Monday, March 8, 2021
Monday, March 1, 2021
First con of 2021, first photo ops of 2021, second ever virus era con
With February coming to an end, I attended my second ever virus era convention and first ever convention of 2021. Super Mega Show in Wayne, NJ. My main wants there were two of the orphans from Annie. Namely, Rosanne Sorrentino and Toni Ann Gisondi. Nothing big but in virus times beggars can't be choosers.
Arrive at the con and the parking lot is PACKED! I wait for someone to leave and finally get a spot. I enter and go for the Annie guests. I got a no mask shot with them and got my Annie laserdisc signed (already signed by Carol Burnette and Aileen Quinn). Main reason for coming is out of the way. First photo op of 2021.
Next up I get Bernnadette Stanis from Good Times. I mooched a photo op at a con in the past, but she is not next to me in the photo op. She is next to another cast member. I also had a splitter here. So I figured why not split the shot and upgrade.
Then I get Dee Benrey from Warriors. She seemed a little weirded out that I wanted a photo op which is strange considering she is at a con. At first I asked for no mask. She agreed and she thought I wanted a picture OF her. When she realized I wanted to get in the picture she begrudgingly agreed but wanted to go outside. After struggling to get an acceptable pose finally getting the photo op she asked what I do with the photos. Again, all baffling considering she is at a con with a sign stating autograph and photo op prices.
My final photo op is Vic Mignogna. He is apparently huge in the anime sector. Everyone goes crazy for him. He had the longest line here with people getting multiple autos. He also had several sexual accusations against him which got him banned from many anime cons. Since I had someone willing to split the op (who by the way met him multiple times in the past) I thought I'd do it for shits and giggles, even though I'm not really familiar with his work. He had a transparent mask and he removed that for ops.
Here are photos of the crowd, along with the photo ops I got and the signed laserdisc.
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