Some of the biggest dorks in the world don't care about comic books or card games or table top rpg's. Their passion is that of on-screen terror, blood and guts, and general debauchery. Those were the attendees at this year's Texas Frightmare Weekend in Irving, Texas (right outside of Dallas).
I attended as well, though my appreciation for that genre of films is dwarfed by that of my companions. The real reason for my presence was to meet the legendary shock rocker Alice Cooper, who my sister and I have adored since our childhood. My favorite song until I hit middle school was "The Ballad of Dwight Fry". Alice Cooper, along with Led Zeppelin and The Beatles, was a staple of my household. My sister and I always joke that he's our real dad, as he slightly resembles my actual father, and my father was a huge fan as well. Last Saturday, I finally met him.
Being completely unaware of the private joke that he's my real dad, when I sat down he said to me, "If you were my daughter, I wouldn't let you out of the house dressed like that." We all laughed and then he said, "And I wouldn't let you go out with that guy," and pointed at my brother-in-law. We all laughed again and took the picture. This one goes on the wall. I can honestly say that I only gushed a little bit. I shook his hand and told him what a huge fan I was. I couldn't get that smile off my face for at least half an hour.
The next celebrity I was excited to meet was Jason Mewes of Jay and Silent Bob fame. My friend Stephanie was just as excited to meet him as my sister and I were to meet Alice Cooper. She passed him a picture to autograph and he asked how to spell her name. The only answer she could muster was, "Yeah...." He stared for a sec and then said, "Ok" and just signed it. More hilarity ensued when I went to get my picture. Stephanie's boyfriend Ray volunteered to be our camera man, but when the time came he ran over and told me my camera had turned off. I explained it was only in energy saver mode. Jason Mewes said, "It's probably just in sleep mode Dude. God, don't you know anything?" Then he looked at me and said, "I hope you don't fuck this guy." We all laughed and I said, "Nope, not me." Then he said he was only kidding and told us to have a good day. He was a really nice guy, full of energy and very grateful of the fans.
It was about this time that my sister, our friend Stephanie and I decided to take a break from the convention and hang in the lobby. As it turned out, they were having contests out there, and I won a documentary on vampires in cinema. Score!
After an hour or so, my sister, brother-in-law and I went back into the convention to peruse some of the tables and merchandise. There were other actors signing inside, mingling with the vendors. We ended up passing the table of C.J. Graham who played Jason Vorhees in the the sixth Friday the 13th movie, Jason Lives. When we passed his table, he pulled me out of the crowd to take a picture with him. Posing with a celebrity is only supposed to be allowed with the purchase of an autograph, so it was pretty cool. He told me to put my hand over his heart, and look at him like he was my lover. It was a bit awkward, but an awesome photo op nonetheless, and later I went back and he gave me an autograph. Check out how gigantic this guy is!
There were a slew of other stars in attendance who I didn't get to meet, including Linda Blair, Faruzia Balk, and Derek Mears just to name a few. Even James Hampton was there (the dad from Teen Wolf). I've posted more pics below of some of the cool costumes people had.
This is the villain for a movie I've already forgotten the name of. It might've been called The Threader.
Needless to say this was the coolest thing I've done in awhile, and I doubt anything else I do this year will beat it. I can't wait until 2010!
I attended as well, though my appreciation for that genre of films is dwarfed by that of my companions. The real reason for my presence was to meet the legendary shock rocker Alice Cooper, who my sister and I have adored since our childhood. My favorite song until I hit middle school was "The Ballad of Dwight Fry". Alice Cooper, along with Led Zeppelin and The Beatles, was a staple of my household. My sister and I always joke that he's our real dad, as he slightly resembles my actual father, and my father was a huge fan as well. Last Saturday, I finally met him.
Being completely unaware of the private joke that he's my real dad, when I sat down he said to me, "If you were my daughter, I wouldn't let you out of the house dressed like that." We all laughed and then he said, "And I wouldn't let you go out with that guy," and pointed at my brother-in-law. We all laughed again and took the picture. This one goes on the wall. I can honestly say that I only gushed a little bit. I shook his hand and told him what a huge fan I was. I couldn't get that smile off my face for at least half an hour.
The next celebrity I was excited to meet was Jason Mewes of Jay and Silent Bob fame. My friend Stephanie was just as excited to meet him as my sister and I were to meet Alice Cooper. She passed him a picture to autograph and he asked how to spell her name. The only answer she could muster was, "Yeah...." He stared for a sec and then said, "Ok" and just signed it. More hilarity ensued when I went to get my picture. Stephanie's boyfriend Ray volunteered to be our camera man, but when the time came he ran over and told me my camera had turned off. I explained it was only in energy saver mode. Jason Mewes said, "It's probably just in sleep mode Dude. God, don't you know anything?" Then he looked at me and said, "I hope you don't fuck this guy." We all laughed and I said, "Nope, not me." Then he said he was only kidding and told us to have a good day. He was a really nice guy, full of energy and very grateful of the fans.
It was about this time that my sister, our friend Stephanie and I decided to take a break from the convention and hang in the lobby. As it turned out, they were having contests out there, and I won a documentary on vampires in cinema. Score!
After an hour or so, my sister, brother-in-law and I went back into the convention to peruse some of the tables and merchandise. There were other actors signing inside, mingling with the vendors. We ended up passing the table of C.J. Graham who played Jason Vorhees in the the sixth Friday the 13th movie, Jason Lives. When we passed his table, he pulled me out of the crowd to take a picture with him. Posing with a celebrity is only supposed to be allowed with the purchase of an autograph, so it was pretty cool. He told me to put my hand over his heart, and look at him like he was my lover. It was a bit awkward, but an awesome photo op nonetheless, and later I went back and he gave me an autograph. Check out how gigantic this guy is!
There were a slew of other stars in attendance who I didn't get to meet, including Linda Blair, Faruzia Balk, and Derek Mears just to name a few. Even James Hampton was there (the dad from Teen Wolf). I've posted more pics below of some of the cool costumes people had.
This is the villain for a movie I've already forgotten the name of. It might've been called The Threader.
Needless to say this was the coolest thing I've done in awhile, and I doubt anything else I do this year will beat it. I can't wait until 2010!
6 comments:
This is you! That is all I can say. Love ya, B
What? You don't dig the Alice?
So after you met Jason Mewes, did you Randall-out?
Fuck! I totally should've!
man, that looks fucking awesome. i'd be embarrassed to meet the famous people, though, and i think that's half the fun.
i followed your link and listened to a couple of alice cooper songs. they're way cooler than i thought they'd be. i am humbled and educated.
Damn right you are. I may have to sneak a few Alice Cooper songs on to your next mix cd.
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