“I love being un-definable,” Bob Eggleton told me in a recent interview. And, boy, was he right. Pulling together his story for the next issue of The Genre Traveler was tough, but I think you’ll like the results. If you don’t know his name, I’m sure you know his work. Bob’s art has graced the […]
I’m in the process of moving The Genre Traveler‘s blog from Bravenet to Blogger. This will give me much more flexibility, as well as get rid of those annoying pop-ups that the other service has. Please forgive the slow down of posting while this process moves forward. Until all the posts are moved over, you […]
The San Francisco Film Society will celebrate of the 50th anniversary of the San Francisco International Film Festival next year. This makes it the first film festival from Alaska to Argentina to reach the half-century mark, according to a press release. One of the highlights of the festival will be the awarding of the one-time-only […]
In the July 2006 issue of The Genre Traveler, I mentioned that Singapore might be getting a theme park on Sentosa Island. Now, the Malaysian-based bidder Genting Group has announced it will be partnering with Dreamworks for the gaming resort it has proposed for the island. "I am particularly excited about plans for the Dreamworks […]
I just learned about one of the weirdest festivals I’ve ever heard of – Frozen Dead Guy Days. Held each year in Nederland, Colo., it "celebrates" the cryonic storage of Grandpa Bredo. I kid you not. Bredo Morstoel [pronounced "Bread-dough More-stul"] , a Director of Parks and Recreation in Baerum County, Norway for over 30 […]
I told you I’d be back. On my drive across the U.S. to my new home in sunny California (it’s good to be back!), I found quite a bit of interesting things for the genre traveler, and I’ll be sharing them over the next few days. In the mean time, here are somethings happening in […]
Even so, I saw this and could not resist sharing it with you while I still have access to a computer. Blogging Halloween 10-23-06From Bloggers Blog: www.bloggersblog.com/cgi-bin/bloggersblog.pl?bblog=1023061. It’s a list of things Halloween — costumes, contests, etc. — all found on the ‘net. Enjoy! For more genre travel information, visi http://thegenretraveler.com.
Well, guys. I’m moving back to sunny California on Monday and I’m so busy with last minute preparations, that The Genre Traveler Blog will have to go on hiatus for a couple of weeks. I should have access to the Internet again the week of Nov. 6, but may not be settled for another week […]
Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan completed the first draft of their musicalization of the 1974 film Young Frankenstein back in September, which they began work on early in 2003, and now casting is almost complete. This month, there will a reading of the new musical, directed by Susan Stroman, who also directed Brooks and Meehan’s Broadway […]
The National Confectioners Association (NCA) has named the 2006 Trick-or-Treat Capital of the United States. Although Boston came in second as a top Halloween travel destinations, according to a new national survey, it is the leader in Halloween candy sales in the Northeast, according to top retailers in the region. The national survey also found […]