RealmsCon 2013 Guest List...O_O

As I posted last year, I attend RealmsCon, Corpus Christi's premier anime (but really at this point it's more of a pop culture with strong anime overtones) convention on a fairly regular basis.  Now in the last few years, the guest list for RealmsCon has usually been one big name guest and a bunch of unknown or lesser known guests following in his or her wake.  For example, the big guest last year was Crispin Freeman, a well-known voice actor in the anime/video game scene.  After that were a few voice actors whose only roles of note were some obscure animes and Wizards 101.

But this year...

I don't know if the convention organizers got a huge budget increase but...Holy Crap, look at this list!

1. Jonathan Joss - Best known as the voice of John Redcorn from King of the Hill.  He was also the Indian who was hanged in the remake of True Grit.  This'll be his third year at RealmsCon.

2. Quinton Flynn - A renown voice actor most know for voicing Raiden from the Metal Gear Series and Axel from the Kingdom Hearts games.


 


3. Vic Mignogna - Another voice actor with a huge list of credits.  He is best known for playing the voice of Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist.  However, I know him best as the voice of Broly from Dragonball Z.

 

Also, I met him at RealmsCon 2009 and he signed my copy of Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3

4. Verne Troyer - Mini-Me from the Austin Powers movies. 'Nuff said.
 

 5. Rikki Simons - Artist and Colorist.  Most known from his work on Invader Zim, not only as an artist but as the voice for GIR the robot, who, I argue, is the most popular character on the show mainly for being insane.  Merchandise with GIR's image is still being sold in Hot Topic to this day.

6. Richard Horvitz - Voice Actor extraordinaire and a very prominent part of my childhood.  He is the voice for Zim in Invader Zim, Billy from The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Daggett from Angry Beavers and Alpha 5 from Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. Ay-yi-yi-yi-yi, indeed!



And now my favorite bit of dialogue from Invader Zim featuring both Richard Horvitz and Rikki Simons:

 

Now we move onto what I call The Crow Corner:

7. James O'Barr - Creator of The Crow comic book and, in my opinion, a staple of RealmsCon guests as he has appeared at every RealmsCon I attended and even autographed my copy of the The Crow.
 

8. Rochelle Davis - She played Sarah the little skateboarding girl in The Crow.




9. Jon Polito - Played Gideon, the pawn shop owner in The Crow.  I know him also from The Big Lebowski, The Rocketeer and Miller's Crossing.

 

10. Tony Todd - Played Grange, Top Dollar's right-hand man.  He is most known for playing the Candyman from the Candyman movies and recently played The Fallen from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and the Coroner from the Final Destination movies.

 

11. Ernie Hudson - Sgt. Albrecht in The Crow but I know most people know him better as Winston Zeddemore from Ghostbusters.  I swear, I screamed in joy "OH MY GOD!"  when I saw his name on the guest list. 



Moving out of The Crow Corner, we come to our last but not least guest.

12. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa a.k.a. Shang Motherfuckin' Tsung from Mortal Kombat! A very prominent movie from my childhood. I did the most fangirly squee when I saw he would be coming to RealmsCon.

RealmsCon can't come fast enough.

Beer Thoughts 05-16-13

Jacob’s back and, this time, someone has to pay!

Or I could just tell you about these new beers I found.  Yes, I’ve returned with a new make-your-own six-pack.  However, these beers are courtesy of Liquid Town, a liquor store with multiple locations across Corpus Christi.  I felt like a kid at a candy store as they had a very diverse selection to choose from.  I’m definitely going back for another six pack as this one’s only a fraction of a taste of what they were selling.  ¡Vamanos! ¡A la embriaguez!

Alaskan Freeride APA - Has a sweet fruity smell to it and can also smell the hops in it as well.  Despite smell, it has only a slight hoppy taste and, for the most part, is quite smooth with a bit of a fruity aftertaste. As I’ve said before, I normally don’t care for pale ales but this particular brew is an American Pale Ale (Most pale ales I’ve tried before were Indian Pale Ales) and tasted much more palatable to me.

Red Hook Copper Hook - Doesn’t have a very distinct smell at all. Has a strong bitter taste at first but a relatively smooth aftertaste. After drinking awhile, it gets less bitter and  descends into a more smooth taste all around.

New Belgium Dig Pale Ale - I can smell a faint but sweet citrus scent after opening.  A very mild bitterness when it first hits your tongue but you can definitely taste the fruitiness as it goes down.  Strange that I find not one, but two pale ales that aren’t bad at all with this six-pack. (Either that or I’m just getting more and more used to pale ales)

Flying Dog Tire Bite Golden Ale - It has a light pleasant smell and a sweet taste that’s hard to pinpoint at first. After a few gulps, it tastes sort of lemony to me or at least a citrus flavor that I detect.

Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. Hefeweizen - It has a burnt wheaty smell that reminds me of bread.  The smell carries on to the taste buds with a “burnt” sort of taste, if that makes any sense. But, overall is quite smooth from start to finish.

Cerveza Caguama - Has the same skunky smell that most South-of-the-Border beers have like Corona or Landshark. I was expecting an aftertaste but it’s very smooth and goes down quite easy.

Jacob’s Best O’ The Bunch! - Not since Christmastime has there been a tie, but I’m going to go with both Alaskan Freeride APA and Cerveza Caguama.  I swear, Alaskan Brewery can do no wrong with me as every beer I’ve tried with them, I’ve enjoyed thoroughly.  Gordon Biersch Hefeweisen came as a very close third contender but Caguama beat it out by having a more smoother taste.  

Story of the Year (So Far)

Now, I've been working at KRIS/KZTV News for a little over two months now and I've seen my fair share of interesting stories on a day to day basis.

But this...

I'm not sure how any other story this year can top the absurdity of this one.

My face after reading and watching the story.

Since the video won't play here for technical reasons, I'm going to post the story link to the KZTV website . Look upon the story, Ye Mighty, and despair!

Also, special props to reporter Mike Manzoni for doing such a good job setting up the video.