Marketer Jen

Some may or may not know that I am a HUGE gaming and sci fi fan. I played D&D with my brother and then with the boys in high school in late 1980s. I am also a very happy gamer girl - atari, coleco, nintendo, xbox, playstation, wii…I’ve played on them all. I’m currently very happy to play Guitar Hero when my carpel tunnel is not acting up - probably from years with joysticks in my hands for hours on end and typing for the last 15 years non-stop.

I have now been to 4 Gen Cons (held yearly in August in downtown Indianapolis) and 1 Star Wars convention. Love it! Each year I seek out the coolness factor and enjoy the “sights” (people crazier than me who dress up, people who are so secluded in their gaming that don’t know how to dress properly, etc.), and have a good time with my husband and our friends. This year, I left the show the happiest that I have ever been at a Gen Con. Husband called me on Thursday from the show while I was at Newark Airport preparing to fly home. Peter Mayhew (aka Chewbacca) was this year’s Person of Honor and was appearing each day at the show, giving out autographs (for a fee) and posing for photos (if you pay said fee). Normally I balk at the thought of paying for an autograph…I did not pay 2 years ago for Kevin Sorbo…but this year I HAD to do it!  So on Friday, Husband and I went over to see Peter Mayhew. He signed a photo of Chewbacca from Empire Strikes Back (in snow…Peter said that I had made an excellent choice of photo!) and Husband took a photo of us. I was like a school girl - utterly in awe. What I will remember most about him are his HUGE hands (incredible) and his talk with us on the differences of filming in 1970s/1980s and then on the final movie in 2000s.

This week - I am going to frame my autographed photo and will display it proudly!