Aluminium Falcon

NOW.........there's a thought.........

It is a tricky one, as you will never be able to please everyone whether it be guests, venue, prices, stalls etc etc.

I concur about the 80's. There are so many films/tv shows out there from that era that guests could be plucked from.........Blessed/Weathers would indeed be good additions to see/meet.

Lurked on the forum every year, but never actually got around to typing anything up.....but today is the day..... I'm glad I am not alone in some of my thoughts about this years event. As much as I like seeing the likes of Braehead benefit from the event, I was actually a bit concerned about how crowded it was at times on Saturday (Sunday not so bad) We arrived early afternoon and thought the rush might be over but alas not, but what I was surprised at was the amount of stalls....now, I'm all for the stalls, ie signed photos, film cells, canvas prints, t-shirts etc etc....but fudge and tablet (yes yes I know they were there before), paintball? etc.......And then the guests.....down in numbers from last year, and fair enough the likes of Englund and Biehn will always draw a crowd, but as much as I love the likes of Bulloch and Prowse (of which I am big fans) but they are here every year. I have just compared our guest list to the likes of Bournemouth, and theirs is huge compared to ours....I mean BOURNEMOUTH, no disrespect but surely Glasgow can beat Bournemouth! As for a venue....if the event continues to grow year in year out then something has to give, either the likes of you and me can't get in due to the venue being sold out, or a bigger venue would be needed. Now I know it was mentioned that perhaps a venue wouldn't be available, but surely since the Hydro opened the SECC would have more openings available, also surely if they want to encourage disabled people to attend they could bring in some scooters for the weekend for use for everybody that needs one (just like shopping centres do) It simple isn't rocket science. Overall we enjoyed the weekend, the talks were good, a few guests we hadn't met before..... though we did debate whether to actually attend when we saw the guest list. Basically, for me, and a few other friends that attended at the weekend, it can be summed up as this........ Calibre of guests could be better, freshen it up a bit. Bit more variety....somebody mentioned Bond, that would be a winner. Less stalls selling the same merchandise, especially stalls that don't really have anything to do with the event. More room for attendees to actually be able to move and browse the stalls. But, alas....I fear as long as they are making money and people show up....nothing will change.