I did the Space City Comic-Con this past weekend in lovely Houston, Texas. You may have heard about the show on the internets. Here was my experience. All of the show volunteers and workers that I had occasion to interact with were amazing. In particular, Cheryl did an amazing job and made sure I was taken care of as best she could. That's important, because there are always problems, but what's more important is what's done about those problems when they arise.
There were certainly communication issues from the start. I had to remind them to give me my hotel information, for instance. And the shuttle situation from the hotel to the show was glitchy at best. But, I managed most of those and the biggest problem I had was the Act of God storm that wiped out power and water to my hotel on Friday night. Thankfully, it was made right before I had to head to the show.
With the abrupt change in management, I imagine there will be other glitches, but I also think the show that comes out of this will be much better than the one before.
Most importantly, I had a great time. I'm fortunate that I have so many friends in Texas and they make the effort to come see me and make me feel welcome. I've got a decent fanbase and more than a few regular customers thanks to Fiesta Equestria and Comicpalooza (which, because of it's later date this year I can't do), so I couldn't love going there more. That was all fantastic.
A couple random highlights:
I got to watch Game of Thrones with my friends and Lancel Lannister himself, Eugene Simon. That was a treat and a half.
And the show arranged a VIP tour of Johnson Space Center, which is just amazing. We got to see everything except the buoyancy pool (which is still on my list) and have a wonderful experience. Sadly, no one took me up on my "Artist in Space" idea. I mean, why should teachers get all the fun?