I do remember Dana's experience with Tricia Helfer. Lovely person. And that woman's story is equally lovely.

This

Weapons related:

made me laugh, because it's like the opposite of an egg warning for ita.

Beverly - that's an excellent story. You know, the guys who appear at the cons mostly know each other through the cons and it's amazing what good chemistry they have with each other.

If only the writers could come up with a way to have Richard and Matt in the same episode. . . possibly in their 1970s lounge lizard incarnations. It would ROCK.

BTW, Richard Speight was asked if they would bring Gabriel back how would he want him to bring him back. And he said - he wouldn't but that he thinks that the fact that Gabriel was hiding in plain sight as the Trickster means that somewhere there is a REAL Trickster and he would love to come back as the REAL Trickster. I think that would be great. I hope that something like that happens.

made me laugh, because it's like the opposite of an egg warning for ita.

Yes, that is what it's for!

Speaking of ita and her foibles: some of you may recall that Jensen had incurred a weapons related injury during the Frontierland shoot. He injured his hand trying to "fan" the revolver which has a sticky trigger. Well, in something they shot this season he had to do something similar and reinjured the hand. (No bandages in sight, though.) It might be more of a bruise type thing.

Richard Speight was asked if they would bring Gabriel back how would he want him to bring him back. And he said - he wouldn't

I am so happy to hear that. I got nothing against the character or Speight himself--he seems a treat. I just want Gabe dead. Bring him back in flashbacks only, please.

Sounds like you had an amazing time, sumi. Good onya.

eta: ha! General ha!

Sounds like you had a great time, sumi. Yay!

Isn't an M4 what Dean used in All Dogs Go to Heaven? In the picture I googled it looks the same.

But I don't know my sniper rifles from ... my not sniper rifles.

I don't either - but it sounds like they haven't used one yet from what Jensen said.

Oh, how could I forget this? Somebody asked Jensen if they'd like either Tom Welling or Michael Rosenbaum to be on the show and he said, "funnily enough they were just discussing having Rosenbaum on the show." And then he clarified that this was just talk and Rosenbaum knows nothing about it. And he mentioned how much fun Rosenbaum is on set. For example, generally at blocking the actors just come on set, in whatever - sweats or whatever, and work out their blocking and then go off to makeup. Rosenbaum came on set for blocking with a guitar. He then sang the entire scene while blocking it.

It would be lovely to have MR on SPN!

Another story - possibly from the breakfast or from the Jensen meet and greet. They were talking about what executive producer credits mean when you're an actor. And something came up about a recent (as yet unaired episode) where Jensen read the script and there was a scene where the boys are arguing and he thought that the dialogue as written was all wrong, "too girly" and he said, "I'm going to have to talk about it with Jared when we're getting our makeup done." And the Brit who was there said she just started to laugh. He didn't get it at first. (After all, make up is just part of his job.) And then he realized what he'd said and thought it was funny too.

Man, I'm tired. I may post more if I remember anything else. Now, I've got to go get some cash and try to catch the next bus.

Thanks again, sumi--for me, your report is *better* than being there.

Get some rest!

Love it!

And love your story too Bev. That made me cry. When people don't suck, they make me weepy. Stories like that make me a loyal fan forever.

I'm loving the convention stories. Thank you for sharing, sumi and Bev.

I just want Gabe dead. Bring him back in flashbacks only, please.

I don't know. I can see a few scenarios where his coming back would make sense (and I would love to see Speight playing that character again), but I have a feeling it's one of those things that is fun to play with in fic, but that probably wouldn't work well in the show itself.