2024 GalaxyCon Autograph From Chris - William Zabka

This summer, while I was at the National, my son, Chris, went to GalaxyCon in Raleigh with his mom.  They go every year, and it always coincides with the National, so I don't get to go.  Chris let me know that William Zabka was going to be there, so I gave him some money to get an 8 x 10 signed for me.

Chris came through and got this awesome photo signed.  He even got an inscription for me: "Don't be a pussy".  Nice.

I love Cobra Kai.  Chris and I got into it when they added it to Netflix, and have followed the show ever since.  Once this last half of Season 5 comes out, the show will be done.

Zabka (b. 1965) starred in The Karate Kid as Johnny Lawrence, nemesis to Daniel LaRusso.  He was also in Karate Kid 2, Hot Tub Time Machine and Back to School.

GalaxyCon Richmond 2024

Yesterday, Chris, Jesse and I went to GalaxyCon in Richmond.  I was originally going there to meet Carl Weathers, but after his passing, I settled for Dolph Lundgren and a couple wrestlers.  I was very disappointed in the setup of the Con.  The line to get in the door took us 3 hours, after we circled the venue for almost an hour trying to find parking.

We finally got in and got the autographs we were looking for.  Dolph was really nice.  I didn't get a chance to say a whole lot because it was so crowded, but it was a positive experience meeting him. I wanted my card signed in blue but was in such a hurry getting through the line, I wasn't able to ask him to switch pens.  That was no one's fault.  I was still irritated abd flustered about a guy cutting in front of me in line.

The next booth we stopped at was Barry Windham to finish this 1985 WWF card of the US Express.  They have just been announced as members of WWE's Hall of Fame class of 2024.  Windham was nice enough to add the HOF 24 inscription without us even asking.  I had gotten. Mike Rotunda on the card TTM a couple weeks ago.  I was going to send a picture of this card to my cousin Lynn this morning since I knew she liked Windham and she was the one who got me into wrestling so many years ago.  She passed away this morning, sadly.  It was kind of strange because she was legitimately in my thoughts just yesterday. How short life is astounds me sometimes.

Onto more positive things, I got this card signed by Rikishi yesterday in yellow paint pen.  The card really pops, as Rikishi even said himself.

Rikishi wad really cool, as well.  We talked about who he had in the Wrestlemania match between Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes.  We also talked about how I'd like yo sew him come out and get involved in the Bloodline storyline since he is a senior member of the Anoa'i family.

The poor planning and logistics aside, we did have a good time.  I'm glad Jesse was able to come on the trip with Chris and I.  It took an 11th hour miracle in finding a ticket, but it worked out.

Now that the ComiCon is out of the way, it's time for me to focus on getting prepped for the season. 

Meanwhile At GalaxyCon - Ric Flair

While I was at the National, my wife and son were in Raleigh at GalaxyCon.  I gave Chris some money to meet Ric Flair and get this WWE Heritage card signed for me.

The card looks awesome, and my son got to meet Flair.  He said Flair was looking a bit rough, but told him the autograph was for his dad.  Flair told him to tell me that he'd rip my shirt off and give me a good Ric Flair chop to the chest. Wooooo. I thought that was pretty awesome.