It’s the morning of Day 2 and we have to get going BUT I wanted to post a brief “sum up” of yesterday. We arrived late, about 5:00 in the afternoon, and we spent a good half hour waiting for the official to meet us and give us our press passes.
It was around 6:00 when we finally made our way into to the exhibit hall, only to hear the announcement, “It’s 6:00. The exhibit hall is closing. Please exit.” Sigh. But it was all good. We found our way downstairs, got our bearings, and made our attack strategy.
Again, this is a quick post, I have copious details to share, but I want to tell you the highlight of our Day 1 experience. Suffice it to say that Mr. R. is tons more observant than I am, and that being the case, he noticed this guy sitting all alone enjoying a burger and beer.
Steely-eyed newman that he is, Mr. R. struck up a brief conversation and asked permission to snap a pic. That accomplished, we thanked the gentleman and walked away, Mr. R. immediately tweeting the photo with this witty caption: “For the love of the 7 gods, don’t kill anybody.”
The live Twitter feed shown on the many screens throughout the venue soon displayed Mr. R.’s picture, bringing the entire place to a virtual standstill. Choruses of “It’s him!” were heard echoing through the cavernous spaces of the Tampa Bay Convention Center.
Tampa Bay Comic Con. It is, in fact, the Mother Ship.
Adventures in Date Night 
Thanks for the pic and the post. Would I be able to get a copy of the picture of me, and permission to use it? Signed, (Probably) Not George R R Martin.
Absolutely! We’d be very happy for you to have it. Let us know the best way to get it to you.
email would probably work best…
Contact us at craym1967@yahoo.com. We’ll get it to you.