@KNERDCULTURE: Nerd Riders Vlog Has Liftoff!

Hey - it's Kristin @KNERDCULTURE &

I am SO excited for today because it is launch day for Nerd Riders Vlog!

 

Nerd Riders - We're just a couple of nerds riding around and talking about all things nerd.

 

Clint Redwine & I visited Wizard World Nashville this weekend - check out the shenanigans here!





 

@KNERDCULTURE: Wizard World Comic Con Nashville

WIZARD WORLD HAS COME TO NASHVILLE!

Nerd Riders Vlog Co-Riders
Kristin @KNERDCULTURE
& Clint Redwine

So most are not aware that I, Kristin @KNERDCULTURE, has never:

1. been to any kind of Comic Con
2. purchase & read a comic book

At today's Wizard World Comic Con in Nashville, it was my mission to accomplish both of these! 

The first one was easy - show up - and I did with my Nerd Riders Vlog co-rider Clint Redwine! The fact that we both showed up representin villains completely made my morning. 

Respectively, Clint supported the troops with his Stormtroopers tee & I showed off Voldemort's beauty shot.

Truth be told we were the happiest Dark Lords despite us *trying* to mean mug in photos.

OK! So my missions! #1's in the bag!  #2 - purchase & read a comic! We made our rounds on the floor and there were a lot of vendors who had the collectible, hundreds of dollars comics. For a first timer, that's a bit of a commitment.

Mike McKone is currently penciling & inking X-men.

We made our way to the Artist's Row at Wizard World to ask the advice of the creators! Who better to point me in the right direction than one of the on-site artists.

Clint and I came upon Mike McKone drawing a commission & asked his suggestion for me: a high fantasy book reader.

McKone suggested Vertigo's Fables. "Its a bit like the TV series "Once Upon A Time", he says. That got my inner Disney kid's attention, so I went in search of Fables on the convention floor.

As I expected, it is hard to jump in to series. Its like starting Harry Potter with The Goblet of Fire and expecting to know what Muggles are or what Polyjuice potion does. You need the back story.

A couple of kind vendors suggested that I look for Fables in the trade paperbacks so I can get the first 8-9 issues in one swoop. Good to know that Comics, like novels, have different versions. Novels have hardback & mass-market paperbacks, with paperbacks coming in large & pocket sizes. Comics too have single issues & trade paperbacks. I did not leave Wizard World with a Fables trade paperback but I'll be hitting up Nashville's The Great Escape very soon to grab me a copy.

Mission #2: Accomplished! Thanks Harley Quinn cosplayers!

Well by now, it's middle of the day and I am still comic book-less. Digging through box after box with me is my co-rider Clint. He came across DC Comics's Harley Quinn #1 & #2.

There were a ton of cosplay ladies rocking Harley Quinn & being outside of my nerd circle, I did not recognize the character.

Thank you Nashville Wizard World Harley Quinn cosplayers! You were my inspiration for my first comic book purchase!

Anyone see the Geek "Mystery" boxes? 

I played that game of roulette and walked out with a box full of X-Men comics & a R. A. Salvatore DemonWars! Really awesome to have met Mike McKone earlier in the day & then open my mystery box to some of his work.

Karma. You did me a kindness today. And it's two fold.

I have come across some of Salvatore's fantasy novels but never picked him up. Its going to be nice to read him in the comic world before I read him in my fantasy book world.

I think I won the "Mystery Box" jackpot! Yeah X-Men!

 I would chalk up today as a big win all around! First Comic Con in the books & I have a stack of comics to read!

And Clint & I will be posting our FIRST Nerd Riders Vlog very soon recapping more about what happened at Wizard World - so stay tuned here & on Twitter!

Be sure to follow us on Twitter! We'd love to hear from you!

Nerd Riders Vlog  -  Clint Redwine  -  Kristin @KNERDCULTURE

Mix 929 #PopCulturePrincess - Sept 25th

ABC's NASHVILLE premiered last night and oh my! No spoilers here but we have a lot of drama to sort out this season and everyone is bringing their own little bag of Crazy with them!

 And those live performances from Deacon & Will - so good! Fun Fact - those "live" performances were actually LIVE performances by Chip Esten & Chris Carmack, respectively!

Mix 929's Clint Redwine and I sat in on NASHVILLE's performance rehearsals this week where we captured this video of Chris Carmack & band at The Bluebird Cafe.

You would have thought we were down in Jamaica with this little number, but no its just an impromptu jam session in between rehearsal shot. It was an authentic moment that happens every day all over Nashville - the band starts playing & whatever flows flows.

It's what we do here & I love that laid back attitude is alive and well on the set of NASHVILLE!

 

 

 Clint and I sat down with Chip Esten and he talked about the craziest fan mail he has ever received. Chip was a Klingon on Star Trek Next Generation & Star Trek Voyager & a fan sent him a playing card of him as his Klingon character. Esten signed the card and mailed it back.

 

Chip Esten as Deacon, The Bluebird Cafe

Who knew we had a Trekkie on NASHVILLE! Now we need someone (cough *Chip* cough) to give up the archive pictures or footage! We need to see him in his full regalia!

 

I've left a spot for his debut below.

 

  

 

 

 

If you missed last night's premier, get home today and release this first episode from your DVR! You'll be glad you did!

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WIZARD WORLD - NASHVILLE'S COMIC CON

 

Trekkies on NASHVILLE is just the tip of the nerdy invasion that is hitting Music City this weekend! Wizard World is coming to the Music City Center Friday September 26th through Sunday September 28th & Mix 929's Clint Redwine & yours truely, #PopCulturePrincess, will be hanging out all weekend!

 

With an event being billed as "Where Pop Culture Comes to Life" how could I miss such fun!

 

Big stars appearing this weekend are Star Trek alums William Shatner & LeVar Burton & everyone's favorite dead guys from The Walking Dead Shane & Meryl, Jon Bernthal & Michael Rooker! Plus Charmed fans can see Prue, Piper & Leo - Shannen Doherty, Holly Marie Combs & Brian Krause

 

So dont worry - Halloween did not come early to the Music City Center! It's the amazing cosplay happening only at Wizard World Nashville!

 

Be sure to follow Clint Redwine & #PopCulturePrincess Kristin on twitter for live updates from inside - # wizardworld

 

Mix 929 #PopCulturePrincess - ABC's Nashville Press Day

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT! 

ABC's NASHVILLE premiers at 9cst & Mix 929's Mix Morning Show Clint Redwine and I spent time this week with the stars as they prepare for not one but two LIVE performances tonight!

Performing live during the Season 3 premier are Deacon and Will, 

respectively played by Chip Esten and Chris Carmack. Both Chip & Chris 

were on hand press day rehearsing on set at NASHVILLE's Bluebird Cafe.

Best part of rehearsals - the impromptu jam
session that broke out in between practice takes.
Nashville, being Nashville. Its what we do.

Deacon (Chip Esten)

Will (Chris Carmack)

LIVE at The Bluebird Cafe

Will's Bookshelf of Wonders

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And it wouldn't be an outing with Clint without a little shenanigans.....

While hanging at Will's house, we may have pilfered the bookshelf but the set designers did not disappoint!

The CD stack came from Nashville's premier independent record store - Grimey's!

And can we just talk about this rebel 

who broke Willy Wonka's No Food On Set Rule!

No food on set. Riiight. #nashville pic.twitter.com/K3mPExV8rW
— Kristin (@KNERDCULTURE) September 23, 2014

As chill and laid back as the city of Nashville, the cast and crew were equally as easygoing. Listen LIVE tomorrow at 645am for interviews with Chip Esten & Chris Carmack from Mix 929's Clint Redwine & ME, #PopCulturePrincess!