Star Trek 2012 Las Vegas Convention

Well, my friends, the time has come and gone. As you know, I have saved and planned for almost a year, and now my first Star Trek convention is a piece of history and exists only in my memory (as well as in plenty of photos, haha). We departed from St. Louis on Thursday, August 9 and returned on Tuesday, August 14; during that time, I attended the convention Friday through Sunday.

In order to best relay my experiences, I have decided to model this post after one I discovered from another Trekkie (visit Catalogued, Organized and Easily Referenced through Blogger for their recap of the 2010 convention). Each day will be broken down into two categories: Autographs and Photo Ops. So, here we go!

Friday, August 10

Autographs

• Grace Lee Whitney (Janice Rand from The Original Series)
• John de Lancie (Q from The Next Generation)
• LeVar Burton (Geordi La Forge from The Next Generation)
• Michael Dorn (Worf from The Next Generation & Deep Space Nine)
• Gates McFadden (Beverly Crusher from The Next Generation)
• Marina Sirtis (Deanna Troi from The Next Generation)
• Brent Spiner (Data from The Next Generation)
• Chase Masterson (Leeta from Deep Space Nine)
• Robert Picardo (Holographic Doctor from Voyager)
• Garrett Wang (Harry Kim from Voyager)

Photo Ops

• LeVar Burton
• Brent Spiner & Gates McFadden (duo)

 

 

Saturday, August 11

Autographs

• Jonathan Frakes (William Riker from The Next Generation)

Photo Ops

• Jonathan Frakes
• Michael Dorn & Marina Sirtis (duo)

Sunday, August 12

Autographs

• George Takei (Hikaru Sulu from The Original Series)
• William Shatner (James Kirk from The Original Series)
• Alice Krige (The Borg Queen from First Contact & Voyager)

Photo Ops

• George Takei
• William Shatner

Needless to say, I had the time of my life! EVERYONE I met was very, very nice and I look forward to many more Trek-related conventions! In fact, there is a convention coming up in Chicago in May 2013 (sponsored by the same folks who held the one in Vegas) and the one and only SIR PATRICK STEWART will be there! I can't wait! Time to start saving again! :)

Since the convention, however, I have been hard at work redecorating my bedroom. I have moved some things around and have decided to create a "Wall of Star Trek" as an homage to one of my all-time favorite things. I have Instagramed the original photo and made it darker in order to better view some of the photos. Enjoy!

Chris Colfer

Today I received my signed copy of Chris Colfer's The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell. I have been an enormous fan of Chris' career since he first appeared as Kurt Hummel on Glee (a role that would earn him a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series). TIME Magazine even named him one of their '100 Most Influential People' of 2011...so, it begs the question: when could he possibly have time to pen a novel? That's an excellent question, but I'm glad he did! Because I've now secured his signature for my collection!

A HUGE 'thank you' goes out to Ben of Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Cincinnati for setting aside a copy for Chris to sign for me. He was very accommodating and patient on the phone with me; I only wish I was able to attend the signing in person! And I can't wait to see what's in store for Kurt when Glee returns for its FOURTH (!!) season on Thursday, September 13! New night, folks!

Of course, there's only ONE week between me and the world's largest Star Trek convention in Las Vegas and I CANNOT contain my excitement! Keep checking this site for my write-up of autographs and photo-ops to be posted as soon as I return from all of the excitement! Thanks for your support!