• Just a quick word, folks, since it’s been a while. Vulgarthon 2002 seems to be the big talk at the moment, with things coming together rather quickly. It’s going to be another mad rush to get tickets, so we wish all of you luck when they go on sale. If you just keep redialing and try hard, you should be alright. With 2 tickets being sold per person, and just over 400 seats total, you have to remember it’s possible that only slightly over 200 callers will get through. We’ll keep you posted on the event and more (see the top story below).

Other than that, winter’s coming which means less time outside and more time in front of the tube. Good thing, too, as it seems that television has taken a leap over most movies coming out lately. Shows like Buffy, Angel, Alias, Ed, Smallville and Law & Order have been providing some very entertaining network TV. Then HBO’s got their big shows coming up, with new Oz and Sopranos in the coming months, Band of Brothers has also been decent. It’s nice to watch some good TV and take a break from all the current events on CNN and the internet.

Flicks have been, for the most part, lackluster. It’s a mystery why Jay & Bob didn’t make more bread at the box office, with such total crap coming out surrounding it. Speaking of which, 13 Ghosts, opening this weekend, which first looked promising, is rumored to be AWFUL. Too bad. Guess this Halloween it’ll be time to spin up some classic Argento DVDs or the like again. Speaking of which, the trick or treat thing happens TONIGHT in this area, how weird is that? Always seemed that Halloween used to happen ON HALLOWEEN years ago. Ah well, less candy around the house to eat this way once the kids come take it all.

Okay, on with the show…

• View Askew will host this year’s Vulgarthon website, which you can reach at http://www.viewaskew.com/v3. At the moment, the site’s text-based, with some new graphics on the way, but, as always, full of excellent information.

Some news: First of all, the organizers of the website will be creating customized nametag buttons and will sell them in front of the Stash on V3 weekend. 100% of these proceeds will go to a (TBD) disaster relief fund in the area. Also, rooms at the Holiday Inn seem to be very reasonable this year, at $69 a night. Very affordable. Again, though, you’ll want to wait to book your room until you’re SURE you’ve got tickets, as they’ll sell out fast.

We’ll soon be placing a link directly to this site at the top of News Askew to allow you easy access to the V3 website, and will also cover the big breaking stories on the thon here. For now, surf over and check it out. There’s lots more to come.

• The University of Colorado AT Boulder’s upcoming events calendar has announced a screening of Mallrats, which is scheduled to have a live appearance of Jason Mewes. The date of this is November 11th. This is the first we’ve heard of this event, and have no further info at this time. If anyone can confirm, or has more info, let us know!
• Right on schedule, a review of the latest issue of Green Arrow — #9 — is up on The Fourth Rail. Don MacPherson gives “Quiver, Chapter Nine: The Weird World of Stanley and His Monster” an 8 out of 10. Read itHERE.
• A fan recently trekked to the Eden Prarie Center, that Mallrats mecca of a mall, and took some shots of how things look in there, years after filming. Check it out HERE.
• Vincent Pereira’s been given a much-deserved fan page on the web. You can visit it HERE.
• And finally today, this wacky story on J&SBSB vet Shannon Elizabeth: