User blog:Drop Zone mk2/My Almost-Meeting with Craig Charles

Last week, I went to Sheffield Film and Comic Con. Amongst the guests due to be there was Craig Charles. As well as hosting on of my all-time favourite shows, I am also a fan of Red Dwarf.

Getting to Sheffield was not easy, as I live in Buckinghamshire. It took a five hour (including rests) trip each way. I had been unfortunate this year twice, as I had originally planned to go to a Comic Con in Milton Keynes, but I was busy, and later hoped to go to one in London, only to be busy again, so I was determined to get to this one.

However, whilst queuing up to get in to the Conference center, the people behind me in the queue told me Craig Charles had been forced to pull out due to work comittments.

Still, it was a fantastic day, and there was loads of great (but non-Robot Wars related) things to see and buy.

However, a couple of Robot Wars related things did still happen. At a stall selling old video games, I found copies of Robot Wars: Metal Mayhem (which I already own), and Robot Wars: Advanced Destruction complete with box (which I decided not to buy because I had already spent a lot of money).

Also, whilst queuing for my photo session with Doctor Who star Frazer Hines (Which I had paid for with the money I spent my Craig Charles ticket on after it was refunded), I mentioned to the guy behind me in the queue that I had originally had a ticket for a photo session for Craig Charles, and he replied that he had been a big fan of Robot Wars as well!

So a great day, but if I want to see Craig Charles, there's always next time...

Drop Zone mk2 (talk) 17:39, September 5, 2014 (UTC)