A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Known as Pittsburgh
Tuesday, January 13th, 2015
It’s true I was there for the wrestlers, but since there were a few other celebrities of note attending the Steel City Con in Pittsburgh on April 12, 2014, I made sure to check out what they had to offer. I skipped out on Jonathan Frakes and Brent Spiner, mainly because they only had the professional photo ops available, but also because Star Trek just isn’t Star Wars in my estimation. I’d go for the main cast of Star Trek, sure, but when it came to Star Wars, even the most obscure performers didn’t slip by my radar. Read the rest of this entry »
Well, sometimes I do. Sometimes I don’t. In this case I did. There have certainly been times when I was rather nearsighted when it came to celebrity encounters, autographs, and photo ops. Would you believe I walked right by Fred MacMurray once in 1985 and didn’t even stop to say hello even though I knew full well who he was? Or that I got an autographed photo from Steve Allen and his wife Jayne Meadows, who were all too willing to chat it up with me in 1997, and I didn’t get a picture with them even when I had a camera with me? Those are the dumb moves. But then I got smarter. 
At least that’s what Teacher says. At least that’s what Zuzu says. I’m referring of course to the classic Christmas film It’s a Wonderful Life, and for those who have lived under a rock all their lives and never seen it, you can actually catch this clip as a film within the film National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Ringing a bell? Well good, another angel just took flight.