BigBangPenny Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Hi guys. I have been an auto hunter since I was 13 (mumble mumble years ago) but I have never attended a con before. I am a huge Sci-Fi fan (and Whovian) so why I have never attended a con I have no idea, I guess I didn't realise they existed. The only reason why I came along to the LFCC on Saturday was because my mum (who is 70) has been a lifelong fan of Derek Jacobi. She used to write to him (before he was in I Claudius and was a jobbing actor) but had never met him. Randomly I saw an ad for LFCC and saw that Sir Derek would be there and I thought, "My mum would love to meet him", so I booked 3 tickets (me, mum and my brother) and we came along at 11am... not realising just how big the whole event would be. Now I have been to many different types of events; The Ideal Home Expo, Motorshows, specialist Craft Shows and even have a large stand twice a year at a show myself... and this means I am used to the crowds (not that I like them!) and the pushing and shoving... but one thing that was different at LFCC was that every time someone had to squeeze past me or accidently bumped into me (or mum) every single one of you were polite, apologetic and lovely (apart from three girls who thought it was funny to run through crowds shouting "Barge Barge Barge"). No-one tried to push past unnecessarily, queues were neat and polite and everyone I lined up next to were friendly, chatty and... well... just plain lovely. My brother was in his element (being a fan of everything and everyone there!) and there was so much to do and look at we could have come again and still not seen and done everything we wanted. The organisation and scale of the event was fabulous. (And hats off to the Cosplay chaps and chapesses who are so accomodating and really add to the event). I have been reading the forum the last couple of days (to keep the feeling alive!) and was sad to see some negative comments and was quite surprised... as compared to other events, shows, expos in other areas (like motorshows etc) the convention, the attendees and the organisation of such an event was a dream. (In summary, "you don't know how good you have got it!") Thank you Showmasters, Thank you Crew, Thank You Guests and Thank You Attendees... you all made three "Con Virgins" very happy indeed... and we'll be back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonsanddaffodils Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 (edited) Glad you had such a good time I know we had a lot of new people through the doors on Sunday and they seemed genuinely suprised when we stood and explained how everything worked to them and told them to ask a crew member if they needed any help Edited July 13, 2011 by Rhianydd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Pants Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 BigBangPenny that was a lovely post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giuseppe1969 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Well done bigbangpenny. I hope you will join other SM events in the future. They can only get better and better. How did you mum's encounter with Derek Jacobi go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisonloub Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 This is such a nice story!, we have only started in the past nine months ourselves as me and my hubby had been going through a rough patch last year (all my own fault) and when we managed to sort ourselves in October last year, we decided life is way to short and to do things we wanted to do, we had been saying for a few years we should do conventions but never got round to it and we were stuck in a rut, we went for it with EMS last Nov and it was the best move!, we have made friends together, thru here and FB and we have had the time of our lives!, attending three cons in under a year!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBangPenny Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Well done bigbangpenny. I hope you will join other SM events in the future. They can only get better and better. How did you mum's encounter with Derek Jacobi go? Oh we will! We are already planning on going to EMS in October! Mum's meeting with Sir Derek was amazing. I was really worried for her when I watched her go into the Photoshoot (as she was soooooo nervous and he looked fairly nervous too). When it was her turn she said her heart was thumping through her chest (aww). I was able to watch through the doorway (thanks nice chaps who let me check mum was ok!) and saw my mum quietly ask if she could put her arm round him and he said "Ohhh let me put my arm round you" so she has a lovely photo of them with their arms round each other and both of them are beaming at that camera. My mum also got the chance to talk to him and say how long she had been a fan and he responded and grasped her hand with both of his. She pretty much floated out the photoshoot. Later on she also got an auto with him and he was really sweet then too. For the rest of the day, I (metaphorically) had to tie a string to mum's leg to keep her down on earth LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisonloub Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Well done bigbangpenny. I hope you will join other SM events in the future. They can only get better and better. How did you mum's encounter with Derek Jacobi go? Oh we will! We are already planning on going to EMS in October! Mum's meeting with Sir Derek was amazing. I was really worried for her when I watched her go into the Photoshoot (as she was soooooo nervous and he looked fairly nervous too). When it was her turn she said her heart was thumping through her chest (aww). I was able to watch through the doorway (thanks nice chaps who let me check mum was ok!) and saw my mum quietly ask if she could put her arm round him and he said "Ohhh let me put my arm round you" so she has a lovely photo of them with their arms round each other and both of them are beaming at that camera. My mum also got the chance to talk to him and say how long she had been a fan and he responded and grasped her hand with both of his. She pretty much floated out the photoshoot. Later on she also got an auto with him and he was really sweet then too. For the rest of the day, I (metaphorically) had to tie a string to mum's leg to keep her down on earth LOL! Bless her, I am so pleased she got to meet her hero after all these years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBangPenny Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 Bless her, I am so pleased she got to meet her hero after all these years! Aww thanks Alison! And thanks for sharing your story... now we have found these conventions it gives us all something to look forward too! No doubt I shall see you at the next one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockstar6662 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Wonderful story. Sometimes meeting people you admire can be very disappointing but whether it's the way SM set these things up or just the wonderful attendees, the guests really seem to thrive in it themselves and it's lovely to hear of such wonderful experiences. I met Sir Derek too and he was a lovely man, very modest and appreciative of everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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