- In the July 02 issue of INC magazine, there’s a feature article on celebrities’ favorite stores. Ben Stein’s, for example, was his favorite barber shop, Dilbert creator Scott Adams’ was his favorite gym. Kevin’s, of course, was the Secret Stash — A nice little article and picture accompanies:
Movie director and actor. His films include Clerks, Dogma, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
I own a comic-book store called Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash, in Red Bank, N.J. But it isn’t just a comic-book store. If you’re a fan of any of the five movies we’ve made, it’s a destination resort. Of course, first and foremost, we sell comics, graphic novels, and trade paperbacks from all the labels, major and indie. We also sell toys, statues, posters, and other comic-book-related merchandise. Where we deviate from the standard comic-book store is in our blatant and almost vulgar self-promotion of tchotchkes from the flicks we’ve made. Looking for a signed Clerks poster? Buy it at the Stash. Must have the T-shirt that Jason Lee wore in Mallrats? We sell it. In desperate need of a miniature replica of the Buddy Christ statue from Dogma? You’ll find it there. Can’t live without Jay and Silent Bob action figures? We can fix your jones.
But what makes the store really special (at least for me) is that it’s stacked, floor to ceiling, with props from the movies. Even if you don’t want to buy anything at the Stash (shudder the thought), you can just come in and treat the place like a View Askew [Smith’s production company] museum. There’s the BluntMobile from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, complete with life-size dummies of me and Jason Mewes driving. There’s the grappling gun from Mallrats, the Poop Monster and the Mooby the Golden Calf statue from Dogma, and the original artwork and selected pieces of wardrobe from Chasing Amy. It’s a fan’s dream come true and a curious passerby’s excellent way to kill 20 minutes.
- Congratulations to TROOPER CLERKS — Lucas Films Ltd. and Atomfilms.com have partnered up over the past two years to host a slew of fanmade short films based on the Star Wars franchise. After months of negotiations with this “Official Star Wars Fan Film Network”, Studio Creations has snuck in their underground parody cartoon “Trooper Clerks: The Animated One Shot” into this Star Wars legacy. The cartoon (part 1 of 2) follows the exploits of two Stormtroopers as they attempt to secure their Cashier positions at the Death-Stop Convenience Store which is located on the planet killing DeathStar.
Long time News Askew readers will remember the original cartoon as being foul mouthed and hilarious. This new version is just as funny, just with muzzled bleeps and squeaky toy noises so the movie can be prime time viewable. Watch it HERE!
- A new site called “The Askew Crapper” has opened — It’s a site designed for View Askew WWWBoard posters and other fans can write and post their own weekly/monthly columns. We’re told it doesn’t hafta be about View Askew, it’s just a nice place for fans with that common bond to trade stories and such.
- Mallrats will air (cut, of course) on the USA Network this Saturday, July 27th. Check your local listings for the time.
- Those of you who really dug the Daredevil teaser may want to check this out — There’s one up for sale on 35MM over at eBay. The official site also posted some new stills today, according to Dark Horizons.
- Here’s a new photo of Jason Lee with Marilyn Manson — The two recently attended artist Gottfried Helnwein’s first L.A. show.
- A slight clarification: The Mallrats article we posted last update isn’t from a Star Wars “fanzine” — It’s from a Lucasfilm authorized magazine called Star Wars Galaxy Magazine. It was published by Topps back in the mid 1990’s.
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