Fan Expo New Orleans Warm Up for "Ninety For Chill: The Panel"

Ninety For Chill: The #Podcast with @CatBusRuss

Bonus: Fan Expo NOLA: Day 1 - Frustrations (& Valhalla Rising)

CatBusRuss⁠ made the 17-hour train ride to New Orleans to try and outshine the "40th Anniversary: Back To the Future" cast reunion panel. With the backing of TJ and Plaideau from the ⁠NOLA Film Scene⁠ podcast, surely there would be an audience despite the stiff 7 pm panel competition at ⁠Fan Expo New Orleans⁠. No one can deny the "⁠I Dig Crazy Flicks⁠" fighting spirit. But, most of our host's friends can recall what his role in the pro-wrestling ring was. Which won out? Lets just give a participation trophy for Russ's effort.

⁠That maybe overly melodramatic. CatBus had fun meeting and hanging out with his panel guests, and appreciates them forcing him to be a little more social. A lot of promotional buttons were given out, and no one told him to jog off, so it is a winning day for this podcast. It is definitely a winner when compared to the Danish English language viking film "⁠Valhalla Rising⁠", the feature Russ watched to unwind the night prior.

Fan Expo NOLA: Day 2 - Bootleggers, Arial Artistry, & Renounced Jedi

Not a perfect day in New Orleans for ⁠CatBusRuss⁠. He did not set his alarm early enough to catch the ⁠Anthony Daniels⁠panel and convention center food is not how he wanted to sample Cajun/Creole cuisine. But he was a little more social thus providing more potential for "⁠I Dig Crazy Flicks⁠" in the future. Thank ⁠Brian Plaideau⁠ for the shove there. He is still a little shy when it comes to approaching attractive arial artists, but he will always be a work in progress.

CatBus did make it to some fun panels. It was not C3-P0, but the humble ⁠Ashely Eckstein⁠ provided ⁠Fan Expo⁠ a fun "Star Wars" love fest. He was not there for a long time, but it was a good time checking out the "⁠Fave Five From Fans⁠" podcast. So far, you can never go wrong with a "⁠Bootleg Safari⁠" panel. 

Perhaps his biggest score of the day was getting a ⁠Husk ⁠cat plushie and having the nerve to hit up some "⁠Hazbin Hotel⁠" cosplayers for a pic. It makes up for him not talking to the ⁠Arial Space Squad⁠ after their performance. Social baby steps.

 

Follow me on Twitter @catbusruss. If you want to be on the show, contact me on Twitter or send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com. All we need is a theme, movie, director, or actor and a focus on sub 100-minute material. As long as the credits start before the 1:39:59 mark on the runtime bar, the movie qualifies.