This is Comic Geeks Speak episode 1342 Comic Talk.

You got it on Wednesday and do a sax about it going to the volume of.

These guys will talk about it.

Everything the geeks love will take to laser be the opinions like the seasons on everything you read.

And comic, movie, day, tors, artists, come a, Come on, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, speak, come, come, come, come, come, come, speak. Come, come, come, speak. United in the world's mightiest heroes, this is... I'm Brian Creschman and I'm Adam Murdo and come in case speak and welcome to the show so do I do my voice sound a little sicky kind of thing still a little bit rough around the edges yeah I'm sorry folks I'm still recovering from the con crud, if you will. No need to apologize. It was incurred in the line of duty.

So I may be coughing in and out throughout this episode, but... I get to play Jamie and vamp in

between times then. Well, you're my own little co-host, and I didn't see you, me, and then

these four walls.

If they could talk.

If they could talk. So I haven't seen you in a couple of weeks. How have you been doing? I've been doing. Oh, the Christmas barn, the Christmas barn. Even here in the off-season, it keeps me busy. Really? Oh, this is the buy-in season. this is when we get to decide what's going to stock the shelves of Santa's workshop for another Christmas season.

Right, because you could have. Really? No, this is the buying season. This is when we get to decide what's going to stock the shelves of Santa's workshop for another Christmas season.

Right, because you could have gone to toy fair.

Is that correct?

Could have.

My parents actually did years and years and years ago.

My grandmother was still alive and in charge of the business.

They used to go up there to New York and do the toy fair thing fairly often.

So, yeah, as retailers, we could have gotten passes and done that. Actually, at one point, I offered you and Shane. Oh, that's right. I offered to be your go-between, but you guys found another way to get that done. That's right, with the press pass from the podcast. Mm-hmm. The power of CGS. The power of the Christmas barn pales in comparison. So there's a lot of, like, Christmas retail shows or vendor shows, that kind of thing? Oh, there are exposos. Expo. Okay. Gifts and deck expositions. Yeah, actually, one of them is in the big convention center in Springfield, New Jersey, right across the street from that Holiday Inn. Oh. It was the former site of the Wild Pig Khan for a couple of years. That's right. I remember you mentioned that. Went up there and bought some fake snow and some Christmas lights and things like that. And we see sales raps and we go to showrooms and we review catalogs and blah, blah, blah. Okay. That's what I've been doing. Meanwhile, you went to London. Yes, I did. Well, you know, we talked about that, Brian and I, but do you have any questions for me, sir? Since you haven't seen me in a while?

Ah. That's what I've been doing. Meanwhile, you went to London. Yes, I did. Well, you know, we talked about that, Brian and I, but do you have any questions for me, sir? Since you haven't seen me in a while? Well, some of them will probably be answered by the episode that you and Brian recorded. I've only heard half of it so far. Yes, I've only gotten as far as you and Aman and a bunch of Scottish guys sitting down to drink. That was, well, yeah, I mean, Brian and, the Scottish Brian and James.

James,

James. James, who actually was just, James who gave us Haggis. Hageus. Which I forgot to bring it along tonight because actually I was going to give it to Jamie, but I think Jamie might not be coming tonight because he's a little under the weather as well. True, yes. That was the very last thing I heard before I had to switch off the computer and leave the house.

But yes, I'm definitely jealous of that. Yes. I do have Scottish blood in me as it is. And I do. One of the places I want to visit in the world before I croak is Scotland to see some castles and eat some haggis. Well, well, we have the haggis. I mean, I have the haggis. I'll have to bring it in and not sure how you should prepare it exactly. Okay, so you have it in your possession, but you have not eaten it. Oh, no, no, no, no, no. I wasn't not going to take it. I can't keep it all for myself to share with the rest of the group. You're such a giver. I're such a giver. I'm such a giver.

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