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Well that was just epic. First Celebration and it could have gone much better. A few minor gripes but I thought it was well organised and something I'm not going to forget in a hurry. Learnt some lessons for next one!
So, top 5 moments/events/experiences for me:
1) Audience with Mark Hamill. Bloody brilliant for me as Id never seen him in the flesh let alone hear his (no doubt oft repeated) anecdotes, impressions and reciting of script lines. Amazing.
2) Meeting so many, happy people! Not just from here but from all over the world. The shared interest made it simple to strike up a conversation with anyone. And this includes the evening socials. I won't stop sweating alcohol for a week.
3) The Collector's Track. Not going to highlight any particular panel as they were almost all amazing. OK, dammit, the Stationery panel and Dave's Palitoy talks were the highlight. I'm still fuming I couldn't get to see Andygo's prop talk but I'll save that for below!
4) Podcast crew! From the insanity being perpetually encouraged at their booth to the live show (or whatever it was) it was great. What brings it into the top 5 was seeing Jez (and family) receive his well earned token of appreciation and being bowled over by it.
5) Swag trades. I still feel like a cheat having been lucky enough to have been handed in a platter a design for a cool sticker by Mark D. But that aside it was so much fun to swap for so many amazing pieces. There's some I missed out on but I'm overloaded with such creative pieces that it's going to take an age to work out how to display them nicely. The best were, without doubt the 12 Collector's Track medallions but they were closely followed by the pseudo-Helix pencil and many, many other items.
So, top 5 moments/events/experiences for me:
1) Audience with Mark Hamill. Bloody brilliant for me as Id never seen him in the flesh let alone hear his (no doubt oft repeated) anecdotes, impressions and reciting of script lines. Amazing.
2) Meeting so many, happy people! Not just from here but from all over the world. The shared interest made it simple to strike up a conversation with anyone. And this includes the evening socials. I won't stop sweating alcohol for a week.
3) The Collector's Track. Not going to highlight any particular panel as they were almost all amazing. OK, dammit, the Stationery panel and Dave's Palitoy talks were the highlight. I'm still fuming I couldn't get to see Andygo's prop talk but I'll save that for below!
4) Podcast crew! From the insanity being perpetually encouraged at their booth to the live show (or whatever it was) it was great. What brings it into the top 5 was seeing Jez (and family) receive his well earned token of appreciation and being bowled over by it.
5) Swag trades. I still feel like a cheat having been lucky enough to have been handed in a platter a design for a cool sticker by Mark D. But that aside it was so much fun to swap for so many amazing pieces. There's some I missed out on but I'm overloaded with such creative pieces that it's going to take an age to work out how to display them nicely. The best were, without doubt the 12 Collector's Track medallions but they were closely followed by the pseudo-Helix pencil and many, many other items.