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03/25/03 Update
Splendiferous Events
Sat. 03/22/03 - 1pm EST - "Stay Up for a Late-Night Howl With Mr. Lobo!" posted by A. Ghastlee Ghoul for his weekly column
on the Count Gore Website, "The Gallows". (This article will be
archived here and on horrorhosts.com.)
Sat. 03/22/03 - 6 PM PST - Mr. Lobo will be serving as MASTER OF CEREMONIES at CINEMAGIC - at the MATRIXARTS GALLERY, 1518
Del Paso Blvd., Sacramento.
Sun. 03/23/03 - 1 AM, 12 PM CST - MATA 14 (Milwaukee, WI) - PRINCE OF SPACE
Thu. 03/27/03 - 9:15 PM PST - Mr. Lobo will be a GUEST at DOKTOR GOULFINGER'S BIRTHDAY BASH AND PRESENTATION OF MONSTER OF
PIEDRAS BLANCAS, at the PARKWAY THEATRE in OAKLAND, CA.
Sat. 03/30/03 - 11PM PST - Access Sacramento - "Night Of The Living Dead" (for reals this time).
Fridays - Midnight EST - DATV 20 (Dayton, OH) - CI is part of Horror Host Underground Presents
Fridays - 7:30 PM EST - Cablevision of Monmouth (NJ) channel 71 - CI is part of Horror Host Underground Presents
03/22/03 Update
Countgore.com article
Stay Up for a Late-Night Howl With Mr. Lobo!
by Ghastlee
(This is the full text of an article which appeared on countgore.com.
Gather 'round once again, fellow Morlocks, this rickety platform of perpetual preponderance that is my slippery soapbox -
that which we call The Gallows.
Please don't be misled by the rather deceptive title of this week's rant. I know what you are probably saying to
yourselves. You're probably saying, "We mustn't let anyone find out we're all living in this one body... We mustn't let
anyone find out we're all living in this one body...".
(Actually, I don't know if you were aware of it, but you've been saying that out loud, and it's kinda creepin' me out.)
DEEPER than that, though, you are no doubt saying, "Ah, Ghastlee is going to do a little shameless shilling for another of
his movie-geek, cable-access, horror host cronies - and this one thinks he's a werewolf". Wrong, Kurt Sidomak breath! Mr.
Lobo does NOT think he's a werewolf - but allow me, if I may, to interest you in this cool access show he hosts called
CINEMA INSOMNIA!
Currently seen Saturday nights at 11:00 on Sacramento, California's cable channel 74, Mr. Lobo and Cinema Insomnia take the
dry road to comedy and horror hosting. Our host holds court from a big old rocking chair surrounded by a rather austere set
made up of simple black drape, for a time-honored look and feel that is much more AMC than Creature Feature. For his own
look, Mr. Lobo echews the "clown prince of evil" ensembles of frock-coats and greasepaints that so many of us have locked
ourselves into - and dread every time we have assume character. He opts instead for a very retro approach that is
reminiscent of his hero and inspiration the legendary Bob Wilkins, presenting himself in a dapper suit and black "Buddy
Holly" glasses to create a great pseudo-intellectual facade.
Cinema Insomnia indulges us in a world where everything old is not only new again, but better than ever.
Or is it a facade? Could it be this this man really IS the twisted genius that he appears to be? After enjoying several
episodes of his show, and doing a bit of research on the man B.C.I. ( Before Cinema Insomnia ), it would seem that either
his pedigree is authentic or he is the greatest flinger of the proverbial monkey dung known to mankind. Either way he is a
true genius, and makes me more than a little jealous!
After successful forays into the worlds of trading cards, comics, radio, theater, and network-affiliated television, the
Muses and the Fates finally combined to land Mr. Lobo and his sidekick (a plant named "Miss Mittens") on the Island of
Misfit Creative-types - a/k/a cable access. Here they flourish and grow wilder with each ensuing episode, enriching the
dirt of our minds with a healthy heapin'-helpin' of fertilizer flung from their boughs on high. (For the Funk &
Wagnalls impaired, that means they throw crap at the audience; a necessary function of Nature in keeping the mind's
acerbity and regressiveness levels in proper balance!)
Cinema Insomnia indulges us in a world where everything old is not only new again, but better than ever. It's kind of like
if Bob Wilkins had been produced by Lorne Michaels in the year 2003. Mr. Lobo is a very mellow fellow on the exterior, but
has that mischievous gleam in his eye and a sense about him that something is always lurking just below the surface; a
quality that great comedians from Belushi & Akyroyd to Conway & Corman to Burns and Allen have all had - the
creativity flares so brightly that the sparks flash in their eyes.
These folks are having the time of their lives, and it shows in every aspect of the production. From the retro-hip opening
and closing credits, to the writing, research and performances in between, this is obviously a labor of love.
Some memorable moments among many from the show that have imprinted themselves on my brainpan have been Mr. Lobo waiting
patiently to pass out candy to the Halloween trick-or-treaters - only to have everyone who comes a-knockin' turn out to be
a door-to-door religion salesman... a "commercial" for a skateboard-chasing lawyer... and inspired comedy bit/ interviews
with his mentor Bob Wilkins and guerilla film-maker Michael Moore (of "Roger & Me" and "Bowling for Columbine"
fame).
Other interesting factoids are that Mr. Lobo translates in Spanish to "Señor Wolf" ("Yes, I've seen him... Right
behind you!!!"); his favorite colors are black and white; and his son's favorite horror host is NOT his Dad! Scandalous
stuff!!!
Well Mr. Lobo, if it's any consolation, my daughters thought New Kids On The Block were way cooler than me at that
age...
Of course you now want, and in fact, have and overwhelming need to find out more about Mr. Lobo and Cinema Insomnia. Would
I leave you hangin'? (That's yer Gallows humor.) Of course not. For more info check out this very official website:
www.cinemainsomnia.com , or mosey on over to the HHU website at
www.horrorhosts.com. Mr. Lobo has been a big supporter of the HHU and the
affiliated HHU Network, which is busy bringing his show to markets across the Country even as you read this. You read
correctly, I said even as you read this!
How can you have Mr. Lobo come and play on your tv, you ask? Well, drop a letter to the HHU at
www.horrorhosts.com and we'll tell ya how!
Whew! I'm all shilled out for now, kids. Looks like I've tap-danced myself out of the hangman's noose for another week!
Until "necks time", stay loose...
Your ol' pal,
Ghastlee
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