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04/26/03 Update
Afterburn
THE CHURCH OF ED WOOD GIVES MR. LOBO ITS BLESSING
Good Reverend Steve Galindo from
The Church Of Heavenly Wood enjoyed Mr. Lobo's Cult Cinema
Supershow, featuring his savior's holiest of holy films, Plan 9
From Outer Space. The cult guru and legal saint lent Mr. Lobo a VHS copy of I Woke Up Early The Day I Died from
Germany. It's the last produced script written by Ed Wood. Anybody got a PAL format VCR they can lend...?
The Reverend Steve is looking to volunteer his writing and acting services to
get his foot in the door of the rather large cult movie scene that's opening up here in Sacramento.
You can view his acting (or, scenery-chewing) at fof-films.com as a free live-action
web serial. look for him on an upcoming episode of Cinema Insomnia.
Stockton Represented At Supershow
The Kowalczyk household sent and an electonic message to tell Mr. Lobo they had a great time at Mr. Lobo's Cult cinema
Supershow featuring Plan 9 From Outer Space. Chuck really enjoyed the old movie trailers and commercials from the
Planet X-Archive. many of which had never been viewed on the Cinema Insomnia TV program or at the Trash Film Orgy lounge
shows. Mr. Kowalcyzk came from stockton with a few friends who had no idea what they were in for, but they had lots of fun
anyway. They're all eager to see the next show!
Well, Gentle Stocktonians, Mr. Lobo hopes you enjoyed your visit to our fair city. You'll have to come back for the Trash
Film Orgy this summer. It's great - and not only because I, Mr. Lobo, am usually asked to appear as a featured guest and
occasional co-host. Mr. Lobo would like to do another Supershow every few months or so. You folks like Japanese sci-fi?
Ultraman? Speed Racer? Godzilla? Starman? Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot? Mr. Lobo thinks that genre might be a great
theme and hopefully a draw for our second show. How about it, Stockton?
Thanks to you monster film fans, Mr. Lobo's Cult Cinema Supershow featuring "Plan 9 From Outer Space" was a fun and
prosperous event for all concerned. 120 paying customers and many freeloaders jammed the courtyard "number 2" theatre to
the gills. The Crest was amazed at the turnout for 10 p.m. on a "Good Friday" and they're eager to do another. Thank you
again! We learned a lot in all the chaos, and plan on putting on an even better show for you all next time! Big Thanks
also to the Trash Film Orgy and The Sacramento Festival of Cinema for all the support!
Thanks to you TFOlks, monsterclubbers and film fans of all ages who came out and made Mr. Lobo's Cult Cinema Supershow a
success on paper and, more importantly, in the eyes of evil Crest Manager Sid. Because of your support we will have another
chance to do a "Mr. Lobo" Show at The Crest Theatre again.
Technical Difficulties
We only had about thirty minutes to set up after the movie in #2 ended... It turns out that was not quite enough time to
iron all the bugs out. When we switched from the "Trailers/Planet X-tras" reel from Projector #1 to Reel 1 of
Plan 9 on Projector #2, a tiny "halogen hum" traveling through 60 feet of cable became loud and annoying by the time
it came out of that amplifier. Next time, we'll use separate audio for the P.A. and the projectors. Reel 2 of Plan 9
was fine, since at that time we switched back to Projector #1. Mr. Lobo wishes to extend his most heartfelt apologies for
this inexcusable state of affairs.No one in the audience was more disappointed... This show was the responsiblitity of your
host, Mr. Lobo, and your "fun" is his job.
You, Mister Lobo, Are No Trash Film Orgy
Mr. Lobo overheard a few snide comments from Trash film Orgy fans - but "TFO lite" is a compliment, as far as he's
concerned. Mr. Lobo is not a competitor or pretender to the TFO. He have only the greatest respect for what the "TFOlks"
do, and tries to promote and credit them whenever possible. He is first and foremost a TV movie host, and his place in the
grand local scheme of things is not to be "hard-core" - or even "cool," for that matter. Even so, many cinsomniacs had a
good time at the Supershow.
THEY, the true "Cinsomniacs", are the ones Mr. Lobo strives to please.
Thanks again to all you "TFOlks" who helped out and turned out for the Supershow. Darin and Christy, Roy and Bethany, you
are the best. Mr. Lobo's black heart is warm and fuzzy at the thought of working with you all again this summer at the one
and only Trash Film Orgy.
Embedded Monster News Coverage of Supershow
Talented writer, artist and makeup maestro Jace from themonsterclub.com's Monster
News infiltrated Mr. Lobo's Cult Cinema Supershow featuring Plan 9 From Outer Space as the personal overseer for
Tor and Vampira's goulish zombie make-over... and she wrote a hard-hitting exposé!
Jace wrote:
Mr. Lobo's Plan 9 From Outer Space show was a great and unique experience. I had some behind-the-scenes access, and
I hope to give those who missed the show some insight into the fun events.
First, I'll give you some background on how I got involved with the show. I met Mr. Lobo during the Trash Film Orgy's
Halloween film fest last year. Mr. Lobo hosts a local access show in Sacramento called Cinema Insomnia, during which
he shows classic sci-fi/horror and fantasy films along with trailers and short subjects. He's produced the live Creature
Feature shows with the legendary Bob Wilkins at Harlow's, and he's a good guy. During our first meeting, he generously let
me tag along with him to Channel 10 (in full zombie-pimp makeup!), while we discussed horror hosts, and the perils of
hosting a show.
Timing is a tough thing in putting together a show like this, and the main challenge we all faced was... that we didn't
have any place to set up for my makeup duties.
I had done some live makeup FX for the Trash Film Orgy's Halloween shows, and was contacted to see if I was interested in
assisting Mr. Lobo in bringing the legendary Tor Johnson and Vampira to life for his Plan 9 show. I agreed, and we
discussed what we would need to make this kind of thing happen. I was originally going to do a Bela Lugosi and zombies, but
unfortunately we didn't find a Bela, and there wasn't quite enough time for me to help with the zombies.
I arrived at the beautiful Crest Theatre, surprised to see a security guard searching the guy in front of me. I didn't
realize there was a rock concert being held in the main theater, and it was an interesting moment for me, realizing I had a
bag full or gore and recording equipment, and this big guy wanted to search me. Luckily, I told him I was with the
Plan 9 show and he let me pass unharmed.
Once inside, I had the chance to meet some of the people I'd met previously at the TFO shows and some new faces. I just
want to take a moment to mention that everyone I've encountered that's helped with the TFO shows and Mr. Lobo's
Plan 9 show has been really friendly and easy going. There are some interesting characters of course, but that's
part of the charm.
Mr. Lobo and the cast went through some rehearsals of the skits, while I discussed all manner of strange topics with the
man who would soon become Tor, all the while being distracted by a beautiful belly dancer from the greek cafe next to the
Crest.
Timing is a tough thing in putting together a show like this, and the main challenge we all faced was that a film was being
shown in the theater that Plan 9 was being shown in, and that we didn't have any place to set up for my makeup
duties. The clock was ticking, and I knew the show was scheduled to begin around 10 PM. I was starting to get concerned
when it reached 8 PM, and by the time it was 9, we were still waiting for a place to set up.
Finally a little after 9, three of us were let into a back hallway behind the greek cafe to get access to their bathrooms.
Tor, (who I will continue to call Tor, since I've forgotten his real name, sorry buddy!) (Troy - web-ed.) although
imposing in physical stature, is a nice guy, and a little shy. You see, he had to change into his costume, mainly a blazer
and slacks, and he was really concerned with having some privacy to change. As he walked into the men's room, he asked me
to guard the door as he changed. I agreed, and interestingly enough, a worker from the greek cafe showed up a few minutes
later, wanting to get into the men's room. I did my duty and turned him away, explaining that a guy was changing in there,
and I was guarding the door. He looked confused, and you know, I was a little confused too.
Finally Tor was changed. I was worried, because time was running out. Amber, our Vampira for the evening, had a dress and
wig ready to go, and ended up doing a great job on her own makeup, saving me much needed time.
For Tor, I had some photos to reference, but as I began, I thought to add a little more to the makeup. I always thought the
most striking thing about Tor in Plan 9 was his white eyes, and we had no way of pulling that off. My choice was to
add more scars and darken the eyes to make him seem more spooky and dead.
I started off with some rigid colloidion, which is this really smelly liquid that's used to make realistic and cool looking
scars. I had a good time explaining to both Tor and Amber that not only was this stuff permanent and dangerous, it was also
the source of the deadly SARS virus. You know what? For a moment I think they believed me.
Tor's makeup took longer than I expected, and I was nervous about it, since it was looking pretty crappy. I stuck with it,
and kept working on it, till finally it was looking pretty good. I tied Tor's necktie and even his shoelaces for him as he
got into character. Yes, it's not the most glamorous job, but it's fun.
When the three of us arrived at theater 2, the place was already packed! I took a couple pics of Lobo, Tor and Vampira for
Amber and went inside while they waited for their cue.
The room darkened, and the show began with some cool music and strange psychedelic images projected on the screen. Mr. Lobo
took the stage, introducing the festivities and there were some strange and funny skits involving Darin Wood from the Trash
Film Orgy, who provided his talents for Dr. Brain-o-tron, a disembodied brain with an attitude.
The lights went down and we were treated to an excellent and unexpected 30 minutes of weird trailers from the Planet X
archives. These included such goodies as House on Haunted Hill and Black Belt Jones, and some strange cartoons and vintage
music videos.
Before Plan 9 began, there was another skit with Mr. Lobo, Tor and Sid, the evil manager of the Crest. It involved a
device that was "wired" to various seats in the audience, giving random members of the audience 10,000 volt shocks! Sid,
being the responsible manager, ran up to the stage screaming that this wasn't going to happen, and a struggle began between
the three of them over this dreaded machine. As they struggled, the lights dimmed, and the sound of electicity filled the
room. Of course, various members of the audience screamed (were they being electrocuted? Hmmmm), but the most amazing thing
to me was something I may have been the only person to witness. The theater was packed and so I stood in the back for the
entire showing. In the back row was a couple with their young daughter, maybe 7 or 8 years old. Once the lights started
flashing, this poor little girl shrieked and grabbed her mom tight. She looked to be in near hysterics, and they had to
carry her out of the theater, never to return. I giggled, thinking she may possibly be traumatized.
Plan 9 began, and - well, how do you describe the experience? It was great to see it in a theater, especially
hearing the audience heckle and react to the unintentional comedy. I laughed more than I have in most of the recent
hollywood comedies, so I figure that's quality entertainment. Mr. Lobo had promised a prize package giveaway, and in
keeping with the tone and subject of the film, any time flying saucers appeared in the film, various helpers threw paper
plate "saucers" into the crowd, making for a a funny visual and some quality pseudo 3D. One of these plates had a winning
message on them, so members of the audience were trying to grab the saucers out of the air as they flew by.
After the film, Mr. Lobo gave away the cool prize package to one lucky guy, including a Plan 9 DVD, comics that Mr.
Lobo had worked on, the Plan 9 poster that was created for the show, Cinema Insomnia mechandise and (lucky guy!)
some cool Monster News goodies!!!
After the giveaway, I made my exit, walking off into the night with my bag of gore. It was a great night. The show was a
success and I look forward to what Mr. Lobo has in store for us next!
Cinema Insomnia Dropped From Cable 74!
Marty Anaya from Access Sacramento and The Sacramento Festival Of Cinema came on stage and delivered the news at Mr. Lobo's
Cult Cinema Supershow! Effective May 1st, the access channels formerly known as Channels 73 and 74 will be moving. The
channel presently located on Channel 74 will now reside on Channel 18. Notifications are presently being sent to all
Comcast customers, along with a new channel lineup card and a second notice.
Comcast is realigning most of their channels. Most of the leased access, educational access, community access and public
access will be clustered together in the mid-teen channels. Experts predict the lower number will result in many more
Cinema Insomnia viewers than before.
MATA COMMUNITY MEDIA Gets Skool'd by Mr. Lobo
MATA Community Media in Wisconsin ran Prince of Space all through the month of April. Next up:
The Seventh Seal.
Sunday, May 04, 2003 - 1:00 AM, 12:00 PM (CDT) and
Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 10:30 PM (CDT) Cinema Insomnia: The Seventh Seal
Web Ring Thing
"TV's Greatest Horror Hosts" WebRing features sites dedicated to remembering television horror hosts such as Zacherley,
Jeepers Creepers, M.T. Graves, Seymour and many more from the early 50's to the present day. You can find descriptions of
the hosts, the shows, pics and sounds... a detailed history of the most beloved television personality - the TV Horror
Host. Mr. Lobo is climbing up the ladder, "traffic-wise", in the excellent and beloved company of his peers. Here's this
site's ranking as of 04/22/03...
| Rank |
8 weeks |
2 weeks |
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| 1 |
187 |
48 |
T.V. Horror Host Gallery |
| 2 |
139 |
38 |
Chiller Thiller (Cleveland's museum dedicated to Horror) |
| 3 |
91 |
25 |
E-gor's Chamber of TV Horror Hosts |
| 4 |
79 |
38 |
Cinema Insomnia - with your host, Mr. Lobo |
The Cult Cinema Supershow was the Sacramento News and Review's April 17 "Pick of the Week". Mr Lobo thanks you. Read
it on their website or in the
Fun Dome!
04/17/03 Update
Sacramento News and Review article
(This is the full text of an article which appeared in the April 17, 2003 Sacramento News and Review.)
Event Pick of the Week
Misunderstood Wood
By Becca Costello
Ed Wood's sci-fi epic Plan 9 from Outer Space garnered him two Golden Turkey Awards, for Worst Film of All Time and
Worst Director of All Time. Mr. Lobo, host of Channel 74's late-night B-movie fest Cinema Insomnia, wants to prove that
Plan 9 is "not really a bad movie. It's just misunderstood." Give him a chance at Mr. Lobo's Cult Cinema Supershow this
Friday at the Crest Theatre, 1013 K Street. In addition to a screening of the film, there will be live comedy, prizes, a
showing of obscure short films and the opportunity to be filmed for the 35th episode of Cinema Insomnia. The show starts at
10 p.m. Call (916) 44-CREST or visit www.cinemainsomnia.com for more information.
[Caption, under photo of the Supershow poster, which you can see on the CI home page:]
Mr. Lobo's Cinema Insomnia, putting the "cult" in culture since 2001.
04/08/03 Update
Audiences Flock To See The Worst Film Ever Made!
Horror Host "Mr. Lobo" presents Plan 9 From Outer Space as part of a Cult Cinema Supershow at the Crest Theatre.
CONTACT: Sid Heberger, illustrious manager of The Crest at (916)44-CREST or 442-5189 [ or
thecrest.com ]
Sacramento cult film fans will experience live comedy, prizes, a reel of rare and bizarre short subjects - and director Ed
Wood's Golden Turkey Award winning film, Plan 9 From Outer Space - at The Crest Theatre (1013 K street). Presenter
"Mr. Lobo", host of local cable show Cinema Insomnia, hopes to prove that "It's not really a bad movie - just
misunderstood".
One night only! Mr. Lobo's Cult Cinema Supershow happens Friday, April 18, at 10 PM. Portions will be recorded by the crew
of Cinema Insomnia (Saturdays on Cable 74) for their 35th episode, which will also feature the legendary Plan 9.
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