Okay, it's neither bi-monthly nor sci-fi exclusive, but it's definitely a convention. Oh, and I'm not live from there either so let's just pretend that I titled this entry appropriately. I ventured into the Den of Epic Nerdery (the organizers eschewed  this name for the less offensive "Fan Expo 2008") yesterday to snap some pics, check out the horror stuff, and to see DATA.
In addition to Data, there were lots of guests from the horror section including Wes MF'in Craven, Bruce McDonald (whose zombie film 'Pontypool is also at TIFF this year), the cast of Evil Dead: The Musical, Shawnee Smith of  the Saw movies, AND THE FREAKING FONZ (I don't know if he was in with the horror folks, but he was in Scream).

I stopped by the After Dark booth and grabbed a Frontiere(s)  bumper sticker, and also grabbed a foam cowboy hat from the Rue Morgue booth emblazoned with the title of Takeshi Miike's Sukiyaki Western Django, which I'm sure we'll all remember as a big highlight from Midnight Madness 2007. It's one of the stranger promotional items I've seen and it definitely garnered its share of odd looks as I wore it on my bike ride home. Giddyup! By the way, if you haven't seen Sukiyaki yet, seek it out and watch it now. I'll wait.

I'm not much of a comic book fan, but I also picked up a copy of Grant Morrison, Chris Weston, and Gary Erskine's 'The Filth', which was described to me by the dude in the booth as "the comic book industry's answer to a David Lynch movie".  I'm a total Lynch junkie and this was enough to sell me!

Speaking of me, maybe I should introduce myself. My name's Sachin and I've been volunteering for and attending TIFF since 2002. My favourite Midnight Madness selections include L'Interieur, Isolation, SPL, Save The Green Planet, and Bangkok Loco. The latter impressed me so much that I went to Thailand last year to track down a copy.  Could I have ordered it off the internet? Perhaps, but where's the fun in that? Nowhere, that's where.

As a final note about me, I am somewhat ashamed to say that during the last fight in Bloodsport, I still always cheer for Bolo. "Chong Li! Chong Li!" I can't help it, he's just too awesome.


Don't tell JCVD, okay?

So did anyone else check out the Expo? Pick up some advance tickets to Midnight Madness? Wear a foam cowboy hat while riding a bicycle through the Annex? Let me know!