• Blog,  Conventions

    My 4th Scarefest Experience!!

    October 19 2024 / No Comments
    I went to ScareFest Weekend for the 4th time in Lexington, Kentucky on October 19 of 2024.
     
    It’s definitely one of my favorite conventions.
     
    Although I will say this is the biggest one I’ve seen them do yet.
     
    That’s great, but I could see it seemed a bit overwhelming and maybe some of the staff was unprepared for the massive crowd.
     
    Having said that, what I saw at least was mostly positive and I had a wonderful experience.
     
    The staff was good to me. I know there were complaints, but I’m grateful to the staff.
     
    Especially when one of them got me out of the general admission line (I had a Weekend Plus ticket, not GA.) after an hour and got me into the correct line.
     
    And some of the photo op lines were a bit chaotic, but these are big events and things can change. So I’m fine with it.
     
    And as I said, I had a wonderful time.
     
    All the celebrities I met (Dick Warlock, Nick Castle, R.A. Mihailoff, and Adam Green) were all very nice.  There were a ton of other celebrities there, but I could not afford all of them.  
     
    I spoke to R.A. and Adam for a little bit, which was nice. R.A. discussed his movie Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, which I really like and he appreciated me saying that and told me about the movie.
     
    Adam, who is the creator of the Hatchet movie franchise, discussed with me his show Holliston, a horror sitcom, that unfortunately only lasted two seasons because of corporate bureaucracy. It’s a great show. Seek it out.
     
    I actually even opened up one of Dick’s water bottles for him when I met him. He’s a great man and a stunt legend (Kurt Russell’s stuntman for 25 years) and is most famous for being Michael Myers in the original Halloween II and was one of the villains in Halloween III.
     
    Nick is the original Michael Myers for most of the original Halloween movie, and had cameos in the last Halloween trilogy. He’s also a writer (Escape From New York and Hook) and director (Dennis The Menace and Major Payne) just to name a few.
     
    I got selfies and autographs of all of them.
     
    I also got pro photo ops with Dick, Nick, R. A. (dressed up as Leatherface), and the legendary Clive Barker, in one of his last scheduled public appearances. I did not want to fight his autograph line, so I just got a picture, but even in my brief encounter with him, he was very kind. Thank you all sooooo much for everything.
     
    Oh and I met Sean Clark of Horror’s Hallowed Grounds (a phenomenal series in which he goes to various movie locations) and the podcast The Thing With Two Heads. Thank you for taking our picture together and giving me a little bit of swag.
     
    I also went to a Michael Myers Q&A Panel, which had Nick, Dick, Jade Jude Courtney, Tom Morga, and Tyler Mane. All who have played Michael Myers. They all had great things about playing the character.
     
    I’m leaving things out, but again, this was such a fun day. It was long and tiring, but a ton of fun and it was all worth it.

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  • Blog,  Concerts

    First Jason (Ari Lehman of Friday The 13th) Rocks!!

    October 17 2024 / No Comments
    • Date of Concert: Thursday, October 17, 2024
    • Location of Concert: Paramount Arts Center in Ashland, KY
    Thank you Ari Lehman (Jason Voorhees in the first Friday The 13th movie) and his great band First Jason for a fun, rocking night at the Paramount Arts Center.
     
    The band played for about 40 minutes, featuring songs that combine metal and punk rock music, but lyrically, the songs are all about Jason. Really cool stuff. 
     
    After the band’s set, Ari took a couple of questions from the audience about the Friday The 13th movie, then the band, who include Ari on vocals and keytar, Eddie Machete on guitar, and Bass Amp on drums, sat in the audience and did a commentary watch along of the movie Friday The 13th.
     
    Lots of fun tidbits about the movie, trivia questions for the audience, and just funny comments throughout.
     
    Then after the movie, Ari went to the lobby to take pictures and sign stuff.
     
    This was a really fun night.
     
    Not a lot of people were there, but I hope the band and everyone had fun.  I know I did.
     
    Thank you guys for the great night!
     
    And as Ari said “Jason never dies!”

    First Jason Setlist:

    1. Machete Is My Friend
    2. Red Red Red, Jason is Watching!
    3. Kill For Mother
    4. Look What You Did
    5. Voorhees Is The Name
    6. Victim
    7. Jason’s Bride
    8. Ari Keytar Solo
    9. Jason Never Dies

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  • Blog,  Concerts

    Billy Bob Thornton’s Band The Boxmasters Rocks!!

    October 7 2024 / No Comments
    • Date of Concert: Sunday, October 6, 2024
    • Location of Concert: New Barn Theatre at Renfro Valley Entertainment Center in Mt. Vernon, KY
    • Opener: Fran Moran & The Nervous Wrecks

    Many know of Billy Bob Thornton’s work as a movie and television star.

    Many do not know that he is also a singer/songwriter/musician too and has been for decades.

    He has released solo albums and for almost 20 years, has had a band called The Boxmasters.

    Most of the albums include mostly just him and J.D. Andrew doing all the instrumentation.

    However, their latest album, called Love & Hate In Desperate Places, includes the whole band, which is Billy (AKA Bud) on vocals, J.D. on guitar and keyboards, Kirk McKim on guitar, Raymond Hardy on bass, and Nick Davidson drums.

    The Boxmasters, in a nutshell, kind of sound like a 1960s garage rock/pop band, but also have some elements of punk rock, outlaw country, and some Beatles/Beach Boys/Pink Floyd melodies.

    They have a lot of albums, and I must say they are very good.  Album favorites of mine include Boxmasters ’66, Boxmasters ’69, Light Rays, Christmas In California, and Help…I’m Alive.  But really all of them are very good.

    Billy/Bud is a very good singer (think Tom Petty) and he and the whole band are very good songwriters and musicians.

    Also, they are great live too.

    I saw them in Mt. Vernon, KY at a very nice venue called the New Barn Theatre, which is part of the Renfro Valley Entertainment Center.

    The band played for about 90 minutes, and really rocked the place.

    Billy/Bud told some stories along with singing all of these great songs.

    He even requested to the audience that they move as close as they could to the stage near the end of the set, which was very cool!!  By doing this I was able to get all the way to the front and was able to get a fist bump from Billy/Bud and he wanted to take a selfie with me!!  He did this with a lot of the fans and also signed stuff for them too.  Awesome stuff!!!!

    All of the songs were originals, except for the closing song, which was a song by The Kinks (setlist and pics below).

    The band and audience had a good time.

    Another great concert in the books for me and more to come in the future.

    Thanks to The Boxmasters for a fun night!!

    And please, do yourself a favor and seek out their music and see a show.

    Also, their opening band, Fran Moran & The Nervous Wrecks, were quite good too.

    Keep on rocking!!

    The Boxmasters Setlist:

    1. Emily
    2. Jupiter Man
    3. She Looks Like Betty Page
    4. Go Like This
    5. Garage
    6. Science Fiction
    7. I Still Want To See You
    8. You’ll Never Be Mine
    9. Jayne Mansfield’s Car
    10. Light Rays
    11. Goodnight, Sleep Tight, I’m Gone
    12. A River Rising
    13. The Light Of Lenore
    14. I Must Have Been High
    15. I Got A Girl
    16. I’m Not Like Everybody Else (The Kinks cover)

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