Ok, I’m finally writing about Indianapolis Comic Convention! It was a fun show! I really enjoyed despite having to go through TSA to get to it. It was rather a pain in the ass trying to figure out what equipment to take with me and then pack it for air travel. All the same, it was fun going to another convention in a different place. I’m debating but leaning more toward going to other conventions but I’m going to schedule the arrangements a little bit earlier. I found out to late about the Steel City Con this last weekend and there is another con down in Louisiana this coming weekend but the timing isn’t great for to make it. But we’ll see how things play out in the near future when I work out going to other conventions soon. In any case, Indianapolis, let’s go.
I admit, it was a little jarring at first. There were some similarities but then even those felt off a bit. One thing I thought was interesting were the panels. The programming was interesting. Varied in scope and interests but the attendance in the panels wasn’t quite what I’m used to. Really, most of the panels I attended had almost no audience. It’s gotten me thinking about creative interest as it relates to geographical location. I’m curious now about the regional accessibility to creative endeavor. Shit, I guess I have to start making the rounds to other conventions so I can work this out. Anyhow, the event floor was an interesting experience too. The crowd was rather less crowded than I anticipated. I even took the time to chat with a few more celebrities than I usually do. I got to talk with Bruce Greenwood about how much I appreciate his work on arguably one of the most important series, Young Justice. I creeped out Denise Crosby, being a fan of Redshoe Diaries as I am, and I made a few cracks about Robert Knepper. For the record, I’m a fan and appreciate his talent and skill as a performer. I kid because I love. But a bigger thing for me is that I got to shake hands with Mitch Pileggi. I’ve always been a fan but he told a story in his panel that greatly endeared me to him further. Then I met Katee Sackhoff finally. I have a piece that was just kind of cool until she signed it and now it’s fantastic! And the live recording of The Katee Sackhoff Show was great fun. I enjoy Rainn Wilson far more now. Sunday was probably the busiest day but even then the floor was simple enough to negotiate. I’ll have to see if I can get hard numbers for attendance and all that and see how it stacks up to FanX. Of course, I picked up some dice and Lego figures I don’t really need. I got a couple nice 3-D pieces. A Golden Girls Rushmore and a MST3K moon. And I scored a VHS copy of Blade Runner and a documentary about Sam Kinison. I can’t wait to have a few minutes to watch that. I really enjoy the possibility of meeting new people with similar interests who are actually working to do things and get shit done. I got to meet some people who produce their own video content, Trapped in Anime or trappedinanimetv on social media things, they make fun videos. Someone else I met is an actor and game designer local to the Indianapolis area, Da’Rell Miller produced a self contained card game with his cousin. Evidentual Myths is a quick play card. They designed the game specifically to be played as quickly as five minutes. Ya know, on a fifteen minute or lunch break at work. A type of game I’ve always appreciated very much having spent the last two decades in a series of no-pay, dead-end jobs all too slowly draining the life from my being. I haven’t had a chance to play it yet myself, what with my half-assedly packing and working to get moved. I had a really good time all said. I really think I’m going to spend a lot more time going to other conventions now. Now I just need to figure out how to get paid for doing this so, I can afford to do it more. Hint hint…
Alright, I need to get going with the packing and all. I just about have a plan worked out to get all my shit moved down efficiently. Now, I just need to figure out how to trick Janina Gavankar into falling in love with me when I finish getting moved back home. Then I can be happy, right?…RIGHT?!
