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Right now, as I am typing this, I am sitting at the Florida SuperCon in Miami. We have been here since Thursday. Peter has been signing autographs, participating in panels, and talking to fans. Caroline has been making new friends and playing video games with the new friends. I have been taking care of the table when Peter is at a panel, catching up with friends, and making new friends.

We are lucky that we have three chairs behind the table. We have been stuck with one chair making it hard for Caroline and me to sit and with two chairs where one of us has to be in motion or standing for the other two to sit. But this convention provided us with enough chairs that we can all sit comfortably.

I have been going to conventions since I was 12 so that’s almost 40 years of convention going. I have had some interesting conversations over the past couple of days with various people that I know about what has happened in that time.

I look around from where I am sitting and I see families strolling by. I see kids in costumes having fun with other kids and adults in costumes. There is a group of Deadpools and Spidermans that are going around in a pack having their pictures taken with various people. Wives and girlfriends wearing comic and movie related shirts. A variety of Doctors both in rengeneration, age of the cosplayer, and gender. I see a lot of anime characters which I know some and don’t know others.

There is a buzz of excitement about the place. People talking with authors, artists, actors, and the like who they have great respect for. Heck, I was almost tongue tied when I got a chance to talk to Caroll Spinney and show him my puppets. He gave me some great advice about some other ways of setting up the head for the puppeteer and complimented me on my ability to make faces come alive. Peter says I was walking on air the rest of the day.

I have watched as people have come up to Peter and told them how much his writing has meant to them. They tell stories of things that he wrote that changed their lives or gave them hope or made them feel better about themselves. He had inspired other people to take up the pen and write. It is touching to see how much people care about his health and inquire how he is doing from the stroke he had now a year and a half ago (where does the time go?).

I sat next to George Perez and caught up on news and gossip from his end of the world. I watching him interact with the fans and do some incredible sketches in such a short time. He even did one for me.

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(For the VI: This is a black and white drawing done by George Perez of Dr. Strange. Dr. Strange has his right hand out with mystical energy surrounding the fingers)

I have gone and sat in on panels that Peter has done and listen to stories from both him and others about various topics. I missed the one with Tim Zahn and him about playing in other people’s sandboxes but I heard it was a hoot.

I have had people come up to me and tell me that they appreciate the time I took to blog about Peter’s stroke and the aftermath. I apparently both educated and entertained. I know for a fact that my blog about how to spot a stroke saved at least two people’s lives.

I just did a walk around the dealer’s room and ran into an old friend I haven’t seen in at least 15 years. He has kept up with my life through the Internet but it was nice just talking about what we have been doing since we last saw each other. Since we last talked I have gotten married and had a child along with all the career stuff I have been doing. He was up on what had happened in my life because of Peter’s web log. He doesn’t have a chair in his booth.

It is interesting to have gone from fan to pro and from one side of the table to the other. I can now sit and watch the convention walk by from my chair.

Date: 2014-07-07 02:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] roina-arwen.livejournal.com
I like the journey and telling us about how it is on both sides of the table. Great drawing, too - thanks for sharing!

(Also, I'm glad the gave you enough chairs!)

Date: 2014-07-12 08:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] puppetmaker40.livejournal.com
thanks for reading. Yeah, having the correct number of chairs and comfortable ones is a godsend at a convention

Date: 2014-07-09 02:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] eternal-ot.livejournal.com
A good read..:) I loved the sketch..esp envious since you got it done by the artist himself with an autograph..Wow!that's something to brag about..;)

Date: 2014-07-12 08:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] puppetmaker40.livejournal.com
George Perez is a wonderful man with a heart as large as the planet. He always has time for fans and is a fan of cos-play himself so these conventions are fun for him. He has been a good friend to the family as well.

He was happy that I picked a character he doesn't draw that often.

Thanks for reading.

Date: 2014-07-10 02:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] impoetry.livejournal.com
I loved this. Glad you had such a great experience with Caroll Spinney. Someone I follow on Instagram met him at that Con as well and also just posted their story.

Glad you had such a great experience. Cheers!

Date: 2014-07-12 08:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] puppetmaker40.livejournal.com
Caroll was just wonderful to everyone. It was fun just watching him with fans young and old.

It is also a lot of fun to watch him draw because he is so doggone good at it. He started as an artist and became a puppeteer to support himself in art school.

Thanks for reading.

Date: 2014-07-10 06:32 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] eska818.livejournal.com
I like the "current event in my life" aspect of this piece, and am totally jealous!

Date: 2014-07-12 08:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] puppetmaker40.livejournal.com
Thanks for reading and commenting.

I was totally grooving on watching George draw Dr. Strange.

Date: 2014-07-12 03:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dmousey.livejournal.com
A nice slice of life. Thanks for sharing!

Date: 2014-07-12 08:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] puppetmaker40.livejournal.com
Thank you very much.

And thanks for reading.

Date: 2014-07-12 09:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rayaso.livejournal.com
Very nice, plus I liked how you worked the chairs into your story.

Date: 2014-07-13 08:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] uncawes.livejournal.com
Nice story, and an awesome pic of Stephen Strange

Date: 2014-07-14 07:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jem0000000.livejournal.com
It sounds like a lot of fun. :)

Date: 2014-07-14 03:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] alycewilson.livejournal.com
Nice to see the convention from your chair. :) It's cool that both you and I thought of conventions!

Date: 2014-07-15 03:15 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] shadowwolf13
I've been lucky enough to kinda be on both sides .. as well as on the organizing side. I love how you did this. :)

Date: 2014-07-15 07:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kajel.livejournal.com
Nicely done. It is interesting to see it from the other side.

Date: 2014-07-16 09:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kandigurl.livejournal.com
I love the inside details you've shared here. :) Very cool take on convention life!

Date: 2014-07-17 12:34 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] halfshellvenus.livejournal.com
A very nice view of being on both sides of the table, something that not many people get to experience!

Date: 2014-07-17 03:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karmasoup.livejournal.com
Seems like this would be fun, though, I wonder if you miss going to get to do all the things, now that you're stuck behind the table. It must be nice to see it all unfolding in front of you, of life coming full circle.

Date: 2014-07-17 05:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hosticle-fifer.livejournal.com
Neat take on "from the chair"! In my youth I had gone to a boatload of anime cons; I have to admit to never having gone to a comic convention. One can't choose how their nerdity manifests. :)

Date: 2014-07-17 06:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] flipflop-diva.livejournal.com
This is a fun look at conventions from the other side. I enjoyed reading it!

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