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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 6, 2013 14:51:13 GMT
If anyone wonders why I'm not around on Sunday the 7th of April (tomorrow) then here's where I will be. Dalek Invasion of PortsmouthI will be riding around, at least some of the time, in a Black Dalek called Al (short for Alzheimers ) and earning money for charity. So if you happen to be on Southsea Esplanade tomorrow, at the Royal Marines Museum, that is where I will be, driving a full sized Dalek about.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 7, 2013 17:46:12 GMT
I had an amazing day driving a Dalek, and actually won the 2nd prize for talking like one. I will post pics of this event very soon, as it was such good fun.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 8, 2013 7:14:15 GMT
To begin, the black Dalek with the blue rosette was the one I drove, and though I have never done this before in my entire life, I won second prize. The last photo was the Dalek singing competition with John Levine who played Sergeant Benton in the Jon Pertwee (3rd Doctor Who) era was the guest judge. Some of the more recent Doctor Who look a likes were really good, as the guy who impersonated Matt Smith was his double and fooled everyone there.
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Post by crockatt on Apr 8, 2013 7:48:32 GMT
Ohh K-9 I liked him, looks like you had a good day.
Sent from my GT-I8150 using proboards
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 8, 2013 9:46:26 GMT
I made a lot of new friends and took plenty of video. Here is the final parade.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 8, 2013 10:29:08 GMT
I just loved these lookalikes, especially the Matt Smith guy who along with the Amy Pond impersonator was very nice to chat with.
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Post by TenebrousNova on Apr 8, 2013 10:34:10 GMT
If I knew sooner, I would've probably gone over to watch. That's close to where I live. Great to see that you had a good time, and congrats on the second prize!
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 8, 2013 12:26:43 GMT
If I knew sooner, I would've probably gone over to watch. That's close to where I live. Great to see that you had a good time, and congrats on the second prize! It is a yearly event, so perhaps you'll make it in 2014? We could chat about ants and Daleks if we meet, as it was more fun than I expected, though getting in and out of the Dalek was the hard part for me.
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Post by Blem12 on Apr 9, 2013 5:20:48 GMT
Wow! Seems like an exciting event! Glad you had a great day! :-)
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 9, 2013 16:19:10 GMT
I sure did have a great day, as even though the winds were chilly, the sun was nice; and inside the Black Dalek I didn't feel the cold that much. Here I am in the final parade, as I got a friend to film the final video and take photos. Attachments:
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 15, 2013 7:41:04 GMT
We actually made the local TV news, as you can see on this video report. I am at the end wearing the brown Dalek sweatshirt, but sadly the cameraman cut my head off the picture; but it was me doing some filming of the event. Meridian TV Dalek EventIf you look at the first 3 - 4 seconds you will see me pass behind the Cyberman. I have my combat jacket on strolling across the front of the museum.
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