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K & S Spring Spectacular Reports
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Overall the show was a solid experience. I will break down my show experience into two categories, The Good and The Bad.My photos with Paul Bearer, Davari & Muhammad Hassan
My photos with Domino, Deuce & The Brooklyn Brawler
My photos with Harvey Wippleman & Crystal Louthan
The Good
The talent able to stand all did so happily for photo ops.
The talent was for the most part friendly, aside from Hamada who didn’t seem to want to be there at all.
Home by 3pm. It was a great feeling to be done with one of these shows that early.
The Bad
Photo ops and autographs occurring at the same time. LOTR and Signamania really had the right idea to do away with this archaic practice and I wish K&S would follow suit. It’s extremely annoying to have to juggle your items and worry about photo ops.
Photographers needing 3-4 attempts to get a decent photo op. In the end I finally got a decent photo but it really shouldn’t be that difficult to take a decent photo when your job is to do just that.
Scott Epstein charging $40 for Terry and Neal combos. I passed on autographs over the price and almost skipped on photos as well. There is no way those names are worth $40 each, combo wise.
One of our users BIG Cha Ching BLUE attended the convention and sent us a report.BIG Cha Ching BLUE with Shark Boy & Jimmy Jack Funk
BIG Cha Ching BLUE with Miss Kitty & Marty Jannetty
BIG Cha Ching BLUE with Sylvan & Paul Bearer
Man oh man what a great day it was. Dana,Joe, Sean,IVP, Jeff, Carlucci,Ira,Steve,Both Mikes, Austin, and anyone who I missed that I talked to today at the convention today. It’s been a while since we last saw one another and I must say today it all felt like a whole big reunion.
What more can I say? K&S SPRING SPECTACULAR was ran so smoothly. Although I didn’t get the superticket this time since I already met some of the wrestlers that were apart of the superticket I must say I really enjoyed myself like usual.
I got there around 10 or so. I wasn’t in no big of a rush to get there since I didn’t have a superticket because I just would of been waiting a long time. I got there just in time. I didn’t miss anything.
I asked Mae Young nicely if she would please stand up for a photo op and she did and while she was at she hit me in my stomach in a joking manner which I thought was pretty funny.
All the wrestlers that were there were very cool toward me and look very happy and in good spirits to be there.
Austin Congrats on your debut I really enjoyed meeting Sylvain.I hope you made out good.
Evil Genius Jeff HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I hope your day tomorrow turns out to be a great one.
IVP my motherfucking boy THANK YOU for the lift back to the train station. I greatly appreciate that.
Carlucci you are one funny dude. You made me crack up through out the whole convention. I hope someday you can get paid top dollars for your stand up comedy that you do because you def got it bro. GOOD LUCK!
And for the rest of you THANK YOU so much for making my day perfect. Many more to come.
Another one of our users mrira attended the convention and sent us a report.mrira with Hernandez & Rob Terry
mrira with Paul Bearer & Mae Young
mrira with Bobby Jaggers, Dutch Mantel & Charlie Haas
All in All I had a pretty good time yesterday & it was nice seeing the gang & most of the talent were cool. I arrived at about 9:45 figuring the first line up wasn’t gonna end till 11:30 so I could get done with that line up quick.
First ST Guests:
Everyone was cool in the first line up with the exception of Dutch Mantell who seemed a tad preoccupied on his cell then interacting with the guests & Hamada who Im not sure was just in a bad mood or there was a language barrier. My big meet of the day was Paul Bearer who was super friendly & really seemed to love being there.Second ST Guests:
Everyone was cool on that line up, but I guess Daivari wasn’t to happy to be there since he thinks we all smell. Mae Young was awesome & loved to meet her fans, as well as Buddy Roberts.Vendor Guests:
I thought all the vendor guests were nice, Mooch did a real good job with Sylvain Grenier, good price & he brought his belt & robe. Rob Terry & Jesse Neal were sort of expensive with the $40 a piece combo, but I only wanted a photo with Rob so I was fine with it. I was shocked at the line for The Kat, I had planned on meeting her, but when I saw the line I decided once was enough & skipped it.Paul Bearer Contest:
Me & Steve had our much anticipated contest, so after the first ST was done & he was just walking around the room talking to friends we asked him to judge. I guess nerves got the better of me & Steve beat me. I think I redeemed myself a bit later as he was leaving as I asked to do my impression in front of him again & did a much better job.
Another one of our users jeffhunt attended the convention and sent us a report.jeffhunt with Paul Bearer & Traci Brooks
jeffhunt with Sylvan & Miss Kitty
jeffhunt with Marty Jannetty
What a day, what a day…
My friend Ryan met me at my house around 7, and then we were off to pick up Lazy E, We were on the road about 8, and traffic for the most part wasn’t too bad. We arrived at K&S right around 10 am and met up with Nate (nbungerko.)
As soon as we got in the door and lined up to get our tickets, I saw Dana and Mike walk by - great to see you guys. Big Blue was also in front of us - nice to finally meet you, dude! I also ran into Ira shortly thereafter as well.
While I didn’t meet everyone that I would have liked to (Could have used a better Payton Banks photo op, and I would have liked to have gotten Dawn Marie and Crystal, but they were all a little too overpriced for me.)
We all first made our way over to Paul Bearer’s table since he was only going to be there until 12. He was a VERY cool and friendly guy. One of my top wants finally taken care of - gotta love that!
From there, it was over to Traci Brooks’ table - there’s certainly no mistaking her in a crowd - that’s for sure! While I had to kind of duck Payton Banks while she was trying to hawk some magazine that she was in to me, Traci commented on how she was seeing a lot of concert shirts at the show (I was wearing a vintage Rolling Stones shirt) - again, very cool guest - and a great photo op, even if the guy who was taking it could have been bothered to actually zoom in. Kind of annoying, but nothing that can’t be fixed in Photoshop.
My friend Ryan then went over to Gorgeous George’s table, and while I was tempted at the fact that she was only $10 for a photo op, I decided to pass since she’s at pretty much every convention, I wanted to make sure that I had enough cash on me for Maria’s signing later in the day (More on that later.)
Caught up with the Mooch at his table after that for a photo with Sylvan Grenier and his tag team championship. Sylvan was also a very cool guy, and Mooch did a great job with his first experience as a vendor. Hopefully he continues to bring in some more great names as the conventions go on.
At noon, Stacy Carter and Marty Jannetty headed down - and I immediately headed over to TMart’s table, as both were also huge wants. Stacy looks INCREDIBLE, and she even commented as I was getting set for my picture that “We’re going to make for a great photo.” - something to that effect. It’s great to see her finally show up at a convention, and hopefully she continues to do them, as it seemed as though she had huge lines all day.
After that, I made the whopping two foot (if even that) walk over to Marty Jannetty. As a kid growing up, the Rockers were my favorites, and to this day, they probably still are. Marty was in a great mood, obviously happy to be there, and it was great to finally meet him as well. He seemed to find it funny when I told him that my mom loved him back in the day. He even told me to “Give her a high five from me.”
After that, we waited for Lazy E to get his photos with Mae Young and the Brooklyn Brawler, which seemed to take FOREVER. As Dana said, the Supertickets are just way too chaotic when everyone is scrambling to get their autos and photo ops together. I saw plenty of confusion in line, and a lot of photo ops being retaken more than once.
Another one of our users Ray D attended the convention and sent us a report.My daughter Taylor and I had a great time at the K+S convention yesterday. Lineup was stacked from top to bottom with current guys and Legends of the past, which equaled to someone for everyone. The vendor list was one of the best I have seen in many years and hosted a slew of new fresh talent new to conventions from Jesse Barr to Al Perez to Charlie Hass and on and on. It was such a breath of fresh air to walk into a vendors room and to look around and not be inindated with a bevy of over used vendor talent. For me and Taylor this K+S convention will go down in my top five favorite conventions that I have been to and there have been many from years past. All the talent we met were super nice. My top three being Al Perez, Jesse Barr, and Bobby Jaggers. These three are top wants of mine and I waited a long time to meet and got to do that all in one day. Big props go out to Ken and Steve for putting on a great convention and for turning over every stone in bringing us some rare talent and not settiling for the same old cheap drive in local wrestlers that come to conventions over, and over, and over again. Props also go out to those vendors who brought in some fresh face new talent as they worked hard to track those guys down to make it happen. Big thank you to you guys. Special thanks to Marty for his guests ( Jesse Barr etc) and also RF Video for bringing in Al Perez. Rob from RF did a great job with running the Perez signing. Like Marty, he made his prices very affordable and went the extra mile to make sure I was happy and to make sure everything worked out for me. My hats off to all you guys for a job well done!!!!
Ray D
Another one of our users bassmaster233 attended the convention and sent us a report.I just wanted to say that as usual, I had a great time at K and S Wrestlefest yesterday. The first main signing block started at 9:00AM, the second one at 12:30PM, and with the exception of Hamada, everyone seemed happy to be there. I got a signed 8x10, and a photo-op, from each wrestler on both blocks. In between blocks, there were a number of vendors hosting signings with great guests…
Tmart Promotions brought in six great guests, Johnny Valiant, Jesse Barr, Tracey Smothers, Marty Janetty, Scott Putski, and Stacy “The Kat” Carter. All of them were class acts. I got a signed 8x10 and a polaroid photo-op from each of them, and a hug from Stacy Carter.
RF Video brought in Al Perez, who was another class act. I got a signed 8x10 from him.
ASK Promotions brought in Sylvain Grenier, who gave us one of the top quotes of the day, “Fuck Rene.", and was very cool to meet.
MGM Collectibles brought in Crystal Louthan, and Charlie Haas. Crystal was an absolute sweetheart, who seemed very happy to be there, and took time out to talk to each of her fans. I got a signed 8x10, a photo-op, and a nice hug from her. Charlie Haas was kind of quiet, but still cool to meet. I got a signed 8x10 from him.
PMS Promotions brought in Jesse Neal and Rob Terry, who were both cool, but kind of overpriced. I got a signed 8x10 from each of them.
Wrestling Reunion brought in Jimmy Snuka, who was another cool meet.
NJ Sports Fan Promotions brought in Hernandez, who was fun to meet. I had him sign a printing plate, 1/1, from the 2008 TNA Impact trading card series.
All in all, I had a great time, and I am looking forward to the next K and S Wrestlefest convention.
Another one of our users nbungerko attended the convention and sent us a report.nbungerko with Domino, Deuce, Davari & Muhammad Hassan
nbungerko with Buddy Roberts & Scott Casey
nbungerko with Jim Powers & Hamada
This was my first convention I’ve ever been too….what an experience. Arrived about 8:15 am, got my VIP wristband and pre ordered some autos for later in the day. 9am they started with Superticket people. I was #41, so I had a while to wait in the line. Everything ran smoothly I thought. The highlight of the first line was Deuce N Domino and Paul Bearer. I got mostly my WWE Encyclopedia and my TNA 2010 program signed. About 10 am I was out of the first Superticket line and I ran into my friends Jeff, lazy E and Ryan. As far as vendor guests I got auto’s from Superfly Jimmy Snuka, Matt Borne (who’s Joker make up was hilarious), Johnny Valiant, Marty Jannetty, Stacy Carter, Charlie Haas, and Sylvan Grenier. I debated on getting a picture with Rob Terry, boy am I glad I did. I walked up to the promoter in charge of Rob Terry said I wanted to get a photo with him, handed him a $20. I laid my stuff down on the table for the pic, Rob signs my TNA program, takes a pic with me. As we are doing the picture, Jesse Neal, takes my TNA program and signs it. I got 2 freebies with my $20 picture. Im not gonna complain since they were doing $40 dollar combos for them, which I think that was a rip off. The 2nd Superticket line starts at 12:30, it was faster for me this time to get up to the line since most of the numbers before me left already or something. Highlight for me was Mae Young. She is a absolute sweetheart and she stood for my picture, which I wasn’t expecting. After the 2nd superticket line was done I left. I saw Melissa Coates out in the lobby, I got her to sign my Backlash entry in my encyc. She said it’s her 15 minutes of fame. lol.
I just wanna say it was great meeting a bunch of people off the boards for the first time- Woodmo, Big Blue, Class, Ira. It was good seeing the Mooch again, I’m glad your investment did well for you. As always getting to hang out with Jeff, lazy E and Ryan is a good time. Hopefully I get to see you guys again. Im gonna be at LOTR.
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