And so there's something beautiful, something communal, about conventions. About everyone being excited to be there. And I tell them make friends. Don't leave here without getting a couple phone numbers or e-mail addresses.



I like to tell them the story about someone who told me "two years ago I only had three friends but last week I was couch surfing in Lithuania. And I have more friends than I know what to do with."



Buffy and the other genre shows that are at conventions are very popular, all around the world. Especially because of the internet, you can make connections with people all over the world. If you look into the group. So I really enjoy seeing people meeting each other and get a larger social life.



Let me add that I also love the babes, in the innumerable bikinis that you see. The metallic bikinis, it's like Halloween and they all get dressed like they want to. And no one is going to call them any names, where they can just be beautiful and show that they have it. And I've gotta say man, the girls have been getting steadily hotter at conventions over the last few years. It's fabulous.



Geek To Me: You have a bit of a social component after your concert in Chicago. You have a bit of a meet and greet. How does that work for you?



James Marsters: You know, I don't always do that, but I am going to be doing that in Chicago. And it's lovely. People that I think are attracted to some of the projects I've done, I find that they have a great sense of humor. They don't take themselves overly seriously. And they give great presents. I always have a lot of fun when I talk to people that have enjoyed the shows that I've done. The only problem is that I feel like I never have enough time for each person.



I have a friend at the jet propulsion laboratory in Pasadena who helped design the Mars Rover. I've got a couple friends at NASA. A friend at the FBI, the CIA, NSA, although they're not so popular anymore. But the people have really interesting jobs and they often come to these conventions. They come to get my autograph, come to meet me. And I'm fascinated, especially by scientists. Love scientists, they're the really smart geeks.



Geek To Me: Twitter follower @JeanbugC asks "When will Ghost of the Robot record 'Best Friend Magic Dance', 'Don't Worry Son', and 'Dance Show' on an album?"



James Marsters: [laughs] Jean I cannot guarantee that those will make it on our next album. We have at least three albums worth of material jockeying for position on our next album. But we are going back into the studio in the next few months beginning our next album. So there will be fresh music soon. I can't guarantee you which songs will be on the album.



Geek To Me: Finally with social media, where can people interact with you online and on social media?



James Marsters: Go to GhostoftheRobot.com or GOTRMusic.com. You can get me on Tumblr on GOTRMusic on Facebook.



And I just wanna say, come to the concert guys. The band is gonna be together. I often come when I'm on the road I perform solo. But the band is actually free. It's quite rare that we make it any further (East) than California [laughs]. It's terrible. We're actually coming to Illinois, and we rock pretty hard.



What I love is whenever we play a club the sound guy, when we come in to sound check, is like "oh hi mister TV and your band." They're a little bit derisive, but they're polite about it. And then after we sound check the guy comes and goes "hey man, those are actually pretty good." And we're always like "thank you, thank you." And after the show, without exception, they've got their fists pumping in the air and saying "YOU GUYS ROCK! YOU GUYS RULE!" I always enjoy that a lot.



We do bring it. We've been all over the world. We haven't played Thailand yet., that's about all I can think of. We have sold tens of thousands of albums. And we will not let you down. If you like rock and roll, if you like guitars, we do all original stuff. You can check us out on iTunes. Our last album ("Murphy's Law) debuted at 98 on the Top 200. And it's a good ticket to buy.



Learn more about Ghost of the Robot at GOTRMusic.com.