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View Askew “Prom” Tix WEDNESDAY!

April 16th @ 11:03 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Kevin’s 37th birthday is coming up, so the fans thought it might be a neat idea to celebrate in a special way — The end result? A View Askew PROM is gonna happen! Here was Kevin’s original response to the idea:
Having a VA Prom on my 37th birthday would make it, officially, twenty years from the age at which I boycotted my senior prom (wouldn’t be twenty years to the month, however, unless said prom was held in May ‘08 – which would defeat the purpose). I like that kind of symmetry.

This might be do-able.

I mean, it’d be kinda fun, no? Portraits, dancing, a DJ and maybe some live music (whoever said Morris Day and the Time was a genius)? Gowns and tuxes required? A prom where everyone could get drunk, and nobody would get dragged out by their parents? What’s not to like?

After much speculation, yep, it’s gonna HAPPEN!!!! Kevin announces:

– Tix will go on sale this Wednesday.

– There are only 160 seats available.

– Prom’s gonna be on Saturday, August 4th at the Holiday Inn in Eatontown (where many of ya’ll have stayed for other VA events). It’s not official yet, but it’s likely that I’ll be scheduled for a Q&A that same weekend, at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank on August 2nd. Expect some poker games around this time as well.

– Tix are, indeed – as rumored – $200 a pop. That includes picture package and your glass (just like the real prom).

– Anyone got a lead on a rentable elephant?

Looks like multiple reasons to come back to beautiful Red Bank, New Jersey — We’re guessing the prom alone will sell out in record time with only 160 seats (couples who opt to go together will be obviously taking 2 chairs apiece). We advise you to watch View Askew’s site and this site for the sale announcement. With the beautiful August summer weather, the prom, the Q&A, and possibly a little poker, it sure sounds like a must-visit for fans from all over the globe. Watch this space for more information in a couple days.

View Askew NewsBites™

April 16th @ 11:03 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Dave B, Kevin Spellman, Alex Fitch, Matthew Jankowski, Jay Busbee

  • An IMDB page has been created for Kevin’s untitled comedy set to film next year, possibly starring Rosario Dawson. It’s only available to premium, paying members, referring to the film now as the “Untitled Kevin Smith Minnesota Project”.
  • Malcolm Ingram was interviewed on Resonance FM 104.4FM in London last week, and it’s now available via an online podcast. In the segment, he talks about “Small Town Gay Bar”, “Drawing Flies”, meeting Kevin Smith and his next project, which is called “Meridian”. Check it out by listening to the Podcast titled “How Gay is the Screen” Part 2. The MP3 is around 28 megs in size and is a slow download, so be patient!
  • Catch an obscure reference to a Clerks line in the caption winner of this contest over at JoBlo. Look for the photo towards the bottom of the page (above the comments).
  • The Sports Gone South blog references View Askew in a couple recent entires — The Flying Car and the rooftop hockey game in Clerks.
  • And finally today, in the YouTube video of the day, we got some good chuckles out of “Clerks (mixed with) Peanuts”. Enjoy and we’ll see you next time.