Back from San Diego

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Efficiently run but a marathon endeavor as always. I was exhausted by Wednesday. It doesn’t get any easier the older you get.


Had any number of interesting experiences, ranging from MC’ing the Pro/Fan competition with the Pros having a severely depleted team and press ganging audience members into service, to an unexpected meeting with a celebrity interested in working with me on a graphic novel (more on that as things firm up) to being stranded in San Diego for an extra day courtesy of massive thunderstorms that shut down the east coast.
One of the high points was going with a couple of friends to see “Hamlet 2,” a dementedly hilarious comedy that I cannot recommend highly enough. It’s the story of a lousy actor who becomes an even worse drama teacher and, when the school’s drama program is going to be shut down, he endeavors to save it by mounting a production of his first original musical: a sequel to Hamlet which involves Hamlet acquiring a time machine and teaming up with Jesus Christ. Everyone will be talking about the signature tune, “Rock me, Sexy Jesus,” but rest assured there is plenty else in the film to enjoy, presuming you’re not easily offended.
Con had a remarkably large number of stuff that I didn’t know existed before I got there, but once I discovered them, I had to have them. A “Battlestar Galactica” toaster, for example, that–in addition to the built-in pun–actually imprints a Cylon onto your toast. Or a “Dexter” blood-spattered bobble head from “Entertainment Earth.” That kind of thing.
Wound up going out Sunday evening with the Comic Mix contingent, an outing which included a waitress who was having a nervous breakdown because her boyfriend had dumped her that morning, Mike Grell producing a Batman sketch for her on a placemat, Mark Ryan (“Nasir” of “Robin of Sherwood”) describing doing the first performance ever of “Spamalot” in Eric Idle’s living room for the benefit of director Mike Nichols, and a group photo staged to look like the Last Supper.
Flew overnight and Kathleen, God bless her, picked up what was left of me at JFK at 5:30 in the morning.
Overall a stimulating endeavor as always. Pictures will be posted as we download the camera.
PAD

18 comments on “Back from San Diego”

  1. One of these years before I die, I really, really, really have to make it to an SDCC.
    Cylon toast. Whatever will they think of next?

  2. yeah I should try and go to SDCC myself on of these years.
    Oh and I am very excited about the announcement of a Sir Apropos of nothing comic book! WOO!

  3. Pete, thanks for making my dream of competing as a Pro on the Pro/Fan trivia contest come true.
    Peter “Hall of Montezuma” Svensson.

  5. I have to admit that I’m missing the “built-in pun” about the toaster. I must be tired.
    Glad you’re back — from the news reports, it looks like you just missed an earthquake!
    TWL

  7. Everyone will be talking about the signature tune, “Rock me, Sexy Jesus,” but rest assured there is plenty else in the film to enjoy, presuming you’re not easily offended.Everyone will be talking about the signature tune, “Rock me, Sexy Jesus,” but rest assured there is plenty else in the film to enjoy, presuming you’re not easily offended.

  8. Peter DavID: 00Efficiently run but a marathon endeavor as always. I was exhausted by Wednesday.
    Luigi Novi: How long is the SDCC? Is it longer than the weekend con you typically see in NYC?

  9. Thanks, Scav. I suppose that would be obvious if I, y’know, watched the show. 🙂
    And Luigi — SDCC runs from Wednesday night to Sunday afternoon, which I believe is significantly longer than most NYC cons.
    TWL

  10. The quake was barely felt here in San Diego. Just a slight jostle.
    And now, since my first dream of being a pro at the trivia contest was fulfilled, I now have to dream the impossible dream…
    Peter “Not Mark Waid” Svensson

  11. And Peter did an excellent job as moderator (well, except for overruling me when I pointed out that the answer he had in front of him as to what order the Teen Titans joined was incorrect…: -)).
    Peter, your new dream needs to be being on the *winning* team at the contest. : -)

  12. I already was on the winning team, back when the trivia contest was not fans versus pros, but rather Marvel vs. DC. I was on the last of those years ago. We won and the crowd booed, because it was at the height of the Kirby art controversy and everyone hated us.
    PAD

  13. Y’know, I realized right after I hit the Post button that there might be confusion between the two different Peters referenced in that comment…

  14. Tim, I don’t watch it either, but I read Aaron “PS238” William’s LiveJournal, and he showed pics of the thing when it first showed up:)

  15. Oh and I am very excited about the announcement of a Sir Apropos of nothing comic book! WOO!
    Of a WHAT? Buh? How did I miss this? When can I have the privilege of exchanging dollars for it?

  16. (Second part of my reply got cut off:)

    Everyone will be talking about the signature tune, “Rock me, Sexy Jesus,” but rest assured there is plenty else in the film to enjoy, presuming you’re not easily offended.Everyone will be talking about the signature tune, “Rock me, Sexy Jesus,” but rest assured there is plenty else in the film to enjoy, presuming you’re not easily offended.

    Is “Rock Me, Sexy Jesus” to the tune “Rock Me, Amadeus”? ‘Cause, y’know, it would be awesome.

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