Amber at Inkworks Booth Comic Con '03

[P L U R Glowstix]

here the link...its too bad that im only going on saturday though...

www.inkworkstradingcards....edule.html

But..YAY Amber...

[iluvbtvs13]

i won't be able to go! darn!!!! i wish i lived in California!

[Rally]

Woo Hoo, thankfully we already made our plans to attend. We won't be down until late Friday but she is also appearing on Sunday. So Sunday it is! This is great news and down to the wire once again this year, but I am not complaining.

Well officially, of course, I have to say that I have no idea what you're talking about.

[kymmie118]

I so want to go and see Amber at the con..

that is actually the only con that I have never been to..it would be great if I could go which we all are thinking that..Amber is the original goddess..



Plus being in California a big bonus..



I am so depressed right now



but I'll live I guess..



Shout out to all the Kittens I know..



I met a few at MR.. I know mentioning that is bad

that was such a terrible experince I will (never) repeat again..the con was great the "resort"

sucked big time...



Kymmie

Edited by: Warduke at: 7/17/03 7:52 am

[xita]

Yeah, don't think I'll make it, have a big trip to the bay area this weekend Happy time with Amber for those kittens that can go, remember to get there early for registration, i mean early!

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"The suspense is terrible. I hope it'll last."

-Willie Wonka

[sprhrgrl]

Hurrah! Hurrah!



I just decided to go today (since I live in San Diego anyway) since my mother decided she'd pay for it after letting me down by not letting me go to years ago.



(ahem)



Anyhow. I was planning what to do on Friday with my friend Sarah and I wandered over here. . .



And YAY! So much of the happy!



I was so disappointed she wouldn't be there, and thought that Angelina Jolie and Neil Gaiman were going to have to serve as the highlights of Con.



YAY!



That is all.

sprhrgrl.com

she's my everything

Sweetie, I'm a fag. I been there. - Tara

The truth shall set you free, but first it will piss you off. - Gloria Steinem

[AmbersSecretAdmirer]

I wonder if anyone will be smart enough to ask Amber about Joss' recent interview with Filmforce and her reaction, if any, to it.



Might make for an interesting Q & A.

TARA AND WILLOW 2GETHER 4EVER!!! BLESSED BE ETERNALLY!!!

[ambercatsmom]

She may choose not to address that interview. She certainly doesn't need to. Since it was not she who gave the interview. Trying to answer for what someone else said in an interview is tricky.

[AmbersSecretAdmirer]

True, but she may be able to silence the doubters. Not in here as there aren't any, but in the wider world who would take Joss' word as definitve without knowing both sides.

TARA AND WILLOW 2GETHER 4EVER!!! BLESSED BE ETERNALLY!!!

[P L U R Glowstix]

well, at first i was mad that i chose to go on saturday (the only day i can go) but if you recall last year, amber is full of surprises...heres to hope...

[sam7777]

Amber is a real pro. She's stil out there promoting BTVS products even after the nastiness that Joss said.

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I see dead lesbian cliches

[ambercatsmom]

Tricky especially with the individual that gave this interview is less than honorable.



While Amber is a most honorable person.

[dekalog]

sam that's exactly what I thought.



Then again she has shown time and again that she goes out to please her fans, and this should make more than a few people pleased. I;m sooo jealous.

[sprhrgrl]

I'll be the round grrl in the kitty hat. Is this allowed here? I'm just so excited and would like to maybe meet kitties in line, if I can.



Oh, happy.

sprhrgrl.com

she's my everything

Sweetie, I'm a fag. I been there. - Tara

The truth shall set you free, but first it will piss you off. - Gloria Steinem

[helpful information perha]

Sam - If I'm not mistaken Amber is friends with the people of Inkworks - so this may well be a favor for a friend - as much or more so - than a promote buffy thing





Looking forward to reports on this outing - and I do hope someone makes amber aware of joss's comments - she should at the very least know what he is saying - even if she doesn't wish to comment on them

[Rally]

Quote:

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If I'm not mistaken Amber is friends with the people of Inkworks

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Yes this is correct, last year at San Diego, I ran into a pro from one of the trading card mags who mentioned this. Amber and the daughter of the Inkworks founder went to high school together. Therefore Amber attends with them as a courtesy.

Well officially, of course, I have to say that I have no idea what you're talking about.

[helpful information perha]

any reports from the comic con front will be gladly received

[Rally]

If she shows up on Sat or Sun I should have a report. We are on our way to San Diego now.

Well officially, of course, I have to say that I have no idea what you're talking about.

[Iamyouknowyours]

I had planned to hit the con for Terry Moore. I have an addiction to Stangers In Paradise, and it's the tenth aniversary and all, plus Comic Con is practically a religious experience for my friend. So I really lucked out that I happened to pick the day Amber was there. I saw Terry first and I had him sign my Wannablessedbe comic in addition to the SIP stuff. He's a really sweet guy and he asked if I was going to be seeing Amber as well. I told him yes, and so he gave me a note to pass to her! Then I went over to the Inkworks booth, where a fellow Amber fan some how got me a ticket (I was unfortunately still registering when they had run out) and I got to see her again. She told me she thought my hair was cute, which means I am never changing this haircut again! And then I gave her the note from Terry. She thought it was cute and wrote him a note back, which I later delivered at the SIP booth. Then I told her congrats on the Chance DVDs and complimented her shirt (It had a little pig on it and said "Don't Eat Me!") because I'm a veggie too and just babbled on about I don't know what all as she signed my Wannablessedbe.



On a side note, I also stopped by later to see Danny Strong and Robia LaMorte, both of who were very nice and quite funny. And there was an interesting panel on gays in comics.

[sprhrgrl]

As this is to stand as a testament to the wonder that is Amber, I beg the reader to not only accept what is written as wonder, but to also acknowledge the fact that the author, this day 1) had not had any sleep the night before, and little the night before that, 2) was suffering highly from cramping in her girly bits and 3) had bloody blisters (yes, literally) all over her feet. In short, she was in hell.



Except that she was to see Amber, and so everything was worth it.



My day started slowly as my ride overslept, and I took the time to write a note to Amber. I discussed how happy the kittens were to have seen the interview with her, how great it is that Chance is being released on DVD, and how amazing it is that not only does she inspire girls through television, but she also works with them to achieve their dreams through projects like the young playwright's project.



The letter was on funny Winnie the Pooh stationary because it's the only kind I had in my room. It was riddled with smiley faces, for which I can only blame this board.



I got there in time to see the first signing finishing. I watched for a while, happy to just see her interacting so nicely with the fans. Eventually I ran off in search for something for her to sign. I had meant to bring my journal, where I have a nice sketch that I've yet to scan for Pens. . . It's the Pancakes in Bellies kiss, but I've edited it so that their faces (foreheads) and hair form a heart. But I couldn't find my journal.



I wound up purchasing quite a few trading cards and having one of the dealers tease me about having a crush on a certain lady. Um, duh. Then he tried to hand me his book with cards from seasons one through three. No thanks.



I'm happy with the cards - the general Tara one from S6, the flaming O scene, and (these are the amazingly beautiful ones) the green embossed Love Bites Back card (with my favorite W/T quote on the back), Tara's "Protectors of the Key" card (was this a special card? Because it seems like it) and the Connections card of my favorite W/T scene ever - the swirly sparkles on the bridge. (smile)



Then we went and got autograph permission slips (oh, school system) and waited around until we were allowed to form the line. We did that and waited (she was a couple of minutes late) until Amber came out with Danielle. They hugged the folks backstage (a term I use loosely) and Amber sat down, chatted with some Inkworks folks. I was busy at this point figuring out who Danielle was, and called her over to tell her much I like the Chance poster, which I think made her really happy. Which made me happy.



A girl who hadn't been able to get a permission slip called Amber over, who was sweet enough to pose with her anyway. She was then berated by the mean Inkworks lady and got to work.



We waited in line and there was an adorable girl who walked by and went "OH MY GOD, IT'S TARA!" She wandered away in a daze and repeated the sentiment again on the other side. The next time I saw her, she had somehow found a permission slip and was crying at the back of the line.



I was waiting antsily, taking my cards out of their cases. My friend Sarah went first and got her things signed (actually, a postcard [that were provided by Inkworks, the pose in the blue and silver shirt and blue jacket] for her friend and a postcard for me, because she's a sweetie) and chatted a bit. While she was finishing, the (meanish) Inkworks lady from earlier (the one who had been mean) lost track of her attention somehow. So I waited for her to come back to earth and take my ticket, and Amber tried to coax me past her without waiting for her. I don't think she liked her so much, either.



I gave Amber my note and thanked her again for the sweet interview. I introduced myself as the con's official Kitten rep, since I hadn't seen anyone else say they were coming (. . .sorry, Iamyouknowyours! . . . and also because I was wearing a big fuzzy kitty hat with my Kitten pin on it) and she was happy. She signed my sparkly card for me and the Flaming O card for my girlfriend, and then my friend Sarah pulled me into a picture (on her friend's digital camera, since I was a dunce and forgot mine). She was cheerful about us crowding her; prolly just happy I wasn't after her arse. (grin)



As we left, my friend Sarah mentioned Amber's shirt as relating to her vegetarianism (she had a shirt with a cute pig, with the "friends not food" bit, which made us both happy since we're not large with the omnivore). Amber explained, "Yeah, nothing with a face. And no leather!" as we left.



Cute. So much happy. I started shaking as I left the convention hall, clutching my cards carefully to slip them back in their cases.



Sorry if it was too long. (grin) It was just so nice.

sprhrgrl.com

she's my everything

Sweetie, I'm a fag. I been there. - Tara

The truth shall set you free, but first it will piss you off. - Gloria Steinem

[sheila wt]

sprhrgrl, no report is ever too long when it comes to talk about meeting Amber.



We can all write pages and pages trying to voice the feelings, the atmosphere, Amber's kindness and beauty, but it just never feels like we're even close...



But we'll never stop trying anyway.

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"She had tasted Willow on her tongue, and she had worn Willow on her skin. There wasn't a shower in the world that could have washed that away." (Terra Firma, by Tulipp)

[Scout]

Thanks for the stories, and glad you all had a good time. But what is it about the people who work at these things - is it a requirement that they act like little Nazis? Maybe the power goes to their heads. hehe



Amber's shirt sounds cute. But she said no leather? Now that's a tough one.



Thanks again!

[kajo 2000]

Iamyouknowyours and sprhrgrl: Thank you both so much for your reports of meeting Amber.



According to this entry at IMDB, Amber and her mother are producing a movie called Watchful Eyes and the plot summary suggests that Amber is also starring in the film.



If Amber does appear at Comic Con on Sunday, can anyone who sees her please ask her if the details are correct? I know that IMDB is notoriously unreliable so I won't actually believe this info until it can be confirmed by a reliable source.

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"I want to be Byron... because I want to date young boys." Amber Benson

Edited by: kajo 2000 at: 7/20/03 12:04 am

[maudmac]

Does anyone who was at Sidewalk remember Amber talking about something that sounded like this? Because those summaries are ringing bells in my memory and I can't quite get my finger on what exactly it was she said. And it's always possible I dreamed it.



So, yeah, some official confirmation of this would be nice. If true, wow, very awesome.

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Pussy crack corn...and I don't care! -- Margaret Cho

[kajo 2000]

Wire Image has a photo of Amber at Comic Con.

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"I want to be Byron... because I want to date young boys." Amber Benson

[ambercatsmom]

See now it makes sense, this is where the snot monsters work at these events. They come from outer space, and go work at these venues.



They should have a spray to repel these things, you know something like they have for mosquitoes

Edited by: ambercatsmom at: 7/20/03 4:46 pm

[bowieinberlin]

yes, Holley, "Watchful Eyes" was printed on the business card Teri Owens gave me at Sidewalk. Perhaps this is the film to be shot in B'Ham.



And here I was hoping you were just crazy...

"All of the animals agree they're not happy at the zoo, but they prefer to save themeselves, and seem to think they could." --"Christmas at the Zoo," The Flaming Lips

[maudmac]

Sally! You have saved me from therapy and meds! Thanks!



I knew that was ringing all kinds of bells, but so much of Sidewalk has gotten foggy after all this time, I wasn't sure.



Go, Amber. Regardless of where she might film it, this sounds interesting and I'm excited to see what she might do with a story like that.

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Pussy crack corn...and I don't care! -- Margaret Cho

[sprhrgrl]

Pleather works too, Scout.



Amber's mum was there. It was very much a family affair. There were two other people who belonged with her, her age or maybe a little younger. It was funny because they were all wearing red, so even if they weren't related they very much fit together.



(:



I heard her tell someone about Latter Days when he asked what she was up to - she didn't mention this new development.

sprhrgrl.com

she's my everything

Sweetie, I'm a fag. I been there. - Tara

The truth shall set you free, but first it will piss you off. - Gloria Steinem

[helpful information perha]

IMDB also notes that Watchful Eyes will be filmed in the UK (not birmingham) in 2004 - in 16/35 mm technicolar and that it will be released in the UK