Meeting An Actor From It At The Children Of Horror Event

Good gracious, my daughter has always been drawn to evil clowns. I do not know why. I am not a fan, but she loves them. She dressed as one for several Halloweens.

And of course, she was Pennywise. 

She watched the It movies when they first premiered. She was around 11? I thought she might be afraid, but no, she was an instant fan. 

She has made it her goal to meet the actors from the film.

She was able to check one of that list over the weekend.

There was a Children of Horror event, so she decided to tug out the Pennywise costume and go. 

She was nervous to meet the actor, so before we went over, we checked out the booths that were set up. She was thrilled to find some original LPS toys.

She was one of the few people who dressed up for the occasion, she many people asked for photographs with her. 

We ran into Art.

And Jessica the Nun. 

Natalie spotted the actor set up from afar, and screeched. She had to wait to calm down before she said hi.

We looked at more booths and she freaked out when she saw a signed Billie Eilish vinyl. It was $350. Way out of her price range.

She took a deep breath after and said she was ready. She was ready to meet the actor.

And who was the actor?

GEORGIE!

Well. Jackson Robert Scott, who played Georgie in the It films. And he was so kind and sweet. Natalie was able to tell him that she loved the movies and enjoyed watching the videos he would post from the set. 

(You can see the video of meeting him here.)

Natalie brought her It book for him to sign:

She's still excited over the meeting. She keeps looking at this page in the book. And as I mentioned, she's hoping she can get the autographs of other actors in the film. Will be she anxious to meet them if they do come to town? Of course. But she'll gather her wits and eventually make her way over. 

Oh, and we stopped off at a booth on the way out and look who we found? The mailbox from Blue's Clues. He was made by Andie, who runs queer_hercules, and she said she had him for over a year, so she lowered the price to $20. He'll be well loved with us.

Have you seen the It movies? Or read the book?

Hey, It's Okay

I got this idea from Glamour magazine. You can link up any day of the week. All you have to do is make a list of what you're okay about. Simple! Please do not link up a post that has nothing to do with Hey, It's Okay. It's rude and I'll delete the link.

HEY, IT'S OKAY....

......to have had the best time meeting Gilmore Girls actors over the weekend. We were talking to someone and they were saying since the gathering was popular, it will most likely return next year. Yay!

.....to be returning this weekend to meet Jackson Robert Scott, who played Georgie in the It movies. There's a Children Of Horror con. It was supposed to be earlier in the month but was rescheduled due to freezing temperatures. My daughter is obsessed with all things It and cannot wait. 

......to currently be reading The Other Brother by Tierney Page. It's about April, who is set to marry Lucas. Then she discovers a terrible secret. Betrayed, she turns to Lucas' brother James. James is different from Lucas. And maybe he's the brother April should have been with all along. I just started the book and I'm wondering how it's going to go down. You know there will be drama!

.......to be excited that the Shamrock desserts are back at McDonald's. If you like mint, you'll enjoy the treats. You can get a Shamrock Shake or an Oreo Shamrock McFlurry--I always add hot fudge to mine to make it extra chocolatey. 

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Meeting Gilmore Girls Actors In San Antonio

Yes, I'm talking about Gilmore Girls again.

It seems I do at least once a month.

I mean, we just went down to Burbank and got to see some of the actors from the show. In Stars Hollow.

And then I saw they were coming to San Antonio. Here were all the actors:

They called it A Stars Hollow Valentines since it was occurring over Valentine's Day weekend at a local mall. It was put on by KingsOfHorror, who have run many cool events. (We are going again next weekend for the Children Of Horror one!) We decided to go on the 15th. And by we, I meant myself, my son, and my daughter. They all came home from college for the weekend.

I got us fast passes, which meant we didn't have to wait in Scott Patterson's (Luke) line for hours. I had heard on the 14th some people waited four hours. No thank you. Scott was set up in his own area since he was the most popular. We also got free t-shirts, posters, and stickers.

The other actors were here:

Sometimes it got incredibly crowded, other times there was a lull. I wish I had the budget to meet everyone, but alas. I did not. 

We did meet Kirk, aka Sean Gunn. I meant to tell him I loved when he posted his cats on Instagram, but when I stand in front of an actor I admire, my mind tends to go blank. 

Instead, I passed over the picture for him to sign and muttered, "Can you please write "can't. These aren't my pants."?" It's a line his character said on Gilmore Girls that my kids and I quote often. 

He chuckled and was like, "Is it cannot or can't?"

"Can't."

And he wrote it.

He truly is a kind man. I did tell him I always get excited if he makes a cameo in his brother's films. Like in Superman, we all cheered when he popped up. 

There were also booths set up where small businesses sold items, so it was neat to check those out in between seeing the actors.

We also got to take a picture with John Cabrera aka Brian and Todd Lowe aka Zach from the band Hep Alien. They are also sweet. I'll be honest, while most people loved Gil and Zach from the band, I always had my eye on Brian. Natalie agrees. 

They found it funny when we went "Ahhh ahhh ahhh ahhh ahh ooo ooo ooo." Real fans get it. I wasn't sure if they'd remember the line, considering Lauren Graham has stated she has forgotten a lot of what she said on the show so when fans quote them to her, she's like, "What?" But they knew. 

And even sweeter, John saw us on the stairs and asked what were the good stores in the mall. Natalie told him it's filled with mostly "nerd stores" and that she liked them because she plays D&D. He was like, "YOU play D&D?" and she said yes. He told us to follow him to his table and he drew this robot! Bender from Futurama! There's a scene in the show where Zach moves his Futurama figures. 

We were so thrilled that he took the time to talk to us. And he started remarkist, where fandoms can come together and create and bond. There will be an app soon. You can sign up to be notified when it's available. 

Oh, outfits! Tommy went with the Luke theme:

Natalie was going to do a Gilmore Girls theme, but decided on a pretty dress instead. 

We always love going to Gilmore Girls events because you run into the best fans. Sharing memories of the show is an incredible feeling. 

We liked all the decor around the mall as well.

We met Scott last, as we knew it would take the longest, even with the fast pass. There were always huge crowds gathered.

Scott is at so many Gilmore Girls events--he popped up at Holidays Made Here in Burbank daily. I know it has to get overstimulating! Heck, I was started to get overstimulated surrounded by all the people. But he's always nice.

We had him write jam hands on the Funko Pop. (You can get a Luke Funko here!) It's a quote from the show that we also say often. Mostly when we have to be around small kids. "I don't have the patience for jam hands!" is Scott's full line. 

I know many of the actors are traveling around the US for different cons, so you might get lucky and get to see them as well!