• What more can we say? First ever west-coast Vulgarthon! Tickets go on sale at the Stash on MONDAY! They WILL go fast, and when they’re gone, they’re GONE. Expect this to be one of our fastest-selling events EVER.

Alright, so a little more detail in case, for some reason, you’re in the dark about a Vulgarthon, or if this might be your first one. It’s an all-day event, full of films and fun. This one’s scheduled to run 10 AM ’til Midnight. So, that’s 14 hours of films, Q&A, and a meal break in there somewhere. We’re guessing either 4 or 5 films will be shown. After each film, a Q&A session is held with the filmmakers and stars (where available). Since the ad touts films never before screened on the west coast, we’re expecting one or more of the following to be projected: Big Helium Dog (very likely, as it’s the least seen View Askew Production), A Better Place, Drawing Flies, and Vulgar. And, of course a few of the classic View Askew films of Kevin’s (Clerks is almost a sure bet, though it’ll be interesting to see which other choices are made from the catalog). The event is taking place at the beautiful Arclight Dome, and yes, it’s on a Monday, so those of us coming in from out of town can make a weekend of it, if we so desire. Start checking out those plane ticket prices!

Vulgarthon LA Tickets will be $75.00 each and go on sale at the View Askew site this Monday, January 31st. We’ll have more particulars on how and exactly when to get tix over the weekend. Stay tuned, and get ready, west coasters!

• Kevin’s brand new segment that was taped at Sundance will be airing on The Tonight Show TONIGHT: Yes, that’s Friday the 28th. Kevin will greet Jay Leno live to introduce the segment. So, if those of you in the area wanna get in line for standby tix, better get out there. The rest of you, set your Tivos or plant your butt in front of NBC around 11:35 – Kevin usually appears on the program post-monologue, after the first commercial break.

• Due to all the Miramax/Disney stuff going on, the shooting of Clerks 2 has been delayed a bit. Kevin reports that they’re now looking at a start date sometime in April. Rest assured, Kevin’s currently growing his hair out to prepare for the Bob role (so yes, Jay & Bob will at least have a few scenes in the new flick!).
• We warned ya…Kevin’s March UK appearance sold out in record time! Un-asked/un-told queries/stories from Toronto include: The Playboy shoot, Lord of the Rings, Almost anything Harley (including the time she caught Kev & Jen), and The “Jersey Girl” aftermath. So, feel free to ask freestyle, but if you want to almost assure some DVD face time, you can’t go wrong there.
• Full sets of the J&SBSB inaction figures are available at sale preorder price of $59.99. Good stuff. For those of you waiting for specific figs to drop down to a bargain $5 price though, you may be waiting a long time. Here’s Kevin with an explanation on why this set is different:

• And finally today — If you’ve never been to Laser Blazer on Pico, you’re missing out. It is, hands down, the best DVD store on the planet. And on Tuesday, they’re having a legend in-store: stop motion animation legend Ray Harryhausen! If you’re in the area, pop in.