{"id":17387,"date":"2018-03-11T13:49:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-11T18:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/?p=17387"},"modified":"2023-09-20T13:59:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T18:59:35","slug":"a-long-but-rewarding-day-my-lexington-comic-toy-convention-2018-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/11\/a-long-but-rewarding-day-my-lexington-comic-toy-convention-2018-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"A Long But Rewarding Day:  My Lexington Comic &#038; Toy Convention 2018 Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17387\" class=\"elementor elementor-17387\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e5891c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"1e5891c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7c4cbb\" data-id=\"d7c4cbb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-030d624 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"030d624\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tv\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Date of Convention:  March 10, 2018<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tv\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Location of Convention:  Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-349acee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"349acee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">Well, aside from having to wait in line much too many times and being disorganized, Lexington ComicCon was fun.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I wish I could\u2019ve accomplished more, but I accomplished a lot.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I met my hero Chuck Norris twice!!! On his birthday, no less.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The first time to get his autograph and give him his birthday card I bought for him.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">And I got my picture taken with him later.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Very kind man. All smiles, very appreciative, and when I told him he was the highlight of Expendables 2 for me (one of my favorite movies), he told me it was a lot of fun to do.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">He did appreciate the card. I wasn\u2019t sure if security would allow it, but I saw someone before me had given him one, also.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">He definitely had the biggest turnout of fans, and deservedly so, in my opinion.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">He\u2019s not done many of these types of events, so for him to be there was HUGE.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I first met wrestling manager Jim Cornette.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I almost missed his photo op.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">He was walking away, and I came up behind him shouting his name. He turned around and I introduced myself, and he was very gracious and cool.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I told him I had already paid for the photo, and he said, oh let\u2019s go back and get it done.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">He soon invited me over to his merch table to hang out, but I was not able to until near the end of my day. But when I did, again, he was beyond cool.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I had some email exchanges with him recently over some DVDs I had bought from his website that were incomplete.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">He sent me complete ones later. He told me he appreciated me telling him.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I bought a couple of other wrestling DVDs from him and he signed them, as well as the picture.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Everyone I talked to was cool, but he was the most sociable one.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I told him he was one of the last people I was seeing before heading home, and then work.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I told him where I came from, and he told me to be careful driving home twice.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Again, great guy.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I also met Jonathan Frakes, who played Commander Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">My encounter with him was very brief, unfortunately, but still, I\u2019m glad I met him.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">He gave me a fist bump and when I told him it was a pleasure meeting him, he said \u201clikewise\u201d.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">He did a Q&amp;A later, which someone filmed and I retweeted and shared the link on Facebook, but I wasn\u2019t able to go because I chose to walk around more and get some more stuff.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Next up was Wrestler\/Actor Kevin Nash.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I\u2019ve been a fan of his for some time.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Very smart and funny guy. Very tall, too.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I first got my picture with him, and later went to his merch table so that he could sign the picture.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Again, cool guy.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">When you see the picture, you\u2019ll notice I\u2019m not smiling. It\u2019s only because I was trying to imitate his friend Scott Hall, who I\u2019m also a fan of.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I also met wrestler Booker T. I wasn\u2019t sure if I would meet him, but I figured why not?<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">His line wasn\u2019t huge, and I\u2019m a fan of his, too.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I had seen him in person twice before at two different wrestling shows.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">He was very talkative, not only to me, but to anyone else he met. I got my picture taken with him, as well an autographed picture.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Again, great guy.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The last person I met was actor Billy Dee Williams.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">He\u2019s most famous for playing Lando Calrissian in two Star Wars movies.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Again, nice guy, soft spoken.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I had to ask him if he thought he may star in Star Wars Episode 9. He said \u201cI don\u2019t think so\u201d (Edit:\u00a0 He did star in Episode 9 later on.).<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I\u2019m glad I was able to meet him because his photo op schedule initially was after I was going to be gone, but luckily, it got moved to right before I was going to leave.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">So that worked out great.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I initially just got an autographed picture from him, but later got my picture taken with him.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Again, I wasn\u2019t able to see everyone. But I accomplished a lot and in the end, it was a great day.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">It\u2019s not everyday you get to meet heroes of yours. 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in line much too many times and being disorganized, Lexington ComicCon was fun.\u00a0I wish I could\u2019ve accomplished more, but I accomplished a lot.\u00a0I met my hero Chuck Norris twice!!! On his birthday, no less.\u00a0The first time to get his autograph and give him his birthday card I bought for him.\u00a0And I got my picture taken with him later.\u00a0Very kind man. All smiles, very appreciative, and when I told him he was the highlight of Expendables 2 for me (one of my favorite movies), he told me it was a lot of fun to do.\u00a0He did appreciate the card. I wasn\u2019t sure if security would allow it, but I saw someone before me had given him one, also.\u00a0He definitely had the biggest turnout of fans, and deservedly so, in my opinion.\u00a0He\u2019s not done many of these types of events, so for him to be there was HUGE.\u00a0I first met wrestling manager Jim Cornette.\u00a0I almost missed his photo op.\u00a0He was walking away, and I came up behind him shouting his name. He turned around and I introduced myself, and he was very gracious and cool.\u00a0I told him I had already paid for the photo, and he said, oh let\u2019s go back and get it done.\u00a0He soon invited me over to his merch table to hang out, but I was not able to until near the end of my day. But when I did, again, he was beyond cool.\u00a0I had some email exchanges with him recently over some DVDs I had bought from his website that were incomplete.\u00a0He sent me complete ones later. He told me he appreciated me telling him.\u00a0I bought a couple of other wrestling DVDs from him and he signed them, as well as the picture.\u00a0Everyone I talked to was cool, but he was the most sociable one.\u00a0I told him he was one of the last people I was seeing before heading home, and then work.\u00a0I told him where I came from, and he told me to be careful driving home twice.\u00a0Again, great guy.\u00a0I also met Jonathan Frakes, who played Commander Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation.\u00a0My encounter with him was very brief, unfortunately, but still, I\u2019m glad I met him.\u00a0He gave me a fist bump and when I told him it was a pleasure meeting him, he said \u201clikewise\u201d.\u00a0He did a Q&amp;A later, which someone filmed and I retweeted and shared the link on Facebook, but I wasn\u2019t able to go because I chose to walk around more and get some more stuff.\u00a0Next up was Wrestler\/Actor Kevin Nash.\u00a0I\u2019ve been a fan of his for some time.\u00a0Very smart and funny guy. Very tall, too.\u00a0I first got my picture with him, and later went to his merch table so that he could sign the picture.\u00a0Again, cool guy.\u00a0When you see the picture, you\u2019ll notice I\u2019m not smiling. It\u2019s only because I was trying to imitate his friend Scott Hall, who I\u2019m also a fan of.\u00a0I also met wrestler Booker T. I wasn\u2019t sure if I would meet him, but I figured why not?\u00a0His line wasn\u2019t huge, and I\u2019m a fan of his, too.\u00a0I had seen him in person twice before at two different wrestling shows.\u00a0He was very talkative, not only to me, but to anyone else he met. I got my picture taken with him, as well an autographed picture.\u00a0Again, great guy.\u00a0The last person I met was actor Billy Dee Williams.\u00a0He\u2019s most famous for playing Lando Calrissian in two Star Wars movies.\u00a0Again, nice guy, soft spoken.\u00a0I had to ask him if he thought he may star in Star Wars Episode 9. He said \u201cI don\u2019t think so\u201d (Edit:\u00a0 He did star in Episode 9 later on.).\u00a0I\u2019m glad I was able to meet him because his photo op schedule initially was after I was going to be gone, but luckily, it got moved to right before I was going to leave.\u00a0So that worked out great.\u00a0I initially just got an autographed picture from him, but later got my picture taken with him.\u00a0Again, I wasn\u2019t able to see everyone. But I accomplished a lot and in the end, it was a great day.\u00a0It\u2019s not everyday you get to meet heroes of yours. And even give one of them a birthday card.\u00a0Wow!!!\u00a0Oh and my cousin Zachary went with me and he had fun too. 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