Oubliette said:

P.S. As far as pricing, Steve and Tango were among the lowest we have encountered–$30 for both, which of course is $15 apiece.  Much less than the standard going rate.

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I've never gone to anything like Monster Mania or a Star Trek convention or anything like those.  What is the standard going rate?  What would be the top end rate?

Also, thanks for the info on "Stango."  It's funny, but as I think back to all the threads and posts here, Tango's name never really comes up when concerning "questionable" events.  He seems like a good guy who is honestly attempting to find evidence.  He strives in being a good team member, which really, speaks volumes for his character.  In fact, away from the show and the spotlight, I would think that they are all pretty decent and likable people.  Personally, I tend to forget that sometimes when posting….but man, there are times when their investigatory methods drive me up a wall…

I have seen autographs running from $25 per celebrity onwards to $50.  Never as low as $15.

You know, if this were Jason and Grant, I wouldn't even have been interested.  But the peripheral players in that drama don't really bother me.  And of course, Tango is a Jersey Guy who made it to the big time, which holds some interest for me.

Steve bothers me more due to his phobias, which seem ridiculous in view of the fact that a lot of supposed haunted places are full of creey crawlies, cobwebs etc.  I can respect his fear of flying (it sort of scares me too) but hey-if I had a chance to go to the British Isles, just knock me out and wake me when we get there.

I can separate Steve and Tango as individuals separate from GH, but with Jason and Grant, I cannot.  They are producers, they call the shots, find most of the "evidence" and are the ones that we question more than anyone else.  In truth, meeting them across an autograph table would prove difficult for me.  It's just how I feel.

I am PROUD to wear my Skeptical Viewer T-shirt!  (and no, I don't get a cut for promoting it)  You won't believe the people who don't know what a skeptic is.  They're always getting the word mixed up with "non-believer", which describes someone who refuses to change his/her opinion regardless of the evidence.

Good thought about wearing them to places like this.  Since Monster-Mania does take email requests for guests, think I'll put one in early.  The best thing is to put in "anyone from Ghost Hunters", that way leaving the door open to getting at least one person who is able to attend.  Hey, maybe they can set up a Q & A with the Dynamic Duo, who knows?  Monster Mania has grown so much in the last few years there would certainly be enough of an audience.

Of course, many others come to mind:  I'd love to meet Josh Gates, but to my knowledge he has never appeared at any convention like this. :(

Again, I truly wonder what happened to Brian.  My hubby thinks that he might have thought twice about it, knowing that Steve might be listening to anything he (Brian) may say and report back to the Big Jay.  As with anything having to do with the show, don't think we'll ever know why he really canceled.

P.S.  They have expanded to having a Monster Mania in Connecticut this year, so anyone close to or in that state might want to check it out.

http://www.monstermania.net/MMC_Guests_Hartford.html

The NJ site is not updated yet but the next show will be in August.  Guest requests are being taken.

http://www.monstermania.net/

No, Cherry Hill is right near Philadelphia.  But you may be interested in Chiller Theatre:

http://www.chillertheatre.com/main.htm

Just checked out the page myself and wish I could go!  But ever since they moved from the Meadowlands up to Parsippany it's just too long a haul unless I could stay overnight nearby.

Also, just noticed that they are going to have Mike Melillo and his beautiful Jersey Devil sculpture that was featured in MonsterQuest!  Also the two Marks from Weird New Jersey magazine.  Whaaa…….

Peter Criss from Kiss: isn't he the one who says he was abducted by space aliens?

If anyone is considering going, please note that they will not be selling any Saturday tickets at the door due to the huge crowd that show up on its busiest day.  Nobody wants to wait in line 2 hours for a ticket.

Another great event I'm going to miss…this is getting very depressing.  My brother is going, though.  Maybe he'll have another great story to tell, who knows?

Oubliette said:

Peter Criss from Kiss: isn't he the one who says he was abducted by space aliens?

Hmmm…you may be thinking of "Ace" Frehley, lead guitarist, who became "Space Ace;" an alien visitor from the planet Jendell (sp?).  Why do I remember that?  No idea…  

Martimus said:

It was mentioned that at the GH table that Tango stood and responded respectfully after being told that "Mike" was a police lieutenant.  It's good to see that Tango was that considerate and respectful!  What strikes me as odd, however, was that it's common knowledge that Steve used to be a police officer himself.  If this was the case then it seems out of place that Steve didn't also respond to the statement. 

Good point.  Though I'll have to ask my brother if Steve did react but he just didn't mention it.  Tango's reaction caught my brother by surprise but he didn't know about Tango's father's occupation.  Steve did say that my niece's name Natalia was very beautiful.  It seems both he and Tango were honestly trying to connect with fans, which is more than I can say for my past experiences with celebrities.  If you got a smile and a "how are you doing" out of them, it was a miracle. 

The funny thing is that, just as my brother mentioned, those two really do seem to be great friends and love joking around with each other.  This has been confirmed by a link provided here in another thread about a guy who was allowed to go along on a shoot with the cast and crew of GH.  So at least their friendship is not an act just for the cameras.