FROM HENDO!
You know, change is not always easy. We find comfort in familiar patterns and familiar surroundings. Any disruption to that can cause anxiety and stress.
Well, this has got to be easiest damn change I for one have EVER made! Moving to our new facilities was as easy as it gets! We had moved our equipment to the new site weeks ago. So all's we had to do is wait and see who showed up that night. And what a great turnout we had! It took no time at all to warm to the new venue. And I think that's because the ICS is not a building, it's people.
Below is a lineup of the events we have planned, compiled by John Ward. Looks like some really good stuff coming up! We've gotten confirmation from Greg Mank that he will be here in October!
Aug 2013 H.G. Wells in Film
-- Joe Martellotta
Sept 2013 Dario Argento --
Gary Svehla
Oct 2013 Young Frankenstein
-- Greg Mank (+ Halloween Potluck)
Nov 2013 Favorite movies --
Wayne Kern
Dec 2013 Movie sequels --
John Ward (+ Silent Auction)
Jan 2014 Strong Women in
Sci-Fi -- Jean Salvatore
(15th Anniversary)
Feb 2014 Sweethearts of the
60's-70's -- Margaret Freeman
Mar 2014 No topic -- Betsy
Childs
Apr 2014 Voyage to the Bottom
of the Sea -- Dave Henderson
May 2014 Targets (with Boris
Karloff) -- Courtney Spies
June 2014 Batman on Film --
Kim Bartenslager
July 2014 No topic -- Lorne
Marshall
Aug 2014
Open
Sept 2014 No topic -- Charlie
Wittig
Oct 2014
Open
Nov 2014
Open
Dec 2014 Grindhouse/Drive-In
Special -- John Ward (+Silent Auction)
I would encourage everyone to try their hand at a movie night. You don't have to do a presentation if you don't want to. You could bring in 3 movies you like, or 3 movies you put on when you want a visitor to finally go home. The true object is to expose the club to something they may not have seen, or may not have seen in awhile. Now a little ICS History here- originally we had people just bring in a movie, and we voted. Pretty consistently we voted. You could almost tell what would win. Not that there's anything wrong with that- we watched a lot of great movies that way. Like "The Giant Claw". Lorne Marshall, an ICS member, said to Dave Willard, 'This way I'll never get to see the type of movies I like'. And he was right. We were missing out on a chance to see a broader spectrum of movies that we might not have watched on our own, but actually liked when we saw it. Or not. That's the fun. That's how we got to see "Don't Torture A Duckling" (I still remember that guy falling down that cliff in slow motion). Well, I'm glad to say that Lorne has returned to the ICS after a long hiatus (isn't it a bugger when work gets in the way of having fun?).
Hey this weekend there are TWO big Conventions going on! The one of course is SHORE LEAVE, who have finally shaken free their Stargate trappings and are having guests like William Shatner, Amanda Tapping and Brent Spiner. Unfortunately the Shatner talk cost extra, and is sold out. Although I heard that at previous cons he likes to talk more about his horses than Star Trek. How about the fun times doing the "Promise Margarine" commercials, Bill? How about your resentment that JJ "the hack" Abrams has no interest in featuring you as Kirk Prime in the rebooted franchaise? How about working on "The Devil's Rain" where you chewed up all the scenery and had a semi nude scene with Hee-Haw Honey Lisa Todd? If you want to go off Star Trek topic- at a frikking Star Trek CONVENTION- how about talking about those?
Speaking of horsies, this weekend there's also- BRONYCON! Yes friends, a con is dedicated to "My Little Pony"! So far they've sold about 6,000 tickets, which is 5,999 more than I thought they would.
I would encourage everyone to try their hand at a movie night. You don't have to do a presentation if you don't want to. You could bring in 3 movies you like, or 3 movies you put on when you want a visitor to finally go home. The true object is to expose the club to something they may not have seen, or may not have seen in awhile. Now a little ICS History here- originally we had people just bring in a movie, and we voted. Pretty consistently we voted. You could almost tell what would win. Not that there's anything wrong with that- we watched a lot of great movies that way. Like "The Giant Claw". Lorne Marshall, an ICS member, said to Dave Willard, 'This way I'll never get to see the type of movies I like'. And he was right. We were missing out on a chance to see a broader spectrum of movies that we might not have watched on our own, but actually liked when we saw it. Or not. That's the fun. That's how we got to see "Don't Torture A Duckling" (I still remember that guy falling down that cliff in slow motion). Well, I'm glad to say that Lorne has returned to the ICS after a long hiatus (isn't it a bugger when work gets in the way of having fun?).
Hey this weekend there are TWO big Conventions going on! The one of course is SHORE LEAVE, who have finally shaken free their Stargate trappings and are having guests like William Shatner, Amanda Tapping and Brent Spiner. Unfortunately the Shatner talk cost extra, and is sold out. Although I heard that at previous cons he likes to talk more about his horses than Star Trek. How about the fun times doing the "Promise Margarine" commercials, Bill? How about your resentment that JJ "the hack" Abrams has no interest in featuring you as Kirk Prime in the rebooted franchaise? How about working on "The Devil's Rain" where you chewed up all the scenery and had a semi nude scene with Hee-Haw Honey Lisa Todd? If you want to go off Star Trek topic- at a frikking Star Trek CONVENTION- how about talking about those?
Speaking of horsies, this weekend there's also- BRONYCON! Yes friends, a con is dedicated to "My Little Pony"! So far they've sold about 6,000 tickets, which is 5,999 more than I thought they would.
So if you can't make Shore Leave, be sure and giddyup over to Bronycon. You can
bet I WON'T be there!
That's all for now folks! And remember, if you only see ONE movie this year, you need to get out more often!
Hendo
That's all for now folks! And remember, if you only see ONE movie this year, you need to get out more often!
Hendo
