Monthly Update:
May has arrived, and with it comes... house work! Yes indeed, now that I have a handle on the October show and the month of May off the road, I’m heading outside to work around the house while I actually have half a chance.
Still, even with a short May update, I always have good news to report when it comes to the next Cinema Wasteland show!
We updated the site since the last show and you can find the October guest list as it stands right now, complete with my usual guest bios, all posted on the site right now. You’ll also find a movie or two posted and updates to most sections of the site, so feel free to give things a look over when you get a minute.
We’ve got another great guest list for October’s show already posted, but I do have a new, first time guest, to announce for October’s show I haven’t as yet posted:
DAVID L. HEWITT - Writer, producer, director, visual and special effects man. Dave Hewitt has done it all in his career. He started out in zero budget films, directing movies like, WIZARD OF MARS (1965), MONSTERS CRASH THE PAJAMA PARTY (1965), DR. TERROR’S GALLERY OF HORRORS (1967) and THE MIGHTY GORGA (1969). With his visual effects and special effects work, he graduated to somewhat better films, working on stuff like, THE KINDRED (1987), SUPERMAN 4 (1987), and HONEY I SHRUNK THE KIDS (1989) to name a few.
As stated, Dave has never done a movie convention of any type before, so he’ll be making his first ever appearance in October and is excited to be a part of the show. I’ll have him posted on the site in the next couple of weeks.
I need to work on a couple graphics for the October show, but fans of our annual Saturday night “A Ghastlee Nite at the Movies” live event can help host, A. Ghastlee Ghoul, celebrate his 20th Anniversary with another night of music, comedy, games, and prizes. Much audience mayhem, as always, is guaranteed!
That seems like all I have for now, so let’s go with the usual reminders to end things with this time around:
TICKETS: For everything we offer attending fans, there is no better bargain than an advance ticket to a Cinema Wasteland Show and no better time to plan to be with us than right now. No “hidden fees” at a Wasteland show guarantees every fan through the door is treated just like the person standing next to you in line; and your ticket in gets you everything we have to offer except for an autograph from our guests. Order before 9/5/08 and you can get an advance 3-Day Pass for only $30.00. Yes, that was correct: Thirty bucks. Cheap at twice the price if you ask me. You can also save $5.00 on any single day pass ordered in advance before 9/5/08 and five bucks is more than enough to grab yourself a cold beer from the bar, leave your bartender a tip, and still have a buck left in your pocket when you think about it.
HOTEL: The hotel sold out in record time last show, and with every hotel and motel in the area more than likely raising prices on you by what I hear, I can’t imagine it’s not a good idea to reserve your room ASAP for October’s show. You can reserve your room by calling The Holiday Inn direct at (440) 238-8800, or reserve your room on our web site. Just remember to ask for “The Cinema Wasteland rate” in order to save yourself a few bucks over regular room rates, and DO NOT take the hotel up on any other offers they may mention as that won’t help you or us in the long run.
FLIERS and POSTCARDS: I expect to have updated fliers and postcards available in June for anybody who wants some to pass around. I’ll be sure to let you know when they are ready, and I’ll thank you all now for helping to spread the Wasteland word.
VIDEO FOOTAGE: I’m looking for any and all footage you fans may have shot over the course of the weekend. I’m particularly interested in the panels, guest talks, and Ghastlee’s Saturday night live show, but I love to check out whatever anyone shoots at the show. I used to get a lot of footage from people for my personal collection, but it’s slowed down greatly over the past couple of years (so I’m really looking for footage from the past three or four shows). We’re the only show out there that let’s attending fans shoot anywhere they want, so hey, give a little back to the guy who makes it happen for you fans. Our PO Box address is at the bottom of every update we send out...
HEY, since saving it or using it to pay off a bill is totally un-American, are you looking for a place to spend all of that commie money the shaved monkey failure borrowed from China to give to us peasants?! If you spend it at Crap-Mart, it just goes back to China. Buy gas and it supports terrorists. Buy food and don’t look at packaging and it goes to South America. Don’t need to pay bills with it and really want to keep it in America? Then you can always buy yourself a big ol’ bag of weed with it, purchase a few gallons of good ol’ american bourbon, or you can spend it with a company who can really use a few bucks during a slow time to pay its bills - us! We’ve got a ton of stuff listed on our site for sale right now, so by all means, take a look at the merchandise section of the web site and see if something you can’t live without doesn’t jump out at you.
OK, I think I covered everything that was on my mind this time out? I usually look forward to the six or eight weeks after any given show so I can take it easy for a time and just fill out the guest list before I get in the swing of actually having to really work on the next show. This time out is no different, so I’ll catch you all next month.
Ken
Cinema Wasteland