My Weekend with (not) Goblin, Part 0.
In November of 2000, my wife and I traveled to Tarrytown, New York, about 120 miles from our home in East Haven, Connecticut, to work at a cult movie convention. The show, innovatively called "Cult-Con 2000", was being run by a friend of a friend who would pay for our hotel room in exchange for the assistance. It was an experience I'll never forget.
Dramatis Personae:
Phil and Jeanette Palmieri : The aforementioned friend of a friend and his wife, who were running the convention.
Thom Guthrie : My fellow blogger was the person who introduced me to Phil, having known him for some time, and who also was going to be working at the show.
Killjoy : Vocalist for the death metal band Necrophagia, Killjoy was responsible for getting us a certain guest, who he'd worked on music videos with.
The Belgian Guy : Whose name I don't recall, but who was some nebulous connection with Phil for getting some of the European guests.
Matt Alling : At the time, drummer for the Connecticut-based Prog-noise band Archimedes Frisbie, also an associate of Phil Palmieri, who worked the staff with us and also provided the ill-fated P.A. system for the convention.
Claudio Simonetti : Italian Musician, former member of Goblin, primadonna. He figures prominently in this tale.
Daemonia : His band, brought in to substitute for Goblin.
Gunnar Hansen : A guest at the show. Played Leatherface in the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. My wife is in love with him. Totally charming guy.
David Hess : Also a guest, someone who Phil knew personally. Kind of flaky, but seemed decent enough.
Antoinella Fulci : Daughter of the late Lucio Fulci, Italo-horror icon. Guest at the show.
Jim Van Bebber : Guerilla filmmaker. Friend of Killjoy. Guest.
Ruggerio Deodato : Italo-horror icon, guest of the show.
William Lustig : at the time, Anchor Bay Video's lead producer of DVD special features. Pain in the butt, as you will see.
Archimedes Frisbie : Defunct Connecticut Prog-rock band. Bigger primadonnas then Simonetti, as you will also see.
Bateau Lavior : Belgian avant-garde band, guests of the show. Unfortunately caught in the crossfire of egos.
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Dramatis Personae:
Phil and Jeanette Palmieri : The aforementioned friend of a friend and his wife, who were running the convention.
Thom Guthrie : My fellow blogger was the person who introduced me to Phil, having known him for some time, and who also was going to be working at the show.
Killjoy : Vocalist for the death metal band Necrophagia, Killjoy was responsible for getting us a certain guest, who he'd worked on music videos with.
The Belgian Guy : Whose name I don't recall, but who was some nebulous connection with Phil for getting some of the European guests.
Matt Alling : At the time, drummer for the Connecticut-based Prog-noise band Archimedes Frisbie, also an associate of Phil Palmieri, who worked the staff with us and also provided the ill-fated P.A. system for the convention.
Claudio Simonetti : Italian Musician, former member of Goblin, primadonna. He figures prominently in this tale.
Daemonia : His band, brought in to substitute for Goblin.
Gunnar Hansen : A guest at the show. Played Leatherface in the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. My wife is in love with him. Totally charming guy.
David Hess : Also a guest, someone who Phil knew personally. Kind of flaky, but seemed decent enough.
Antoinella Fulci : Daughter of the late Lucio Fulci, Italo-horror icon. Guest at the show.
Jim Van Bebber : Guerilla filmmaker. Friend of Killjoy. Guest.
Ruggerio Deodato : Italo-horror icon, guest of the show.
William Lustig : at the time, Anchor Bay Video's lead producer of DVD special features. Pain in the butt, as you will see.
Archimedes Frisbie : Defunct Connecticut Prog-rock band. Bigger primadonnas then Simonetti, as you will also see.
Bateau Lavior : Belgian avant-garde band, guests of the show. Unfortunately caught in the crossfire of egos.
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posted by Jon M. at
11:12 PM
2 Comments:
I am not a primadonna and Archimedes Frisbie doesn't consider themselves defunct. You need to hurry up with the rest of this story too.
You silly boy...sounds like you need a knuckle sandwich...get in line so as I may serve you
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