>>>>>>>He went to one Fest years ago and said that was quite enough, thank you, so I would be very surprised if ANYONE ever meets him at one of those.
Actually, Humbert has never been to a "Fest" exactly. The only time he ever appeared at a DS gathering was in 1979, at the SHADOWCON #3. This was the annual gathering for DS fans that was held in Los Angeles starting in 1977. They morphed into the FESTS that we know now in 1985. Humbert was on stage with Lara, Kathryn, John Karlen and Jerry Lacy. It was great event, and Humbert seemed to have a good time from what I can see. Of course back in 1979, the DS cons only attracted about 50 or so fans!
Someone in the audience asked Humbert what his favorite blooper was, and he replied that his favorite blooper was signing the contract for Dan Curtis! He did relate one incident he had with Nancy Barrett in 1968. (This one just aired the other day on Sci Fi.) Humbert said, he had a scene with Nancy where he was supposed to give her instructions. The camera was tight in a closeup of his face. He was supposed to say to her, "There are 3 things I want you to do". 1 blah, 2 blah, 3 blah. He said it perfectly until taping, and then he said, "There are FOUR things you must do", Tears started coming, and he said to Nancy something like 1 blah, 2 blah, 3 blah.....and 4, forget the other 3! They called cut and everyone died from laughter!
I only wish Humbert could come to a Fest today because he was a delight in his 1979 appearance.