{"id":8169,"date":"2013-06-13T23:51:49","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T06:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/?p=8169"},"modified":"2017-11-11T09:18:11","modified_gmt":"2017-11-11T17:18:11","slug":"calgary-comic-expo-2013-fond-memories-and-marvelous-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/2013\/06\/13\/calgary-comic-expo-2013-fond-memories-and-marvelous-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"Calgary Comic Expo 2013: Fond Memories and Marvelous Moments!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryexpo.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-5135\" title=\"Calgary Expo banner - Click to learn more at the official web site!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Calgary-Expo-banner.png\" alt=\"Calgary Expo banner - Click to learn more at the official web site!\" width=\"638\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Calgary-Expo-banner.png 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Calgary-Expo-banner-256x42.png 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Calgary-Expo-banner-320x53.png 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Calgary-Expo-banner-480x79.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Hello again <a title=\"Click to learn more about the Calgary Comic Expo at their official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryexpo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Calgary Comic Expo<\/a> friends and fans,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The weather for the show on Friday was fantastic. It was a very comfortable 23&#8217;C or 74\u2019F at Stampede Park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. A dry wind was blowing through the grounds but the crowd was beyond happy with the weather. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The Big Four (B4) opened up earlier on Thursday from 11am until 5pm for people to start exchanging the purchased tickets for badges and wrist bands. Some of the changes this year were because of the multiple buildings set up. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Everyone had to display their pass and their wrist band; an orange one for the weekend pass holder and a different colour for each of the single day pass people. The exchange was done on the north end of the lower building B4. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryexpo.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-4726\" title=\"Calgary Expo Cowgirl - Visit and learn more at the official web site!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/calgary_expo_logo-CowGirl.png\" alt=\"Calgary Expo Cowgirl - Visit and learn more at the official web site!\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kYtGl1dX5qI?&amp;autoplay=1&amp;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">There were still lineups outside the building but they moved quickly into the building thanks to the fine staff who have developed enhanced procedures for what has become a very popular event to compensate for demand by fans to attend the past number of years that overran the facilities.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/venues.calgarystampede.com\/facilities\/bmo-centre\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8208 alignleft\" title=\"BMO Centre Calgary\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/bmo-exterior-web-large.jpg\" alt=\"BMO Centre Calgary\" width=\"401\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/bmo-exterior-web-large.jpg 582w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/bmo-exterior-web-large-256x167.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/bmo-exterior-web-large-320x208.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/bmo-exterior-web-large-400x261.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Once setup, attendees went upstairs to walk around the computer gaming area and the food court then outside. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Located between the B4 building and the BMO (Bank of Montreal) Center, there was entertainment provided in front of the Coca-Cola stage. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The Viking Warriors (Sons of Fenrir) demonstrated their skills and even camped outside of the BMO Center! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">For the enjoyment of Harry Potter movies, there were also \u201cQuidditch Matches\u201d for the fans of that epic series of books and films! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The food trucks were setup along the edge of the parking lot along the street and management closed Coral Trail along the BMO center to provide a safer experience for those outside.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"Newton Hislop\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8244\" title=\"Calgary Expo Viking Battle\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-Viking-Battle.jpg\" alt=\"Calgary Expo Viking Battle\" width=\"640\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-Viking-Battle.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-Viking-Battle-256x151.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-Viking-Battle-320x189.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-Viking-Battle-400x236.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001519\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-8245\" title=\"ian-mcdiarmid\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ian-mcdiarmid.jpg\" alt=\"ian-mcdiarmid\" width=\"205\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ian-mcdiarmid.jpg 205w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ian-mcdiarmid-133x192.jpg 133w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ian-mcdiarmid-167x240.jpg 167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">As a fan, I like the idea of having an area outside and I love the two buildings instead of one due to the <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">lar<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">ge scale of the show. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The problem I ran into is that I like to wear short sleeves shirts in good weather and when I went to the photo-ops, it was possible to hide the badge but I could not hide the wrist band. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">I paid several hundred dollars for photos and they thought I should wear an arm band in the photos? I ended up cutting my band off for the photos. I am also a light sleeper and the wrist band bothered me overnight. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">I must say that for me the Calgary Expo 2013 the wrist band was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethart.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8247\" title=\"Bret-Hart-wwe\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Bret-Hart-wwe.jpg\" alt=\"Bret-Hart-wwe\" width=\"250\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Bret-Hart-wwe.jpg 250w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Bret-Hart-wwe-138x192.jpg 138w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Bret-Hart-wwe-172x240.jpg 172w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>irritating to wear all weekend. I understand that the event organizers do not want people to take off the badge and hand it to the next person so they can get in free, but please there has got to be another way. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Hey even charge us extra for the 3 day pass but give us a decorative photo RFID card or a bar scanner so we cannot just re-enter all the time. No one ever noticed but it did detract from an otherwise great setup.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The event halls were packed on Friday. There was no access to The Palomino Hall due to another event. The event also made use of Rotary House located near the Big 4. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">On Friday morning, beginning at 11am, there was a costume parade in downtown Calgary. Most people arrived at \u00c9clair Market before 10am with full costumes on and at 11am they stated the march South to Steven Avenue and then preceded East toward Olympic square were a white hat ceremony took place with the Mayer of Calgary. Even <a title=\"Learn more about Brett Hart on his website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brethart.com\/\">Brett Hart<\/a>, a famous Canadian wrestler, was \u201cWhite-Hatted\u201d. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The funniest points were when <a title=\"Learn more about Ian MacDiarmid on IMDB\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001519\/\">Ian MacDiarmid, <\/a>best known as the evil emperor from the <a title=\"Click to learn more about Star Wars at the official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/starwars.com\" target=\"_blank\">Star Wars<\/a> franchise commented to a participant in <a title=\"Learn more about Darth Vader\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/character\/ch0000005\/\">Darth Vader<strong> <\/strong><\/a>costume \u201cDon\u2019t I know you\u201d? The laughter from the crowd was great approval for the parade.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"Newton hislop\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8248\" title=\"Crowds in Hall at Calgary Expo\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Crowds-in-Hall-at-Calgary-Expo.jpg\" alt=\"Crowds in Hall at Calgary Expo\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Crowds-in-Hall-at-Calgary-Expo.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Crowds-in-Hall-at-Calgary-Expo-256x170.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Crowds-in-Hall-at-Calgary-Expo-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Crowds-in-Hall-at-Calgary-Expo-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Crowds-in-Hall-at-Calgary-Expo-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Crowds-in-Hall-at-Calgary-Expo-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">This year\u2019s lineups into the buildings were swift and orderly compared to previous years. Last year with the Star Trek TNG crew, Saturday was the biggest night. This year, with online only ticket purchases, all days were fairly even for attendance. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Sadly in spite of several online warnings and social media some people did not know about needing to have event tickets in order to get photos and autographs. This was clearly marked on the website when you purchased the photos in January, when I bought my tickets. Information was clearly available that you must have event passes in order to take the photos with the stars. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">It was sad to see, but a small number of people who only purchased photo ops tickets showed up thinking they could still get in. One group of ten drove in from Vancouver with no attendance tickets, so they could not get in. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">This year, parking was also at a premium. The new AG Agrium complex building also took up several hundred more possible parking spaces. To make it even more of a challenge, the Rough Neck Lacrosse playoff game was staged close by, drawing in 7000 people. With 60k+ people attending <a title=\"Click to learn more about the Calgary Comic Expo at their official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryexpo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Calgary Comic Expo<\/a>, the number one complaint was parking.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryexpo.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8255\" title=\"Lego display at Calgary Expo\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Lego-display-at-Calgary-Expo.jpg\" alt=\"Lego display at Calgary Expo\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Lego-display-at-Calgary-Expo.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Lego-display-at-Calgary-Expo-256x170.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Lego-display-at-Calgary-Expo-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Lego-display-at-Calgary-Expo-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Lego-display-at-Calgary-Expo-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Lego-display-at-Calgary-Expo-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">This year the Friday night show was put on by <a title=\"Learn more about Weird Al Yankovick on his website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.weirdal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Weird Al Yankovic<\/a>. Weird Al entertained the crowd with his madcap parody of famous songs and had the crowd on their feet, singing along. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">A <a title=\"Click to learn more about Star Wars at the official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/starwars.com\" target=\"_blank\">Star Wars<\/a> fan, Yankovic was joined by <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Carrie Fisher on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarrieFFisher\" target=\"_blank\">Carrie Fisher<\/a> and Ian McDiarmid as guests at the expo. &#8220;It was quite a surprise, I did not expect that to happen and I expect great things about it. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CsLbc2Km_Pw?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">I am doing voices for <a title=\"Click to learn more about Star Wars Detours!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2362866\/\" target=\"_blank\">Star Wars Detours<\/a> (recently announced as postponed by ABC Disney), which was unveiled awhile ago as a Lucas animated project. That has been affected by the whole thing as well. The new movies are in great hands and I expect great things. I try to do one Star Wars themed song every 20 years like clockwork.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weirdal.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8254\" title=\"Weird Al at Calgary Expo\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/weirdal.jpg\" alt=\"Weird Al at Calgary Expo\" width=\"640\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/weirdal.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/weirdal-256x169.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/weirdal-320x211.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/weirdal-400x264.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/weirdal-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Saturday was much the same as Friday but the weather was a few degrees cooler. It was still exciting to be outside and to take in the event. <a title=\"Visit and follow Michael Shanks on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelShanks\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Shanks<\/a> wound up being several hours late on Saturday for photo op\u2019s causing a few scheduling conflicts for some people. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Shanks was not the only one. Several celebrities\u2019 photos and autographs wound up running late. I attended the Stargate panel on Saturday at 4pm and found the corral to be quiet full. The camaraderie between Michal Shanks and <a title=\"Visit and follow Richard Dean Anderson on twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andersonrdean\">Richard Dean Anderson <\/a>was great. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The whole sixty minutes the two actors had on stage felt like fifteen minutes. Some highlights were, a debate about who was writing the scripts; the actors or the writers. There were several remarks on how comfortable the two were playing up there \u201cgay relationship\u201d at times. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryexpo.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8256\" title=\"Calgary Expo RDA and Michael Shanks\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-RDA-and-Michael-Shanks.jpg\" alt=\"Calgary Expo RDA and Michael Shanks\" width=\"640\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-RDA-and-Michael-Shanks.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-RDA-and-Michael-Shanks-256x184.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-RDA-and-Michael-Shanks-320x230.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-RDA-and-Michael-Shanks-400x287.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The biggest conversation point revolved around how Michael was still working and Richard was not. Richard made reference to a rule he shared with Michael at the start of the series, Rick teased Michael about making a big mistake on the very first episode. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">He had a long complicated speech to make and to everyone\u2019s relief Michael completed it with no mistakes. Richard then walked up to Michael and said to him, \u201cyou know what you did right\u201d? Michael asked, \u201cno, what\u201d? Richard then said \u201cnow you are going to be expected to perform like that all the time. I have a rule; if the statement is longer than my thumb I will screw it up so the writers will give me mostly simple things to say\u201d. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Michael, at the time thought he was joking and walked away. Later, he noticed that while he and Amanda were always taking home scripts and practicing till late into the night, Richard just showed up and performed great without any home work. The comment then from Richard was, \u201cI guess it didn\u2019t turn out all that well, look who is still working\u201d. The crowd exploded into applause and cheering.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryexpo.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8258\" title=\"Calgary Expo RDA and Michael Shanks 2\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-RDA-and-Michael-Shanks-2.jpg\" alt=\"Calgary Expo RDA and Michael Shanks 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-RDA-and-Michael-Shanks-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-RDA-and-Michael-Shanks-2-256x149.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-RDA-and-Michael-Shanks-2-320x186.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-RDA-and-Michael-Shanks-2-400x233.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/niXJDf9QwUc?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">A question directed to <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Michael Shanks on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelShanks\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Shanks<\/a> about his most memorable episode turned into a sexual joke about some crazy villain named Hathor (<a title=\"Click to visit and follow Suanne Braun on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SuanneBraun\" target=\"_blank\">Suanne Braun<\/a>), who later was referenced by <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Richard Dean Anderson on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andersonrdean\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Dean Anderson<\/a> as one of his greatest nemesis. This drew shouts from the audience about Ba\u2019al (<a title=\"Click to visit and follow Cliff Simon on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CliffMSimon\" target=\"_blank\">Cliff Simon<\/a>) and Apophis (<a title=\"Click to visit and follow Peter Williams on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/actualApophis\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Williams<\/a>) not being included. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Everyone was laughing and responding very well to the chemistry of the two on stage. I thought they were fantastic but found some people disappointed with the two not being able to remember the names of episodes from vague references from the audience. I found that a little unfair as I cannot even remember what I had for dinner last year at this time how can they remember the name of an episode from ten years ago? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">I guess you cannott please everyone. Richard also made a comment about his charity work now. Sea Shepherd, his charity, deals with illegal whaling in the Antarctic preserve for whales. He told us of a great adventure where they chased down a whaling ship till it ran out of fuel. Then the crew abandoned ship to avoid being caught.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryexpo.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8259\" title=\"Calgary Expo 2013Teddy Wilson and Nathan Fillion\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-2013Teddy-Wilson-and-Nathan-Fillion.jpg\" alt=\"Calgary Expo 2013Teddy Wilson and Nathan Fillion\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-2013Teddy-Wilson-and-Nathan-Fillion.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-2013Teddy-Wilson-and-Nathan-Fillion-256x140.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-2013Teddy-Wilson-and-Nathan-Fillion-320x176.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-2013Teddy-Wilson-and-Nathan-Fillion-400x220.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TSxeoK3CBOU\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The biggest lines of the day were for <a title=\"Visit and follow Nathan Fillion on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NathanFillion\">Nathan Fillion<\/a>, <a title=\"Learn more about Game of Thrones on HBO\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hbo.com\/game-of-thrones\/index.html\">Game of Thrones<\/a> and for the <a title=\"Learn more about Supernatural on IMDB\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0460681\/\">Supernatural<\/a> cast members that attended including <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Misha Collins on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mishacollins\" target=\"_blank\">Misha Collins<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryexpo.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8260\" title=\"Calgary Expo 2013 Misha Collins\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-2013-Misha-Collins.jpg\" alt=\"Calgary Expo 2013 Misha Collins\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-2013-Misha-Collins.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-2013-Misha-Collins-256x192.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-2013-Misha-Collins-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-2013-Misha-Collins-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IGLvRGn5R4A?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">On Sunday, the weather that so pleasant, and set the tone for the event for the last couple days turned to more seasonal temperatures. It was a cold morning with a cool wind from the north. The sun was out but the warming rays of sun had a very hard time overcoming the wind. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">I spent 2 hours in line getting my photo with Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks. Lines were quick and organized and I even <a name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a>made a mistake with my photo purchase and it was easily corrected for me.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryexpo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8262\" title=\"Calgary Expo RDA and Michael Shanks\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-RDA-and-Michael-Shanks1.jpg\" alt=\"Calgary Expo RDA and Michael Shanks\" width=\"640\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-RDA-and-Michael-Shanks1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-RDA-and-Michael-Shanks1-256x140.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-RDA-and-Michael-Shanks1-320x175.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-RDA-and-Michael-Shanks1-400x218.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">I found <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Michael Shanks on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelShanks\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Shanks<\/a> to be very professional. He smiled and joked before the photo then was in his serious pose that Daniel always had in <a title=\"Click to visit and learn more the official MGM Stargate site!\" href=\"http:\/\/stargate.mgm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stargate<\/a>. Some people made the comment that they wished he smiled more in the photo and I said to them, \u201cthat is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryexpo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8263\" title=\"Calgary Expo RDA\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-RDA-316x240.jpg\" alt=\"Calgary Expo RDA\" width=\"316\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-RDA-316x240.jpg 316w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-RDA-253x192.jpg 253w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-RDA.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/a>Daniel, very serious\u201d. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">I know he smiles when I talked to him. I told him, \u201cIt is a pleasure to meet you and I really enjoyed your portrayal of Daniel in Stargate\u201d. He replied, \u201cthank you. I am glad you enjoyed it\u201c. That was my five seconds with him.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Click to visit and follow Richard Dean Anderson on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andersonrdean\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Dean Anderson<\/a> was next and I went straight from the photo op to the next photo op line. A side note: I have to admit I was shocked in the <a title=\"Stargate\" href=\"http:\/\/stargate.mgm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stargate<\/a> panel on Saturday at how much he had changed. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The picture in my mind was a strong former military officer as if he was still in <a title=\"Click to visit and learn more the official MGM Stargate site!\" href=\"http:\/\/stargate.mgm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stargate<\/a>. Instead, he sported long grey hair and there were strong signs that he was not as physically fit as I had remembered. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">I was warned before I saw him that he does not look that way <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryexpo.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8264\" title=\"Calgary Expo 2013 Lexa Doig\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-2013-Lexa-Doig.jpg\" alt=\"Calgary Expo 2013 Lexa Doig\" width=\"320\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-2013-Lexa-Doig.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-2013-Lexa-Doig-127x192.jpg 127w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-2013-Lexa-Doig-159x240.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>and I was not prepared for it. I did realize something afterword, though, he still sounds the same with the obvious characteristics I was used too. Maybe I was reacting more to the \u201cI do not want people I respect to change\u201d syndrome, because I hope never to change. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">One person said to me, why are you paying to have a photo with him when he looks so different? I say back \u201che is still the person I respect and I am happy to have my five seconds with him\u201d, a photo to remember the moment. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">I also felt good about knowing I may have paid a bit extra for his photo but he is a huge charity supporter. The write-up for his photo purchase listed several causes I could get behind. My buddy and I split the photo and unlike Michael, who wore a suit, Richard wore a Team Canada Jersey. Way to go Richard! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">I may not be a huge hockey fan but was impressed none the less. He was personable, smiley and cheerful. I said to him \u201cI really enjoyed your character on <a title=\"Click to visit and learn more the official MGM Stargate site!\" href=\"http:\/\/stargate.mgm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stargate<\/a> and hope to see you act again someday soon\u201d. I got back \u201cThank you very much, enjoy your time. \u201c<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">I had three hours to kill until the next photo with <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Lexa Doig on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LexaShmexa\" target=\"_blank\">Lexa Doig<\/a> and chose not to waste any time. So, I attended an X- Files panel that was packed. I was thinking of staying for the <a title=\"Click to visit and learn more about Game of Thrones at the official HBO web site!\" href=\"www.hbo.com\/game-of-thrones\/index.html?\" target=\"_blank\">Game of Thrones<\/a> panel, so I left the Corral room to line up again. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">I discovered I was the only one who did and now the Corral was full. Disappointed, but not fed up, I decided to get lunch and then headed off to a Steam Punk panel in the Rotary house. I spent thirty minutes admiring the creativity. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Then, I was off to <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span>medieval arts demos at the Coke Stage, chatting with the family members of people who were practicing. What a life I was told about here. Most of these guys consider themselves as Viking-age in terms of dress and fighting style. Their wives are heavily involved with several of the men making it a family affair. They normally practice in regular street cloths every Sunday near downtown. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryexpo.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8266\" title=\"Calgary Expo Crowds in arena\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-Crowds-in-arena.jpg\" alt=\"Calgary Expo Crowds in arena\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-Crowds-in-arena.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-Crowds-in-arena-256x170.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-Crowds-in-arena-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-Crowds-in-arena-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-Crowds-in-arena-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-Crowds-in-arena-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Back to the Future DeLorean SDCC-2011  time machine\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wormholeriders\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2347\" title=\"Back to the Future DeLorean SDCC-2011  time machine\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Back-to-the-Future-DeLorean-SDCC-time-machine-576x384.jpg\" alt=\"Back to the Future DeLorean SDCC-2011 time machine\" width=\"401\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Back-to-the-Future-DeLorean-SDCC-time-machine-576x384.jpg 576w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Back-to-the-Future-DeLorean-SDCC-time-machine-256x170.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Back-to-the-Future-DeLorean-SDCC-time-machine.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/a>The halls were filled with good wares to be peddled. Halls D and E were primarily filled with autographs and a few interesting displays. The first two rows allowed for some great booths containing movie prop displays for The Hobbit. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The DeLorean from <a title=\"Click to learn more about Back to the Future at the official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bttf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Back To The Future<\/a> was available for photos and even, for a small price, the opportunity to sit in it. There were, of course, long line ups for people in the autographs sections. Halls A, B, and C were filled with retailers selling everything related to the show you could think of. Hall A had the comic book artists as well. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">I spent lots of time debating on what to I wanted to buy, from a sword, stone works, to suits of armor. This year it was much easier to get photos of people wearing costumes. I always love the community experience of shows like this. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryexpo.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8268\" title=\"Star Wars Bounty hunters at Calgary Expo\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Star-Wars-Bounty-hunters-at-Calgary-Expo.jpg\" alt=\"Star Wars Bounty hunters at Calgary Expo\" width=\"640\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Star-Wars-Bounty-hunters-at-Calgary-Expo.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Star-Wars-Bounty-hunters-at-Calgary-Expo-256x146.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Star-Wars-Bounty-hunters-at-Calgary-Expo-320x182.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Star-Wars-Bounty-hunters-at-Calgary-Expo-400x228.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The Palomino, Boyce Theater and Rotary House were busy with panels all day. The <a title=\"Click to visit and learn more about Game of Thrones at the official HBO web site!\" href=\"www.hbo.com\/game-of-thrones\/index.html?\" target=\"_blank\">Game of Thrones<\/a> panel in The Corral <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryexpo.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8270\" title=\"Six from BSG at Calgary Expo\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Six-from-BSG-at-Calgary-Expo.jpg\" alt=\"Six from BSG at Calgary Expo\" width=\"300\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Six-from-BSG-at-Calgary-Expo.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Six-from-BSG-at-Calgary-Expo-123x192.jpg 123w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Six-from-BSG-at-Calgary-Expo-154x240.jpg 154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>provided a welcome relief from the earlier crowds in the event halls allowing me to quickly purchase what I was looking for. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">There were comments about the panels in The Corral being smaller this year because the stage was pushed more forward then previous years. From my experience, I know the extra space was needed for the back stage equipment required for Weird Als concert. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">There was no time for the stage crews at stampede to tear down the stage and have it rebuilt for the next morning. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">It was now close to the time for my next photo-op with <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Lexa Doig on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LexaShmexa\" target=\"_blank\">Lexa Doig<\/a>, so I re-entered the Big Four for the last time. I found out that Nathan Fillion\u2019s last photo created such lineups that Lexa\u2019s lineup did not start for an additional Fifteen minutes. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">I should take time to mention other amenities in the area such as the Kids Zone, which was filled with bouncy castles and a small race circuit. It was very exciting to see the many happy kids. The game zone was also nearby. It included computer games and game developers, and <a title=\"Learn more about nintendo at their web site\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/countryselector\">Nintendo<\/a>, which I hope will have a larger presence next year. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The food area had plenty of spaces to sit down. Even the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides had tables setup to sell popcorn and cookies. My photo with Lexa was fun and she was very personable. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">At this point I had a mere forty-five minutes to finish my last runs through the halls. Then, the day was over. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryexpo.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-8272\" title=\"Calgary Expo Darth Vader\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-Darth-Vader-395x640.jpg\" alt=\"Calgary Expo Darth Vader\" width=\"345\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-Darth-Vader-395x640.jpg 395w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-Darth-Vader-118x192.jpg 118w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-Darth-Vader-148x240.jpg 148w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Calgary-Expo-Darth-Vader.jpg 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/a>Thinking back on the event and comparing it to previous years of the show, I have to admit how impressed I am at how much it has changed. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Every year they make a great effort to respond to customer complaints. I love the outdoor portion of the show and hope to see an expanded outdoor portion next year, but that is dependent on the weather. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">All together the weather for this weekend was great but the lineups outside could have really gone sour if the snow that fell the previous Monday morning happened over the weekend. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The biggest complaint on Sunday was the lineup to get into the BMO center, but most people just wanted to get away from the chill of being outside. Someone was telling me we will see an expansion of the show to the grandstand, a building that is fairly far away from the Big4\/BMO. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">There is no doubt that Comic Expo was busy, but I only hope for the best on that one. I would hope for a tent and an extra day next year. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The Inclusion of dinner with some of the stars was a fantastic idea although I did not feel the need to attend any. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">However, I heard many good reviews. I do hope they bring in a more advance ticketing system, as a three day pass holder, I would be interested in having an ID card that could be used to keep people from reusing there pass for building entry. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The system would be challenging to implement, but would add a level of sophistication to the show in my opinion.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryexpo.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8274\" title=\"Playng Quidditch at Calgary Expo\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Playng-Quidditch-at-Calgary-Expo.jpg\" alt=\"Playng Quidditch at Calgary Expo\" width=\"640\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Playng-Quidditch-at-Calgary-Expo.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Playng-Quidditch-at-Calgary-Expo-256x157.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Playng-Quidditch-at-Calgary-Expo-320x196.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Playng-Quidditch-at-Calgary-Expo-400x245.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Another idea that I like that might be helpful would be providing a VIP pass for preferred parking. I agree with many other people that for a three day pass costing $55 I did get to see a lot of things, but I am concerned with rumors of a next year price tag of $80. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">At the same time a lot of the panels are run by volunteers with booths. There may be some concern if big names do not sign in early again this year coming up. I do look forward to next year\u2019s Comic Expo and I congratulate all the volunteers, merchants and presenters who really make up the meat of the show. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">A special thanks goes out to The Warriors (<a title=\"Learn more about the Sons of Frenrir at their web site\" href=\"http:\/\/sonsoffenrir.com\/\">Sons of Fenrir<\/a>), <a title=\"Learn more about Quidditch at their web site.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.internationalquidditch.org\/\">Quidditch<\/a> players, steam punk groups and Lego club trying to promote their clubs at the show. Finally and not the least I give commendations to all the people who dressed up in cos-play and other cool costumes for this incredible and very entertaining event. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Click to visit and follow WormholeRiders News Agency on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WormholeRiders\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7396\" title=\"Click to visit and follow WormholeRiders News Agency on Twitter!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/WormholeRiders-New-Logo-150TS-Dark.png\" alt=\"Click to visit and follow WormholeRiders News Agency on Twitter!\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Many thanks to <a title=\"Click to visit and follow ArcticGoddess1 (Patricia) on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArcticGoddess1\" target=\"_blank\">Patricia<\/a> and <a title=\"Click to visit and follow WR_Systems (Kenn) on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WR_Systems\" target=\"_blank\">Kenn<\/a> for staging my Calgary Comic Expo 2013 report and to you for reading and you for visiting <a title=\"Click to visit and follow WormholeRiders News Agency on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/wormholeriders\" target=\"_blank\">WormholeRiders News Agency<\/a> to read about Calgary Expo 2013! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Please feel free to leave a comment here, click an icon below to share this article or you can <a title=\"Visit Newton Hislop on Facebook!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=639815122&amp;ref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">visit me on Facebook<\/a> by clicking on my avatar to the right.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Thank you,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Visit Nathan Hislop on Facebook!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=639815122&amp;ref=ts\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-5240\" title=\"Visit Nathan Hislop on Facebook!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Nathan-Hislop-Facebook-2012.jpg\" alt=\"Visit Nathan Hislop on Facebook!\" width=\"172\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Regards,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Visit Newton Hislop on Facebook!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=639815122&amp;ref=ts\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Newton Hislop<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello again Calgary Comic Expo friends and fans, The weather for the show on Friday was fantastic. 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