Salt Lake City - Day 1

After a layover in Amsterdam, I made my way to Salt Lake City in the US. The flight was a little over 10 hours, but it actually didn't feel that long. Service on board was great, the food was good and there were plenty of movies and TV shows to watch on the entertainment system. They even offered free WiFi, which is quite unusual for economy class on a flight across the Atlantic.

Upon arrival, it was time for the dreaded immigration control which can take hours of waiting in line, and with the Trump administration, you never know what they might do. This time I was able to get through in two minutes though, and shortly after I was already on a train headed to the city center.

After checking into my hotel, I was able to make it over to the FanX pop culture convention for the first big panel of the day. Featuring Miranda Otto and John Rhys-Davies, the panel was about the popular Lord of the Rings movies. I have seen John at several conventions before, and he is always very entertaining.

I also attended a Happy Days reunion, focused on the classic TV show from the 70s and 80s with the legendary Henry Winkler. I also got a photo with Winkler later, and he was super nice.

Earlier in the day, I got an autograph from Dylan McDermott, who has been in a wide range of movies and TV shows. I remember him best from The Practice, which was one of my favorite shows back 20+ years ago when it first aired.

Finally, I met Emily Hampshire from the immensely popular Schitt's Creek which won a boatload of Emmy's a few years ago. She was also super nice.

I wasn't able to explore the convention floor that much today, but I'm also attending tomorrow and Saturday, so there should be ample opportunity to see everything.

I finished the evening with a lovely dinner at an Italian restaurant by the hotel.Read more