More Audio from Writers Block

I’ll be updating this post as I get the audio files cut down and uploaded.

(Part 1 – 25MB)

(Part 2 – 25MB)

Larrymcg’s trip report

I was threatened by a very mean person (all the MTTers know who I’m referring to) to write about my experiences, so here goes…

First off, I owe a ton of thanks to moxie, susan, EH, sora, and TLK for chaffeuring me around Scranton, picking me up each morning from my hotel and taking me back at night, being great pals, and even helping me sneak into one of the corporate events (more on that later.) Also, thanks to macolly and IHT for being my non-corporate pass buddies.

Some of my stories may sound repetitive because they happened to others as well…

The coolest thing happened very early on the first day. We got on the elevator and who is there but Craig Robinson. I had just said “Dinkin Flicka” before the elevators opened, and susan repeated it when we got inside and then Craig, with great excitement said, “Dinkin Flicka!” Awesome.

The first night was a bit of a bummer because everyone went to the Casino Event and there was no separate major event going on for the non-corporate people. Therefore, I just basically hung out at the hotel and chatted up IHT.  There was one highlight, though. The following exchange happened when I visited (just to watch sports, because I don’t drink)

Drunk Lady: Do you work on the show?
Me: Uh, no.
Drunk Lady: (channeling Meredith at her creepiest) Well, you should.

We did visit Poor Richard’s, which was a bit of a disappointment to be honest.

Day two was pretty cool. We had lunch at Cooper’s and then hit the Cast Q&A. Before the Q&A they showed a blooper reel that was completely awesome (especially the Alfredo’s pizza scene). Then the Q&A was outstanding. We really got some good info out of it. Ed was clearly the star and relishing his moment in the spotlight. He was so cheerful and funny throughout the whole convention and it was really infectious. Craig did a joke where he kept coming up with reasons to kiss Mindy, but I think he went to the well one time too many. (That is NOT a euphemism.)

Later that night was the lookalike contest. The contest was fun, and the Michael, Jim, Dwight lookalikes were very good. Leslie, Phyllis, and Andy were judges and they gave the lookalikes audition style questions. Some of the responses were pretty bad and I wondered if the people had even seen the show. Also, Angela and Ed came on stage to judge their own lookalikes, with Angela calling the contestants “skanky”.

After that, the Scrantones played and that was a blast because cast members took turns performing with them. Best of all was Kate Flannery who absolutely rocked “Hit Me With Your Best Show”. I also saw Ed Helms and Creed perform and they were both awesome.

Day 3 started early for the bloggers breakfast, which was a total dud. However, the writers Q&A followed that and that was awesome for so many reasons. First of all, some totally awesome person (who will remain nameless because I don’t want to get her in trouble) managed to finagle me a leftover corporate pass that allowed me to sit up front at the Q&A and also go to the follow up cocktail party.

The Q&A was definitely informative and they revealed a ton of information about the writing process. I got the impression that they were as excited to be in Scranton as we were. After the Q&A, we got to see a sneak preview of the 1st half of Thursday’s episode. I won’t reveal any spoilers, but it looks like a great episode. Can’t wait to see what happenes in the 2nd half.

After that was the final cocktail party, where I was able to meet and talk to Jen Celotta, Greg Daniels, and Gene and Lee. This was the high point of the convention (other than the elevator ride with Craig) It felt surreal when I was sitting there thinking, “I am talking to Greg Daniels!”.

People started departing at this point, but that night Moxie, sora, and I went to see Dan in Real Life, which was really good.

Then it was time to say goodbye and I cried like Dwight in the Coup. And Susan said, “Hug it out, bitch”. Okay, that didn’t happen, but she did say many mean things to me throughout the weekend. At least she kept the physical abuse to a minimum.

So overall it was a blast and I can’t wait to go again. I’ll definitely be getting a Corporate Pass, too.

Audio from Writers Block

I’ll be updating this post as I get the audio files cut down and uploaded.

(Part 1 – 25MB)

Pictures from the Cast Q&A

A few more pictures after the jump.