In August I would attend Steel City Con. This con would be a nice treat for me. Amy Smart from awesome movies such as Road Trip, The Butterfly Effect, and Rat Race, the two kids from Jurassic Park, and two actresses from Rosanne.
From Pawn Stars I upgraded my photo op with Rick Harrison. He didn't seem too happy to be there. I even mentioned that I was once an extra on pawn stars he didn't seem to care.
From Jurassic Park I got Ariana Richards and Joseph Mazzello adding to my collection of cast members from that iconic movie. And for Rosanne I got Lecy Goranson and Sara Gilbert which is awesome since I had recently gotten Rosanne Barr. I also got Zoe Perry from Young Sheldon since I got many of them over the years. And of course, Amy Smart.
On the artist side I got free photo ops with Rick Law who did illustrations for Disney, Marcella Spear and Krista Kay from Lego Masters, visual artist Kevin Kobasic, and Denny Finicke.
In September, one of my top music related wants was announced for Horror Hound in Ohio. Namely the front man of Iron Maiden, Bruce Dickinson. So this was a con I had to go to. In hindsight, while he ended up doing Steel City Con in December, he wore a horrific winter hat as if he was trying to explore Antarctica. So, this was the better photo op where he only wore a cap.
The con is off to a good start where I mooch a photo op with Leigh Whannell (SAW movies) in the lobby. I had regular admission for the con but they let anyone with regular admission early with the pre-show people if they were getting Bruce Dickinson autographs. And I was commissioned for 10 albums, so I definitely had items.
Got up to Bruce and got the autographs. He wasn't too fan friendly all business, but I personally don't care. After that it was time for the photo op. Again, simple hello and I'm fine with that. I finally got a photo op that I've never been able to get over the past 15 years.
Aside from Bruce I got girls from M3gan. Namely, Violet McGraw, Jenna Davis, and Madeleine McGraw. Then I got Max Laferriere from Scream 6. A friend of mine wanted Nick Castle but didn't care for the autograph. So, he got the photo op and gave me the autograph. Nick offered me the photo op as well which meant I got a free update after over 10 years.
Last photo I got at the con was Jasmin Savoy Brown from the Scream movies. Before leaving the state of Ohio I mooched selfies with Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues of Evil Dead and Alien: Romulus fame.
In September I would also attend Retro Con. I needed only one name there. Joey Cramer from Flight of the Navigator. I had someone driving there and he had items for Joey so that gave me a combo split. Win on all fronts! Went in, got Joey, left.
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