About this episode

CatBusRuss shares his experiences attending Planet Funk Con and QC Fright Con, highlighting celebrity encounters and after hours events.

CatBusRuss is worn out. He thought it was going to be a chore attending the panel-lacking Planet Funk Con & QC Fright Con for Sunday, but he has to put in the time to promote " I Dig Crazy Flicks ", even if he has to wake up at 4:10 am to impress at his new full-time job for the next couple of weeks. Attending the last day allowed him to get his steps in and check out a James Pax panel. If only they had turned up the mics loud enough for him to get the attention OG Raiden deserved over the crowd wandering the primary convention. As for Saturday, the only thing hurting was the wallet. But he was able to get an autographed Funko Pop! from Brian O'Halloran and some fun face-to-face time with Brad "Cinema Snob" Jones and Sam "Flash Gordon" Jones . If he felt any shame when talking to the "Saviour of the Universe", its that he did not smoke as much pot as Seth MacFarlane did growing up and watching the IP George Lucas could not obtain. Not being just like the " Ted " creator may have cost him a potential podcast guest. Russ may have tried to make up for his lack of debauchery by attending all the after hours event at the con…

People in this episode

Host: CatBusRuss

Topics covered

• conventions
• film reviews
• pop culture
• celebrity encounters
• after hours events

Keywords

• Planet Funk Con
• QC Fright Con
• Brian O'Halloran
• Nerdlesque
• Chambana

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Big Head Mode

Books & works: Ted

Places: Chambana

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