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Crypticon 2009

Nov 8, 2009
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Werewolf vs Freddy ♥ Sheraton Hotel, Minneapolis (11/07/09)

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Although nothing to do with music, I thought I'd report on my recent attendance at Crypticon 200...

Crypticon 2009 was a bit disappointing, compared to last year. As with last year's cancellation of Tom Savini, this year it's Charles Band. What upset me was that Band's disinvolvement wasn't even mentioned anywhere on their website. As of this writing, their website still lists Band as a guest: "6:00pm Charles Band and his Full Moon Road Show in the Music Room 2nd Floor."

This year, the merchandise room was reduced to a size of a large bedroom, so you walk in and out in about a minute. I did manage to pick up some stuff, but they weren't cheap. Celebrities prints are costs anywhere from $20-40, we weren't allowed to take pictures (if you did purchase a print, then taking pictures would cost an extra $5). Last year, most of the nicer stars let us take pictures for free.

As for merch, the usual bootlegs, toys, horror t-shirts were there, but because of the smaller room - it feels like there weren't a lot of choices. Some commonly seen t-shirts were Nightbreed and Hellraiser, which I thought were cool, since I have always thought Clive Barker is genius.

Also, this year they had music as part of the show. The person that was supposed to give me a pass to the music area was not at the ticketbooth and I didn't feel like paying extra to see music. Besides, all of the bands seems to be either punk or metal, not really my cup of tea, so I didn't bother to make much effort in getting the pass.

Anyway, since Charles Band wasn't there, his Q&A was replaced with Linnea Quigley and Don Calfa (both actors appeared in Return of the Living Dead). If I had known, I would've rewatched the film to refreshed my memory. But it would seem even the stars had some trouble remembering what happened on set.

Still, some interesting stories came out of it.

First of all, they paid George Romero a million dollars to use the name "Of The Living Dead". Romero's third sequel, Day of the Dead came out a year later, but was not as successful as Return.

Linnea Quigley and Don Calfa ♥ Sheraton Hotel, Minneapolis (11/07/09)

My favorite was when Calfa said one of the star wanted him to punch him for real, so he gave two hard slap. What's funny was that as he was telling the story, his hand gestured the slap and the next thing you knew: he had hit the microphone in front of him! Way to each that mic a lesson.

With the disappointing cancellation, incorrect/false information (is updating a website too much to ask?), the smaller space, and expensive admission ($30 at the door) - this will be the last year that my group will attend.

11/08/2009 02:54:28 ♥ vu (

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DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - A Nightmare on My Street

Oct 24, 2007
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DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - A Nightmare on My Street

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Charles Bernstein & Christopher Young - Sleep Clinic

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I have one of the greatest Halloween song for you today. It's DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince's "A Nightmare on My Street" from their most popular album, He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper (the one with "Parents Just Don't Understand" song).

The song is obviously about Freddy Krueger of A Nightmare on Elm Street. It tells about how Will Smith saw this "def" movie and before he knew it, he was having a nightmare about Fred.

The piano part in Smith's song uses elements of Charles Bernstein's soundtrack for the original movie. The sample they used is from "Main Theme", but I'm including "Sleep Clinic" here.

By the way, isn't it weird how Will Smith is all grown up now?

So, anyroad, the first time I saw a Nightmare film, it was Part 3, The Dream Warriors. I thought it was one of the best horror movie I've ever seen (back in '87). I especially liked the D&D kid that was killed right away :/

And if you're planning on renting the Nightmare series, avoid part two. Freddy's Revenge was easily the worst film of the series.

10/24/2007 20:59:04 vu my♥posts vu@weheartmusic.com www.willsmith.net