CollectorMania 6 (2004) At Milton Keynes

Me and Lucy queued up with my mum and dad for half an hour outside Centre: Mk. They let us in at 10:00am and we had to queue again for tickets to see Billy Boyd! We were so excited and nervous! Finally we got tickets 257 and 258, so we went to look at the stalls (Billy wasn't arriving until 11:00am) where they had really cool TLOTR stuff like swords and autographs but they were too expensive! There was a signed TLOTR: TROTK poster by all of the cast, but it cost £1500! We went back, and Billy was there! We saw him through the queue! My heart went everytime I saw him - I couldn't believe i was looking at THE Billy Boyd! LOL! We decided to see Thomas Robins (signed my TLOTR: TFOTR DVD) who played Deagol he was so nice and friendly! He hugged me and Lucy and kept telling us to calm down! I was shaking so much that I dropped the money on the table! He jumped round especially for our photo! We also saw and met Sala Baker, but i couldn't get his autograph because I ran out of money! Sala said it was cool though Thomas Robins  kept saying "Billy Watch Out!" because we were mad! We then waited for ages and the ticket said upto 200 for Billy Boyd. But the man let us in - i was so excited. Lucy met him first and she had no idea what to say! then I met him! He went "Hello, how are you?" I went "fine!" He goes "whats your name?" i was so nervous, i told him and he thought i said Vanessa! i told him melissa and he signed it! i was so shocked i had no idea what to say to him - especially when he looked me straight in the eye! I got a picture done and said Goodbye! I still couldn't believe it! I was in total shock! it was amazing, I kept screaming everytime i saw him! Then me and lucy went all over the shopping centre to find a sandwich shop - finally, right at the opposite end, where was a marks and Spencer! I just remember Billy Boyd! Someone asked him to sign Sean Astins 'There and Back Again - An Actors Tale' and he goes "But this is Seans book!" Me and Lucy sat right infront of Bob, Sala, Thomas and Nathaniel! Everytime someone moved we moved up! We also saw Royd Tolkien, and i couldn't work the camera, so Royd said "Get a grip on yourself!" because i was laughing so much! He was really nice. I looked over and saw Billy Boys and the sign said upto 800! - wow! Then I looked over again and it said "finished," so I said to Lucy, did she want to follow him? and she said what a great idea it was! So we went over to watch him sign the last autograph! and to take pictures of his every move! Then as he was leaving i shouted  out to Lucy "Follow him!" So i jumped down and legged it after him, leaving poor lucy a bit behind! Me and these other girls were shouting out "BILLY" and "WE LOVE YOU BILLY." Then, just before he went into the VIP room, i jumped right infront of him! Billy stopped, smiled and waved at me - he let me take a photo of him. After, he said "was that a good one?" I just screamed "THANK YOU SO MUCH!" He then went into the VIP room! i just looked in shock at Lucy and we both screamed! I was in TOTAL SHOCK! Then, we saw Thomas Robins coming - i shouted "TOM!" he turned and said hello, and i took a photo! i was even more shocked, he saide goodbye anf went into the VIP room! i was screaming even more, then we saw Matthew Lewis, who played Neville in Harry Potter coming out of the VIP room - i shouted "NEVILLE!" he turned around and waved, and I waved madly back - he must of thought i was mental! We then saw Mini-Me, i tried to take a photo but loads of people got in the way. We then saw all the Harry Potter guys and i took loads of photos of them! I swear one of the weasley twins gave me this wierd look - but then again i was standing infront of them with this mad grin on my face taking a photo! Then we had to go! But it was the BEST DAY OF MY LIFE - i am definately going next year! I still cannot believe it - it feels like a dream! ROCK ON TLOTR

 

People I saw at Collectormania 6, were:

Billy Boyd - Pippin, TLOTR
Thomas Robins - Deagol, TLOTR
Royd Tolkien - Great Grandson of Prof. Tolkien. Gondorian Soldier, TLOTR
Bob Anderson - Sword Master, TLOTR and Star Wars
Sala Baker - Sauron and various other, TLOTR
Nathaniel Lees - Various orcs, TLOTR
Nicholas Brendon - Xander, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Brent Spinner - Data, Star Trek
Devon Murray - Seamus, Harry Potter
Jamie Waylett - Crabbe, Harry Potter
Matthew Lewis - Neville, Harry Potter
James and Oliver Phelps - Weasley Twins, Harry Potter
Verne Troyer - Mini Me, Austin Powers
Martina Sirtis - Star Trek
Margot Kidder - Superman
Richard Kiel - Jaws, Moonraker