalez Convention Center. I’ve been there a few times for other conventions. I got to the convention early. I expected to be in line all day and I wanted to be sure I was parking someplace fairly close.

Once they opened the convention, we filed in and I headed to David’s line. On the way, someone explained we needed to swap the prepaid autograph receipt for a ‘ticket’. This is occurring more and more. The logic of it eludes me. It just seems to be a waste of time and effort.

After I got my ticket, I got in David’s line. After a brief wait, it actually started moving.

David was behind curtains. However, I could hear him chat with the fans. He was doing a good job of asking questions beside just responding to people. And he followed up on some of the answers.  

The line actually moved quicker than expected. That is NOT a complaint.  

I asked for a quote: Nothing ever happens in Hawkins. I thought the photo I brought was perfect for that. David read the quote and nodded. I don’t think he remembered it but that’s okay. It’s for me, not him.

The negative is, he wrote the quote first. Then signed. He signed over the quote. I knew what he did. He was trying to keep the white ink in the dark background of the photo.  I didn’t realize how large his signature was. Again, that is not a complaint. I’m happy.

AH

Matthew Modine Dallas Fan Days 2019

You were in line for Matthew Modine, either Full Metal Jacket or Stranger Things.  It was a toss-up for me too.  I decided to do Stranger Things as The Wife would understand that. I had a fun time in line.

Matthew was placed next to Adam Baldwin, who also was in Full Metal Jacket. Adam said something to a fan and Matthew overheard and quoted something back from the movie. It seemed like a non sequitur to the young fan in front of Matthew. It made me laugh. Matthew sheepishly said it was an inside joke. The young fan did not get the reference at all.

There was a family was in front of me. The daughter was dressed as Eleven from Stranger Things.  She was floating on cloud 9 the whole time.  Her happy grin was plastered to her face. When she got her photo signed, Matthew asked her a few questions.  She answered and then walked off.  Mom and Dad called her back, they needed to get the selfie they planned. I’m sure the camera did not show her pink face.

As I chose a photo from Stanger Things to get signed, I saw another on the table that caught my interest.  It was a dark image of a young man sitting on the floor of a cell.  It was from the movie Birdy.  Don’t worry, I know you haven’t seen it.

After Matthew signed my photo, I mentioned Birdy.  He sat back and asked if I really saw it.  I nodded yes.  I told him I loved the sound track; it was Peter Gabriel.  He got exited and told me at the cast party, he met a guy. They were chatting and he found out the guy wrote the sound track.  At the time, Matthew had no idea who Peter Gabriel was or that he was with Genesis. The excitement of the meeting came months later when he learned more.

AH

Finn Wolfhard Fan Expo Dallas 2019

I have Finn Wolfhard on an ‘It’ mini poster. Yes, another SDCC anecdote.

Since I have most of the cast from Stranger Things on 8 x 10’s I stood in the long lines of teen and pre-teen girls.  The girls were dramatically excited. The line moved fairly fast. Since the line was moving, the dramatics were more entertaining than irritating.

Because of the nature of his fans, I must give him some props. He has a moment to figure out how to react to the overly excited fans. Some are giggling, some near tears, some silent, some lingering. That’s a lot for a guy that might be twenty years old to digest at convention. He navigated those waters well.

 AH