May The Force Be With You, Live Long & Prosper…..Always!
Hot on the heels of LFCC 2 I saw an ad for Collectormania 7. Same company, bigger guest list. It took place in the concrete jungle that is Milton Keynes. There was no way I could see all the guests so I had to pick and choose. There were a couple of Trek guests, but... Continue Reading →
Doctor Who had recently returned to the screens. The Stamp Centre on The Strand held a signing event with two Who guests. Both lovely (one ever so slightly loony). The first (and loony one) was John Levene, who played Sgt. Benton of UNIT in the classic Dr Who. Absolute nutter! Second was Eve Myles, a... Continue Reading →
Shortly after mum died I started reading geeky mags again. In one I saw an advert for a company called Showmasters and an event called London Film and Comic Con. Well, that immediately caught my eye, and as it was in Wembley I thought I'd give it a go. I've not looked back since... The... Continue Reading →
Another Harry Potter premiere. Another chance for photos... This was held on a fairly sunny Sunday afternoon on May. Again, Dan Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint were there as were many others. The Knight Bus also put in an appearance. Only downside was the young girl stood next to me who suffered from narcolepsy... Continue Reading →
I managed to have a couple of days off from looking after my mum when Star Trek: The Adventure came to London. Star Trek: The Adventure was a traveling museum exhibit that showcased over $30 million worth of Star Trek memorabilia, props, models, costumes and set mock-ups, including the USS Enterprise bridge and the... Continue Reading →
It had only been a year since the last film was released. Warner Bros. were pushing full steam ahead with their film versions of JK Rowlings best sellers involving Harry Potter. The setup in Leicester Square was nowhere near as grand but Dan Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and all the supporting cast were in... Continue Reading →
It was a cold, wet Sunday in November. Leicester Square had been turned into the grounds of Hogwarts. Access to the front of the cinema was by wristband only. Luckily, I got one. We were ushered to bleacher seating, right up close to where the actors would be. I was about 3 rows back. Close... Continue Reading →
February 2000 was a turning point in my life. After the events of this year, and one final convention. I would have a break of a good 3 or 4 years. Not through choice but through necessity. We had had a party at work one Friday night. It was a James Bond themed party that... Continue Reading →
Apart from Trek and B5, Stargate was the only other Sci-Fi I watched at the time. I had not been to a UK based con for a few years, and this new company, Wolf Events (who, in my opinion went on to do very bad events!) were just getting going. Wolf SG1 took place in... Continue Reading →
If you asked me who would be my most favourite actors to meet my answer would be fairly simple. DeForest Kelley and James Doohan. For the uninitiated, these gentlemen played Dr Leonard 'Bones' McCoy and LtCdr Montgomery Scott on the original Star Trek. They were top of my list to meet at some point along... Continue Reading →
