Ah man..... BIG SIGH!
My wife and I would love to go, aside from being a HUGE Cronenberg fan, seeing Mr. Henriksen would just be the bees knees!
Hey Mike, let me know if you go. PM me marine!
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| Author: | Wookiemart [ Mon May 10, 2010 5:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Lance Henriksen was in Toronto & Hobbystar dropped the ball |
as per this post: http://www.fanexpocanada.com/genre/guest/view/78 |
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| Author: | SGM Baldwin [ Mon May 10, 2010 8:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
He's an awesome guy... go meet him! |
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| Author: | Airborne Mike [ Tue May 11, 2010 5:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
And DAVID CRONENBERG is no slough, either. I mean...like...he did Videodrome (with Debra Harry) & Scanners (Remington 870 shotguns with folding stocks). How cool is that! Check out Julie Newmar, the original Catwoman (huba huba). WOW, even Joan Collins, another old time hawtie. ~sizzle~ Maybe I should go! Mike |
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| Author: | Xeno_Stomper [ Tue May 11, 2010 2:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
Ah man..... BIG SIGH! My wife and I would love to go, aside from being a HUGE Cronenberg fan, seeing Mr. Henriksen would just be the bees knees! Hey Mike, let me know if you go. PM me marine!
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| Author: | Wookiemart [ Fri May 14, 2010 1:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
Yeah it's too bad he's showing up during a hump year when most everyone is taking a break from conventions 
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| Author: | SGM Baldwin [ Fri May 14, 2010 6:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
Seriously. |
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| Author: | Xeno_Stomper [ Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
If any marines are going to FanExpo this year, would anyone be willing to grab an autographed photo of Mr. Henriksen for me and my wife. He is one of the only ones I need to add to my collection, but there is NO way I can afford to go this year. If you are willing to, please PM me. Naturally I will pay for the autograph and shipping!  Danka fellow Canucks! |
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| Author: | Wookiemart [ Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
Xeno_Stomper wrote: If any marines are going to FanExpo this year, would anyone be willing to grab an autographed photo of Mr. Henriksen for me and my wife. He is one of the only ones I need to add to my collection, but there is NO way I can afford to go this year. If you are willing to, please PM me. Naturally I will pay for the autograph and shipping! Danka fellow Canucks! Has anyone offered to do this for you yet? |
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| Author: | Xeno_Stomper [ Wed Aug 25, 2010 6:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
Wookiemart wrote: Xeno_Stomper wrote: If any marines are going to FanExpo this year, would anyone be willing to grab an autographed photo of Mr. Henriksen for me and my wife. He is one of the only ones I need to add to my collection, but there is NO way I can afford to go this year. If you are willing to, please PM me. Naturally I will pay for the autograph and shipping! Danka fellow Canucks! Has anyone offered to do this for you yet? No, nobody has stepped up to the plate yet. |
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| Author: | DOC VITO [ Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
#HIT!!! I'd come up from Connecticut to meet him if I was'nt out of town on buisness this week-end.... "Doc' Vito |
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| Author: | Wookiemart [ Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
sending you a pm now |
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| Author: | Wookiemart [ Thu Aug 26, 2010 5:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
I've just been told that Fox will have a big booth promoting the Anthology and that they will have people in costumes on site... Has anyone here been contacted by Fox? OH BTW Kev I don't really have any sort of screen accurate weapons for photos, maybe you have a spare VP or a flamer maybe, a PR would be a little inappropriate for my costume since I'm just supposed to be a co-pilot... now I wish I had gone the extra mile and made the helmet Mind you without the P-5000 I'll look a little bland no matter what.
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| Author: | SGM Baldwin [ Thu Aug 26, 2010 7:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
Had someone asked me this earlier, I could've sent my Pulse Rifle to Toronto. |
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| Author: | Wookiemart [ Thu Aug 26, 2010 7:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
Sgt Baldwin wrote: Had someone asked me this earlier, I could've sent my Pulse Rifle to Toronto. That's very generous of you sarge but I wouldn't feel comfortable with your prized toy so far away from your scrutiny. |
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| Author: | SGM Baldwin [ Thu Aug 26, 2010 7:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
A toy? It's a weapon of iron and composites!  An you will be faithful! |
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| Author: | SSgt Burton [ Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
Wookiemart wrote: OH BTW Kev I don't really have any sort of screen accurate weapons for photos, maybe you have a spare VP or a flamer maybe Bring a replica handgun to downtown Toronto? Are you kidding?  "I" wouldn't even bring one for myself!  Last time I went to Toronto for Wizard World my "sidearm" was my Motion Tracker. A flamethrower would work- but I don't own one. As for the Fox booth- won't it be like the one held at SDCC? I would be expecting Fox employees (not fans) dressed as WY workers or Nostromo crew (poorly at best). I highly doubt they will be dressed as Marines in armour. But I hope to be pleasently surprised. And if someone is selling an HCG Pulse Rifle at the show (even if it's $1500.00) it will be mine!  Kevin |
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| Author: | Wookiemart [ Fri Aug 27, 2010 1:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
Ok well here is a picture a friend of mine just posted of what he saw being setup today:  Looks like it might be a cryosleep tube. |
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| Author: | SGM Baldwin [ Fri Aug 27, 2010 2:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
Looks awful. Please ship it to my house so I can dispose of it properly in my bedroom. |
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| Author: | Wookiemart [ Fri Aug 27, 2010 2:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
Sgt Baldwin wrote: Looks awful. Please ship it to my house so I can dispose of it properly in my bedroom. I don't see any place for you to put your slippers sarge... |
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| Author: | trouble [ Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
Wookiemart wrote: Sgt Baldwin wrote: Looks awful. Please ship it to my house so I can dispose of it properly in my bedroom. I don't see any place for you to put your slippers sarge... Edge of the pallet? |
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| Author: | Wookiemart [ Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
I got to chat with him today, getting Xeno's autograph signed. He really is a great guy. He wanted me to say hello to you guys so "Hello to all the Marines from Lance in Toronto" |
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| Author: | Wookiemart [ Sun Aug 29, 2010 2:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
Last day of the con today, I had a little chat with Mr. Henriksen and he agreed to do a little video for you guys here on the AL forums, I'll try to get it on here as soon as I can. It was ridiculously crowded yesterday, at one point they had to stop letting people into the convention center, which meant there was a wall of humanity outside that got almost out of hand, to the point where the Toronto riot police were called in. Thankfully nothing got out of hand but I'm sorry for all the people that had to be turned back by a con that sadly does not understand how to manage big crowds like this. To be frank this is more of a tradeshow than it is an actual convention which means that they pretty much only look at the money and little else. Still it has it's moments and they do bring in cool guests that otherwise would not come to Toronto so I guess it's one devil we will have to live with for now until Spat and his buddies come up here once again. |
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| Author: | SSgt Burton [ Sun Aug 29, 2010 4:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
Well I went on Saturday for my first time at Fan Expo... Let's just say it was not the best experience I've had at a con. First off the drive to downtown Toronto took nearly THREE TIMES as long as it should have because of traffic backed up on the highway as soon as you got near T.O. There was also a Jays (baseball) game that day and the baseball Dome is right beside the convention center! Meaning finding a parking lot that wasn't full was a nightmare! AND I almost got into a shouting match with the parking attendant because I couldn't understand where he was telling me to go- he wanted me to pull into a paved driveway then park on the grass. Anyway- I get the car parked (about a 15 minute walk from the convention) and go to get in line (by the way- I'm dressed in my Grayson Robin suit). There were two lines to get in- pre-paid tickets (which I was not) and people who need to purchase tickets. Both lines were like lining up for the premiere of a Star Wars film!  Wookiemart wrote: It was ridiculously crowded yesterday, at one point they had to stop letting people into the convention center, which meant there was a wall of humanity outside that got almost out of hand, to the point where the Toronto riot police were called in. Yup- I was in that line. One guy said that the pre-paid people were going to be let in first, but security had to wait until 1500 people left the show before they could do that! It really was unbelievable how unprepaired they were for a large crowd. I mean Dragon Con gets probably five times the amount of people and you have to wait in line for your ticket an hour at best. I left my house at 11:30am on Saturday morning... I didn't get into the Expo until 4pm!  Quote: To be frank this is more of a tradeshow than it is an actual convention which means that they pretty much only look at the money and little else. Yeah it's what I would consider a (very) scaled down version of SDCC. And it was wall to wall in there! The relatively narrow isles were just shoulder to shoulder with attendees. And forget in-out privileges- if you left the convention you wouldn't be allowed back in without having to line up all over again (or at least until more people left first)! A buddy of mine who is an exhibitor went outside for a few minutes and couldn't get back in at first! Security was ignoring him and he had a VIP pass! Oh and the Conventioneers were there outside. They were doing their usual interviews of costumed folk. Then they did a pan of the line (which I was in)... I yelled at them "HEY! DON'T YOU POINT THAT CAMERA AT ME!!!" "Huh?  "I SAID DON'T POINT THAT CAMERA AT ME!!!! "Umm... Okay? "(Hate those motherf--kers! )SSgt Burton wrote: As for the Fox booth- won't it be like the one held at SDCC? I would be expecting Fox employees (not fans) dressed as WY workers or Nostromo crew (poorly at best). I highly doubt they will be dressed as Marines in armour. But I hope to be pleasently surprised. And I was exactly right! Here are the "cryotubes" at the Fox Booth: Attachment: FanExpo 001.JPG [ 248.34 KiB | Viewed 15733 times ] And here is their example of a Weyland-Yutani... uhh... Nostromo... uhh... guy in a jumpsuit with a bunch of Aliens related patches working at the Fox booth: Attachment: FanExpo 002.JPG [ 138.67 KiB | Viewed 15733 times ] Okay enough of the bad- onto the good!  I did get to meet Burt Ward (the '66 tv series Robin) that day! He was really pleasent for a star- sometimes you get the standard "smile-handshake-thanks" but Burt made the effort to talk to me for couple of minutes. Really nice of him as he didn't have to go out of his way to make "me" feel comfortable (I tend to get a little tongue tied when getting autographs). I didn't get a picture "with" him as you had to pre-pay for that (it wasn't such a big deal for me), but I "did" get a few pics of me with some hotties... Attachment: FanExpo 005.JPG [ 202.78 KiB | Viewed 15733 times ] Attachment: FanExpo 008.JPG [ 386.76 KiB | Viewed 15733 times ] And I did get a some pics of the repro '66 Batmobile: Attachment: FanExpo 011.JPG [ 200.04 KiB | Viewed 15733 times ] (There's more but there's a 5 pic attachment limit) I also paid to get a couple of pics sitting in the Batmobile (which dressed as Robin was ultracool! ). They printed them off for me right there, but I'll have a digital version to upload and share here in a few days.  So this was a nightmare of a trip- but meeting Burt Ward and the Batmobile made it worth while. However I planned on going back on Sunday but decided it wasn't worth going through that all over again. Kevin |
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| Author: | SGM Baldwin [ Sun Aug 29, 2010 7:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
SSgt Burton wrote: meeting Burt Ward and the Batmobile made it worth while. Happy you got a positive result! Thanks for your details, Mart. |
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| Author: | Snake Eyes [ Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lance Henriksen is coming to Toronto |
A perspective from a now former customer: Harsh language alert. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5nixgXT8z4 |
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