Memph, TN Celebration IV

Must... start... making... costumes...

 

I'm making cream pies.

To hit George Lucas with.

For all his sins.





But don't worry.

They will be expensive cream pies.

 

Ummmmmmmm....... Piiiiiiiiiiiiie.

Damn you, Ben. I've been trying to be real good, and here you go mentioning pie. My mouth is watering.

 

Woo-hoo, I'm officially going to CIV!

My vacation time was approved this afternoon, and I just finished booking my flights and hotel. In case of a job switch, I'm flying in and out of Memphis.

 

Woo hoo! What hotel are you staying at?

 

Westin Bonaventure

 

So are we!!!!

 

Yay!!!!

I can't wait!

 

wOOt!!! Par-TAY at the Westin!

 

Hey...Is this a particular Memphis celebrity at Celebration III in this Youtube video?

Watch it and let me know what you think?

Celebration III video

and a couple of other "celebrity" hand items that belong to you guys fan force..

(cause if it ain't....you have a double out there with very similar PUPPET skills....)

 

Holy crap. Who knew? That was from the 501st/Rebel Legion party on Friday Night. That's the only time Yoda had his martini glass this year.

 

Holy cow. Eight weeks from today.

 

Woo-hoo!!!

This year is flying by.

 

I'm on that desperate last two months to lose 15 pounds before C4. I live on the treadmill now, and alcohol... well, only once a week.

 

Yeah, I'd like to lose at least another 10 pounds by C4.

 

It's official: I'm the biggest Star Wars nerd EVER:

Be the next Star Wars Celebrity

 

A group of us 501st members flew out to L.A. this past weekend to take a trip to Reelclothes for more Starship Troopers stuff and to sight-see. We made a point to go to the L.A. Convention Center to check out the area . All I can say is...

My God. Bring bullet-proof vests, ammunition and a bible. The entire area for at least ten miles around the LACC has got to be the most horrible, crime-ridden cess-pool of disease and filth I've ever seen. And I've seen pretty bad. In the area near the CC we saw burned out buildings, homeless people, slums that would make you cry, burned cars, abandoned cars and buildings and one pretty blue VW Beetle drove by with FIVE bullet holes in the drivers side door. The land between the LACC and the hotels looked like downtown Baghdad.

Be aware: The gangs are not stupid. They know the nerds are coming and they're bringing money. I wouldn't take myself or anyone in my family within 100 miles of that place.

May the force be with you all.

 

Well I could live in fear or I could enjoy life. So, given the choice, I'll take the latter. If I get shot, so be it, but I probably have just as good a chance of getting a cap popped in my butt here in Memphis as I do in L.A., so I'm not going to be too concerned about it.

Gunfire, gang fights, police sirens.... Ah, the sounds of my childhood.

 

As one who grew up running the streets of South Memphis, this place ain't got squat on LA. We drove by the LACC and I was scared. The car with the bullet holes was just the first thing we saw, then the burned out overpasses and abandoned cars littering the streets. It was....frightening. All I can say is, you guys be careful. Travel in packs and don't stop to talk to anyone on the way back to your hotel room.

I really do hope y'all have a big fun time and make it back to Memphis in one piece.

 

I have family in LA and used to live there. Downtown LA isn't as bad as South Central or Compton. And those are burbs.

I'm fairly sure we'll be okay. I don't plan on leaving the convention center proper and the convention center wouldn't be there if they didn't have conventions all the time. It's really not good for tourism for it to be in the middle of gangland central

 

QFT. Sounds like Orange Mound / Bethel Grove to me.

 

My friend RolandofGilead said it's mostly homeless at night, and if we're staying within the CC proper and just going to our hotel there won't be anything to really worry about. Hell, we had three homeless crackheads come up to us at Adam's shindig the other night on Broad.

 

Hell, I had that many come up to me at our office on Knight Arnold.

I've got to start mapping things out and seeing what's around the CC, especially in terms of restaurants.

 

this looks like it's gonna be fun. wish i could make it this time but we just found out april's pregnant so as if I haven't already cut back enough on star wars stuff, this is completely out of the picture.

 

Congratulations, Dale! When is April due?