I’m getting there, updating my blog. It was some fiddling here and there.
My web hosting had beefed up security to prevent hackers. So I had some trouble permissions trying to update Wordpress on my website.
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Hi guys, I think it’s about time I brighten up my blog. I’m not happy with the bland setting. There is also the problem with spam bots registering themselves. Watch this space. At the weekend, I discovered my work commitments would prevent me from attending Hi-Ex 2009. Shame. Next year, I’ll be there. I wish Rich and Vicky all the best with their comic con. They have a large set of auction items whose proceeds will go to charity, Children 1st. it is an amazing set of items up for auction which includes:
Check out their auction webpage. Hi-Ex 2009 is taking place in a few weeks time. It is run by Richmond Clements and Vicky Stonebridge. Last year, the event was affected by the severe weather. The heavy snow prevented some guests and visitors from attending Hi-Ex. However, a lot of people attended and it was a success. This year, Hi-Ex will be held at Eden Court, Inverness on the 14th-15th February. I still need to organise booking arrangements. I noted that Frank Quitely will be attending and I would love for him to autograph my copy of All Star Superman GN. A truly impressive piece of work. I’ll be first in the queue! Check their website. Hi again. That’s another year gone and I’m left wondering what do I want to do this year? I’ll be 30 in a few months time. *Gasp* So I made up my mind what my achievements will be in my 30s.
I haven’t wrote a script/story for a few months now. I’m worried I have lost the craft. I need to get back in shape. So I’ll start a small writing exercise. Work it from there. I plan to write a new horror script for another small press publisher by the end of first week. John Recently, FutureQuakePress turned down a script of mine. They felt it didn’t do anything for them and that it read like a action movie and it would be difficult to work it out artistically. They also felt it was half finished. Yeah, I was disappointed but they did have a point. It was half finished. I rushed the script and the results just wasn’t right. It made me re-assess the way I write comic scripts and not to rush it. I think it’s good now and then, scripts get turned down so the creator can see where they went wrong. It’s a good learning expierence. The script was a scifi comedy about a space invasion in British city. I did think whether I can write a sci-fi story. I don’t read many sci-fi stuff so I wouldn’t know if something worked in the script or not. In future, I might re-write it. For now, it’s on the back burner.
I stayed at the Britannia Hotel. It was ok. My view from the window was rubbish. I could see a hotel room across my window. So no wonder many of the windows had curtains drawn across. The Party I went to Bennett’s, where the Monster Launch party were being held. I had to give my name to prove I was on Guest List. Given I have a thick Scottish accent and I’m deaf, it made communications a wee bit difficult. I was speaking to James Hodgkins. He was trying to find my name on the list and I was starting to think “Shit, I’m not listed” I did get an email to confirm this. More people started to crowd the doorway, and James advised me to go in anyway. I wouldn’t be surprised if some people at Bennetts thought I gatecrashed the party because A) No-one knows who I am B) My name wasn’t properly confirmed. A lot of ‘famous’ people came into the party, only faces that I recognised. Hunt Emerson, Kevin F. Sutherland, John Reppion, Leah Moore, Dave Evans, Richmond Clements, Lew Stringer, Shane Chebsey and D’Israeli. I want to say sorry to those I failed to recognise but only found out later; Al Ewing and Wakefield Carter. I knew Al’s face from somewhere but I wasn’t too sure from where. Apparently, he wrote a couple of scripts for 2000AD. I misinterpreted Wakefield Carter’s name as Quinn. (Don’t know how I got that name. Blame the loud music for that!) Wakefield Carter is responsible for running the website: http://www.2000adonline.com/ Whoops. Sorry, Al and Wakefield for not recognising you. I had no idea. I saw John Reppion at the bar and said Hi. I think he just wanted his pint and go back to Leah and friends. Anyway, the party got into swing. I made small talk with Dave Evans and met Richmond for the first time. I just wandered around until I met Steve Tanner and Andy Dodd of Timebomb Comics. I got talking to them about small things like comics. Steve has fond memories of Scream! the horror comic. He loved The Dracula File. I got to talking about my writing some more scripts. I’m considering submitting a horror script to Timebomb Comics and see how that goes. If it’s not to be, it’s not to be. It was midnight I decided to go back to the hotel. It was getting too loud and I had enough beer. I always quit while I’m ahead (which is easier said than done). BICs I decided to go to the Comic Con to beat the queue. 100 other people had the same idea! I picked up my copy of Something Wicked and sat down. It was brillant. Cheers all for your hard work, Neil! I managed to meet Dave Gibbons and had my Watchmen GN autographed. I was lucky to have queued up in time, because Dave had advised everyone he will be stopping in the next 15 mins and cannot autograph anymore. Dave had a schedule to keep. I got talking to Dave and asked him for an autograph. Dave suggested he could draw Rorschach in the book. I asked how did he know I was going to ask him?! He laughed and said it was a popular request. Very well spoken and friendly man. I thanked him and moved on. I bought a few comics and hung around the area for a few hours. I’m glad I went to Birmingham Con. I had a great time. When I first saw The Cure way back in the mid 1980s, I must have been have about 6 or 7 years old, I thought they were weird and I didn’t like them at all. Fast forward 20-odd years later, I can’t stop listening to their song ‘Close To Me’. It started when I was watching Son of Rambow. ‘Close To Me’ was playing over the closing credits. A good film and I loved the music. I’ve become a new fan! Here’s a link to The Cure’s website. Now I have been to Birmingham International Comics Show, I might be heading off to Hi-Ex 2009! Well, not until February 14th. The other day, I mentioned that I loved the art of All Star Superman which was drawn by Frank Quitely. And he is making an appearance at Hi-Ex 2009. I must get my GN autographed by the very man. Early this year, I did try to go to Hi-Ex 2008 but the poor weather blighted my plans. Most of the UK suffered heavy snowfall so much that some of the guests had to cancel their slot. Traveling arrangements were made impossible by the weather. At this time of writing, Hi-Ex has already confirmed 14 guests and they will add more guests to the list in the next few months. Hi-Ex is organised by Richmond Clements and Vicky Stonebridge. As you may know, I’m a regular poster at the Scream dedication website BackFromTheDepths. In my previous blog, I mentioned that the website has re-installed the new message board. Now that board is scrapped. Many months ago, we have set up a new messageboard this time with Ning.com. You can find the new message board at: http://backfromthedepths.ning.com/ We no longer get the spam crap. The good thing about Ning groups is that you can use the same account details to join other Ning groups that would appeal to your interests i.e. Small Press Comics, computers or music. So far our BackFromTheDepths ning group is up to 31 members. Please join us and talk about the old days of Scream and maybe join in a discussion in creating a tribute comic to Scream!. |
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