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Pod Stallions 63: Convention Stories

Mantooth — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 04:00:00 +0000

The last PodStallions we did was so much fun, we rushed back to do another, look at us being proactive! This week’s show is all about conventions and toy shows.

We explore our humble first conventions (which were mind blowing to us then) and eventually get all the way to modern tales of San Diego comic con.

Along the way we talk about celebrity encounters, being a dealer, terrible conventions, John Colicos, Colin Baker, Jon Pertwee, spending all our money, getting drunk and renting adult videos? How did we even? Nevermind.

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Science Fiction Festival from 1979

Mantooth — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 13:16:00 +0000

While we’re pretty spoiled with cons these days, it wasn’t always the case. I recently found this program from 1979 for a Science Fiction Festival in Waukegan Illinois that wonderfully illustrates that fact.

No guests, no dealers, just a gathering of SF loving adults and Star Wars crazed kids for a celebration of a then underrated genre….and some disco dancing.

More after the jump:

I’m loving that they’re playing Hardware Wars and that Cosplay is totally being encouraged here.

Also, it’s so helpful that disco lessons are being offered prior to the “Disco Odyssey”.

I would pay ten bucks to see that Star Trek slide show, I say that sincerely. I also would like to see the “Star Trek Computer Game” they showcased.

It should be mentioned that Waukegan is the birthplace of Ray Bradbury, which by and large, gives this place great pedigree for a SF Festival.

It may be low rent, the love totally shines through and this would have blown my mind as a kid. I’m sure it imbued more than one young fan with a life long passion.

If you attended this event and have pictures, please drop me a line either here or through our facebook page.

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Motor City Comic Con Photos

Mantooth — Sun, 23 May 2010 17:20:00 +0000

Last weekend I did the annual pilgramage to Novi Michigan for Motor City Comic Con. The con is one of my favourites as it’s well run and has a nice mix of modern and vintage in the dealer’s room, as opposed to many local conventions. Here is some of what I saw:

Gotta love an old timey cardboard box robot, this guy from the “Wolfman Mac” show. Something I don’t get at home or in my hotel room sadly….

This terrible, blurry photo is the only one I took of Jim Kelly sadly. The star of “Black Belt Jones” and “Enter the Dragon” was one of the big reasons I attended this year and I’m happy to report he is truly a quality human being to meet. Kelly was one of the reasons I got into martial arts but I didn’t tell him that.

Sadly this guy wasn’t signing autographs.

I suck at photos part 2: This is Lindsay Wagner, the Bionic Woman, you’ll just have to take my word on that.

When I look at stuff like this, I can already hear my wife asking “Why?” in a very annoyed voice. She’s saved me thousands of dollars over the years.

When I was 15, I somehow conned the clerk at the local videostore into letting me rent this nudey romp, it was pretty terrible and of course, my mom caught me with it. She then prompted my dad to have words with me and he had a tough time keeping a straight face. For these reasons, I reeeaaallly wanted to take this poster home, see the Captain America shield for as to why I didn’t.

After spending the day getting both Boba Fett’s autographs for my son and trying to find something my daughter would like, I picked up this fun piece autographed by the man himself. I’m a sucker for such things..

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