I’ve read and received e-mails from folks who are against the Kevin Smith Fan Club mentioned in yesterday’s news. I was aware of the problems that many of you had with the club when I posted the newsbite, but I was asked to spread the word and wanted to at least do that. This site was designed to inform fans about anything going on that’s Askew related, good or bad, positive or negative, without bias. I often feel that, though the web boards are very informative and an excellent forum to discuss the Askewniverse, there’s an awful lot of useless crap that no one really cares to waste their time reading.

Therefore, I suppose the discalimer applies: This site does not necessarily reflect our views personally. Yes, sometimes we’ll comment on something. But often, we’ll not. We’re just here to help, folks. So, while I personally have no plans on joining a fan club (I feel I get enough information from the website as well), there may be some folks out there who indeed ARE interested.

Alright, I’m switching out of editorial mode and back to my normal non-serious self. Sorry for the change in subject matter there, but it was just something I felt needed to be said. Please e-mail me if you’d like to respond or comment on any of this. I’ll be happy to discuss it further.

• Well, folks, we had quite a day yesterday. We made some last-minutes arrangements with Vincent Pereira, director of the upcoming “A Better Place”, star of the upcoming “Big Helium Dog”), ex Quick Stop employee, and all-around great guy to spend a day on location (at his home!) for the shooting of Big Helium Dog. As the day went on, we managed to meet quite a few of the Askew gang, including Vincent himself (of course), Brian Lynch (The director of BHD), Kevin Smith, Jay Mewes, and a ton of other crew members you’ve heard about or seen posting on the WWWBoard. It was a really enjoyable day. We’ve created a special section on the trip:

• Click HERE To Hear About Our BIG HELIUM DOG Experience!

• Adrian, the head of The Official Kevin Smith Fan Club (just HOW official I am unsure), asked if we would let you all know that you can e-mail him if you’re interested in joining. Well, of course we can! You can reach Adrian for more information or to join at (QuikStop37@aol.com).

• Kevin posted this information about when we can expect to see his ViewAskew comic books start to hit the shelves. Here’s what he had to say:

• Devin Clancy got his hands on a screening pass for the new Ben Affleck film, “Going All The Way”, which opens on Setember 19th and is being distributed by (ack) Gramercy Pictures. He’s wrote a nice little review here about the film without giving away any real spoilers. Take it away, Devin…

• Well, it’s 3:00 AM and we’re just about to leave for the center of the View Askewniverse: Red Bank, New Jersey! We hope to have all kinds of neat stuff to talk about upon our return. So, if I don’t fall asleep behind the wheel at some point today, you can expect a pretty cool update later. See ya then!

• Kevin posted a message on the WWWBoard earlier today that covered a few interesting issues. We’ll summarize them for you here:

• Kevin was interviewed by Web Magazine and spoke highly of the View Askew Site and the WWWBoard itself. I wonder if he mentioned our site at all? Hehehe…
• “Good Will Hunting”, Ben Affleck’s new flick, had the HIGHEST test scores in Miramax history! This is great news for all parties involved. Congrats! We’d received a message from someone who had a pass to a test screening, but they never got back to us. If anyone who saw the screening and wants to write up a little review of the flick, please contact us. Kevin predicts big things for this movie, so watch for it.
• Kevin and Jay will appear in person for a screening of the classic “Clerks” in Oregon (broad area, huh?) on October 10th. He’ll have thedetails soon and we’ll be sure to pass them on.

• We celebrated our 5000th hit at News Askew yesterday. Thanks to all ofyou for helping to make the site such a success! We never imagined thatthe site would become this popular and visible when we started, butwe’re happy to have the following and plan to continue for a long time. Going by current trends, since we went online with the new format backon July 27th, we’ve been averaging 137 hits a day (and growing!). This number isn’t anything astronomical, but for a young site with a specific theme it’s really quite impressive. Here’s to 5,000 more!

• The response we’ve received so far on our plea for a move to a larger server has been fantastic. Thanks to everyone who’s been kind enough to offer us free server space so far. We’ll still entertain offers for awhile, since we’re not planning on being prepared for the move for atleast a couple of weeks yet. For details on our proposed move, seebelow.

• Alright, we know that everyone’s been bugging Miramax hoping for a Chasing Amy Soundtrack. Well, here’s the final word from Kevin on this subject: