I've been coming to lfcc for years, but this was my best event yet. Also the first one I had to bring my 6 year old with me, as hubby on stag weekend, and I was dreading it, but he was made to feel so special and welcome and loved it. We arrived too late to meet karen (he's only got short legs) but I'd booked him for the photoshoot anyway. Picked up a VT for Corey and went to meet Sylvester McCoy - what a nice man! Happy to have Isaac round his side of the table for photo. My son very impressed.
Sophie Aldred - Isaac described his fave scene of hers ('when you shouted 'who you calling small?' an' hit it wiv a baseball bat an' jumped out ovva window') - she said it was her favourite scene too and her 8 year old son said loudly 'that's mummys' best line' - it was priceless. She came out from behind the table and crouched down on the floor for a picture with Isaac, cuddling him! So lovely!
Stephen Furst - asked Isaac if he liked Toy Story & told him he did the voice of (I've forgotten!) and so he had to watch it again and see if he could hear him (aww). Then he asked him what cartoons he liked and they had a conversation about Tom & Jerry - both their favourite cartoon - it's just as well he wasn't busy! really nice and friendly.
Peter Jurasik - also very interested in Isaac, and gave him a free gift - an autograph on a postcard of his character from Tron and told him to make us put it on for him and to 'look out for this' - he then acted out his death scene in Tron! (full, leaning back in chair, tongue out, making 'bleuugh' noises! Not what you expect of Londo Mollari!). He was pleased my husband was jealous of me meeting the two of them while I was jealous of him being in prague on a stag weekend and talked about being half czech. Interesting and so down to earth!
Richard Hatch - talked to Isaac more than to me (s'fine, I was a little..flustered...) and ended asking him to high five, then low five, then side five, then high fifty...they were there ages, with richard counting...Isaac thought he was brilliant! (so did I).
Karen Gillan photo shoot - not too long a queue, and organised quite well, but I didn't like being suddenly faced with having to leave my camera bag with a £700+ camera in it, on a table where anyone could take it. Equally, by this stage I couldn't really tell my six year old we wouldn't be going to meet amy pond after all, and I'm also not comfortable with him going out of my sight behind those walls either. 'Left at your own risk' my spam. - i risk my sons safety or my cameras - or tears, refunds, and tantrums if we hadn't done it (and that's just me, haha). I know every handbag etc is precious, but maybe somewhere more guarded for the over £500 stuff? Or, as it was clipped to my back and not in the way, check while in the queue that it's not full of weapons & let me continue wearing it? I dunno - even warning us on the photo shoot ticket / letter or any where on the website that bags would not be allowed in and I might have done it differently. I was too worried about my camera being safe to enjoy my son meeting one of his idols. He liked it though and the photos are gorgeous.
Collecting the photos was not gorgeous and I had to bring him with me as again, can't leave a 6 year old unattended in the hall - so we joined the throng - and he got elbowed in the face 3 times. (twice by the same person! I was vocal!). I'm not saying 'i'm special as i have child with me' but there's got to be something different. I know this was a scrum for everyone but to be honest separating out the photos of Karen WITH CHILDREN would have meant we could have found them quicker and potentially would have been less crowded around those pictures & therefore safer for the children having to come collect them.
Last guest was Corey Feldman and I'm so very grateful to the man on the queue who allowed me in even though my ticket was 494. If m son hadn't been with me I would have arrived much sooner! Lady on the photo desk was nice (laughing when hubby rang from prague & can only ring once a day and I sent him away as I was about to meet Corey!). He was lovely. I managed to speak relatively coherently (so an improvement from meeting Corey Haim) and we chatted about his films being suitable or not and how we'd move on to the rest as Isaac has only seen the Goonies. (Gremlins next, maybe?). He also guessed isaacs age correctly (first one to do so) and told us it was because he has a 6 year old - bless). He posed for a pic and was just delightful and I have been crazy about him for 2o years but was never in a position where I *could* meet him - so a real lifetime wish come true.
Had a nice chat with the lady on / near the closed Christopher Lambert table who seemed to enjoy Isaac - he got all 'his' autographs out and showed them off, it was quite cute - and on the way out bumped into sylvester mccoy again who donked isaac with his hat whilst saying goodbye, put it back on his head, and then repeated this until Isaac was giggling like a loon and needed a wee! It was just a nice little touch of how friendly *everyone* was today and how welcome everyone made isaac feel - he'll be talking about this for weeks and I think I will too!
Thank you Showmasters for a perfect day - my feet are killing me and I have no cash left, but my boy and I had the nicest day together we've had in months and it's made memories forever.
