A little different trip to Crypticon this year - several of our regular van gang couldn't make it and two of us were vending, so working the table all weekend meant less time for panels, films, etc. But we had a swell time just the same! First stop was getting donuts at Cork's Donuts and then hitting the freeway for about 250 miles or so. Lunch on the road at Arby's. Not quite the usual BBQ but I did get a smokehouse brisket sandwich at least. Got everything set up! It was great to be able to stock the new Skullface Astronaut Blu-Ray Collector Box Set. First time for these movies on blu-ray, I made a lot of new special features for them and Sterling Entertainment solicited fantastic artwork from STEMO ART. It was great to be able to also stock the new Skullface Astronaut DVD 10-Pack box set. It was also great to debut these snazzy glow-in-the-dark Skullface Astronaut enamel pins! Here's the Angry Mummy and H.P. Lovecraft enamel pins I designed for my pal Rob. Here's the Skullface Astronaut and the I Love Monsters pins I also designed. I LOVE THIS MARKER. Rob's all set up with his horror enamel pins and the crocheted goblins and fairies that his wife made. EXTERMINATE!!! Two smilin' dudes. Our waitress at Famous Dave's turned out to be El Rockstar! Who knew?! I was so hungry I forgot to take a picture of my food at Famous Dave's BBQ until after I was done. My pal Joseph Voegele got an autograph and photo from Willam Katt, the Greatest American Hero! One half of this room was having more fun than the other half. I found out someone I knew had an Incredible Mr. Limpet tattoo! What a wonderful surprise! On Saturday, Dave Sterling from Sterling Entertainment joined us with his assortment of blu-rays and box sets. Met Moesly, a big fan! Look! An owl! This pumpkinheaded guy has good taste in fun b-movies! Rob got a picture with the Chiodo brothers. Rob's autographs from the Chiodo brothers. Good ol' Farmer Vincent was wandering around because you know, "It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent Fritters." Grabbed some Thai food across the street for dinner. Saw this snazzy window sticker on the way back to the hotel. Was excited to show DARK ZONE THIRTEEN PART TWO at this year's con. The screening time was changed after we got the posters printed, so we did a quick fix-up job. Then the people scheduled for the time slot ahead of us didn't show with their movie, and we were offered the spot - so we decided to show the first DARK ZONE THIRTEEN! Those Killer Clowns were everywhere! Another fun Crypticon Seattle in the books, we said farewell to Mickie until next year. I think Mickie was glad to see us. Well, see Rob at least. It was a loooong weekend. Zzzzzz. Looks like grandma is doing some yardwork out by the freeway next to the restaurant we stopped at for dinner. This guy welcomed us into the restaurant. So much fun! But I'll pass. Had a nice Sunday night turkey dinner, and then we were back on the long drive home. Another fun Crypticon Seattle. Can't wait until next year! |