The Nice Guy - Photos - Comic-Con International 2006

Comic-Con International 2006

July 15 - July 24, 2006

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	I rolled into San Diego the Saturday before Con, which allowed time for things like lunch with Rebecca at our favorite place downtown, the Elephant and Castle.
	I'm going to pretend I don't have a Dr. Who joke on deck for this photo. Because that would mean I know who Dr. Who is.
	Rebecca thinks about making a phone call, but realizes she just hasn't the quid, wot?
	Rebecca and her car, parked across from that wacky Pacific Ocean.
	The Monday before Con, I headed over to visit my old peeps at GEICO Insurance. Here Rebecca and I are posing with very subtle company vehicles.
	And we still are. I hear standing near these can save you 15% or more on car insurance...
	Me and my buddy J.D. hanging out by my brand-new flamin' van in the GEICO parking lot.
	Rebecca, too, feeling ghetto fabulous, feels the need to be seen with the flames.
	Monday night, when Tim flew into town, we hooked for drinks with Nice Guy super-fan Summer and her main man Stefan. At Elephant and Castle again. Hey, it's an Irish pub, where else am I gonna be?
	Summer and Stefan.
	Summer and me.
	Summer, Tim and me. I TOLD you he showed up...
	You thought I was just making that name up, didn't you? See? "Elephant and Castle". Not two things you usually see in the same place, but San Diego is a magical land...
	And Wednesday of Comic-Con week means you're at the Convention Center picking up your BADGES, baby! They stink, and you need them...
	Lots of waiting around involved in that. And here, waiting, is Tim and our old pals Joel (editor/writer from DarkWater Enterprises) and Jeff.
	Folks roaming around and waiting...and dreaming of day one of the Con, starting in just a matter of hours!
	And on day one, Thursday, Rebecca and J.D. came down to hang out and check out the sights. Here's me and Rebecca with Lego Batman. Yeah, I didn't know Batman was made of Legos, either. The things you learn at Comic-Con.
	And here's Rebecca with Sponge Bob...also made of Legos.
	J.D. Dude. Don't turn around or anything, but...(whisper) Batman's right behind you. Just don't make any sudden movements. Or commit any crimes.
	Rebecca posing with non-Lego Batman.
	Which one's the real Leia? You make the call...
	Being the big ham that he is, Yoda can't resist slipping into Rebecca's photo
	Rebecca partying with droids. Thankfully, Comic-Con DOES serve their kind...
	J.D. and Rebecca roaming the Con
	Every male in the vicinity is stunned into disbelieving silence at the sight of a GIRL shopping for comics. Dogs and cats, living together, mass hysteria...
	J.D. stops by, calls Rebecca a nerd, then goes to check out some action figures...
	And it ain't a Comic-Con without a visit to the booth of Sacramento's own Dan Cooney! Here's me, Joel and Rebecca checking out the Valentine action.
	And here's Tim with MIKE T.!! Very long story. This is an old friend of ours we lost track of like a couple of decades ago. So of course we finally run into him again in the middle of 100,000 people at a con.
	Yeah, that's right. I said Mike T.! Had to get in a photo with him so other friends of ours would believe I actually saw him.
	And the two Mikes again. He's the reason, by the way, that most of my inner circle of friends still call me "Mike O." to this day. Their kids even call me "Uncle Mike O." You got two Mikes hanging around, you have to keep is straight somehow.
	Thankfully, Comic-Con isn't growing at all. Really. Good...choke...Lord!
	Yeah, JUST a few people wanted to get into the Battlestar Galactica panel. SOME of us were smart enough to have people inside holding seats for us. SUCKers!
	Speaking of the seat-holders...here's our boys Joel, Tony and Russ waiting for the panel to start. Tony, by the way, is watching the DVD-Rom of "Done the Impossible"...the Serenity documentary that he and I were in (something we'd just found out that day...)
	Tony, Russ and Tim waiting for Galactic goodness
	And the goodness came...and so did Lucy Lawless! I really need to rethink that sentence, don't I? SO much more attractive as a blonde, if you ask me. Already sitting down are series creators David Eick and Ronald D. Moore, and SCI FI VP of original programming Erik Storey. Oh, and that's TV Guide's Lisa Chambers moderating
	Lucy, David, Ronald and Erik kicking it on stage
	And the ladies go wild... In walks James Callis (B.G.'s resident crazy person and chief executive Gaius Baltar).
	Hail to the CHIEF, baby! No, the OTHER chief. Crew Chief Tyrol (actor Aaron Douglas), a big fan favorite, steps on stage as well.
	And appearing for his very first Comic-Con...Edward James Olmos (Admiral William Adama)!!! Yes, this is why I came to the panel, old school Miami Vice fan that I am.
	Castillo...I mean, Adama...takes a seat. Launch all vipers and get them to South Miami. The deal's going down...
	The panel answers questions while Aaron Douglas takes a photo of the crowd. Unfortunately, I think I blinked...
	The actors chat about stuff coming up in the show (that show that TV Guide called "The Best Show of 2005"), thank you very much...
	I think this is where Olmos was warning us all how dark next season is going to be, and suggesting that none of us watch it. Yeah, the SCI FI VP really enjoyed THAT joke. Ha ha, very funny...
	And another shot of the panel guests.
	And another.
	And one more. Just to be safe.
	Ah, our favorite spot to take a breather between Con happenings...that place outside the mezzanine. Tony, Russ and I caught some some sun and some cigars
	Russ and Tony watching naval ships out in the bay
	Like a villain. That's how Tony's chillin'.
	Russ first attempts to live out his Superman fantasy...
	...and then sticks with his tried-and-true Patton fantasy. Lead him, follow him, or get of his way...
	Know what I like about Comic-Con? It's the only place you can be having lunch and suddenly realize you're eating your sandwich next to Princess Leia and a stormtrooper. That just doesn't happen at Taco Bell.
	And Saturday, our friends Kaye and Ben showed up, seen here looking up stuff on the program schedule with Joel
	And this year, Kaye and Ben brought the boys. Here they are with Robert and Cameron, two guys experiencing Comic-Con for the first time (and are now probably scarred for life...)
	Fight! Fight! I got ten bucks on Cameron!
	And it also ain't a Comic-Con without hooking up with Nice Guy/Browncoat gals Suzi and Jessica! Woo hoo! I hadn't gotten to see them since the big Serenity premiere in Hollywood.
	And here's Jessica, Suzi, Tim and me at the screening of "Done the Impossible" on Saturday night. Jess, Suzi and I were all in the film. I'm not bragging or anything. I'm just rubbing it in for Tim's sake...
	And on the way home, Tim and I stopped off in L.A. and hooked up for lunch with an old friend from high school, Jennifer (who we recently found again...and who's now a certified Nice Guy fan!). Also appearing here is Jen's son Scott. The photo was taken by his sister Beth. Just didn't want to leave her out...