The Supernatural spirit permeates the air and when you make eye contact, there's a nonverbal understanding that you are both here for the same reason.
Jared and Jensen.
Tonya and I met Theresa and Marie in the hotel dining room for breakfast, where we were thoroughly raped. $35 for a ham and cheese omelet, $5 for a beverage, $40 for the buffet. Fairmont Hotel is OUT OF ITS FUCKING MIND. I refused to eat and later bought a muffin and a latte for $7 from the Starbucks downstairs--the first of MANY visits.
The convention officially started at lunch time. The first guest Creation had scheduled was Katherine Boecher who played Lilith.
At two, Matt Cohen who played Young John Winchester took the stage AND MY GOD. The guy sure has gotten hot since playing in Supernatural. The ARMS.
The buzz cut...
Just...
I have a feeling that there will be LOTS of requests for Matt to go to more conventions...
At 4, Aldis Hodge took the stage. I'd seen him before at other conventions, and he's a pretty laid back, interesting guy. Quite a few Supernatural fans watch Leverage, and he had a good mix of questions.
Richard Speight, Jr. (the Trickster/Gabriel) went on stage at 4:30, for what was one of the fastest half hours of my life. He's hilarious; great stories and animation, smart sense of humor and playful. Always a joy.
Jason Manns answered questions at 5:10 to a small but devoted group. The last time I saw Jason, I was a little put off by him. There's an edge and sarcasm there that I can't overlook. He's polite enough, but just... out of place.
After standing in line for autographs (I just had them sign my weekend pass), Tonya, Theresa, Marie and I broke for dinner. We wound up in a supermarket and grabbed some paninis and pasta salad, then headed back for the Jason Manns concert--which none of us were terribly excited about.
HOWEVER.
Everyone was in their seats and waiting when Jason came onstage and told us how he didn't have his guitar, because he loaned it to someone...
Richard Speight and Fred Lehne jumped on stage and sang together, much to everyone's surprise and delight. I wish they'd stayed for more than one song...
Jason then took his seat and got down to business. His songs are slow and acoustic, and only the handful of devoted fans were enthused. I feel bad for Jason and the complete lack of interest from most of the convention attendees. I think he questions he reason for showing too sometimes. But a few songs into his 'concert', a scary drama began to unfold.
A young woman not much older than me suddenly fell to the floor and said she couldn't breathe. Jason stopped playing and asked for a nurse, while the woman said she thought she was having a heart attack. Two nurses came to her side, as well as some convention volunteers. The nurses took care of the woman while 911 was called. Confusion and fear spread through the first few rows, while the rear of the audience had no idea what was happening. The hotel manager showed up at one point, and one of the woman's friends ran and got some aspirin per the nurse's request. Minutes stretched on... There is a hospital literally across the street from the hotel, and it was going on ten minutes since 911 had been called. We began to realize that WE could have taken her across the street by now. More time rolled by. The nurse collected a medical history and kept the woman on her back, feet propped up. Jason abandoned his guitar and watched with concern. What if the woman was dying? What were we supposed to be doing? At last, a pair of female paramedics showed up and everyone applauded as she was rolled away.
Jason tried to finish his concert but the mood was thoroughly gone.
Soon after he left the stage, Creation set up for the karaoke party. The last one of these I went to was in Chicago, in the hotel bar. The place had been packed beyond comfort and it wasn't worth waiting to see Alona Tal and Traci Dinwiddie sing one song. But this year...
The karaoke set up was on stage and if you wanted to sing, you put your name on a list. But ALL FOUR guests (Matt, Aldis, Richard, and Katherine) that presented that day were on stage with you, singing back up. They were HILARIOUS.
This set up was SOSOSO much better! Everyone had a BLAST.
Late night... Tonya and I didn't get to bed until 2am.
Tomorrow... MISHA!!
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