- More love is on the way for you New Yorkers as Kevin has announced he’ll sign copies of both of his books this Thursday, October 1st, at the Union Square Barnes & Noble — 33 East 17th Street, New York, NY . Their official site confirms: “Mr. Smith will only sign copies of Shootin’ the Sh*t with Kevin Smith and his earlier book, My Boring-Ass Life. No DVDs or other memorabilia please.” Please make sure you stick with this rule — Kevin loves signing personal stuff at his own events, but with this one, it’s all about the books — Plus, this will allow the line to keep moving so everyone gets that same chance that you get to meet Kevin and get your book scribbled on.
Signing starts at 7:00 PM officially. We suggest lining up early — This is a very accessible place in a huge city, so showing up even at the crack of dawn when the store opens isn’t a bad idea if you want to be among the first in line. Otherwise, take your chances with what’s likely to be a very long line, though a fun one — Camping out with Kevin Smith fans for the day is always a blast.
Now, from the sound of this writing, you MIGHT be able to bring a book that you bought elsewhere, but we can’t be sure. Most of the time, when a bookstore hosts a signing, it’s with the idea you’ll buy a copy from them. Since they’re allowing either of the recent books to be signed, if you’ve got one, but not the other, we figure bringing one, and buying the other is a good idea as well. Heck, you gotta have both anyway — Why not get BOTH signed in person by Kevin Smith himself? Watch the official View Askew site page for this event as we figure if any changes happen, they’ll show there as well.
Archive for September 29th, 2009
Kev & Scott Bring SMod To The Homeland…
- For the first time, a live SModcast happened on Sunday night, before a U.S. studio audience, who were in attendance as Kevin and Scott took their insanely popular mp3 series to the stage in historic Red Bank, New Jersey. The beauty of SMod is that you never really know what you’re going to see — Nothing’s planned or rehearsed, and the guys realize that’s the charm of the show. So, for the live show, you’ll always be treated to something totally unique and random. Highlights of the show included a segment where Kevin and Scott role-reversed when reading passages from the SModcast book (the great “bank robbery” story from “The Talking Cure, Part 2”), and an extended conversation about “Coal Miner’s Daughter”. How’s THAT for random?
Thanks to scooper Robb for the photos above — Click to expand, and enjoy. Right now, Kevin’s upcoming gigs are all back to the traditional Q&A format, though we’ll of course let you know when your next chance to catch Scott and Kev live on a stage might be.
View Askew Newsbites
- If you’re here in the States, you’ve got access to Hulu, and thus, to Kevin’s Friday night appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Kevin does a blazing 5 minutes — Watch him chat up on his new wardrobe, talk twitter, ass tattoos, and, of course…pimp the new book. He worked in what he could in what looks like a rushed segement — Hopefully, next time he can do a little more time on the couch.
- In a related story, Contact Music picks up the tattoo story from Fallon as well.
- While the news of a title change is a bit dated now, “Star Pulse” posts a report on the likely title change for “A Couple of Dicks”.
- Looks like the service quality of Verizon’s new mspot mobile movie streaming service isn’t well-received, but they have good taste in flicks anyway.
- Mewes news: The official website for his new film “Breath Of Hate” has gone live. Lots of Mewes there, including photos, production stills, and videos. You can catch video of him at the end of Day 3’s video blog , a 2-minute intro for the Day 4 blog, and in this clip from Day 7, his final one on the set.
“Shootin’ The Sh*t” With the Press…
- As Kevin tours the country signing books and bringing his unique Q&A stage show to the masses, he’s taking opportunities to talk about the new book as well. Here’s a look at a few more outlets running press for “Shootin’ The Sh*t With Kevin Smith” today:
- Crave Online gives the book a glowing review. Here’s a snippet:
“…Unabashedly raw and completely unapologetic, Kevin Smith pushes the low-brow humor to an all-time high with his Mosier chats.
A few random Smodquotes:
– “I’m the kind of guy you want to cut open like a f*****g Tauntaun and sleep inside of!”
– “If you’re too old to believe in Santa, you can’t believe in magic…. or Jesus.”
– ” I could eat that. It tastes like pee, but I’ll eat it…”
– “Better a gay Batman than no Batman at all.”
If you don’t laugh out loud while reading this book, you’re either illiterate or Kathie Lee Gifford is your brand of humor. The easily-offended certainly need not apply. If you’ve seen Smith’s films, you should know precisely what to expect from a man who’s already sold millions of copies of a book where he recounts his morning bowel movements in excruciating detail.”
- GeeksOfDoom.com runs their own exclusive excerpt from the book, and offers up 3 chances to win your own copy. Their bits come from SModcast #54: “SModder’s Day”.
- Finally, MTV News refers to the man as “Funny, Rauchy and Cool” during a recent 60 minute interview they conducted.
More SModcast press as it comes in — This has all been fantastic exposure for Kevin’s work, appearances, the book, and of course, the SModcast show itself. As they march towards historic episode #100, we can’t help but guess of what might be planned. With Kevin touring the nation, it might even just be another standard episode, and you know what – that’s just fine with us. Thanks for the continued free entertainment, guys — And congrats on the book.
- Crave Online gives the book a glowing review. Here’s a snippet: