CHICAGO EDITIONIn the "Windy City" this past weekend for a convention and it has been a pretty good time. Arrived on a red-eye on Thursday morning and went into the city via the subway. That was an interesting and fun ride and checked out the river and some places while downtown. Saw a lot of Dunkn Donuts! It was a big humid too but by Friday, the humidity was completely gone! Did a lot of walking again but that is good too. I return on Tuesday morning so going to try and see more of the sites during the day and night on Monday. Not sure what I will see yet but should be fun regardless.
Other News:
So while being at the Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con, I ran into these folks at either one of the parties or the green room during the convention and got some pics with:
*Craig Parker - Best known for the series "Spartacus" and a really cool guy.
*Katrina Law - Best known from the series "Spartacus" and incredibly awesome.
*Avery Brooks - From "Deep Space 9" and a really smart guy.
*Tom Felton - From the Harry Potter movies and a great chap!
*Holly Marie Combs - From the show "Charmed" and nice.
*Brian Krause - Also from "Charmed" and a nice guy.
*Colin Ferguson - Known from the TV show "Eureka" and an awesome guy!
*Laura Vandervoort - Known from the short lived remake of the TV series "V" and incredibly nice.
*Joseph Lawrence - Best known from "Blossom" and a nice guy.
*Dean Cain - from "Lois and Clark" and a great guy!
*Bruce Campbell - Legendary actor from TV and film, great guy.
*William Shatner - From Star Trek fame and a so-so guy.
So not a bad score in pictures for a convention I have never been to before till now. And Chicago was a cool place too.
At the movies:No big surprises for the weekend so with that, the legend continues but with a new face as Bourne Legacy takes top honors with a nice 40.3 million opening weekend! Comedy takes #2 as two giants duke it out in this mock political film The Campaign with a decent 27.4 mil. Holding ground at #3 is "The Dark Knight Rises" with an additional 19.5 mil as it quickly approaches the 400 mil cume mark! A more senior romantic-comedy takes #4 as Hope Springs earns a strong 20.1 mil for its 5-day week as it opened on a Wednesday. Rounding off the top 5 is "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" with an extra 8.2 mil.
Quote of the week:
"Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can." - Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton
Other News:
So the 2012 London Olympics are officially over ... did they start? I watched some of the closing ceremonies and boy, did Madness sound ... old. If indeed Pet Shop Boys were singing, they sounded good. Did someone forget to tell the UK that the boy band era is over ... One Direction is only going down. But I did enjoy the Stomp segment, they have been around for years. I guess overall the Olympics were good but the coverage was just terrible. In today's modern technological age, you can't broadcast them after they have happened. People want it live and if they miss it, then just simply re-broadcast it and they will watch it later. It is insanely stupid not to show them live when they can read them live. It is either live or nothing, old news is no news. Hope they learned from this mistake for future Olympics or other world involved events. Otherwise, it is click click click, the sound of the channel being changed or the TV being turned off.
Facts & Tips:A duck has three eyelids.
"Hello legs!" - Robert Wuhl as Alexander Knox in "Batman."
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