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...or two shows, at least. I had planned on skipping nearby Lexington Comic Con this year, because the whole family is making a weekend of Heroes Con in Charlotte this June. But when I saw John Wesley Shipp was going to be a guest. I caved. I'm not much of an autograph hound, but the Flash is one of my favorite characters, and Shipp has played both Barry Allen and Jay Garrick and I really enjoy both shows, so I just had to get his John Hancock on a photo!
So my son Andrew and myself made a B-line for Shipp's table when we arrived yesterday, ahead of the crowd. I'm usually pretty tongue-tied when I meet celebrities, not knowing what to say, and not wanting to be obnoxious. But this time, I thought of the perfect thing to say. He introduced himself as John, just a like a normal person would, and put his hand out. I introduced myself and Andrew, and told him that when Cindy (Andrew's mother) and I were first beginning to date in high school, she called while the "Flash Forward" episode of his original series was on. I answered that call, to which my Dad commented "It must be serious if he's willing to miss the Flash!". Shipp got a genuine laugh out of it, and said he was glad he was there to be ignored and help out.
One of the nicest celebrities I met, and it's such a good feeling when your heroes don't let you down.
Chris
So my son Andrew and myself made a B-line for Shipp's table when we arrived yesterday, ahead of the crowd. I'm usually pretty tongue-tied when I meet celebrities, not knowing what to say, and not wanting to be obnoxious. But this time, I thought of the perfect thing to say. He introduced himself as John, just a like a normal person would, and put his hand out. I introduced myself and Andrew, and told him that when Cindy (Andrew's mother) and I were first beginning to date in high school, she called while the "Flash Forward" episode of his original series was on. I answered that call, to which my Dad commented "It must be serious if he's willing to miss the Flash!". Shipp got a genuine laugh out of it, and said he was glad he was there to be ignored and help out.
One of the nicest celebrities I met, and it's such a good feeling when your heroes don't let you down.
Chris
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