We got to Atlanta a little late on Friday, but it was all good. As soon as I walked into the hotel, I felt I had finally found a place where I belonged!! Sad, but true that my 19-year-old niece was not nearly as enthused as I was to be there. I have to say, most of the fans who attended seemed to be around my age, with a few preteens and teens thrown in for good measure. Everyone was decked out in Twilight t-shirts and carrying Twilight bags and books and talking about my favorite subject of current -- Twilight! We visited the vendors on hand -- a photo/poster booth, a t-shirt booth, the Hillywood folks, Kimbra (the model whose hands were used for the Twilight book cover), and a Twilight props exhibit.
The Hillywood folks opened the convention by showing their online parody. If you're a fan of Twilight, I'm sure you've seen it by now, but here's the link. They talked later about the parodies they film and how they got started. They put a lot into their shows, and they all impressed me, especially Hilary and Hannah, who are sisters pursuing this filmmaking venture using their own money, time and talents. And the guys look waaay cuter in person as Edward and Jasper than they do in the parody video. Let me just say that. :)
Billy Burke was the main reason I wanted to attend Friday's events. I looooove him as Charlie Swan. Love him! He came on stage and looked way hotter in person, although he was wearing a hat and sunglasses during most of his Q&A. He seemed very much a doting dad, talking about his 1-year-old daughter. A fan asked if he would want his daughter to date Edward or Jacob, and he analyzed them both and said, "Neither!" and "I want her to be a nun" (because he knows how boys that age think). Awww. He joked about going out for drinks with Rob, which "was an experience," and being irritated that the press hadn't turned that outing into an affair between the two of them since Rob seems to be dating everyone from the cast but him. Other tidbits he shared: he’s starting to grow his stache out for Eclipse, which indicates he has it in New Moon too. He thinks the Twilight cast is made up of very genuine, nice and talented people. He spoke very highly of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart and said he did not envy Rob the attention he’s been getting.
Peter Facinelli came on stage for his Q&A to deafening screams, and wow, did he look HOT! I always loved Carlisle in the books more than I was a fan of Peter Facinelli, but Friday's experiences turned me into a diehard Peter fan. During his Q&A, Peter’s cell phone kept ringing, and he kept answering it. One time his wife called. That’s right, Jennie Garth herself was on the phone. Their exchange – which Peter put on speakerphone – was pretty hilarious. Prior to this Peter spoke often of his daughters and wife in nothing but glowing terms, and it was obvious he’s very much a family man. He did share the fact that the Cullens had filmed all of the Cullen scenes from the New Moon book and said he’s very proud of the stitching scene between Carlisle and Bella. He said he practiced stitching on a chicken for days and even took the chicken to the set. When he bragged about stitching the chicken to Kristen, she took one look at it and said, “Yeah, I’d never let you near me with a needle.” He thought this was hilarious. He also spoke very fondly of Rob and Kristen and cleared up a magazine report that claimed he’d made fun of Kristen. He said the magazine had taken what he’d said out of context and that he adores Kristen because she’s such a sweet kid. He also joked that Rob hadn’t returned his text from last week because “I guess he’s with his new dad now, Pierce Brosnan.”
Taking a photo with Billy and Peter. This was definitely a highlight of the trip. My niece and I waited in line and, although it was a bit rushed because of the number of people waiting to take pictures, I was quite dazzled by them both. I asked to be in the middle, and when I walked up, Billy murmured that I was very tall but beautiful and said that our picture was going to turn out beautiful. My niece, on the other hand, said Peter squeezed her close to him and said, “Hey, sweetheart, how are you doing?” to which she was speechless because he is 10 times hotter in person than on TV, after all. I HAD PETER FACINELLI and BILLY BURKE’s hands on me!!! I am still burning from the sensation.
The ladies from the Twilight Lexicon were also on hand all weekend, and I really enjoyed their panels. I wanted to thank them for the awesome website they offer, but I didn’t. My biggest regret from the weekend, probably.
Oh, autographs!! We waited almost FOUR HOURS to get Billy and Peter’s autographs. I think the reason why is because Peter was talking to everyone, personalizing all of the autographs and giving hugs to anyone who asked. When I say Peter is gracious to his fans, I can’t stress the meaning of that enough. Billy was also very nice, but I’m sure he was very tired by the time we made it through the line. After meeting Peter, the FOUR HOUR wait seemed like nothing. I totally love Peter Facinelli now. I hope to get to meet him again someday. To see my autographs, visit my autograph blog here.
Coming soon: Day Two, Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz.
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