For the second time ever, I attended GalaxyCon at the Convention Center in Raleigh.
The first time I went was last year and I attended Friday and Saturday. I dressed up as a Sith Lord original character from the Star Wars universe. My party members were dressed as Johnny Silverhand from “Cyberpunk”, Ace from “One Piece”, Mihawk from “One Piece” and lastly a group of four dressed as Hank, Bill, Dale and Boomhauer from “King of the Hill.”
This year, fewer of us dressed up but Johnny Silverhand made another appearance. A version of Hatsune Miku and Big Boss from “Metal Gear” were there as well as Granmamare and Fujimoto from “Ponyo.” We also only went on Friday this year.
There were many big name artists and celebrities at the convention this year. Some of my favorites to see even from a distance were William Shatner, Sean Gunn, Gates McFadden, Jackson Rathbone, Brent Spiner, Scott Patterson, and so on. I never got the timing right to see a couple of the celebrities like Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis or Barry Bostwick. I was also really disappointed to see that Grant Gustin dropped out of appearing, at least on Friday.
I even got a fleeting chance to speak with Gates McFadden. She was walking away from her booth and I didn’t want to disturb her but someone from my party flagged her down for me and she was lovely.
