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June 8, 2013: Superman Celebration - Metropolis, Illinois - Day 2

Steve Younis Day 2 of the Superman Celebration took place yesterday here in Metropolis, Illinois. The day started out bright and early with a Superman Fan Baseball Game between the Metropolis Marvels (captained by Larry Thomas Ward) and the Smallville Meteors (captained by Steve Kirk). I was lucky enough to return (after a five year absence) to play with the Metropolis team, and was sent in to bat first. With Baseball not being a national sport in Australia, I didn't do too badly. But I doubt it was my inclusion that tilted the scales, but we won in a landslide taking out the game 22-1.

We returned to Metropolis soon after for the Superman Homepage "Meet & Greet" where close to 100 people turned up for a wonderful get together. It was my first time hosting the Meet & Greet in Hardee's. The first one we held back in 2008, we were about 15 people gathering around a picnic table behind the Giant Superman Statue. In the five years since, Jamie and Ronda Kelley have done a wonderful job hosting the Meet & Greet, and I felt a bit lost without their presence there as we welcomed people in. Thankfully Jamie turned up soon after, and we were in full swing, giving away a box of DVDs and Blu-rays donated by Warner Home Video for our event. We also gave away Superman Homepage "Superman 75th Anniversary" buttons. Numbers on the back of the buttons (written in a mad rush by my new good friend Phil Spearpoint from the UK) were called out, allowing fans to come up and pick out a DVD or Blu-ray from our collection of Superman Animated Movies.

The following video shows some of the Baseball game, the introduction of the Superman Homepage "Meet & Greet", and my meeting up with Superman Homepage reviewer Michael J. Petty.

Check it out...

There's already so much going on here on Day 3 of the 4-day Festival. Some videos (like the Opening Skit, the Q&A with Alessandro Juliani and Michael Rosenbaum, and my one-on-one interview with Tracy Scoggins, will have to wait until a later date).

Steve Younis



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