Post by Michael Coello on Nov 23, 2007 19:47:45 GMT -5
My local indoor flea market, the Route 18 market, was advertising that TNA wrestlers Abyss, So Cal Val, and Leticia Cline(Yes, Leticia is apparently still under TNA contract) were gonna appear there to sign autographs and stuff. I got a cheap-o disposable camera and took a few photos outside the building before going to see them.
First off, the experience proved to me that no matter how intelligent or smarmy I may come off on this board with my posts, I'm pretty much the opposite in real life. I thought I would meet the girls and throw out some random useless knowledge like "I remember when you were the WEW Commissioner, Val, and I thought you were great then. Hated how ODB choke you out." and "I loved the spread you had in 'Stare', Leticia." Gonna act all cool and crap. Wrong. WRONG! I froze up and was standing around like an idiot for about 5 minutes. When I did finally talk to them, first words out: "I don't know what's going on..."
The girls were nice, though, and they made small talk with me and ask me stuff about me and I answered back well enough. I got both their signatures, and took a photo with both of them.
Then, I met Abyss. I shook his hand and got his autograph. I mentioned the scars on his arms and I showed him my small scars on my hand. Then I took a photo with him(He's tall. I'm about 6 foot 1, and he was a few inches taller than me) and talked a bit more and then thanked him. Funny how I'm more comfortable with "The Monster" then two girls...
After that, I hung around to see some of the people talking with them. I remember one woman looking at Abyss and saying "You don't look like someone who would fear James Mitchell". I laughed, cause it was funny to me. I talked with the guy who had a Polaroid camera and was taking photos for people without one and he made fun of me for being nervous around the girls. I looked around the table and saw that the company running the thing was selling a bunch of other autographs of other wrestlers. I wasn't interested in any, though. I talked with some of the other fans who were there for a little bit, and helped a women find out who Leticia and Val were. Then, I took a photo of a sign that will become a new Batista joke, got some covers for the photos and then I left.
I'll try to get the photos developed tomorrow and I'll post them up when I can.
First off, the experience proved to me that no matter how intelligent or smarmy I may come off on this board with my posts, I'm pretty much the opposite in real life. I thought I would meet the girls and throw out some random useless knowledge like "I remember when you were the WEW Commissioner, Val, and I thought you were great then. Hated how ODB choke you out." and "I loved the spread you had in 'Stare', Leticia." Gonna act all cool and crap. Wrong. WRONG! I froze up and was standing around like an idiot for about 5 minutes. When I did finally talk to them, first words out: "I don't know what's going on..."
The girls were nice, though, and they made small talk with me and ask me stuff about me and I answered back well enough. I got both their signatures, and took a photo with both of them.
Then, I met Abyss. I shook his hand and got his autograph. I mentioned the scars on his arms and I showed him my small scars on my hand. Then I took a photo with him(He's tall. I'm about 6 foot 1, and he was a few inches taller than me) and talked a bit more and then thanked him. Funny how I'm more comfortable with "The Monster" then two girls...
After that, I hung around to see some of the people talking with them. I remember one woman looking at Abyss and saying "You don't look like someone who would fear James Mitchell". I laughed, cause it was funny to me. I talked with the guy who had a Polaroid camera and was taking photos for people without one and he made fun of me for being nervous around the girls. I looked around the table and saw that the company running the thing was selling a bunch of other autographs of other wrestlers. I wasn't interested in any, though. I talked with some of the other fans who were there for a little bit, and helped a women find out who Leticia and Val were. Then, I took a photo of a sign that will become a new Batista joke, got some covers for the photos and then I left.
I'll try to get the photos developed tomorrow and I'll post them up when I can.
