A Promise is a Promise is a Hockey Jersey! (just a fun post)

In Sept, when life was dark & bleak, a few of us took a road trip Montreal comicon .. it was just a couple of hours away & I was desperate for the distraction .....

Anyway, it was a good day & a Star War loaded con ... David Prowse (the Darth Vader), Daniel Logan (the young Boba Fett from Attack of the Clones) and the awesome Ray Park

Ray Park IS Darth Maul

At the end of the day, we had a chance to hang around with Ray at his autograph booth. He loves what we do & was really friendly with us. He really liked our garrison's hockey jersey (my Brat & I were wearing) 

hanging with Ray at his booth at MCC in Sept

And me being me, started talking about our con in May & how he should really come. He thought he was booked for Star Wars Weekends at Disney at that time but would really love to come to our con. I admit it I bribed him. I told him that he if came to our con I would get him, his own jersey!!! 

Ray: "really????" 

me: "I promise BUT you have to be there to pick it up" 

Ray: "cool" 

When they announced in April that Ray Park would be coming to our con ... I freaked & I got alot of messages. 

"Geekie! He's coming ... got that hockey jersey????" 

OMG!!!! 

This was the hardest promise that would ever have to keep. The Jersey are costume made and the guy (I don't know what you would call the "maker of jerseys") would not do a special order .. unless I wanted to buy 12 @$165 each! .. ummm No! Thankfully, our garrison had 3 patches left & the template for the embroidering .. but who would make it. I was getting desperate as the weeks moved on. I was literally prepared to take my jersey (remove the number & name on it) and give it to him. Yay ... give a celebrity a used shirt! 

Fun!

But I got an 11th hour save .... from the Ottawa Senators of all people! Well the Sens Store to be exact!! They could do it & it would only take a week! (our jerseys are the same as their 3rd ones) .. all I needed now was the jersey. Luck was still with me .. I was to a hockey store (yes we do have them here in Canada) .. and luckily they found 2 of these jerseys (the Sens got new ones this year) .. hiding in the back! Score!!! I literally picked up the completed jersey ONE DAY before the con!!!!!  (I was so relieved I cried!!!) 

Because a promise is a promise is a hockey jersey!!!! 

He couldn't believe that I remembered! ... "NO!!!" he says in disbelief

"Maul  ... 1/2"   .. it HAD to be done! 

SUCCESS!!!!!!!