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  1. On 2/24/2021 at 5:13 PM, Namine said:

    Tbh I'm not trusting what the government say. It all comes down to whether or not people adhere to the rules like rule of six until that's finished or people who do not wear masks or socially distance themselves or even worse to say - spend all the time outside in parks having picnics with more than one person!

    At the end of the day, it's down to everybody, but that's damn well fine enough with me saying it, but for me to say "wear a mask, social distance, get your vaccine when you can!", there's always gonna be a bunch more who are like "Shut up, don't tell us what to do, we don't want to wear masks, we don't want to social distance, we're fine with hanging out in a group of more than six!" etc etc.

    The most bizarre thing is locally to me the worst offenders throughout have been those in the 65+ year old bracket. Since most of them have now been vaccinated they have got even worse!

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  2. I am with Spacecadet is here and Iceman71 on this one. My wife was gutted that she missed Robert in make up a few years ago- this would make the perfect Christmas present for her. The thing is though that this is the only photograph she would want. If the shoot doesn't happen for some reason she is going to be left with vouchers she won't use.

  3. My wife is a huge John Simm fan. She had never met him before and I bought her a diamond pass for John Simm as part of her Xmas present. On Saturday morning my wife (who has passed that age where life begins) was acting more like a teenage school girl - 'Does this top look okay? Does my make-up look okay? etc. By the time she got to her photoshoot she was barely able to tell the difference between left and right- I think she was more nervous of meeting him than she was on our wedding day! Some say you should never meet your heroes but I am pleased to say that didn't apply to John- he was very friendly, made my wife's day and turned her temporarily back to being a teenager! Thank you John and SM- great guest.

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  4. What a great guest Tom was today. My wife and I had our photo taken with him. We were at the very back of the 45 minute or so long queue in the last batch called, and Tom stood for the whole session. Tom was very gracious and I felt he greeted us no differently than the person he met at the start of the line. It's no wonder he is so popular at these events.

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  5. 8 hours ago, snot182 said:

    photos from A and C were perfect

    Chad Coleman and Michelle Ryan in area B were disappointing. Michelle was just a little too bright I suppose but Chad was blurry truth be told. I've being doing cons for 11 years and never had a problem with pics, even my Pam Anderson ones were fine but these were poor, shame really. Especially as I love Michelle... haha

    I had the same issue. My photo with Ade in A was excellent but my three photos in B were fairly poor quality. Despite the poor quality of the photo, Michelle still looked great:D Please don't get me started on the Pamela photo though- I haven't looked at it again since the day it was taken (probably because I can still see lights before my eyes even now:lol:)

  6. Overall I thought it was a great day. Showmasters do lots brilliantly, but issues such as VQ tickets seem to come up fairly regularly at events.  It was a little bit irritating today but it didn't spoil my day. I still can't believe however that the best way to organise photoshoot queues is by one man trying to shout across a noisy hall though........

  7. It appears that some photos are less worse than others (having had first hand experience of seeing those taken immediately before and after mine)- mine looks very light and unnatural. The most bizarre thing of all though is that Pamela looked far better in the flesh than she does in my photo as a result of the flash. I also look far worse in the photo than normal ( which, unlike Pamela, is fair to middling on a good day :-) ).  When I raised it at the time I was told at the shoot that the lighting was the guest's choice but I wasn't told I could ask for a refund.

  8. I went as general admission. Overall I found every aspect of the day very good, be it getting to the venue, parking, getting in, getting advice, getting autographs and photoshoots.

    The usual issues around photoshoots remains year on year but having attended for so many years I know it is going to happen so I never fret about it- I know I am going to get my photo taken so I always stay relaxed in the middle of the melee

    My one sole gripe tghis year was my photoshoot with Pamela (covered in another thread)- the quality of the picture is terrible as a result of the bizarre lighting choice- thankfully though the 'coronas' in front of my eyes have disappeared today!

  9. On ‎6‎/‎29‎/‎2017 at 8:19 AM, StuartG2198 said:

    Folks, I'm going to sound like I'm on one this morning but a reminder to keep the discussion polite, remember guests and their agents DO use this forum.

    That being the case, I would like to say Peter you are a legend, you played a big part (in more ways than one!) in making Star Wars as popular as it still is today and thank you for coming over for the show- photo booked and I hope to get an autograph as well.

  10. When I went into my photoshoot with Tom Savini I said "Mr Savini, whenever I see you, you always look exactly the same- you never seem to age!" The instant and quiet response from Tom " I don't"

     

    I hope I look that good at 68 (and have a fraction of his coolness). Legend.

  11. As well as enjoying collecting autographs I love collecting Scottish money! I will happily buy a Current Scottish £5 for 2 English pound coins, a Scottish £10 for 5 English pounds and I will pay 7 English pounds for a Scottish £20. If you would like to avoid any embarrassment or anguish at the event please let me know! :-)

  12. Gary made my photoshoot. You can't see him but I know exactly where he was sniffing and snuffling... made for an interesting pair of smiles from Carrie and myself

    Gary was clearly visible in my photoshoot and made for an hilarious picture! Carrie and Gary (and me) are my computer wallpaper at work and it makes me smile every morning when it boots up. Thanks Carrie and Gary for the daily laugh!

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