{"id":20603,"date":"2019-08-26T13:22:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T18:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/?p=20603"},"modified":"2023-09-22T13:30:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T18:30:11","slug":"mostly-terrible-experience-my-experience-at-a-certain-expo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/26\/mostly-terrible-experience-my-experience-at-a-certain-expo\/","title":{"rendered":"Mostly Terrible Experience:  My Experience at a Certain Expo"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20603\" class=\"elementor elementor-20603\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-419f4de 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=\"419f4de\" 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-be3c472\" data-id=\"be3c472\" 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-96b024c elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"96b024c\" 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 Event:  August 24, 2019<\/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 Event:  Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, TN<\/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-27f8c73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27f8c73\" 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<p>This has left SUCH a bad taste in my mouth!!!!<\/p><div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">Every time I said something honest on this event\u2019s page, and people agreed with me, the posts got deleted.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">But yet I\u2019m the villain for saying how terrible the event was run.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I\u2019ve been beyond furious about this all week!<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Again, It looks as if I had fun by the pictures below, but other than these very brief moments, it was a bad experience.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Chuck Norris, Lee Majors, and Richard Petty are class acts.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Very gracious to their fans.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">And all the other celebrities that were there seemed cool.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">But the event was poorly run, disorganized, misinformation, lies, many \u201ccancellations\u201d (if they were ever scheduled at all. I don\u2019t think they were.)<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">It took 90 minutes just to get inside.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Now, I understand these events can be chaotic (I\u2019ve been to a few), but nothing like this.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">And schedules change, but not like this.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Of all the events I\u2019ve ever been to, this was the worst and if this event ever happens again, I will not be attending.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The only upside of this is the pictures you see below here, the fact they were nice to me, and I found out that even though Knoxville, Tennessee is a bit of a drive, it\u2019s not a terrible drive.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I hope to enjoy the rest of my vacation, although so far, I haven\u2019t enjoyed much of it.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d94a544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d94a544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Photo Gallery (click on thumbnail to view larger image)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34e020e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34e020e\" 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<p><!-- default-view.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview default-view\n\t\t\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-9c7a99723cb30fba51ddc9d663e2234c-1\"\n\tdata-nextgen-gallery-id=\"215\"\n\tdata-gallery-id=\"215\"\n\t\tdata-gallery-name=\"Fest 2019\"\n\t>\n\n\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-3-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/fest-2019\/69177747_2673815759317254_2361586346071425024_n.jpg?t=1695407400\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Chuck Norris. Jokingly, I stood nose to nose with Chuck Norris and survived. I met his wife Gena too. Both very nice people. And even though the event was terribly done, Chuck took the time and took pictures and signed for as many people as he could.\"\n\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/fest-2019\/69177747_2673815759317254_2361586346071425024_n.jpg?t=1695407400\"\n\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/fest-2019\/thumbs\/thumbs_69177747_2673815759317254_2361586346071425024_n.jpg?t=1695407400\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"12282\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-name=\"69177747_2673815759317254_2361586346071425024_n.jpg\"\n\t\t\tdata-title=\"69177747_2673815759317254_2361586346071425024_n\"\n\t\t\tdata-description=\"Chuck Norris. Jokingly, I stood nose to nose with Chuck Norris and survived. I met his wife Gena too. Both very nice people. 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I\u2019m not a racing fan, but I did grow up knowing who he was and had a 43 STP toy car growing up. Very nice man and again took the time with fans.\"\n\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/fest-2019\/69376890_2673815899317240_9100603201312260096_n.jpg?t=1695407400\"\n\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/fest-2019\/thumbs\/thumbs_69376890_2673815899317240_9100603201312260096_n.jpg?t=1695407400\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"12283\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-name=\"69376890_2673815899317240_9100603201312260096_n.jpg\"\n\t\t\tdata-title=\"69376890_2673815899317240_9100603201312260096_n\"\n\t\t\tdata-description=\"Richard Petty. I\u2019m not a racing fan, but I did grow up knowing who he was and had a 43 STP toy car growing up. 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One of my heroes and an extremely nice, professional person. He and Chuck Norris are perfect examples of how human beings should be.\"\n\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/fest-2019\/69548841_2673815802650583_1037840334106656768_n.jpg?t=1695407400\"\n\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/fest-2019\/thumbs\/thumbs_69548841_2673815802650583_1037840334106656768_n.jpg?t=1695407400\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"12284\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-name=\"69548841_2673815802650583_1037840334106656768_n.jpg\"\n\t\t\tdata-title=\"69548841_2673815802650583_1037840334106656768_n\"\n\t\t\tdata-description=\"Lee Majors. One of my heroes and an extremely nice, professional person. 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Pretty cool. Again, these moments were great. But the event was terrible.\"\n\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/fest-2019\/68942845_2673815932650570_5861736447496683520_n.jpg?t=1695407400\"\n\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/fest-2019\/thumbs\/thumbs_68942845_2673815932650570_5861736447496683520_n.jpg?t=1695407400\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"12285\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-name=\"68942845_2673815932650570_5861736447496683520_n.jpg\"\n\t\t\tdata-title=\"68942845_2673815932650570_5861736447496683520_n\"\n\t\t\tdata-description=\"Richard Petty autograph. Pretty cool. Again, these moments were great. 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Every time I said something honest on this event\u2019s page, and people agreed with me, the posts got deleted.\u00a0But yet I\u2019m the villain for saying how terrible the event was run.\u00a0I\u2019ve been beyond furious about this all week!\u00a0Again, It looks as if I had fun by the pictures below, but other than these very brief moments, it was a bad experience.\u00a0Chuck Norris, Lee Majors, and Richard Petty are class acts.\u00a0Very gracious to their fans.\u00a0And all the other celebrities that were there seemed cool.\u00a0But the event was poorly run, disorganized, misinformation, lies, many \u201ccancellations\u201d (if they were ever scheduled at all. I don\u2019t think they were.)\u00a0It took 90 minutes just to get inside.\u00a0Now, I understand these events can be chaotic (I\u2019ve been to a few), but nothing like this.\u00a0And schedules change, but not like this.\u00a0Of all the events I\u2019ve ever been to, this was the worst and if this event ever happens again, I will not be attending.\u00a0The only upside of this is the pictures you see below here, the fact they were nice to me, and I found out that even though Knoxville, Tennessee is a bit of a drive, it\u2019s not a terrible drive.\u00a0I hope to enjoy the rest of my vacation, although so far, I haven\u2019t enjoyed much of it. 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