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AccioCon Day 2

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Well, today starts off Day 2 of the AccioCon Twilight/Harry Potter fan conference.  Yesterday was a lot of fun, but as it goes with most of these conferences, it was a little slow due to the day being Friday.  Today (Saturday) is by far much more busy.  But before I tell you about today, let me sum up yesterday’s experience.

First I woudl like to say just how cordial everyone is being to each other.  It’s amazing how easily we can all get along together.  There’s definitely people who favor one or the other of the two camps, but most of the people here are huge fans of both stories.   I was part of a panel which debated the whole Harry Potter vs. Twilight thing.  It was a lot of fun and everyone did a very good job with their opinions and supporting their respective sides.  Any fears that this was going to turn into an avenue for Twilighter abuse were allayed within minutes of the event starting.  It’s been a load of fun for all involved.

Yesterday there were photo ops with Kellan Lutz and Gil Birmingham.  We met them briefly at a dinner last night.  They are both very nice folks and very fun.  I have photos, but I’m having trouble posting them at the moment, so I’ll have to try to upload them later.

One of the really great guests here is the crew from The Hillywood Show.  If you don’t know who they are, check out their web site over at www.thehillywoodshow.com.  They have created, among many other incredible parodies (one involving Capt. Sparrow flying around in the DeLorean from Back to the Future), a Twilight parody that is just drop-dead hillarious.  It’s set to Katy Perry’s Hot and Cold and a lot of the comments I’ve been hearing is that these girls (and guys) nail the parts of Bella, Edward, Alice, and Jasper even better than the actors themselves.  Check them out!

Today we had the pleasure of meeting Kellan Lutz and Gil Birmingham – Emmett Cullen and Billy Black respectively.  If you ever heard rumors about these two that they are nice and funny and charming peopel, believe them.  These guys were very cool, even when a friend of mine bugged Gil about his smoking habit (I did not know my friend during that time).  Pictures from our meeting will be posted later.  We had the opportunity to give Kellan our Emmett cap and beanie, as well as our new Renegade Human shirt (Emmett’s shirt is not currently available in men’s sizes).  Gil received our Jacob Lover cap and beanie as well as our newly minted My House…My Rules shirt.  Both actors appreciated the gifts very much. 

We have one more day worth of events for the show, and today isn’t done yet, either.  Keep your eye here for more updates.

-Brian

 

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Comments (2) - “AccioCon Day 2”

  1. BD'sBiggestFan/TwilightTeez'sBiggestFan said this on 21.04.2009 at 12:06 pm  

    Hey Brian,
    Can your site offer fan shirts for any other book series? It seems all my favs have no fan shirts whatsoever!! :(

  2. BD'sBiggestFan/TwilightTeez'sBiggestFan said this on 06.05.2009 at 4:57 am  

    I made this comment weeks ago! :(

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