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And that's just on the days with a "y" in them! Primary or secondary school? Give me teenagers to deal with any day lol

 

Secondary! They have hormones as well as an innate inability to do as they are told! And makeup! You've never seen so much makeup and fake tan in your life.

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Through my conventioning years I have noticed that, no matter how much money a guest is getting, if someone is upset or they are unwell, you cannot expect miracles. I have also noticed that some convention attendees can themselves be the cause of a guest's less than outgoing nature if you catch them at the wrong time. I have personally seen attendees be rude to guests, or overstep the mark on some occasions, and thus this has not sat well with some. I attended a weekend event many years back in London. It was the Saturday night party and I had nipped to the toilet. Locked away in the cubicle I heard a few people come and go out - not uncommon in toilets!! - but then I heard someone loudly recognise one of the guests and asking them for a photo. The guest concerned asked for some privacy and that he would be glad to do a photo back in the party. However, the person asking didn't seem best happy and was rather rude. This, to me anyway, is overstepping the mark.

 

Many things can happen. Both before and during an event. Some guests may be there and not overly outgoing. Some may be jet lagged. No matter how much someone is being paid, no matter if acting is their job, sometimes someone can just not be the perfect guest encounter we all want. I have met guests who have not looked up, and at the time I was in my autograph collecting phase rather than meeting the guest phase.

 

It sucks, but as is life. Some people on here have said that they would be in trouble at work if they acted the same way. Well, I guess it depends on where you work. As recently as the week before last a patient - I work in an opticians - was being rather outspoken whilst waiting for his glasses to be repaired. I think some may refer to it as "being a character". I was sat down doing some paperwork and he decided to come up to me and tell me that he had lost a lot of weight and asked me how much I weighed - I am a big chap. I politely, yet quite clearly very not amused, said that it is a personal matter than I do not talk about. My employer and senior managers were there and heard it all, and waited to see what would happen. The man himself said sorry and quickly went to where his glasses were being repaired. My senior boss asked me if I was alright as he quite clearly saw that I was far from impressed by the patient's idea of humour.

 

So, it all depends on the situation. It all depends on what has gone on before you. I will always be polite to a patient or customer, but there are great distances between being professional and "turning on the magic" so to speak.

 

But, as is always in life, you will always find one who slips through the net. I can remember when people were less than complimentary about Bill Shatner from way back, yet have sung his praises this time. It is usually all about timing.

 

Here endeth the essay. Apologies for the length, but I typed what I was thinking and didn't edit. Ooops!!

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Virginia Hey spoke at everyone in front of me in the signing queue, and loooked like she was really enjoying herself, Katie Sackhoff was the same, and posed with everyone differently in the photo shoot. Her memory for people in the talk really impressed me. Was it my imagination that the more mature celebs had slightly less time for the attendees? Perhaps after 20 or more years of being recognised, the magic may not be as strong....

I have nothing but admiration for those celebs who were obviously ill or recovering, and I hear that Ben Browder was here while dealing with a death in his family. I know I was tired and getting grumpy after two days, so I can only imagine how they must have felt. All in all, there were some lovely people there, on both sides of the desks, and it's a pleasure to have been there with you.

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And that's just on the days with a "y" in them! Primary or secondary school? Give me teenagers to deal with any day lol

 

Secondary! They have hormones as well as an innate inability to do as they are told! And makeup! You've never seen so much makeup and fake tan in your life.

 

Oh I have - i do the same job as you!

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And that's just on the days with a "y" in them! Primary or secondary school? Give me teenagers to deal with any day lol

 

Secondary! They have hormones as well as an innate inability to do as they are told! And makeup! You've never seen so much makeup and fake tan in your life.

 

Oh I have - i do the same job as you!

 

me too, teacher in a secondary school. Glad it's the summer :D

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Virginia Hey spoke at everyone in front of me in the signing queue, and loooked like she was really enjoying herself, Katie Sackhoff was the same, and posed with everyone differently in the photo shoot. Her memory for people in the talk really impressed me. Was it my imagination that the more mature celebs had slightly less time for the attendees? Perhaps after 20 or more years of being recognised, the magic may not be as strong....

I have nothing but admiration for those celebs who were obviously ill or recovering, and I hear that Ben Browder was here while dealing with a death in his family. I know I was tired and getting grumpy after two days, so I can only imagine how they must have felt. All in all, there were some lovely people there, on both sides of the desks, and it's a pleasure to have been there with you.

 

 

 

Edi was grumpy first thing on saturday morning...dread to think what he was like at the end of sunday. I just felt sorry for my daughter who had saved up to meet him and was sort of dismissed....thankfully Tyson was the opposite.

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Edi was grumpy first thing on saturday morning...dread to think what he was like at the end of sunday. I just felt sorry for my daughter who had saved up to meet him and was sort of dismissed....thankfully Tyson was the opposite.

 

it's terrible when someone has a bad guest experience but when it's a child you just feel terrible. children are great, everyone loves them at conventions, really they should be the happiest people there! and should be treat like royalty :D

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I thought I would offer my thoughts here.

 

On the Saturday I met Bill Shatner ( I was suprised I even gt a hello/goodbye) Not diaspointed as Shatenr isn't really a talker. Guy doesn't have time.

 

Kristanna Loken Polite, took some time to have a brief chat. Lovely lady. She looked like she was busy all day.

Katee Sackhoff, again very polite and friendly. A real pleasure to meet.

James Pax. IMHO, I think he was suprised that so many people wanted to see him. A humble guy and polite guy. noone was waiting behind us, so me and UKGator stayed and had a chat.

 

Was happy with what I got.

 

Sunday

 

I did a photoshoot only with Andy Robinson but I remember he was a gentleman at CM15.

Tyson whatever his surname is from Twilight. I went up with my sister early as she is a massive twilight fan and he seemed really quiet. I said bored but my sis reckons he was shy. She echoed what people were saying about Edi. Didn't get much of a conversation with him.

 

For a friend I got three Ashes to Ashes signatures.

 

Geoff Francis was a well mannered very polite person and a pleasure to meet.

Tony Marshall was a very funny guy. Commented on my Chelsea shirt. (he is a ManUSA fan). He was a real pleasure to meet.

Andrew clover was a very deep person who liked to talk to everyone and didn't care how ong it took. He wanted to get to know all his fans. I think that these 3 could teach some people about how to interact with fans.

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Through my conventioning years I have noticed that, no matter how much money a guest is getting, if someone is upset or they are unwell, you cannot expect miracles. I have also noticed that some convention attendees can themselves be the cause of a guest's less than outgoing nature if you catch them at the wrong time. I have personally seen attendees be rude to guests, or overstep the mark on some occasions, and thus this has not sat well with some. I attended a weekend event many years back in London. It was the Saturday night party and I had nipped to the toilet. Locked away in the cubicle I heard a few people come and go out - not uncommon in toilets!! - but then I heard someone loudly recognise one of the guests and asking them for a photo. The guest concerned asked for some privacy and that he would be glad to do a photo back in the party. However, the person asking didn't seem best happy and was rather rude. This, to me anyway, is overstepping the mark.

 

Many things can happen. Both before and during an event. Some guests may be there and not overly outgoing. Some may be jet lagged. No matter how much someone is being paid, no matter if acting is their job, sometimes someone can just not be the perfect guest encounter we all want. I have met guests who have not looked up, and at the time I was in my autograph collecting phase rather than meeting the guest phase.

 

It sucks, but as is life. Some people on here have said that they would be in trouble at work if they acted the same way. Well, I guess it depends on where you work. As recently as the week before last a patient - I work in an opticians - was being rather outspoken whilst waiting for his glasses to be repaired. I think some may refer to it as "being a character". I was sat down doing some paperwork and he decided to come up to me and tell me that he had lost a lot of weight and asked me how much I weighed - I am a big chap. I politely, yet quite clearly very not amused, said that it is a personal matter than I do not talk about. My employer and senior managers were there and heard it all, and waited to see what would happen. The man himself said sorry and quickly went to where his glasses were being repaired. My senior boss asked me if I was alright as he quite clearly saw that I was far from impressed by the patient's idea of humour.

 

So, it all depends on the situation. It all depends on what has gone on before you. I will always be polite to a patient or customer, but there are great distances between being professional and "turning on the magic" so to speak.

 

But, as is always in life, you will always find one who slips through the net. I can remember when people were less than complimentary about Bill Shatner from way back, yet have sung his praises this time. It is usually all about timing.

 

Here endeth the essay. Apologies for the length, but I typed what I was thinking and didn't edit. Ooops!!

 

 

 

 

i work in an opticains to and the lack of respect that we get as a trade is discusting, i have been threatand, i have been talked too as if im the lowest scum of the universe and i have been spat at by a cutomer because i refused to give them contact lenses because his eye was so bad he would lose his vision.

 

some of them are also down right cheeky and rude, i wouldnt dream of talking to a dr like the way that some of the people that come in to see us talk to us.

 

at all times im expected to be curtiouse and interact, im not alloud to ignore my customer at any point.

 

yes some people can go over the top but not ever person should be tared with the same brush.

 

guests at these things can exect that almost anyone that is coming to meet them is probably a fan, and most are going to be happy if not thankful for the chance to meet them.

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I had a similar expereince with Ben Browder on Saturday getting his auto. As soon as I saw him, I knew he was completely knackered and/or jetlagged. He didn't really say all that much and was more concerned about getting a toilet break before his talk!

 

But during his talk he mentioned that he had gone about 36 hours without sleep and after I got back from Saturday, I found out he had a family bereavement.

 

 

Well he was ok with me, during the photo shoot, i said it was nice to see him again.

I went to collect his autograph, he asked me where i'd seen him and i said at Mk last year, i asked if he was ok, he said that his dad had passed on, recently.

His dad fought cancer and lost his battle with this horrible disease he said that "really sucked", i felt really sorry for him, i said that i sort of understand, having lost a close friend to cancer and almost losing my mum to it aswell.

To which he perked up and said to tell my mum, "good on her, it's good to hear that cancer can be beaten" and then i got him to sign a autograph for my mum. To which he put on there "lots of love" signed and put a big X on there for her, and told me don't forget to say good on her.

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I had a similar expereince with Ben Browder on Saturday getting his auto. As soon as I saw him, I knew he was completely knackered and/or jetlagged. He didn't really say all that much and was more concerned about getting a toilet break before his talk!

 

But during his talk he mentioned that he had gone about 36 hours without sleep and after I got back from Saturday, I found out he had a family bereavement.

 

 

Well he was ok with me, during the photo shoot, i said it was nice to see him again.

I went to collect his autograph, he asked me where i'd seen him and i said at Mk last year, i asked if he was ok, he said that his dad had passed on, recently.

His dad fought cancer and lost his battle with this horrible disease he said that "really sucked", i felt really sorry for him, i said that i sort of understand, having lost a close friend to cancer and almost losing my mum to it aswell.

To which he perked up and said to tell my mum, "good on her, it's good to hear that cancer can be beaten" and then i got him to sign a autograph for my mum. To which he put on there "lots of love" signed and put a big X on there for her, and told me don't forget to say good on her.

 

I remember you. I was Ben's Assistant on the Saurday. Him telling you that his Dad had passed away was the first I'd heard of it. He gave no clue as to his recent sad news. He was so tired bless him but despite that I thought he was a lovely to everyone who came to see him.Of course it helped that most of his fans were brillient:) I'm so surprised that he came to the show and I'm sure a lot of people would of cancelled their appearances. I guess he didn't want to let the fans down. A very dear man and a great guest.

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