As I mentioned previously, a couple weeks ago I was lucky enough to accompany Liz around Armageddon. As Liz has strong connections to The Hub Productions (who usually bring a star or two across from Oz) it usually means hanging out with a few ‘stars’ some too.

This year, we did dinner before the convention. It was a very fun night at an old pub style place in town. I was talking to Liz earlier, and I think what I enjoy most about these nights is that for me, while I know they are important star people (who usually have such fantastic outgoing personalities, that the much of the night is passed in laughter and gossip), often I don’t actually know who they are.

At the convention, there are fans who will stand in line and wait to talk to these people. They will pay a fair amount of money to have a photo taken with them. These are THEIR STARS – the people they watch on tv every week, people from their SHOWS.

Alas, while I DO watch alot of TV, I don’t watch alot of the shows that these stars are from (Scifi shows, usually. Lately its been the Star Gate kind, Atlantis, whatever.) So, I’ll be sitting with Liz talking to some people before I realise that this gorgeous blonde women who I’m laughing along with, that her job is to be a Wraith Queen. I’m not quite sure what about the specifics of a Wraith (I was thinking along the lines of LOTR, but apparently that’s not quite right) but listening to her talk I realised that while I thought it was just a funny story, there are people who would die to be sitting where I was.

I think what I’m trying to say is that I feel okay hanging out with these people that other people squee over, because I don’t actually know who they are, or what shows they are from. I’m not a fan, and often Liz will whisper a quick explanation into my ear about who they are, and what show they are from so I can follow some of the more bizarre conversations. It makes them easier to talk to, when I’m not all star shocked and forget that they are anything more than just people over from wherever.

However, I’m not removed enough to not feel special when, while walking through the convention, some of stars will stop and have a bit of a chat with us across the barriers.

Here are a few shots from this years show:

Andee, Liz and I. Andee was fantastic, I will forever remember sitting at dinner and her being amazed at the size of Power Rangers lips. She was really really lovely! She also sneaked us chocolate eclairs while we were waiting in line – sneaky!

This is Ernie (from Ghostbusters) and me – Ernie was SO GREAT! He really is fabulous, and has a fantastic fantastic philosophy on life. We walked back from the restaurant together and he was just so lovely. I think out of everyone I met that weekend, I enjoyed his company the most. I think he stopped what he was doing to talk to us every time we walked past!

This is me and David Hewlett. I only really met him at the convention, so it was really nothing special. He has no idea who I am, and in truth, I don’t really know who he is either. His talk was funny, though.

I enjoyed Armageddon this year, despite spending half the weekend in hospital. It really was fantastic!