Raulandpinboy
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This is a story of my adventure in MGM during this Soap Weekends event. I took lots of pictures, and if you would like to see them go here.
http://members.aol.com/raulandpinboy/soaps
Now the rest of the story.
The things I do for the wife. You see sweet Donna is sick, and could not go to the MGM Super soap weekend So me feeling sorry for her said "hey honey I'll go down take a few pictures for you, it will be fun".
WHAT WAS I THINKING!!
First of all let me say, I did this simply because I love my wife, knew that there was a new beagle boys pin out, and I was told it was available at MGM, and oh but of course the wife's picture thing yea yea whatever the pins came first. (A true pintrader at heart)
I kissed the wife goodbye, and I'm off to MGM. Stopped at 7-Eleven got my big gulp, put my new Limp Biscuit CD in (its new wave rock and roll, I'm not that old y'all) and I'm good to go.
I arrive at MGM, and there are over 6 million ladies there already waiting to get in, oh yea and 5 men. I panic OMG pin traders I think in horror I ask the woman in front of me, in my I don't care about pins style "Ahem so you here for the pins?" she stares at me with my lanyard on as if I just arrived from Mars "Pins? What pins, are you drunk"
Hey maybe I'm in luck or was that just a fluke? I'll try again with the girl to the left of me "Ahem so you here for the pins?" She turns, grabs my lanyard pulls me down, and screams at me "AAAAAAAhhh I'm here to see Jack Jack oh Jack I'm going to marry him ahhhhhhh, and she runs off.
That's it these pin traders are nuts. I desperately look around for a familiar face . There are none to be found. I know I'll call pin trader she's here somewhere.
"Hi this is Kathryn" Hey pintrader where are you, I'm at MGM, and there are 6 million women pin traders here to buy the beagleboys pin. There is silence on the line.
The event that takes place next happened so fast it was over in 30 seconds, but to me it was a lifetime.
Act 1 scene 1 at the gate.
Pintrader on cell phone "Ed listen to me carefully we are all at Epcot, you are at MGM on super soap weekend those are not pintraders, now back away slowly"
Ed with look of horror sees screaming girl-yelling Jack coming towards him " your not here, and these are not pin people oh oh"
Security guard number 3 " Okay folks the gates are opened come on in"
Pintrader on cell phone screaming " Turn around do you the tram??? if you do run for it" cell phone goes dead.
Immediately I'm picked up and carried inside by the fans. I don't have a chance just go with it I tell myself, and I did.
It takes me 45 minutes to get to the hat. When I arrive I find the 5 men in line waiting to buy the pins, so I get in line (That's after we all did a group hug, and complimented ourselves on surviving the entrance).
Bonus time jackpot they still have Monster Inc. pins (YES THEY DID) woo hoo's all around, and they had lots of them. It's off to the Commissary to get soap weekend pins. (For the wife that is), but first I call a few pintraders and tell them of my luck, come down I say they have pins.
Setback the line is 3 miles long, it seems they are selling soap merchandise inside as well as pins, the other 5 men run off. I stay and try to have a pin related conversation with the ladies in line.
So (manly pause) are any of you ladies going to buy soap pins? They give me that man from Mars look again, and I hear various weird things, "I'm getting a pair of shoes that Alison wore on Port Charles, I'm getting a dress that Greenlee wore on All My Children, I'm getting an Erica doll. Then they all start chanting in unison Erica Erica Erica one drops to ground as a sacrifice and yells, "We love you Erica" and the line continues . AND I'M FROM MARS HELLLLOO.
Inside at last, I'm walking I'm walking, stuff is flying, women yelling, and I'm walking not scared at all who am I kidding I'm terrified, I want pins and my mommy but mostly pins.
Then a cloths rack falls in front of me clothes fly everywhere. I find a cute skirt made out of what looks like gold rivets??? Its tiny and it weighs about 30Lbs, inside a label marked Erica Hmmm I heard that name before and it means something. I know I'll call the wife.
Hi honey hey who is Erica, and she gives me the I'm just a man answer. "A soap star", oh cause I'm inside and I have her skirt in my hand, its made out of gold rivets and it's for sale. Hello Donna you there. (Silence then) "Now listen to me Ed (she never calls me Ed, this is big) buy it do you hear me buy it (click). Well I'll guess I'll buy it.
I'm making my way to the register with my 30Lbs of Erica skirt, just then 14 women block my path, they are cracking their knuckles, then the leader speaks. "Where you going with that skirt pinboy, (hey they know me) you can go the skirt stays, just put it down and walk away". I need a plan Donna wants this skirt "Look behind you isn't that Erica" they all start chanting, in the confusion I run for the counter, grab some pins along the way, and pay for it all . YEA I got the skirt, and those stinking pins too. The total with pins $457.89.
So I'm outside sitting in the corner in the fetal position, sucking my thumb, trying to figure out what just happened I bought a skirt a skirt What's happening to me?
I know I'll take pictures for the wife that's what I'll do. It's off to New York where they have the soap stars all lined up for autographs.
First up (Marisa Ramirez, Gia Campbell General Hospital) I try to get close to her and take a picture, but security grabs and throws me to the end of the line I have to wait my turn, but what do I see next to Gia a Disney person with a lanyard, and its loaded, and not a pin person for miles its all mine I make my move after standing in line for 45 minutes its finally my turn, I go for the lanyard, a guard grabs me, a man hands me a picture of Gia, they throw me to the table, somebody takes a picture, Gia grabs the pictures asks if I watch the show, I only point and say "lanyard" she says nice, and signs picture, a man grabs me and escorts me out, I see lanyard go by I point and say "trade pin" another woman slaps my hand say noooooo, one good push I'm outside gate closed lanyard untouched, I turn look at Disney man yell lanyard, and they all just laugh. I walk away a beaten pintrader.
Second up (Colton Scott Nikolas Cassadine General Hospital) I see lanyard but know it's a lost cause. I stand in line, and he arrives all the women go into instant screaming mode I hear things from "I want to have your baby" to "You love me you just don't know it yet" I try to compose myself to take a picture, I look to my left and see a sweet loveable little grandma type lady, I smile at her and she yells "man what a hunk" pushes me out of the way and takes a picture. I run away.
Third up (Susan Lucci Erica Kane All My Children) Erica Erica Erica... I stand in line, I have her skirt I tell the women; they just snarl and snap at me, who cares I have her skirt. I get my turn up to her smile, I hand her a picture to sign I smile, and as I get next to her to get my picture taken with her, I (very nicely mind you) whisper to her "by the way I have your skirt in my truck" she smiles looks over to the left winks at me yells "Security", and I'm outside New York in about 20 seconds flat.
One more I say fourth up (Brian Presley Jack Ramsey Port Charles), Dudes this guys a vampire I stand in line, and women are screaming "I LOVE YOU JACK", and "JACK OVER HERE", one girl yell over here turned, looked right at me and said (My right hand is in the air) OMG he almost looked right at me, screamed, and passed out. Disney was ready they had paramedic everywhere; she was gone in 15 seconds. I get up to Jack take my picture say hi and walk off. As I'm walking out a girl asked if I talked to him. I said no I just wanted a picture, and I also said I don't watch the show anyway Wrong answer A group of 30 ladies beat me up, one was the grandma lady I spoke of earlier. Hey it worked once it might work again. I yell, "Look its Erica" . NO GO, these are Jack fans. I just have to sit there and take it.
Beaten, sore, yelled at, my lanyard in disarray, pins bent. Without help I make it back to hat, and there are all my friends, the people I called earlier were there, and they brought other pintraders with them. They immediately ran to me, carried me inside the hat, fixed my lanyard, gave me water, and we traded I was renewed. Then we formed a human shield, put the women traders inside and made our way to the exit.
The moral of this story:
I'll deal with sharks any day of the week before I'll tangle with soap fans again.
Or
Silly trader, soaps are for chicks.
Disclaimer
I really had a good time, all stories are exaggerated. There were 6 million women there, I did buy Erica's skirt it's going on ebay. Monster Inc pins were re-released. I think I really did spook Susan Lucci, and she's a tiny little thing. I never cried during the event well only once. Nick is not that hot.
http://members.aol.com/raulandpinboy/soaps
Now the rest of the story.
The things I do for the wife. You see sweet Donna is sick, and could not go to the MGM Super soap weekend So me feeling sorry for her said "hey honey I'll go down take a few pictures for you, it will be fun".
WHAT WAS I THINKING!!
First of all let me say, I did this simply because I love my wife, knew that there was a new beagle boys pin out, and I was told it was available at MGM, and oh but of course the wife's picture thing yea yea whatever the pins came first. (A true pintrader at heart)
I kissed the wife goodbye, and I'm off to MGM. Stopped at 7-Eleven got my big gulp, put my new Limp Biscuit CD in (its new wave rock and roll, I'm not that old y'all) and I'm good to go.
I arrive at MGM, and there are over 6 million ladies there already waiting to get in, oh yea and 5 men. I panic OMG pin traders I think in horror I ask the woman in front of me, in my I don't care about pins style "Ahem so you here for the pins?" she stares at me with my lanyard on as if I just arrived from Mars "Pins? What pins, are you drunk"
Hey maybe I'm in luck or was that just a fluke? I'll try again with the girl to the left of me "Ahem so you here for the pins?" She turns, grabs my lanyard pulls me down, and screams at me "AAAAAAAhhh I'm here to see Jack Jack oh Jack I'm going to marry him ahhhhhhh, and she runs off.
That's it these pin traders are nuts. I desperately look around for a familiar face . There are none to be found. I know I'll call pin trader she's here somewhere.
"Hi this is Kathryn" Hey pintrader where are you, I'm at MGM, and there are 6 million women pin traders here to buy the beagleboys pin. There is silence on the line.
The event that takes place next happened so fast it was over in 30 seconds, but to me it was a lifetime.
Act 1 scene 1 at the gate.
Pintrader on cell phone "Ed listen to me carefully we are all at Epcot, you are at MGM on super soap weekend those are not pintraders, now back away slowly"
Ed with look of horror sees screaming girl-yelling Jack coming towards him " your not here, and these are not pin people oh oh"
Security guard number 3 " Okay folks the gates are opened come on in"
Pintrader on cell phone screaming " Turn around do you the tram??? if you do run for it" cell phone goes dead.
Immediately I'm picked up and carried inside by the fans. I don't have a chance just go with it I tell myself, and I did.
It takes me 45 minutes to get to the hat. When I arrive I find the 5 men in line waiting to buy the pins, so I get in line (That's after we all did a group hug, and complimented ourselves on surviving the entrance).
Bonus time jackpot they still have Monster Inc. pins (YES THEY DID) woo hoo's all around, and they had lots of them. It's off to the Commissary to get soap weekend pins. (For the wife that is), but first I call a few pintraders and tell them of my luck, come down I say they have pins.
Setback the line is 3 miles long, it seems they are selling soap merchandise inside as well as pins, the other 5 men run off. I stay and try to have a pin related conversation with the ladies in line.
So (manly pause) are any of you ladies going to buy soap pins? They give me that man from Mars look again, and I hear various weird things, "I'm getting a pair of shoes that Alison wore on Port Charles, I'm getting a dress that Greenlee wore on All My Children, I'm getting an Erica doll. Then they all start chanting in unison Erica Erica Erica one drops to ground as a sacrifice and yells, "We love you Erica" and the line continues . AND I'M FROM MARS HELLLLOO.
Inside at last, I'm walking I'm walking, stuff is flying, women yelling, and I'm walking not scared at all who am I kidding I'm terrified, I want pins and my mommy but mostly pins.
Then a cloths rack falls in front of me clothes fly everywhere. I find a cute skirt made out of what looks like gold rivets??? Its tiny and it weighs about 30Lbs, inside a label marked Erica Hmmm I heard that name before and it means something. I know I'll call the wife.
Hi honey hey who is Erica, and she gives me the I'm just a man answer. "A soap star", oh cause I'm inside and I have her skirt in my hand, its made out of gold rivets and it's for sale. Hello Donna you there. (Silence then) "Now listen to me Ed (she never calls me Ed, this is big) buy it do you hear me buy it (click). Well I'll guess I'll buy it.
I'm making my way to the register with my 30Lbs of Erica skirt, just then 14 women block my path, they are cracking their knuckles, then the leader speaks. "Where you going with that skirt pinboy, (hey they know me) you can go the skirt stays, just put it down and walk away". I need a plan Donna wants this skirt "Look behind you isn't that Erica" they all start chanting, in the confusion I run for the counter, grab some pins along the way, and pay for it all . YEA I got the skirt, and those stinking pins too. The total with pins $457.89.
So I'm outside sitting in the corner in the fetal position, sucking my thumb, trying to figure out what just happened I bought a skirt a skirt What's happening to me?
I know I'll take pictures for the wife that's what I'll do. It's off to New York where they have the soap stars all lined up for autographs.
First up (Marisa Ramirez, Gia Campbell General Hospital) I try to get close to her and take a picture, but security grabs and throws me to the end of the line I have to wait my turn, but what do I see next to Gia a Disney person with a lanyard, and its loaded, and not a pin person for miles its all mine I make my move after standing in line for 45 minutes its finally my turn, I go for the lanyard, a guard grabs me, a man hands me a picture of Gia, they throw me to the table, somebody takes a picture, Gia grabs the pictures asks if I watch the show, I only point and say "lanyard" she says nice, and signs picture, a man grabs me and escorts me out, I see lanyard go by I point and say "trade pin" another woman slaps my hand say noooooo, one good push I'm outside gate closed lanyard untouched, I turn look at Disney man yell lanyard, and they all just laugh. I walk away a beaten pintrader.
Second up (Colton Scott Nikolas Cassadine General Hospital) I see lanyard but know it's a lost cause. I stand in line, and he arrives all the women go into instant screaming mode I hear things from "I want to have your baby" to "You love me you just don't know it yet" I try to compose myself to take a picture, I look to my left and see a sweet loveable little grandma type lady, I smile at her and she yells "man what a hunk" pushes me out of the way and takes a picture. I run away.
Third up (Susan Lucci Erica Kane All My Children) Erica Erica Erica... I stand in line, I have her skirt I tell the women; they just snarl and snap at me, who cares I have her skirt. I get my turn up to her smile, I hand her a picture to sign I smile, and as I get next to her to get my picture taken with her, I (very nicely mind you) whisper to her "by the way I have your skirt in my truck" she smiles looks over to the left winks at me yells "Security", and I'm outside New York in about 20 seconds flat.
One more I say fourth up (Brian Presley Jack Ramsey Port Charles), Dudes this guys a vampire I stand in line, and women are screaming "I LOVE YOU JACK", and "JACK OVER HERE", one girl yell over here turned, looked right at me and said (My right hand is in the air) OMG he almost looked right at me, screamed, and passed out. Disney was ready they had paramedic everywhere; she was gone in 15 seconds. I get up to Jack take my picture say hi and walk off. As I'm walking out a girl asked if I talked to him. I said no I just wanted a picture, and I also said I don't watch the show anyway Wrong answer A group of 30 ladies beat me up, one was the grandma lady I spoke of earlier. Hey it worked once it might work again. I yell, "Look its Erica" . NO GO, these are Jack fans. I just have to sit there and take it.
Beaten, sore, yelled at, my lanyard in disarray, pins bent. Without help I make it back to hat, and there are all my friends, the people I called earlier were there, and they brought other pintraders with them. They immediately ran to me, carried me inside the hat, fixed my lanyard, gave me water, and we traded I was renewed. Then we formed a human shield, put the women traders inside and made our way to the exit.
The moral of this story:
I'll deal with sharks any day of the week before I'll tangle with soap fans again.
Or
Silly trader, soaps are for chicks.
Disclaimer
I really had a good time, all stories are exaggerated. There were 6 million women there, I did buy Erica's skirt it's going on ebay. Monster Inc pins were re-released. I think I really did spook Susan Lucci, and she's a tiny little thing. I never cried during the event well only once. Nick is not that hot.
? While waiting to buy TDS pins, one guest had just returned from WDW & had some extra soap opera pins. I told her I read about soap opera weekend on the bb & that you said soap opera fans were worse than pin fans. She is both & readily agreed with you observation.
