Friday was essentially travel day. Got there late that night and went to bed-though little the sleep may have been lol. Saturday we get to the Westin at 8 and just kinda hang out. Got our entry tix and photo op package purchased at 9 ( we opted for just Tim. Met Dave Elkouby who runs the event-VERY amazing guy- and just kinda hung out for a bit. Then we were able to get in line by the room were Tim was gonna be. At this point it was so cool to get to start meeting other fans and squeeing over photos and sharing stories of watching him etc. Let me tell you how remarkable it was to see this huge line growing and growing by the minute. SO amazing to have so many people there for him!! All of a sudden, Barry Bostwick comes strolling by and we all lose our crap. So cool to see him. He is SO tall and very handsome and he had a huge smile on his face at our squeals and "OH MY GOD'S". They started bringing in some of the "props" (the RHPS throne, a Pennywise doll, an "ANNUAL TRANSYLVANIAN CONVENTION" banner, etc) and photo equipment. They then start kind of "grouping us" by photo op packages- those who were there for just Tim or The RHPS gals and Tim, etc. As it got closer to time, my friend and I started just getting so nervous-in a good "holy crap we are meeting our idol" way but none-the-less. We all started wondering if they were gonna bring Tim in right in front of us or in a back way. Around that time, he arrived! Security wheeled him into the room RIGHT in front of our eyes. In that moment all of the nervousness went away and was replaced with an overwhelming happiness and peace. He looked so great-yes he certainly can still make you go weak at the knees!! About 20 minutes later or so, they call in the first chunk (which we were in) of the line to head in. Â The first couple people got theirs done and it became our turn. I got to sit on the throne-YAAAASSSS!!! ;) So I get on the throne and my friend gets right next to me and Tim asks us what our names are and we tell him. At this point, one of the sides of the transylvania convention banner, which hung above us on the wall behind us, slipped and fell down. They told us to just stay put but it added about 3 extra minutes to get it hung back right and tacked down with something stronger, so we got to actually talk with Tim a bit longer! I tell him that we drove out from Phoenix, Arizona and he responds "That's a really long drive", I just laugh and say "yes it is but so worth it" and his whole face just beamed! I have to say, when you are talking to him he is looking right into your soul. I mean, he locked eyes with me and never broke. SO incredible! My friend, who is a preschool teacher, then told him how she taught her students, as a way to run of some energy when it is too hot here to go outside for too long, the Time Warp dance. He then asked her "you're a teacher"? She says "yes, and my students also wanted me to say hello to you!" He then says "tell them I say hello back!" I tell him how I grew up watching him and told him how he became a fixture of so many memories in my life growing up and what an honor it was to meet him and my friend extends similar sentiments and he says "thank you!" The banner is all fixed at this point and the photographer tells my friend to actually go on the other side of him to kinds balance out the photo. They take 3 and choose the best one to print. We smile at him, he thanks us once more and we thank him again and head out of the room. Best. Experience. Ever! What was cool for me was sitting there talking to this man and thinking how amazing it was that he could do this event. Both in the terms of his recovery and how it allowed him to see just a small, small, sampling of the amount, variety and ages of his fans. He was just so sweet and wonderful and it was so incredible and surreal! Total bucket list moment for sure!!
We then went to the vendor room and hallway where stuff was being sold/other celebrities were doing their signings. We got our picture taken with and a hug from Barry which was so cool. Again, holy crap is he tall and good looking. He was so sweet and so funny. Got to meet Little Nell and Pat Quinn, They are both gorgeous and a hoot and a half!! Ended the day by picking up our photo and running into Dave again and thanking him for such a wonderful event. Best freaking weekend of my life!! I will be over the moon for a very, very long time!!
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