LFCC is probably the biggest convention in the UK calendar for guests. So a big ol' sorry to any other event organizers but you must know it's true, the sheer number of impressive guests they've pulled out of the hat (even in just the last couple of years) surely proves that... (to be fair other conventions have pulled out big names just not as many at the same time).
LFCC always kind of seemed like one of them events where it only felt like a pipe dream that I would attend, then in September of last year I did the maths, searched for any affordable play to stay (a bed... and hopefully a TV are my requirements) which even included looking for potential cheap eateries in the area as well as seeing how much travel would cost and seeing how much I should realistically save (based on previous LFCC events - which was extremely anal of me - where I worked out who I would have met for the last 3 events and worked out a bit of an average), and found much to my surprise it could quite possibly be doable.
So yes I have been planning this since September last year - a full 10 months - and while I am not saying I was the first person to buy a ticket for this event, but I certainly could have been (I brought them very quickly after they went on sale, I also made this claim with the UK Comic Cruise, so take it all with a pinch of salt), So yes I have been saving since I have decided to go - putting away money when I CAN, if I could and hoped I could reach my goal. There was only 2 guests announced when I bought my ticket - as I recall Jeremy Bulloch and Sylvester McCoy (and I always knew there was a chance I could meet either before the event) - and neither as much as I planned to meet them where the showstealers for me.
So I spent a lot of time checking their forums for updates hoping for that first guest that would make me go wow (the first few announcements happened to be from stuff I didn't watch). The first guest which did make me go wow ended up being the announcements of Terence Stamp and Ron Perlman (not forgetting Wil Wheaton and Walter Koenig been announced at the same time - it says a lot of the 4 announcements that Koenig was the one I was least excited about) and the months after had loads of people being announced I was a fan of.
So I spent a lot of time checking their forums for updates hoping for that first guest that would make me go wow (the first few announcements happened to be from stuff I didn't watch). The first guest which did make me go wow ended up being the announcements of Terence Stamp and Ron Perlman (not forgetting Wil Wheaton and Walter Koenig been announced at the same time - it says a lot of the 4 announcements that Koenig was the one I was least excited about) and the months after had loads of people being announced I was a fan of.
Like the UK Comic Cruise trip I attend this event with my adult Nephew Dominic (who turned 21 the day before we set off for London) and Thursday would be spent the day getting there and spending the day getting myself sorted, and while it's my 3rd time ever in London, It's the first time I'll be making our way solo through London (first time concert in Hyde Park and picked up by coach straight after and the other was a joint-Harry Potter World trip which had the drop us off and pick up at the same place).
So the place I stayed, I wanted somewhere cheap to stay, I even originally planned to go for an hostel in a shared room, but I thought a more private room was more suitable, and we got the coach, train all there fine and found our way to Fulham where the hotel was located...
At least that's where it was located, the hotel had closed down that week, and I booked it via Booking.com and we weren't notified, luckily phoning my Mother (in a panic) she among my family back home in Hull searched for one and found us private room (sans-TV) in a hostel even closer in Notting Hill for a slightly higher price, this mean't that a 6 o'clock arrival meant we were sorted closer to 10 o'clock and I ended up having a tea of vending machines crisps, sweets and Coca Cola.
So yes nightmare averted...
So join me for the next update when I actually talk about being at London Film and Comic Con.
So the place I stayed, I wanted somewhere cheap to stay, I even originally planned to go for an hostel in a shared room, but I thought a more private room was more suitable, and we got the coach, train all there fine and found our way to Fulham where the hotel was located...
At least that's where it was located, the hotel had closed down that week, and I booked it via Booking.com and we weren't notified, luckily phoning my Mother (in a panic) she among my family back home in Hull searched for one and found us private room (sans-TV) in a hostel even closer in Notting Hill for a slightly higher price, this mean't that a 6 o'clock arrival meant we were sorted closer to 10 o'clock and I ended up having a tea of vending machines crisps, sweets and Coca Cola.
So yes nightmare averted...
So join me for the next update when I actually talk about being at London Film and Comic Con.
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