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The Love Gun Destroyer Man

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

destroyAs I was weaving through the hallways of the Hilton Parsippany during the Chiller Theatre Expo on April 18, 2009 – on my way to meet up with Peter Criss, the original drummer of KISS – I noticed a room full of signed KISS art. I barely gave it a second thought, thinking that it was just what it sounded like, artists who had drawn or painted KISS. This didn’t excite me that much, but after I met Peter Criss, I told my friends Bill and Peter that I’d like to take a look inside the room, thinking that it might contain artwork actually signed by KISS members. Read the rest of this entry »

atkins2The title of this posting quotes the reply given by Jason Bateman, starring as Matthew Burton, in an episode of the greatest sitcom of all time It’s Your Move. The response is spoken when Stacey Hall, object of Matt’s affection who is annoyed by his frequent advances, asks him point blank “What do you want??” In a typical bold move on my part, this has absolutely nothing to do with the subject of this posting, save for the fact that it mentions The Blue Lagoon, the starring vehicle for the final celebrity in the long stream of postings highlighting the celebrities whom I met at the October 2008 Hollywood Collectors Show in Burbank, California. Read the rest of this entry »

The Catman

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

peter1I had already pretty much resigned myself to flying to New York to attend the April 18, 2009, Chiller Theatre show based on the celebrity guestlist – but if I had need a kicker to put me over the edge, it came late in the game when it was announced that KISS’ original drummer Peter Criss would be attending. Obviously anyone who knows me realized that I have been a huge KISS fan since the first grade (see my soapbox on my Big 7 bands), at which time I began collecting, idolizing, and listening to KISS records on a daily basis. So this was to be a thrill indeed. Read the rest of this entry »

Stalking Erika

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

erika2The title may sound like a good name for either a dumb new sitcom or even an intense horror movie, but in reality it would appear to the average passerby as to my current relationship with former Playmate Erika Eleniak. While some may drool over her centerfold in Playboy or her role as Shauni McClane in Baywatch, neither of them mean all that much to me (although I’ll be the first to admit, she certainly was HOT during the late 80’s and 90’s). Read the rest of this entry »

They Call Him Mad Max

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

ruslerI might have been inclined to bypass the chance to meet and acquire an autograph of Robert Rusler had it not been for my four days of debauchery with my friend Eric Hubble back in 1987. One of Rusler’s best-known roles was that of Grady in Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (as he is seen in the photo at right). And it’s that role which brought him to the Chiller Theatre gathering on Saturday, April 18, 2009. But it was the role that he played opposite Robert Downey Jr. in Weird Science that was the clincher for me. Read the rest of this entry »