And, a little piece about my show on Thursday.
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At the Colonial Theater in Phoenixville, “Master Ninja I” will be shown Friday, Sept. 20, at 9:45 p.m. More here.
Rob Weiner at the Texas Tech University Library, the guy gave us “In the Peanut Gallery with Mystery Science Theater 3000: Essays on Film, Fandom, Technology and the Culture of Riffing“, a collection of scholarly papers about our favorite cowtown puppet show, is at it again.
He is now calling for presentations/papers for the upcoming conference of the Southwest/American Popular Culture and American Culture Association, Feb. 19-22, 2014, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Conference Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The conference theme this year is: Popular and American Culture Studies: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow. Abstracts for papers/presentations on the topic “Mystery Science Theater and the Culture of Riffing” are due on Nov. 1. Rob also supplied a handy list of topics that might be written about. They include: “Fan Culture and MST: The Misties (who are they and why)?,” “Gender roles, women and MST,” and “The rise of B-movie popularity as a result of being on MST.” (The full list, and full instructions on submitting, is here.) So, this is where you get to help wannabe scholars: What topic do YOU think should be covered at the conference? 
This time it’s personal! See a sample or download it here. I’ve been hearing about this ad on Twitter for a couple of weeks, but today Gorn Captain graciously pointed me to a youtube video.
Here’s a screen capture of the crucial moment.
Independence Day? Well, maybe he wants to watch it with the RiffTrax… If you’re a MSTie in Northeastern Pa., you might be interested in this press release, which is going out today.
This basically happened in the wake of Joel’s visit here last spring. I suggested the idea (it’s something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time) and to my delight they thought it was a great idea. So, if you’re in the area, join us, won’t we? |
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