HAHAHA I have a Koenig experience too.
SO when I started this I should have clarified that I didn't just mean the expense of one person signing. I meant the expense of the whole experience. COUPLE that with not just individual expense, but amount of guests the event has to bring in to try to make a profit. Space City Con 2014 was one of the best experiences of my life, BUT I also have a lot of regrets on the financial side because there were so many guests I couldn't get everyone. I mean Jason Momoa and 6 other people from Game of Thrones were there and I had to ignore them and I still couldn't afford everyone from B5 - and they weren't even that ridiculously priced. (I've actually had to ignore Momoa three times at events and each time I did the next time he was a slightly bigger star and the price went up. Now I'm guessing he is big enough he doesn't do them anymore.)
But another example would be two other Space City Cons I attended in Houston. One of them had like 40 guests and I wanted at least 30 of their signatures. I had to settle for what I could afford, which was about ten.
Jan is correct, but Looney didn't drive sixteen hours to Houston just to try to yell over a line of a hundred people to Danny Trejo that I appreciate him. And Looney certainly didn't have time to wait in that line and then deal with the awkwardness of just trying to say "I love your work" and move on. There were WAY too many awesome panels on the schedule and WAY too many other lines to stand in. (For cleariication, I not only got Trejo's signature I also paid for the photo op because I mean he is Danny Trejo. You don't pass that up.
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) Yes there were a few with no lines and you could just go talk to them, but those are the people who need the money from an autograph signing the most.
I should also clarify that many of my favorite people to see at these events are the people who are just the hard workers. They aren't the stars, but they have been in everything because they work hard at it and are able to get the job and do it well. They are the everyday actors or writers or artists who've made a career with a lot of hustle and hard work. The Marshall Teague-s of the World - and really most of the Babylon 5 cast of stars and guest stars fall into this category. Actually Danny Trejo for that matter. He has practically become a household name just by working. Those Space City Cons had a lot of people like this as well as more recognizable names as well. This Con I am supposed to attend at the end of next month is loaded with them, which makes it very difficult since they will be asking bonkers money for a signature because I know their financial guarantee for this small town Convention isn't much.
Eric Roberts - is on the top of my list, but I'm pretty sure he'll cancel - look at his IMDB it is crazy. He is in like 50 things a year. My guess is his agent doesn't know the word "No".
Cynthia Rothrock - I mean come on how do I pass on basically the first Queen of Low Budget Martial Arts films. At least the first Queen born in the U.S.
Lorenzo Lamas - Yeah his success comes from nepotism and being handsome, but I've still enjoyed his work over the decades.
Branscombe Richmond - If you watched any television in the U.S. during the 1980s or 1990s you know this face. He was a guest star on many shows. (He and Lamas were the stars of a show called RENEGADE that ran from 1992-1997)
Those are my 4 must haves and each of them will likely want $70 to $120 per signature because it will be such a poorly attended show. I know most of the names don't mean much to most of you, but they do to me. (What truly sucks is I know the promoters and they expect me to spend a lot to help insure the guests might want to come back in the future, but you have to have it to spend it.)
Oh and there are six other guests. AMAZINGLY NONE OF THE GUESTS HAVE B5 TIES, other than six degrees like working with people from B5.
Here is a link to one of an event page in case any of you will be near Quincy, Illinois at the end of August.
FALL-CON 2024
I would love to hear that all of you plan to attend.
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