Well, I got news that I'm off the Volunteer list because I can't get to the site by 8am (I have to take a train into NYC from LI, and getting up before 8am is NOT gonna happen), so I'm looking at paying for a Saturday ticket. No big deal, I already factored that in since finding out The Batmobile is going to be there. That alone would be worth the $30.
I've gotten back from my one day at Big Apple, and I had a blast. Met & talked to both Adam West AND Julie Newmar, got a few shots of The Batmobile (it's linked to my Photobucket album), and a few other stars too. Met with Gil Gerard (nice guy, looks good!), and saw Linda Hamilton & Ed Furlong. Lots of people in costumes, plenty of Silver-Age comics dealers, a few very nice sword-booths, but I didn't pay the $10 for a picture of me sitting in the Batmobile because my cash went mostly to getting in.
But it was worth it.
It was quite a show. There were a few people in costume: I saw at least one Nightwing and '66 Batgirl, a Deadpool and Deathstroke, and a few women dressed in 'sexy' heroes costumes.
Meeting Julie Newmar was nice, but she's in her mid-70's, so I was nice. Adam West was a touch standoffish about signing my friend's volunteer shirt, but he signed it anyway. As you can see in my Photobucket album (click the link in the 2nd posting about the Batmobile), I got about 14 good shots of the car. They were charging $10 a person so you could sit in the car & get your picture taken, but I didn't have the cash for it that day.
I found my friend eventually at Gil Gerard's booth, and he looked actually much healthier than the last time I saw him on TV. His hair has gone silver/grey, but he makes it work.
Mickey Dolenz of The Monkeys was there, along with Bruce Weitz, Tom Noona, John Billingsly and (surprsingly) Linda Hamilton & Edward Furlong.
The dealers area was spread out, but still accessible. Most comics dealers had early Silver Age books to sell, and most of the toy dealers has average fare. The swords-merchants has some excellent cutlery, but most of it was BEYOND my price range.
The freebies were not so great. Scored a black plastic cup that said "MAX PAYNE" on it, a yellow smiley-vampire button promo for the movie "Transylmania", and a couple of light-up pins for the movie "Astro Boy" (I kept the batteries).
Took me about all of 2 hours to accomplish what I wanted and then I spilt for some pizza and a long train ride home. It was worth it.
The freebies were not so great. Scored a black plastic cup that said "MAX PAYNE" on it, a yellow smiley-vampire button promo for the movie "Transylmania", and a couple of light-up pins for the movie "Astro Boy" (I kept the batteries).
I quit picking up the freebies at shows ages ago. I still have a bunch of posters rolled up from shows in the '80s. Just got to be too much stuff for me.
I generally don't pick up freebies anymore -- they're very rarely work keeping around. A recent one that I've kept, however, is a "Devil's Regects" shot glass.
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But it was worth it.
Meeting Julie Newmar was nice, but she's in her mid-70's, so I was nice. Adam West was a touch standoffish about signing my friend's volunteer shirt, but he signed it anyway. As you can see in my Photobucket album (click the link in the 2nd posting about the Batmobile), I got about 14 good shots of the car. They were charging $10 a person so you could sit in the car & get your picture taken, but I didn't have the cash for it that day.
I found my friend eventually at Gil Gerard's booth, and he looked actually much healthier than the last time I saw him on TV. His hair has gone silver/grey, but he makes it work.
Mickey Dolenz of The Monkeys was there, along with Bruce Weitz, Tom Noona, John Billingsly and (surprsingly) Linda Hamilton & Edward Furlong.
The dealers area was spread out, but still accessible. Most comics dealers had early Silver Age books to sell, and most of the toy dealers has average fare. The swords-merchants has some excellent cutlery, but most of it was BEYOND my price range.
The freebies were not so great. Scored a black plastic cup that said "MAX PAYNE" on it, a yellow smiley-vampire button promo for the movie "Transylmania", and a couple of light-up pins for the movie "Astro Boy" (I kept the batteries).
Took me about all of 2 hours to accomplish what I wanted and then I spilt for some pizza and a long train ride home. It was worth it.
I quit picking up the freebies at shows ages ago. I still have a bunch of posters rolled up from shows in the '80s. Just got to be too much stuff for me.