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Fangoria's Weekend of Horror - PART 1 |
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Written by Andy
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Monday, 09 March 2009 |
 So, Kevin and I are back from one of the greatest events of the year - the FANGORIA WEEKEND OF HORROR convention in Chicago. There's so much to tell, and so little time to tell it in. I've decided that I will post a new story or two from the event every week. There's a lot of great stuff that has happened and I think you all will enjoy the craziness that we went through. I will be posting pictures as soon as I get myself pulled together enough to do it. And for the people and celebrities that we met and hung out with all weekend long, you guys were amazing!
So, without further interuptions, let me get on with the first story:
THE WATCH
 While I was walking around the convention center on Saturday, I stopped by the booth of a great actor/FX master named Tom Savini. You might remember him from such movies as FROM DUSK TIL DAWN, PLANET TERROR, DAWN OF THE DEAD, and LAND OF THE DEAD. He's been in a ton of movies and does special effects for even more. He's a great guy and I'm very happy to have met him. I ended up getting him to sign a skateboard which I had brought with me (I'll tell that story later on), and while he was doing it, he noticed my watch.
tom
HEY, THAT'S A NICE WATCH. WHERE'D YOU GET IT?
andy
OH, I'VE HAD IT FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. IT'S JUST A CHEAP WATCH I GOT FROM TARGET. I THINK IT WAS $20.
tom
WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. I'LL BUY IT FROM YOU. YOU SAY YOU BOUGHT IT FOR $20? I'LL GIVE YOU $25 RIGHT NOW.
andy
REALLY? YOU REALLY WANT THIS THING? WELL, I CAN'T ARGUE THERE. HERE'S THE WATCH.
And just like that I had sold my watch to Tom Savini. If you see any of his new movies over the next couple of years, you may end up seeing my old watch on his wrist. The strange thing about all of this is that over the next few days I felt lost for not having a watch. I miss that thing. Fuck, I'm going over to Target right now to try and find a replacement. Darn you Tom!!!
Hey, if any of you get a chance to meet Tom, do me a favor and compliment his watch. I would like this to be a running joke with him that everyone who sees this guy says something nice about the watch. Don't tell him about me - just compliment the watch. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 09 March 2009 )
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