• Alright, so it’s way old, but this is also pretty cool. If you’re planning a trip to the Red Bank area and don’t want to venture to Leonardo for the usual Quick Stop/RST Video trip that seems to have become so popular, why not hunt down some of these spots? Here’s a bunch of locations that were used in “Chasing Amy”, as listed in the April 8th edition of the Asbury Park Press :

• Jack’s Music Shoppe and nearby apartment, 30 Broad Street, Red Bank. Hooper and Holden banter about sexual preferences at the store, and Holden and Banky live in the apartment.
• Victory Park, River Road, Rumson. Alyssa and Holden fall in love on the park’s swings. The Oceanic Fire House and Oceanic Bridge are in the background.
• The Galleria, Bridge Avenue, Red Bank. Holden bids Banky bye-bye at this train station set. An earlier shot of the actual train station is featured, too.
• The Marina Diner, Route 36 and Seeley Street, Belford, Middletown Township. Silent Bob speaks! Smith, playing the nontalkative one, opens up about losing the love of his life. Jay and Holden listen.
• Berkeley Carteret Hotel, Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park. Site of the comic book convention.
• Side Street. Mechanic Street, Red Bank, where Alyssa and Banky argue in the rain
• “Red Bank, New Jersey.” Wide shot of Broad Street, Red Bank, where Banky and Holden live. You can see Prown’s department store in the background.
• Take a Shot Billiards Club, House of Coffee, Background shots, Bridge Avenue, Red Bank.
• Asbury Park Boardwalk, Ocean avenue, Asbury Park. Holden and Alyssa play skeeball.
• Red Bank Catholic High School, Broad Street, Red Bank. Banky waxes on the charms of underage girls in school uniforms.
• Ocean Ice Palace, 197 Chambersbridge Rd. Brick Township. Ice hockey game.
• Quick Stop, 58 Leonard Ave., Leonardo, Middletown Township. A loudmouth spills the beans on Alyssa’s sexual peccadilloes in front of the store Smith immortalized in his 1994 film, “Clerks”.

• Hey, we’ve been getting some cool logos in the mailbox these past couple of weeks, in fact, they’ve been SO good it’s going to be tough to choose just one. We’d love to hear your ideas,and for those of you who haven’t entered yet or want to enter again, maybe you’ll even get some help as well. By the way, if you haven’t had time to come up with a good Drinks Askew logo but still want to help, don’t fret! We may be looking for a smaller News Askew logo to head up the news section (after this contest ends). Stick around! Thanks for all the submissions so far. 11 days ’til we pick our winner!

• The indie film “Big Helium Dog”, which is being produced by Kevin and filming in Red Bank this summer, needs some extras! Think you’ve got what it takes? Here’s the requirements:

• Subject: “Re: So you want to be an extra….?”

  Brian Lynch’s uber-classic sci-fi/murder/mystery epic BIG HELIUM DOG has some spaces open for extras…..BUT!!!!

  To be considered you have to meet the following criteria:

  a) You have to be willing to have your head shaved.
  b) You have to be local to Red Bank or willing to drive in for the day.
  c) You have to bring your own lunch.
  d) You have to call a national radio or TV show and somehow manage to say the words “BIG HELIUM DOG” on the air (proof required).
  e) You have to email oz@viewaskew.com to apply.

  Applications will be taken for the next week and only a limited number will be accepted.

Drop Oz a line if you’re up to the task, but HURRY! We’re a little late with this news, so there’s not much time left!

• This is the same t-shirt given to the cast and crew during the filming of Chasing Amy. On the front, Mike Allred’s beautiful “Chasing Amy” comic book cover artwork. On the back, the exclamation “Hey! She’s Gay! View Askew Productions April 1st – April 28th, 1996”. Order Here!