Reporting on ComicPalooza 2014 ...From Spike to Harry Potter!!

It is that time of year again ... and some of you might be thinking, 'Yes Ashley! It's your birthday!' And while you might be right ... you are wrong. It is ComicPalooza time! So this year, like last year, I wasn't just a spectator I was a participant. It was quite an experience. And let me stress this, SO MUCH FUN!!!

Let us start off with Friday - Stacy and I arrive bright and early to find our table. We set everything up night and pretty, each day working on our display to make sure it looked the best. Stacy and Callie had designed posters for us this year. You know, to help people catch their eye and suck them into the Art of Safkhet book world. And yes, it did work!




So now we are onto the 'fan girl' moments. Every vampire lover knows and adores SPIKE, I mean, who wouldn't? He smelled DELISH! He was a total gem to be around. He said the writers were the most important part of the shows, that actors were nothing without a good writer.



And if his awesomeness wasn't enough he made a video for my friend in the UK that, for obvious reasons, couldn't make it to the event. Wasn't that just the sweetest?

Now moving onto Jason Mewes, AKA Jay from movies such as, Dogma, Clerks, Clerks 2, Mall Rats. I have to say this was probably my best experience with a celeb to date. He was engaging, sincere and an all around wonderful guy. I was acting a fool, I was giggling and smiling. I told him I had a blog and I wanted to interview him cause I was a huge fan. Do you know what he said? YES! He gave me a time and place to meet him ... My life was no complete. And then it hit me, I had an author panel to attend to and couldn't meet him. Luckily the hubby filled in for me. Cause he is amazing like that. Here is the 6 minute interview.

My last 'Celeb' experience wasn't so hot ... Cary Elwes was a major disappointment. All he wanted to do the entire time was talk about his new book coming out. It didn't matter what question I asked it all came back to that. But he did smell good and I did get a picture with a Hollywood Icon so I guess there are worse things my money has been spent on.



Overall it was a great time, everyone was nice and I will be back next year. I just hope next year my internet on my phone is working and I can post more live action photos.

And last but not least the best part of the weekend. When a fan of mine turns into me becoming a fan of the fan! I met this couple, they were great guys! Loved them to bits. And Alex and I got to chatting. Turns out he was the man who ran the RIGHT HAND of DOBBIE on Harry Potter!!! Yes he was The Puppeteer!!! HOW amazing is that!!! He asked me for a photo of he and I together and I said yes but then I snapped a selfie of he and I because come on, HE was on Harry Potter!!!




Here are a few pic's I took just for fun of random people.

Ashley's Take on Veronica Mars Movie - Celeb Stalking Fun!

Today is March 14th, 2014, the day all 'Marshmellows' have been waiting for since the end of our beloved Veronica Mars. The day that our television loves come back, and this time to the big screen. We are gifted with the amazing acting by  Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Francis Capra and many more. Rob Thomas's writing and directing, as always, was phenomenal and now all that is left is the book coming out on the 24th that will top everything off.

Yes, 'Pi Day' as my hubby called it, is upon us and today we are blessed. Blessed to the reunion of Logan and Veronica.

Now I know that it is extremely hard for me to be partial. After all, Jen and I (my comiccon partner in crime, celeb stalker partner) met Jason and Francis back at ComicPalooza 2010 a few years back.


 
The whole time I was watching that movie I kept thinking, "OH MY GOD I'VE HUGGED THEM!!!" And let us not forget that Jason Dohring gave ME, yes ME, Ashley Nemer a present! I still have the wonderful sign of his appreciation of his fans sitting on my desk, nicely hidden from potential thieves, my glowstick. (I would show you a picture but then my husband would know what it looks like and he might take it and play tricks on me! Best to leave some things to Mystery!)


Oh!! And lets not forget the fact he took pictures, YES of Jen and I standing in line on his cell phone.


Ahh but lets talk about aboue Weevil. AKA, Francis Capra, the best smelling man at ComicPalooza. He had to be the absolute nicest man in the world. He let me take a bagillion (ok it was more like 40) photos with him. And God ...... he smelled heavenly. And the tats, just makes a girl purr, ya know?

The poor man probably thought Jen and I were psychos and lets face it, we kinda were, haha.

Then of course the arrival of Jason ~sighs~ he was so dreamy. He asked us what a good steak house was in Houston and my dumb ass only came up with Texas Roadhouse, LAME ASHLEY! Sheesh. But to be fair I was very shell shocked! Jason gave great hugs. And God that smile!

~double dreamy sigh at those two men!~

I digress, let us focus back to the movie at hand. It is hard to remember I'm trying to write a review when I keep flashing back to the most amazing Comic experience of my life!

All of these amazing moments deff enhanced this movie for me because the simple fact is these actors are just the best. So kind, considerate and friendly. More people should be like them.

Onto the review ....

This was a 5 star hit, deff! The acting was better than I remembered. The writing was top knotch and the shocks and awes were great. I just have jumped from surprise four times in my seat, gasped for a breath six times and verbally awed a dozen.

Rob Thomas did such an amazing job, and hopefully this kickstarter will empower the Hollywood Actors to embrace their fans and give them more of what they want.

The Opening Remarks

I have been totally slacking - I was supposed to start this blog out three weeks and some how time slipped right on by. The Jen and Ash show is now in commencement and we are very excited. But now that dreaded time - What do I write about? And this has to be a great topic especially since it's the first posting. So i think it would be best if I start with our first encounter of stal...admiration.

One day, in the year of 2010, Jennifer and I were discussing ComicPalooza and how it would be fun to go because Jason Dorhing would be there. We quickly by tickets to the event. We had two tag-a-longs, my husband and Jennifer's brother. Poor men. Anyway, we embark on our journey.

You can imagine how two fan girls were. We loved Veronica Mars and Moonlight and Jason Dorhing was going to be there signing autographs. We hurried through the crowds of people to find where his table location would be. We found a spot on the ground and parked ourselves waiting. Francis Capra was the first to arrive. He was super nice. I got like ten photos with him. He signed our stuff and joked around. Absolutely delightful. And he smelled really good.

On a side note - met Peter Mayhew, he did not smell so good.

After hours of waiting, and I mean like actual hours. From eight am until three pm he finally arrived. I was a little irritated at us, we had been sitting there forever, yet some how we were not first in line. Come on girls, what were we thinking!!

When we start approaching him, we see he has his cell phone out. That's when we realize, he is snapping Cell phone photos of us! How Freaking Fantastic is that! - insert the dreamy sighing noise cause that's what I'm totally doing as I relive this moment-We walked up, he smiled nice and big to us. He asked us where was there a good place to get a steak. Thank god Jennifer was on the ball cause me, damn I was dense. I said "Texas Roadhouse." Now, who in their right mind tells JASON FREAKING DOHRING to go to Texas Roadhouse for steak!!!

One insane fan let me tell ya. I was so embarrassed! He asked us if we liked him in Veronica Mars and OF COURSE I gotta make an ass of myself then and say "No it was that other show, oh my god what was it, Jenn help me!!" "You mean, Moonlight?" "YES THAT'S IT!"

Idiot!!!! Me, not them. haha.

This was a great time, all in all. My first taste of admiration in person ... it got me hooked. Now, onto Hollywood ...