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Sarah Michelle Gellar

You know I most certainly needed to do a blog about my favorite actress. This is the first time that Sarah Michelle Gellar has ever gone to a convention. Even during the Buffy The Vampire days, she never did any photographs or signings. So when I saw she was going to be at the Star Wars Celebration, I had to sign up for a photo and autograph. This could be my only chance ever. My friends Heather and Jon also came to the Celebration. They only came to get the photo and autograph. Also to visit the Disney World Resort while they're in Orlando. Like Amos and I are going to see starting tomorrow night.

Amos and I got to the Convention Center at 6:30am. We got in the queue to the showroom floor. They started letting people onto the floor at 10am. I went straight to the Photo and Autograph hall. I waited there until they called us into the line for Sarah at 11:30am. At noon they started letting people in to get photos with her. When it was my turn, I said  "hi". Sarah also said, "hi". After the photo I thanked her and she said, "your welcome". Heather and Jon got there photo right after me. I also got the download besides the hard copy photo. We then got into the line for the autograph. She was not signing until 2pm, but they let us line up at 1pm. She starting signing at 2pm. A bunch of us in line sang her Happy Birthday. When it was my turn to have my photo autographed, I also wished her a Happy Birthday. She thanked me. She saw our photo and said, "that a good picture". I said, "because she was in the photo". She said "awe".

Today was a dream come true for this fan. Feel very blessed to have gotten this opportunity. I will treasure this moment the rest of my life.

Sarah Michelle Gellar

 

Sarah before signing autographs 

My photo after Sarah signing

 

My friends Jon and Heather

Star Wars Celebration Day 1

Amos and I camped out overnight in the Convention Center. We were in a queue line waiting to get a wristband for the 40 years of Star Wars panel. No sleep. We were on cement floors. They even brought in a Deejay to play music from about 12:30am to 2am. They got everyone to gather up their stuff at 5am. Just after 6am they started giving out the wristbands. We then walked all the way around the hall and got back in the same queue line we were in before. Now we get to wait a few more hours before they take us up to the Stage for the panel. I sure hope it is worth all the wait.

At 10:30am they finally let us go to the Galaxy Stage on the 4th Floor. It was a crazy mad dash to the stage. We got to sit about 16 rows from the stage. But they had 3 large monitors to also view the panel better.

George Lucas was the main guest. He talked about the making of Star Wars and the cast. The other guests were Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Peter Mathew, Ian Mcdiarmid, and Hayden Christensen. They were all great. They then brought out Mark Hamill. He was great reminiscing about the films. Then a surprise guest, Harrison Ford. The audience went crazy.  George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy talked about Carrie Fisher. It got a little emotional. Carrie's daughter Billie also talked about her mom.

When we thought the show might end, they opened a curtain and John Williams and the Atlanta orchestra had a very moving tribute to Carrie. It seemed we were all crying by then.

They even passed out Carrie Fisher posters as we left the hall. 

It was a good tribute to the first 40 years of Star Wars.

And yes it was very much worth the wait.

Amos waited to get his photo with Hayden Christensen as I waited to get into the Celebration Store. Amos beat me. He got his photo at Hayden before 4:30pm. I was stuck in line for store for over 3 hours.