Comic Con Phoenix 2012: The People

The Crowd

Sharon and I decided to attend Comic Con in downtown Phoenix this past weekend.  We wore our zombie housewives bowling shirts hoping someone would want to talk about our book (and they did).  I think we had the most fun watching all the people in their costumes.  Many seem to become the character they were portraying and loved the attention.  They did an amazing job so I wanted the people who where there to have their own post along with the celebrities.  I have a couple more posts on the event to follow.  Here are some of the ones we saw:

Ghost Hunters International's Paul Bradford and Scott Tepperman

This person admitted smiling under the mask while I was taking the picture. Too bad I couldn't see it.

The hulk and other action heroes.
(I am not up on my action heroes)

White Power Ranger

Can you say Star Wars anyone?

Ghostbusters with the evil painting.

Steampunk

Looking for Bigfoot at the convention.  Can I interest you in a Wookie?

The Original hulk, Lou Ferrigino

Casper Van Dien (people kept getting in the way)

Eureka's Colin Ferguson

Wil Wheaton

Levar Burton

Brent Spiner

Jack Sparrow (actually it was Jacquelyn Sparrow)

Freddie and Jason hanging out.

Chillin'

The celebrities kept moving and I don't take good people pictures.

I prefer abandoned places.

More to come.....

Ascent of the Outlaws

As much as the mining towns attracted the good people, families, and businessmen, they also enticed the bad individuals as well. With the many miners willing to spend their hard earned money on whiskey and women; the saloons and brothels quickly grew in numbers. These places brought in the bandits, gamblers, soiled doves, and other greedy bastards. The battles between the lawmen and outlaws became as famous as the people themselves. Many of the known and lesser known outlaws enjoyed terrorizing the innocent and weaker people. They were eventually caught and dealt with. Most of them ended up dead and buried somewhere in the southwest desert.

(An exert from my book, "Dead and Buried in the Southwest Desert")

San Xavier Mission

Founded in 1692 by Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, the San Xavier Mission can be found around 10 miles south of downtown Tucson, Arizona.  This huge white building on the San Xavier Indian Reservation was named after an innovator and Christian missionary.  Because natural springs used to be in the area, the mission was often called the “place where the water appears”.

The original building was only two miles away from the present day structure.  In 1770, it was attack by Apache and destroyed.  They started the construction on the present building in 1783 and finish by 1797.  The massive structure is a Moorish inspired design, adobe, with large wood-carved doors to greet you at the entrance.  Inside, you will be amazed by the many statues and mural paintings.  You feel like you have been transported back in time as you walk around the mission.  The place has often been referred to as “the white dove of the desert”.

The church retains its original purpose of ministering to the religious needs of its parishioners.  Today, it still serves the Native community.  I haven’t seen the place since I was little, but it is on my list of places to revisit in Arizona.

A History Quickie: Earthquake Shakes Tucson

In 1887, Tucson was rocked by an earthquake.  The center of the quake was about 200 miles southeast of Tucson near Bavispe, Mexico.  Since it occurred 13 years before the Richter scale was presented to the world, they roughly guessed it as a 7.2.  The only structure damaged by the quake was at San Xavier.  One of the adobe walls crumbled down.  A huge plume of dust was seen cascading over the old Santa Catalinas mountain range.  The Tombstone Epitaph noted that in the Dragoon Mountains a volcano has erupted right after the earthquake. 

Grand Opening: Zombie Housewives at a Reduced Price!

It is the grand opening of Black Bed Sheet Store and our publisher, Nick, has reduced the price of our book ($5 less) for the celebration.  So hurry and order our Zombie Housewives of the Apocalypse and check out his awesome online store.  You will find all types of horror themed books and other merchandise on sale in the shop.