November starts with a show for 2 actors. Rob Yang (The Resident) and Karan Brar (Diary of a Wimpy Kid). Two other barely valids were also there. After it breaks, wait it out, and everyone is super nice. An easy clean sweep.
Couple of days later went to the airport for singer Erykah Badu. We wait at departures and her bus pulls up. She took ages to come out, but she finally does and is nice.
Couple of days later I go to a Martin Lawrence flight. I hope to upgrade my photo op. Unfortunately he shows up with a mask, hat, shades, and head phones. Completely worthless op wise. He does 1 per and I get the auto.
Days later I go to a venue for Jazz musician Arturo Sandoval. I was doing something unrelated to combos 10 minutes away from the venue so I thought might as well. He came out the back and was super nice. In hindsight this time and effort was wasted because I would see him again in the near future.
Next day I went for a British band called Sports Team. Odd name for a band and I never heard of them. But it was an attractive setup. And the price was right. You get free Jersey Mike subs, a free performance, and a free guaranteed photo op with the entire band. All original members though not shocking considering the band is only 4 years old. Ate some good subs, put a few more in the bag for later, watched the performance, got the op, and got autographs.
Couple of days after I would go to a flight for California governor Gavin Newsom. He arrives and is nice as he signs my photos and does an op. Randomly flying in was a basketball team and among them is DJ Rodman, son of Dennis Rodman. So I get the op.
Later that evening I went to a BBMak show at a venue close to my house to improve my photo op with them. Lynda Carter was inside to see her daughter and I wanted to get autos but sadly by the time I got there she was gone. While inside I get Mat Dauzat who played with Seal and an update with Lynda Carter's daughter Jessica Altman.
Got in the meet and greet and it was the oddest thing ever. They had a selfie stick, you put your phone on their stick, and the artist took the op. I heard of forced pro ops, but this was a new one. Forced selfies. I've never seen that before. And yes they were enforcing that. Since I knew someone with an iphone better than mine, I used his phone for the selfie stick. After they took the op and while the woman handler's head was turned I got out my camera and snuk a selfie with my own camera which turned out better than the iphone.
We tried to wait for autos after the meet and greet but we were cock blocked by the handler. So we went outside to wait for autos. While waiting that same woman said they weren't gonna stop and proceeded to call us out on mooching. At this point we just called it.
BBMak (from L to R: Christian Burns, Stephen McNally, and Mark Barry)
Next day I go for a Brian McKnight flight. Came through with his wife and was super nice as his wife videoed him doing combos.
My final meet in November would be my best meet of November and also my final time in Philadelphia for 2024. A flight for the legendary Wayne Newton! Unfortunately he has a wife that tries to shut things down and she was on the flight with him. So I went in bracing for the worst.
He comes off the plane I ask for the op, he agrees but his wife is trying to pull me away. I manage to score it. As they walk a grapher is trying to get autographs. Finally he relents as he signs and the wife is shouting and lecturing 1 per. It's not the best photo op but I'll take it.
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