- Via twitter, Kevin reveals some details on the space he intends to lease, on a yearly basis, for Live SModcasts and other events. The 60-seat venue will easily sell out for each show, be based in the Los Angeles area, and use proceeds from one show each month to cover the rent. Other planned events will include live commentary screenings, pre-screenings of upcoming flicks, and hockey shootouts. Here’s the progression of tweets from late in the week where Kevin broke the good news:
Scaling SModCastle: @CamelToad found what may be our permanent home! Coming soon, perhaps: LiveSMod every Sat! NormalSMod every Sunday!
The SModcastle programming we’re planning is DOPE: Live SMods, Commentary screenings, NHL 10 xBox tourney on giant screen, standup & more…
Via @2012F “So for the vast majority of us this is an extra smod once in a while?” Saturday Night: Live Nude SMod. Sunday: traditional SMod.
Via @tlm2021 “Did you just buy an entertainment venue on a whim?” Don’t be ridiculous, sir: I’m leasing it annually. Oh, the fun we’ll have!
Via @thelinear “‘SModcastle! I want to play NHL 10 there” Monthly tourneys. The 12 winners play for the Varadi Cup at year’s end.
Via @HeavyRaines17 “Any fear of Smoverexposure for Smod?” Because of a 50 seat theater? Nah. As long as it stays funny/free, it’s all good.
Via @thelinear “indoor pickup hockey games, i hope!” Don’t be retarded! The stage is only big enough for a shoot-out contest, at most…
SHOOT-OUT CONTESTS! Once a month at the SModcastle! Put it past me, win a shirt: I put it between some fat guys legs!
Kids, may I give you a look inside SModcastle? http://www.viewaskew.com/kevin/mystage.jpg Don’t expect it to change much; just add SMart.
@jmmiskell “weekly live podcasts at theatre or experimental fare?” Both. Like Saturday night: Live Nude SMod. Another night: we stage my old, h.s. sketches with professional actors. Another night? NHL 10 Tourney on blow-up big-screen. Sunday morn? Eternalism services.
@ewmulaw “Visiting LA in August. What do I need to do to check out the SModCastle?” Figuring that out. Probably gonna have to make a list.
Angelenos majoring in fashion or wardrobe! I wanna reupholster these seats: http://www.viewaskew.com/kevin/mystage.jpg With hockey jerseys.
Any Brave Little Tailors with needle & thread looking for a gig? It starts with sweatering up my seats. Pro’s or in-training only. Who’s in?
Via @r_vance_b “not all Devils jerseys” Devils & Oilers only. I want SModcastle interior to look like my office & feel like my living room.
All prospective seamsters & seamstresses should direct the offer to @CamelToad. He’s the velvet rope guy you’ll wanna butter-up to.
So there ya have it, folks — Just like that, the groundwork has been laid. You gotta love seeing that empty theater, the diamond in the rough, that we just know is going to get pimped out and become one of the coolest places on the planet. We’ll obviously keep you posted on the progress with this one as the summer rolls on, and let you know when you can start attending events at what looks to be a very intimate, cool location. Can’t wait.
