• Hey folks…Just wanted to let everyone know that if you didn’t receive an e-mail response, things got a bit wacky here yesterday as I had to go into the hospital last night for an emergency appendectomy. It just came out of nowhere! Chris did a bang-up job keeping everything in order, so we should have all of the recent happenings in order, and be completely caught up on stuff.

Funny story from the hospital, and I swear it’s true – While my girlfriend and I were waiting for some test results, someone actually paged “Dr. Hanjob, Anita Hanjob”. I guess they still fall for some of the oldest tricks in the book. A nice bit of humor during a LONG boring hospital wait.

Anyway, I’m all stitched up, and on some good pain medication, so all is right with the world again. Thanks, doctors! Catch ya back here later with more news.

• Hey everyone. I know Brad usually does these things, but I thought for once I’d like to give a shout out to a great, new television show, SAMURAI JACK. If you haven’t seen this new show from Genndy Tartakovsky (creator of one of my all-time favorites DEXTER’S LABORATORY) you’re doing yourself a grave injustice. It was one of the most amazing animated (let alone action) shows I’ve seen in quite some time. From the great character designs to the gorgeous backgrounds, this will be a show to get in on from the beginning.

• Quite a few fan reports came in last night saying that new, expanded J&SBSB commercials were airing during Mad TV. Keep your eyes open and remember spread the word! It’s less than 2 weeks until J&SBSB opens…
• Mark Hamill was interviewed by The Bob & Sheri Show (A central Pennsylvania Howard Stern clone). He chimed in on the“Attack Of The Clones” and what it was like to work with Kevin. You can listen to the clips from the show right HERE.
• Entertainment Weekly (#609) ran a cover story called “If We Ran Hollywood..” where they give their opinions on how the movie business should run. One section of the article is called “Pirates of Penance” where they accuse celebrities of certain “crimes” and give their verdict. Here’s what they said:

MICHAEL BAY. Crime: The slick Pearl Harbor director is charged with a cruel and unusual amount of hollow cinematic gloss and thimble-deep characters. Community Service: Six months’ confinement with Kevin Smith in a New Jersey comics store to learn the joys of snappy dialouge—and to teach Smith how to make a film that doesn’t look like it was shot on crumpled wax paper.

• Kevin (8/14) and Afroman (8/13) are scheduled to appear on the syndicated Loveline radio show this week.
• J&SBSB gets a mention in the Flick Picks section of September’s issue of Stuff Magazine. Here’s the whole thing:

• AICN’s Moriarty checked in with his review of J&SJSB yesterday. Here’s an excerpt:

You can click HERE to read the whole thing.

• Here’s a weird one. In Canada, Alliance Atlantis Films is sending out RED RUBBER BANDS with the J&SBSB logo and the August 24 release date on them. The bands are being sent out to theatres across the country. We’re not sure what exactly the tie-in is supposed to be, but we’ll try to find out.
• We’ve added some custom-made interiors for all you fans of “The Sims”. Check them out over on our Files Askew page.
• MTV debuted a new special today this weekend called “Kiss And Tell: 20 Years Of Making Out On MTV”. The infamous Kevin Smith / Ben Affleck kiss from a couple of years ago makes an appearance in the special. There’s no new footage, but if anyone wants to try and catch the special anyway, there’ll surely be at least 100 reruns throughout the weekend and next week. MTV’s schedule is right HERE.
• The soundtrack for J&SBSB at last check was #3 on the IMDB’s hot soundtracks.
• A scooper sent this information in about free tickets to see J&SBSB in New York City. If you are in the area, check this out:

• Radio station 102.1 “The Edge” in Dallas, TX is having a promotional weekend for J&SBSB. All day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday they are giving away Advanced Screening passes, Jay and Bob comics, and Jay and Bob action figures.
• Movie-List.com is holding a contest that will give away 2 J&SBSB soundtracks and 2 Afroman single CD’s. Go over and enter today!
• Here’s some UK TV News : Chasing Amy will be on Wednesday night at 11:55PM on Channel4.

• And finally today, a glimpse into the future? Well, here’s one fan’s take on a possible DVD cover for J&SBSB. Catch you all later!