SYNYSCIFI CON POSTPONED INDEFINITELY

Submitted by Frank D. Rich
on May 19, 2013 - 4:35am

SyNy SciFi Con, which was listed as having no less than fourteen guests from Return of the Jedi for it's 30th Anniversary, has postponed thier event indefinitely.  From their Facbook page:

Hello Everyone. In these past few weeks I have been facing SEVERAL obstacles. Personal matters have come up and I have come to the conclusion of postponing the SyNySciFiCon indefinitely. Refunds will commense immediately, if you do not receive your money back in the next week, please send me message and/or email at synyscificon@live.com. Everyone's messages and emails have been received and now have been

ACT FAST! MARK HAMILL SIGNING WITH COOLWATERS

Submitted by Frank D. Rich
on May 15, 2013 - 7:58pm

Coolwaters emailed the follwing information to their subscribers today:

Hello fans! Sorry this is so last minute BUT here is a RARE chance for you
to get something signed by MARK HAMILL!

You only have 1-week to get your stuff in (by MAY 20) so please do NOT
delay! If we already have an item of yours in our office WE CAN GET IT
SIGNED!

Coolwaters will host a private signing with Mark Hamill in MAY of 2013. You
can send in ANY ITEM to be signed. NOTE that prices do VARY...

8x10 photos (only photos) are $150.00 each
ALL OTHER ITEMS (cards, toys, posters, and photos larger than 8x10) are
$200.00 each

We

JOHN MORTON TO REPRESENT THE GFFA AT DALLAS COMIC CON

Submitted by Frank D. Rich
on May 14, 2013 - 9:45pm

John Morton has been added to the Dallas Comic Con lineup this coming weekend.  Morton, who is known for portraying Luke's gunner, Dak,  as well as donning the Boba Fett suit during a scene with Darth Vader and Lando Calrissian in The Empire Strikes Back, is the only actor from the Star Wars universe scheduled to attend the event. 

One of the featured guests for Star Wars Celebration Europe II, Morton also has an ongoing blog on the official Star Wars site, which can be found here. 

PETER MAYHEW TO ATTEND CELEBRATION EUROPE II

Submitted by Frank D. Rich
on May 10, 2013 - 1:39pm

Peter Mayhew has been added to the Star Wars Celebration Europe II lineup.  Here's the announcement:

Originally an English hospital worker, Peter Mayhew found himself catapulted into films when he was discovered when his photo was featured in a newspaper article about men with large feet. Mayhew, who stands 7’3”, was subsequently cast as the Minotaur in Ray Harryhausen’s Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger. Around the same time, he was cast by a young writer/director named George Lucas in a space fantasy known as Star Wars. The actor threw himself into the role – even visiting zoos to study

CARRIE FISHER TO ATTEND MONSTER-MANIA CON 25

Submitted by Frank D. Rich
on May 10, 2013 - 2:29am

Monster-Mania has announced that Carrie Fisher will be appearing at Monster-Mania Con 25 August 16-18 (although only scheduled to appear part of the day Sunday.)  Fisher was scheduled to attend Monster-Mania 24 in March but had to cancel due to medical reasons.

From their Facebook page:

We are VERY excited to announce that CARRIE FISHER has rescheduled her appearance and will be attending MONSTER-MANIA CON 25 in Cherry Hill, NJ the weekend of AUG 16-18th!

Carrie of course played the iconic character of PRINCESS LEIA in the original STAR WARS trilogy.

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