GEEK ALERT: Richard Hatch ogled me yesterday... :D

[NewWaveChick1981]

OK, so this convention I'm attending this weekend is a total geekfest, and I'm right there representing my own geekdom. :P Science fiction & fantasy, horror, gaming, costuming, and comics are the genres represented. There are a decent number of celebrities there, among them:

*Adrienne Barbeau
*Erin Gray
*Johnny Whitaker (who has indeed been partaking of doughnuts and ice cream since Family Affair :P)
*Kevin Sorbo
*Donny Most, Anson Williams, and Erin Moran (yes, MORAN) from Happy Days
*Rip Taylor
*George Takei and Denise Crosby of Star Trek fame
*Butch Patrick
*Traci Lords
*Yvonne Craig
*Lee Merriweather
*Richard Hatch (of Battlestar Galactica)
*other minor actors from various genres

When I visited the Walk of Fame yesterday, I went over to Erin Gray's table and got hubby an autographed photo. I went over to Richard Hatch's table, and I got his autograph and photo. I heard his conversations with other convention-goers who were standing right in front of me, and they were of the usual sort. When I got up to his table, he was all smiles and complimented my hair (which, I have to admit, looked spectacular yesterday :D ), my shirt, and my jewelry (both also looked really good). :woohoo: Got his autograph (again, since I had it on the pic from 20 years ago when I sat in his lap), and as I was thanking him and leaving, he made prolonged eye contact and watched me walk all the way down the aisle. I know this, because I caught him out of the corner of my eye as I walked away, and another fan there caught up with me a minute or so later and said, "Did you know that Richard Hatch just told his agent that you were stunning? I heard him say so!" :blush: I walked back by his table just for good measure, and he waved and smiled as I walked by. That was the first time I've been knowingly ogled by a celebrity. :P

Hmmmm.... I think I'll have to visit his table again today. :evilgrin:

Edited to add: Forgot to say that Mickey Rooney's there too. :P

[terrya]

1. Well, yeah, that's worth a second visit!

:-)

Richard Hatch (I'm glad I read this post, because I thought of the other Richard Hatch :blush:) was very good looking during the time of "Battlestar Galactica". A big reason why I watched. :-)

I'm glad you had a great time.

I'm just sort of curious as to why Johnny Whittaker and Rip Taylor would be at a Science Fiction convention...

[NewWaveChick1981]

3. Same thing Mickey Rooney is doing there...

:P I forgot to include him in the list. It's basically a TV and movie celebrity Walk of Fame, so I guess they all qualify. Happy Days wasn't exactly science fiction, and neither was Family Affair, but they're there nonetheless. :rofl: They're just there to make money from autographs and selling photos.

[terrya]

7. Ah, ok

That makes sense. :-)

[Guava Jelly]

2. As a fellow nerd that sounds Fun!

Iv'e got out of that bunch
Yvonne Craig
George Takei

I'd love to meet Adrienne Barbeau,Erin Gray,Traci Lords
Iv'e got an entire folder of autograph pics

[NewWaveChick1981]

4. It's been a lot of fun.

And it's very cool that you have so many autographs! :hi:

[Cannikin]

14. Takei has been my hero since he came out.

One of my childhood heros is just like me!

[NewWaveChick1981]

16. Star Trek fans have known unofficially for a while that George is gay,

and nobody had any problems with it. :woohoo: For the most part, the Star Trek world is pretty understanding and accepting (though not always :( ). I met George for the first time in 1981, and he was a real sweetheart, as he still is. He's an excellent role model for anyone.

[Cannikin]

18. Not ALL fans knew. I've been a fan since childhood.

I just never considered any of their sexualities before. In any case, news like that travels slow in the south.

[Guava Jelly]

5. You should repost the cute picture of you sitting on his lap

You were awfully cute in that picture.
Way out of my league in those days :)

[NewWaveChick1981]

6. Here's the lap-sitting pic:

He's older now (aren't we all? :P), but he's still very handsome. :woohoo:

[Cannikin]

15. I dont suppose he slipped any secrets from season 3 of BSG?

:bounce:

[NewWaveChick1981]

17. No.

:cry: I asked, too. :( He's sworn to secrecy. But maybe if I go back to his table today and proposition him, he might give 'em up.... :evilgrin:

Don't think hubby would be too happy about that... :yoiks: :rofl:

[Guava Jelly]

8. I just cant understand why he would ogle you (sarcasm)

"Richard Hatch ogled me yesterday"
:evilgrin:
Any straight man or gay woman would be blind not to ogle Nwc

[NewWaveChick1981]

13. LOL...

:rofl: George Perez (the comic artist) was there too. He's a personal friend of hubby's, but hubby couldn't attend. I had not seen George in something like ten years, and I got in line at his table. I was the only woman in a line of about ten guys. He didn't see me right away, but when I was two people away from his table, he made eye contact, and he looked very surprised. I got up to his table, and he said, "I know I know you. I'm terrible with names." I told him my name, and he jumped up and gave me a big hug. (He's a big guy.) I've fine-tuned my personal style since I last saw him, and he just kept going on and on about how he couldn't believe I was 43 now. :P (I can't believe it either, but there you go. :rofl:)

Out of about 30,000 attendees, I am one of the few women wearing "normal" clothes. Most are in costume, and some are just in t-shirts and jeans.

[bridgit]

9. pft, i know you, you just bent over & showed him your tits...

:rofl: :hi:

[NewWaveChick1981]

11. My secret is out...

:rofl: It was a low-cut top and everything.... :evilgrin:

:hi:

[GCP]

10. I thought you were talking about this guy!

Who I know is gay!

[NewWaveChick1981]

12. Gay or straight, that particular Richard Hatch is gross...

:yoiks: :rofl: Nope, it was the extremely good-looking Battlestar Galactica Richard Hatch. :9 Much better IMO!

[Frank Cannon]

40. There is only one Richard Hatch

Captain Freaking Apollo!!



That asshat from Survivor should be forced to change his name. Maybe he will, in prison.

[bullwinkle428]

43. The other prisoners, I'm sure, have their own colorful nicknames for him!

:evilgrin:

[NewWaveChick1981]

60. ROFL!

:rofl: Exactly...

[NewWaveChick1981]

59. Yeah, the other prisoners will change it for him...

:rofl: There is only one true Richard Hatch. :9

[ForrestGump]

19. Richard Hatch? Ha!

I bet I could ogle you better...

*pout*


*sniff*



*pout*

[NewWaveChick1981]

20. Actually, I'll bet you could.

:loveya: :hi: :evilgrin:

[ForrestGump]

50. Well, I've

already had lots of practice....

:loveya:

O8)

[buddhamama]

21. WooHoo!

I had such a hugh crush on Richard Hatch when i was younger.

face it, ReallyHotChick, You're Hot! And you're gonna turn heads wherever you go. :D :loveya:

[NewWaveChick1981]

22. Thank you, buddhamama!

:hi: :hug: Yep, I've always had a thing for Richard Hatch. :evilgrin:

I appreciate it! :D

[bettyellen]

23. maybe let him take you on a sea cruise.....

ooo weee baby, oo weeeee!

http://highseas6.tripod.com/highseasadventurecruise/

[NewWaveChick1981]

29. Mmmm....I'd cruise with him anytime!

:loveya: :evilgrin: I'm making that my next vacation destination....

[YellowRubberDuckie]

24. You went to DRAGONCON!!!

I'm sooo jealous!! If we didn't already plan on our vacation for mid october we really would have been there too!! Oh my god, we really wanted to go! Who was there from Serenity? Was Joss Whedon there?! Oh, I need more details!
Duckie

[NewWaveChick1981]

28. You guessed correctly...give that girl a medal!

:hi: Well, here's the guest list. http://www.dragoncon.org/dc_guests_list.php There were a few additions and cancellations, but for the most part, it's intact. Adam Baldwin cancelled at the last minute, so he wasn't here. Summer Glau is here, though. Joss Wheedon didn't make it either.

It's been a lot of fun.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

49. Did you meet Nicholas Brendan?

Holy crap, he's one of my favorites. And what about the Ghost Hunter Guys?

[NewWaveChick1981]

51. Met Nicholas. The Ghost Hunter guys were running around, but I didn't

get to meet them in person. Did see them, though.

[billyskank]

25. Flirting with all the other geeks again

:cry:

[NewJeffCT]

26. at a geek convention

women are usually a small minority, so she probably had a trail of men following her all day...

I'm speaking as a geek myself, though.

[NewWaveChick1981]

31. LOL!

Actually, there were a few fan boys that tried to be slick and follow me around a little, but I lost them when I went into the ladies' room. :rofl:

[NewWaveChick1981]

30. Yeah.... I can't help it.

:* :loveya:

[billyskank]

46. Hoping one day you will look at this geek

with a naughty look in your eye.

Sigh... :loveya:

[NewWaveChick1981]

66. You should know by now that I already do...

:evilgrin: :hi:

[billyskank]

72. I may have had a naughty thought about you one time

once or twice. :evilgrin:

:loveya: :*

[LaurenG]

27. I certainly hope you're bringing us all a souvenir

What 90,000 souvenirs too much to take back on the plane for ya?:rofl:

I hope you knock his socks off all day!





edit: a mistake, the rest is on purpose!

[NewWaveChick1981]

33. I think I need another suitcase now...

:rofl: :hi:

Thanks. :D

[Darth_Kitten]

32. Wow!

:bounce:

You work it, girl. ;)

How was Yvonne Craig (Batgirl)......I always looked up to batgirl when I was a little girl.

She was cool. ;)

P.S. What was Mickey Rooney doing there? :shrug:

[NewWaveChick1981]

34. Yvonne Craig is really nice.

Hubby and I had met her at another show, and we got to speak to her for a few minutes when she wasn't so busy. She's very personable and a real sweetheart. :D

Mickey Rooney is here either because 1) he needs the money from selling 8 x 10 glossies of himself or 2) he's reprising his role as Fallout Boy on the Simpsons. :rofl: There are a decent number of TV and movie people there that had nothing to do with the con theme---such as Erin Moran, Anson Williams, and Donny Most from Happy Days and Johnny Whitaker from Family Affair. :P Oh, and Traci Lords and other porn stars and WWF stars. :rofl:

[Darth_Kitten]

35. sounds like a fun, off-beat kind of weekend!!

:)

[NewWaveChick1981]

36. Yeah, it's been a lot of fun!

:hi: I've been going to DragonCon for the past few years, and this year I was able to combine it with a business trip. It's been good all the way around!

[Frank Cannon]

44. Donny Most was in a couple of Star Trek episodes

And Traci Lords was, IIRC, in the TV adaptation of a Stephen King novel. The Tommyknockers, I think.

But Anson Williams? Erin Moran? Johnny Whitaker??? WTF?! Happy Days / Family Affair in Space?

[NewWaveChick1981]

37. OK---checking out of the hotel in just a few minutes, and heading

home after that. :D I'll see you either later tonight or definitely tomorrow! :hi:

[buddhamama]

38. Have a safe trip home.

we'll be waiting on you. :)

[Benfea]

39. That's because geekgirls are inherently HAWT! ;) -NT

[NewWaveChick1981]

52. ...

:* :blush:

[bullwinkle428]

41. I thought "Survivor Richard Hatch" at first! If someone thought about a

a "team change" after meeting someone for the first time, that would indeed be the highest compliment possible!! Then you clarified in the text portion of the post...

[NewWaveChick1981]

53. Yeah, I'm sure a lot of DUers had that reaction...

:rofl: Thank goodness, though, it was the GOOD Richard Hatch..... :P

[thefool_wa]

42. Sweet!

I love Sci-Fi fantasy Cons and haven't been in YEARS!!!!

Though, My wife and I plan to attend Sakura Con in April of next year. The only thing better than Sci-Fi geeks are Anime geeks :)

BTW: who is Richard Hatch? I know I should know but the memory is failing.

on edit: NM, SURVIVOR! I remember now.

[Frank Cannon]

45. Wrong Richard Hatch

You're thinking of the loathesome Survivor winner and current prison inmate.

She's talking about the actor Richard Hatch from Battlestar Galactica (both versions).

[NewWaveChick1981]

55. Thank you for clarifying that in my absence...

:patriot: And thank you even more for posting that delicious picture of the REAL Richard Hatch! :loveya: :9

[NewWaveChick1981]

54. Have fun at SakuraCon!

Richard Hatch (the Battlestar Gactica one!) is very yummy.... :9 The Survivor one is NOT. :rofl:

[zonkers]

47. Saw Butch Patrick on TV. Bummed me out. He looked like popeye on crack.

That is a weird list -- how does Rip Taylor get on it? As for Richard Hatch, is he the won from Battlestar?

[NewWaveChick1981]

56. LOL... Butch Patrick does indeed look like that...

:rofl: He's very nice, though. Guess that makes up for it. :P

There were a lot of TV/movie people there (like Mickey Rooney) that aren't necessarily related to the subject matter. They're there as multimedia personalities, mainly there to sell glossies and autographs and promote themselves.

Yep, Richard Hatch from Battlestar Galactica. :9 There can be no other. :rofl:

[Anarcho-Socialist]

48. It's not like you're never ogled here

:9 :loveya:

[NewWaveChick1981]

57. Why, thank you, AS!

:* :loveya: :hi:

[sakabatou]

58. What was the name of the Con?

[NewWaveChick1981]

61. DragonCon in Atlanta.

Got back last night. :hi:

[sakabatou]

64. Oh! That one!

Some of my favorite comic artists were there.

[NewWaveChick1981]

65. My husband's a comic artist and a good friend of George Perez...

Hubby couldn't make it this year, though. :( I got to see George, whom I had not seen in almost ten years. :D

[Deja Q]

62. I've seen your pics; you've got people of multiple eras ogling!

:D

(Aren't you glad you're married? :evilgrin: )

[NewWaveChick1981]

63. LOL! Thanks, HT...

:rofl: (Ummm....not gonna answer that one... :evilgrin:)

[Aristus]

67. Makes me wish I'd been in "Battlestar Galactica". After all, when I ogle

you, NewWaveChick...

...no woo-hooing from you, no preening, no celebrating, no nothing...

What if I took you for a ride in my Viper?

[NewWaveChick1981]

68. That'd do it...

:evilgrin: I'll ride in your Viper anytime...

And how do you know I don't woohoo or celebrate? (I actually do... :D) :* :loveya:

[Aristus]

69. Okay. But we have to wait for Core Systems to transfer control

to probe craft.

You know, so we can launch when ready. B-)

[NewWaveChick1981]

70. Waiting just makes it more exciting...

:evilgrin:

[Aristus]

71. Okay, we have to wait anyway. There's a fire in the main launch bay.

It's getting hot.



Sheesh! Can you BELIEVE I remember all this "Battlestar Galactica" stuff?