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I'm here. Just got back from watching Army of Darkness...
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I'm up early (as usual). Hope the play was a smash success, Andrea!
Hey, Mike -- are you a Bruce Campbell fan, or do you just like Sam Rami's style? I've never seen *Army of Darkness*, or the two movies before it, but always meant to. The thing with me is, I don't really need humor injected into horror movies -- horror movies already make me laugh. *Night of the Living Dead* just makes me keel over with hilarity. :)
-- Nanaea
Hey, Mike -- are you a Bruce Campbell fan, or do you just like Sam Rami's style? I've never seen *Army of Darkness*, or the two movies before it, but always meant to. The thing with me is, I don't really need humor injected into horror movies -- horror movies already make me laugh. *Night of the Living Dead* just makes me keel over with hilarity. :)
-- Nanaea
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Thanks, it was very good! And also...
my friend the screenwriter came, and it was very late, and he paid for me to take a taxi back to the Bronx. :)
Andrea
my friend the screenwriter came, and it was very late, and he paid for me to take a taxi back to the Bronx. :)
Andrea
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That's good! Never feel bad about makin' 'em pay for something for you. Think of it as them paying tribute to their goddess. :)
-- Nanaea
-- Nanaea
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Army of Darkness is certainly more of a comedy than a horror. I've never seen the two Evil Dead movies that come before it, but I understand that the first is scary and homourless, the second is scary and funny, and AoD is just funny. There are some amusing moments in AoD, and it helps when you are in a theatre full of hardcore fans who recite lines and chant the main character's name during fight scenes (Ash! Ash! Ash! ...). It was the first time I'd seen the movie.
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Sounds like you had a blast of a time in that theatre. I know this hardcore AoD/Campbell fan who works at Footlight Records in Manhattan, and she organized some kind of midnight AoD showing in a theatre in the East Village with Bruce Campbell attending as a guest. I was sorta inclined to go to it, but other things came up.
I've really gotta check this movie out now, and see what I've been missing. :)
-- Nanaea
I've really gotta check this movie out now, and see what I've been missing. :)
-- Nanaea
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Nan, you've never watched AoD?
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That's what I said. :) What -- you've seen it?
-- Nanaea
-- Nanaea
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Nanaea
Neither have I, nor have I met Bruce Campbell (even though he was here in Milwaukee at a book signing). I was in class at the same time he was here and I felt that getting the gist of entailment logic (the professor still hasn't gotten back to me about the arguement presented by Anderson and Belnap concerning logical completeness) was a bit more important than meeting someone I'll probably meet some other time. :shrug:
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
Neither have I, nor have I met Bruce Campbell (even though he was here in Milwaukee at a book signing). I was in class at the same time he was here and I felt that getting the gist of entailment logic (the professor still hasn't gotten back to me about the arguement presented by Anderson and Belnap concerning logical completeness) was a bit more important than meeting someone I'll probably meet some other time. :shrug:
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
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Weird. I'd never heard of Bruce Campbell before this and I open the morning's paper and there he is yesterday at a book signing in our little burg...
Wonder if J. Ronald Peel ever ventures beyond the Delaware River to schmooze with his fans? (Known public TV fund drives in Pittsburgh excepted.)
Wonder if J. Ronald Peel ever ventures beyond the Delaware River to schmooze with his fans? (Known public TV fund drives in Pittsburgh excepted.)
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Yep, plus Creation Conventions rant...
J.R. ventures all over the U.S., especially when invited to fan-organized sci-fi conventions. Haven't done many recently though (except for Long Island's mega, annual I-CON at Stony Brook University) because the dynamics of sci-fi conventions have changed over the past decade or so.
The fan-run conventions are being squeezed out by the commercial organizations, such as Creation Entertainment (the biggest of all of them). The smaller groups just can't compete with what Creation pays actors to appear in their conventions -- and Creation induces actors to sign exclusive contracts with them, as well. The commercial organizations employ "dirty tricks" too, such as deliberately scheduling their events in a particular town on the same day as a fan-run group's annual event may have been in past years.
Creation also charges big bucks for fan dealers to purchase a "table" at these conventions in order to sell their wares (provided the wares don't compete with any Creation merchandising licenses), and a lot of fan dealers can't afford those fees. Really talented people who fashion their own jewelry, swords, garb, ceramics, dolls, etc. are taking their wares to Renaissance Faires these days instead of conventions. And the people who dealt in rare and used books are completely left out in the cold.
It's a shame, really. The great old days of sci-fi conventions are pretty much over, thanks to the greed of organizations such as Creation, as well as the greed which Creation & Co. foster in certain actors. (Mainly the "stars" -- not so much the supporting cast or creative talent behind a television series.)
The public is stupid to support organizations such as Creation. But then, there are so many people out there for whom the high point in their lives is seeing their favorite actor in person, that all the rest doesn't matter. And that's what Creation banks on.
-- Nanaea
J.R. ventures all over the U.S., especially when invited to fan-organized sci-fi conventions. Haven't done many recently though (except for Long Island's mega, annual I-CON at Stony Brook University) because the dynamics of sci-fi conventions have changed over the past decade or so.
The fan-run conventions are being squeezed out by the commercial organizations, such as Creation Entertainment (the biggest of all of them). The smaller groups just can't compete with what Creation pays actors to appear in their conventions -- and Creation induces actors to sign exclusive contracts with them, as well. The commercial organizations employ "dirty tricks" too, such as deliberately scheduling their events in a particular town on the same day as a fan-run group's annual event may have been in past years.
Creation also charges big bucks for fan dealers to purchase a "table" at these conventions in order to sell their wares (provided the wares don't compete with any Creation merchandising licenses), and a lot of fan dealers can't afford those fees. Really talented people who fashion their own jewelry, swords, garb, ceramics, dolls, etc. are taking their wares to Renaissance Faires these days instead of conventions. And the people who dealt in rare and used books are completely left out in the cold.
It's a shame, really. The great old days of sci-fi conventions are pretty much over, thanks to the greed of organizations such as Creation, as well as the greed which Creation & Co. foster in certain actors. (Mainly the "stars" -- not so much the supporting cast or creative talent behind a television series.)
The public is stupid to support organizations such as Creation. But then, there are so many people out there for whom the high point in their lives is seeing their favorite actor in person, that all the rest doesn't matter. And that's what Creation banks on.
-- Nanaea
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I'd rather drink a scotch with Doohan than with Shatner :)
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Ditto, Oh Hellenic One, Ditto....
I volunteered at Gen Con (a gaming convention here in Milwaukee [at least for now it's in Milwaukee]) when James Doohan and the guy who portrayed Chekov (his name escapes me right at the moment *bashing head against computer terminal*) were here (although two different years). It was assinine.
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
PS. Please excuse the minor outburst and the language attached. :)
I volunteered at Gen Con (a gaming convention here in Milwaukee [at least for now it's in Milwaukee]) when James Doohan and the guy who portrayed Chekov (his name escapes me right at the moment *bashing head against computer terminal*) were here (although two different years). It was assinine.
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
PS. Please excuse the minor outburst and the language attached. :)
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Thus supporting my long-held belief...
...that there ARE cooler things to do besides seizing an opportunity to meet a celebrity in person.
It always helps to remember that an actor is basically no different from anyone else -- he's just a guy who happens to have a cooler job than most other people happen to have. :)
-- Nanaea
...that there ARE cooler things to do besides seizing an opportunity to meet a celebrity in person.
It always helps to remember that an actor is basically no different from anyone else -- he's just a guy who happens to have a cooler job than most other people happen to have. :)
-- Nanaea
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Well, you can always ask me. I'm the celebrity meter. I mean meeter.
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I've personally met enough of 'em, too, not to be impressed by 'em, as John has been a frequent guest at sci-fi conventions where they've also invited actors from teeevee and movies. One, though, impressed me: Mark Goddard, who played the role of Major Don West in the original *Lost in Space* teevee series. Mark switched careers later in life and got his degree in education, and then went on to teach troubled teens. Mark Goddard not only had a few cool jobs in his life, he's also a cool person.
And then there are the celebs I've met at literary "do's", who have been absolutely fascinating. Joseph Heller (may he rest in peace) was one of the most intriguing and charming.
-- Nanaea
And then there are the celebs I've met at literary "do's", who have been absolutely fascinating. Joseph Heller (may he rest in peace) was one of the most intriguing and charming.
-- Nanaea
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It seems to be a classic favourite with my friends :-)
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LOL! Why do I feel like I'm on a different time schedule than everyone else?
I'm baaaack!
I'm baaaack!
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Andrea
If it wasn't for the fact that I have to use the computers on campus, I'd be chatting it up with you whenever you get home. Alas, I have to use college campus computers and my Be-On-The-Safe-Side van stops picking up on campus around midnight and I have to sign up for my ride by 11:50. :p
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
If it wasn't for the fact that I have to use the computers on campus, I'd be chatting it up with you whenever you get home. Alas, I have to use college campus computers and my Be-On-The-Safe-Side van stops picking up on campus around midnight and I have to sign up for my ride by 11:50. :p
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
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