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Post by roverpup on Jul 29, 2022 11:33:47 GMT
I think it isn't something I would do at all, but I don't see anything really tacky with it.
No more than going to a con in the first place. That's a pretty contrived situation to begin with. It's not like he's performing and you lined up at stage door and had him autograph your programme.
This seems like a safe (covid-wise) alternative.
As for the expense, well these companies charge what the market will bear. If you don't like the cost of what they are offering you don't have to do it. It's an individual choice.
I wouldn't do it but then I wouldn't go to a con either or dress up in cosplay or go around hunting for "setlock" either. But lots of people would and do (or did).
And as for what BC does with his cut... I hope he does whatever he wants with the money - SunnyMarch, charity or spends it on his family (or all of the above). I'm sure he'll put it to good use.
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Post by sgev1977 on Jul 29, 2022 12:42:13 GMT
As for BC's involvement, I never expected him at a Salesforce convention either, so it feels like he's fundraising during his holiday, in between surfing and going to local street parties. 😂 I don't really know what to make of it. He is very random when he isn't working. Remember when he once appeared wishing good luck to someone who was doing a Dancing with the Stars (or something similar) in the USA when he wasn't very famous yet there?! Or when he did that flowers show with his mom?! Or just last year opening the Chinese's Black Friday on a TV show via zoom?!
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Post by queenzod on Jul 29, 2022 13:34:49 GMT
I wish con’s hadn’t changed so much. I remember back in the early 90s I went to a Highlander con in Denver. Everyone from the show was there - Adrian Paul, Jim Byrnes, etc. and they just wandered around the hotel (they were staying there with all the fans), met people, chatted them up (I think some of them even slept with a fan or two (😳), were accessible and seemed to be having a great time. Autographs were free (😳), and on Saturday night Jim Byrnes gave the most amazing concert (also free), just for the love of music. It was totally awesome and one of the funnest things I remember from fan life.
Now, of course, everything is curated down to the minute and costs a fortune. It’s too bad “they” figured out how to drain so much money from fans with deep pockets who love their Thing so much they’ll pay just about anything for a 10 second photo with the beloved. I hate capitalism.
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Post by mllemass on Jul 29, 2022 15:00:27 GMT
I still haven’t heard anything to make me reconsider my opinion. I still think the whole thing is incredibly tacky. And I don’t see how it can be thought of as being kind to people who can’t make it to Comic-Con or whatever. If they want to be kind (and safe during Covid), send people the autograph and charge them for the postage, not $700 or more. Just because fans are willing to spend ridiculous amounts of money on something, it doesn’t mean that wealthy celebrities should take advantage of it.
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Post by mllemass on Jul 29, 2022 17:00:42 GMT
I’m not saying he should be donating his profits to charity. I’m saying that I hope the reason he’s doing this is to raise money for charity - like they do with Letters Live.
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