Day: July 3, 2004

A reminder to check out and support your local comic book store (we’ve already swung by Fourth World in Smithtown, the best comic book store in Long Island.)

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As I’ve mentioned in the past, I’ve written the Sunday afternoon showcase for the Shore Leave convention next weekend in Maryland. The full title is “And now for something completely Tolkien: Monty Sauron’s Flying Nazgul.” Basically it’s LOTR as told through Monty Python-esque sketches.

The script calls for a number of video sequences, some of which I filmed at Motor City Con a couple months ago, and some of which were drawn from other sources (both Python and LOTR). Lew G. Aide, the video wizard who works with the convention, sent me a DVD of all the completed material, and I have to say, I was laughing so hard tears were rolling down my face. And I was the one who wrote it or instructed him in what I wanted, so I’m tougher to impress. If the quality of the cast performances are on par with the video–and based on past performances, I have every reason to believe the will be–this show is going to be an instant legend in fan circles.

It’s going to be July 11 in the afternoon at the Hunt Valley Inn in Hunt Valley, MD. If you’re already planning to attend Shore Leave but weren’t going to stay for the show…stay. If you weren’t planning to come at all, come for the day. By early appearances, it should be worth it.

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