September 8, 2009
I'm so happy when I meet famous people and they turn out to be cool.
Theresa and I ventured to DragonCon this past weekend, and with it of course comes the potential for celebrity sightings and even encounters. The "Walk of Fame" makes this easy, as it's a sort of meet-and-greet with notable personalities from various backgrounds.
My first experience was several years ago where I had the privilege of meeting William Atherton and John DeLancie. DeLancie was pleasant and appreciative of the visit, but it was Atherton who, despite his repeated on-screen asshole persona, is actually super nice in real life and a great guy to talk to.
Such was the case this weekend when I was extremely happy to meet Mr. Dwight Schultz.
I didn't know I'd be going to DragonCon until about a month or so ago, when I mentioned to Theresa that it was coming up and asked if she'd like to go. She was interested, so off we went. After looking at the schedule I saw that Dwight Schultz was scheduled to appear, however he was only available on Friday and we would not be going until Saturday. Bummer, but it worked out differently. He ended up being there on Saturday.
The Walk of Fame wasn't hugely busy at the time I visited, so it was a simple walk up to his position at the table and I was greeted with a big smile and a hello. I told him that he managed to create one of the most memorable guest characters in TNG's run and he was very happy to hear that, and we continued with a surprisingly lengthy conversation about his time on The A-Team, TNG, and Voyager, as well as his impressions of the industry and just general stuff as a whole. He was incredibly nice and engaging in conversation, and I'm so glad I got to meet him and have a great discussion.
I also got to meet Karen Allen, who was also very nice and happy to meet us, as well as Malcolm McDowell who was also kind and appreciative, but probably a little tired. The standout was definitely Dwight Schultz, who couldn't have made the experience any more pleasant.
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