- Australian newspapers are claiming that Jay & Bob will indeed hit theaters a week earlier now, January the 24th. At this point, no one knows for SURE which date the film will be out, but hopefully you’ll be able to catch it in a week there, rather than two.
- Those cool View Askew Mac OS X icons (http://www.newsaskew.com/images/macicons.gif) are now available in their new permanent location in the Downloads section at MacMerc.com. Check them out if you’re a MAC user. There’s also some new icons based on the Clerks cartoon on the way from the author, as well. We’ll let you know when they’re finished.
- Some new MP3 tunes are going around on the various music search engines that reference View Askew. One that was spotted is called “Silent Bob” by a band called Luke Ski (www.lukeski.com). Another we’ve got here is called “Kevin Smith” from a band called Blame It On Luke. Check it out HERE. Dunno if the Lukes in question are the same dude or not, but it’s an odd coincidence.
- E! News Daily ran a piece on the Sundance Festival today. Rounding out their look back was Kevin, whom they said “turned Sundance on its ear” with his submission of Clerks. They showed a clip of Jeff and Brian from Clerks (Where Randal wants to borrow Dante’s car to go to Big Choice Video), and mentioned J&SBSB and showed a clip where Jay, Bob and Brodie dance to the Chasing Amy music inside of Brodie’s Sceret Stash.
- On Wednesday, January 30th at 9 pm, Illinois State University’s (Normal, Illinois) Braden Auditorium is going to be screening J&SBSB for free! A last chance for midwesterners to see it before the DVD hits.
Archive for January 18th, 2002
“Heroes” Auction Takes Place…
- Kevin was the auctioneer for Marvel’s “Heroes” auction in New York City last night (he’s jumping coasts like a madman!) and all went quite well. Here’s a report from someone who was there and had a blast:
Hi, Kevin,
You did a wonderful job this evening at the auction. I realize this is a public billboard. Does everyone know that Kevin Smith came to New York this evening to be an auctioneer for drawings and paintings from Marvel’s Heroes Publication? “Heroes” commemorates the rescue workers and their efforts during the World Trade Center Disaster.
I’m still trying to figure out how the estimated price of the piece you bought was $250? It makes the ultimate visual statement, beautifully rendered (The image, a painting by Brian Stelfreeze, is the appearance out of the carnage of the helmetted insulated firefighter outstretching his hand down toward the viewer. A saviour!)
Yes, folks, on January 17th, 2002, the auctioneer became bidder who ultimately sold and bought, contributing many more thousands of dollars to the Twin Towers Fund, and then staying around to sign autographs and speak with everyone who wanted to say hello to him.
I’m proud to have met Kevin Smith.
Congrats and thanks to Marvel and all who participated for their charitable efforts.
Roadside Attractions #2 Online!
- Ming speedily got these clips online so you could check them out ASAP! Surf over to the View Askew website HERE for a nice Quicktime, RealVideo, or streaming RealVideo copy of the appearance. See Kevin as he visits some of the strangest places in the west (including that huge dinosaur from “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure”). We’ll have some local copies up at the site later as well if you have trouble viewing these due to heavy web traffic.