Posted by Jeff Bebe 37 at on-ham-a53-02-136.look.ca on October 19, 2001 at 01:26:44:
In Reply to: Does this mean gramp will now be a RED?-nt- posted by Chasing Mallclerks on October 18, 2001 at 21:43:13:
: : ...and his name is gramp.
: : That's right! Our own, beloved senior poster is nothing short of
brilliant in the short we shot for the big "Concert for New York City"
that's happening on the 20th (and being simulcast on VH1). There
are some other, familiar View Askew faces in the four minute piece
who'd be hard to miss, as well (including Marvel Head Honcho, Joe
Quesada); but right now, I just wanted to give the shout-out to gramp.
He was the true discovery of the project.
: : I'm told the short'll play in the second hour of the show, which
features performances by folks like Bowie, the Who, Paul McCartney,
Billy Joel, Elton John, Macy Gray, Janet Jackson, Melissa Etheridge,
the Backstreet Boys, Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Carrey, etc.
: : How did I get involved? The Powers That Be invited me, Scorcese,
Woody Allen, and Spike Lee to make short flicks about why we love
NYC.
: : I'll repeat that list...
: : Scorcese, Allen, Lee... Smith?
: : Great company, yes; but you know it just insures that my short will
be the worst (although, some would say that was a given, regardless
of the roster). But, hey - being the worst on THAT list is a pretty big
honor, I say.
: : But while I'll be at Madison Square Garden on Saturday for that
shindig, tonight and tomorrow night, I'll be emcee-ing a pair of
concerts a little closer to home. The Alliance of Neighbors of
Monmouth County - a local charity benefiting the families of the 160
Monmouth County residents killed in the WTC Bombing - is throwing
two shows in Red Bank at the Count Basie Theater (tickets are
already sold out), featuring a host of local acts and music legends,
bookended by the Big Two from our neck of the woods: Bon Jovi and
Bruce Springsteen.
: : I was at the sound check last night, sitting no more than fifteen feet
from the Boss as he performed "My City on Fire" and "Thunder Road",
and within spitting distance of the Bon Jovi boys as they rehearsed
their choir-backed rendition of "Keep the Faith." This goes without
saying, but both sounded phenomenal (and you haven't heard
Springsteen until you've heard him in a 1400 seat theater with only
twenty people in it).
: : Also on deck for the show: Joan Jett, The Smithereens, and a host
of others. If you live in Jersey and you want to check it out, Friday
night's show is being simulcast, live, on Comcast cable, starting at
8:30pm. I'll be the fat guy in the sleeveless, hooded sweatshirt,
introducing the talent.
: : I'm 115 pages into "Jersey Girl", with maybe another thirty to forty to
go (the first drafts are always the longest). Would've been done by
now, but the short flick thing kinda came out of nowhere and took
about a week, all in.
: : As for the script thus far: the few folks who've read it (Jen, Mosier,
Affleck, Jon Gordon and Gina Gardini at Miramax) seem to think it's
the best thing I've ever written. But, then, what're they going to say?
"Wow - you really ARE a one-hit wonder, Kev." Or "Perhaps you
retired Jay and Silent Bob a little too soon?" Regardless, it was nice
to hear the feedback.
: : My opinion of the scipt?
: : I love it.
: : But man, is it different than anything we've done before.
: : I'll check back after the show Saturday night, to see what you think
of the short.