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3月24日 Wilkins Tribute on KTVUCREATURE FEATURES FOREVER, A TRIBUTE TO BOB WILKINS made the KTVU channel 2 10 O'Clock News on Thursday (3/22/07). Check out the segment on You Tube, courtesy of Chad from the Cerrito Speakeasy Theater! Click here and let Dennis Richmond take it from there! And if you haven't bought your tickets for the Crest show in Sacramento, HURRY HURRY!! At last count there were only 26 tickets left! Check out the link on the main BAFE webpage and get 'em now. If you miss this one, you'll never, ever forgive yourself and you'll have to live with that the rest of your life! ;) A Special Night of Creature FeaturesThursday night (3/22/07) at the Cerrito Speakeasy Theater was a special night indeed, as a packed house of CREATURE FEATURE fans turned out to pay tribute to original host and Bay Area TV legend Bob Wilkins! The evening kicked off with a special poetic history of Bob Wilkins, as recited via video by John Stanley. This was shot at the Broadcast Legends' luncheon in Emeryville (9/23/02) as part of their CREATURE FEATURES Tribute Luncheon. As the familiar themesong faded out with "the creature's gonna get you tonight!" Will Viharo took the stage to pay tribute to Bob and introduce the evening's host, Mr. Lobo. After a brief open and background of Bob, a 15-minute video of The Best of Bob Wilkins played to a nostalgic crowd of fans. Clips of Bob from Sacramento's 7 ARTS THEATER, CREATURE FEATURES and KTVU's CAPTAIN COSMIC had the audience in the right mood for the evening. At this point, BAFE's Bob Johnson took the stage to read a proclamation from Mayor Ron Dellums, making March 23, 2007 "Bob Wilkins Day" in the city of Oakland in recognition of Mr. Wilkins' career and influence on local television and some of Hollywood's biggest names, including George Lucas. The proclamation was presented to Bob's wife, Sally Wilkins, how graciously thanked everyone for coming out and spoke about the Alzheimer's Society, the fight against the disease and how everyone could help Bob and others like him. With business concluded, it was time for the guests! Mr. Lobo lead a panel of former CREATURE FEATURES co-horts of Bob's. The first was John Stanley, the successor to the CREATURE FEATURES thrown and current author of the book, "I Was a TV Horror Movie Host". Next up was Bob Shaw, who is now KTVU's Entertainment Reporter, but was the $25.00-a-month producer of CREATURE FEATURES and Bob's right hand man with movie facts and knowledge. Last, but not least, was Bill Longen, Events Coordinator at San Francisco's Castro Theatre and the film editor at KTVU in the days of both CREATURE FEATURES and CAPT. COSMIC. John started off with a story about meeting Ray Bradbury and discovering one's sense of wonder, the reason we were all there that night. A clip of John's speech can be seen on You Tube at this link. Bob Shaw and Bill Longen both told their stories of the olden days at channel 2 and then all three took their seats on stage with Mr. Lobo to discuss Bob Wilkins, CREATURE FEATURES, working in local television in the days when stations produced more than just the news and took questions from the audience. This was followed by an amazing 16mm reel, which contained 45 minutes of VERY rare clips from Bob's early career from the collection of Tom Wyrsch. Included in the reel were interviews with such luminaries as Boris Karloff (the last one done before his death), Jack Benny, Milton Berle, William Shatner, George Takei, James Doohan, Darth Vader and more. Also featured in the clips were Harry Martin, Gary Owens, Jim Nabors, Ray Harryhausen, Roy Thinnes and others. After the clips, Mr. Lobo returned to the stage to recap the evening, relay the Wilkins family's request for donations to be made to the Alzheimer's Aid Society of Northern California (which can be earmarked for Bob's care - please see address below) and to announce Scott Moon's drive for fans to send birthday cards to Bob Wilkins for his 75th birthday on April 11 (link at the end of this blog entry). And then, with the aid of the Cinsomniac's Oath, the screen was filled with castaways, a deserted island and walking, laughing mushrooms in the first film Bob ever hosted back in 1966 on KCRA in Sacramento, ATTACK OF THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE (MATANGO). There are a few tickets left as of this writing for the show on Sunday (3/25/07) at the Crest Theater in Sacramento, so grab them fast! It looks like another sell out! And check back here after for a recap and pictures from that show. In the meantime, donations to help with Bob's care can be sent to the following address. Please mark on the payment, "For the Care of Bob Wilkins". Alzheimers Aid Society of Northern California P.O. Box 1824 Sacramento, CA 95825 Information on how to send birthday cards to Bob Wilkins can be found at www.bobwilkins.net An appreciation of ATTACK OF THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE is currently up at SciFi Japan. Also included is "The Voice in the Night" by William Hope Hodgson, the original short story that became the basis for ATTACK OF THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE And you can download an MP3 of Rob Emmett's NORMAN BATES MEMORIAL SOUNDTRACK SHOW from 3/24/07, talking about Thursday's show and previewing the Crest encore here. 3月16日 Creature Features on the Radio!The Bob Wilkins show at the Cerrito Speakeasy Theater in El Cerrito is completely sold out! Tickets flew out of the theater like a bat out of the KTVU newsroom! Tickets for the March 25th show at the Crest Theater in Sacramento will be available online soon at Tickets.com and at the Crest Boxoffice. In the meantime, you can enjoy Creature Features on the radio this and next week! Thanks to Rob Emmett, host of Thoughtline and The Norman Bates Memorial Soundtrack Show on KFJC radio 89.7FM, fans can relive the days of Creature Features through their radios and computers! The schedule is: Saturday March 17, 11am: John Stanley talks about his new book, "I Was a TV Horror Movie Host" Monday March 19, 6pm-7pm: John Stanley and BAFE's Bob Johnson talk about the upcoming Creature Features Forever shows at the Cerrito Speakeasy and Crest Theatre. Saturday March 24, 11am: BAFE's Bob Johnson and Cinema Insomnia's Mr. Lobo talk about how things went at the Cerrito and preview Sunday's Crest show. Listen on the radio at 89.7 FM or on the internet via KFJC's Netcast! 3月11日 Cerrito Tickets Almost Gone!Tickets for the El Cerrito Bob Wilkins Tribute show are going fast! As of this writing, there are about 30 tickets left, so grab them NOW before they disappear. There will not be any left to buy at the door the day of the show. Tickets are available at the Cerrito Theater Box Office from now until they're gone after 5pm. Just ask for management and they can sell you the tickets. Tickets are only $10.00 each and the show is definitely going to be a blockbuster! Featuring a new 35mm print of ATTACK OF THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE and hosted by CINEMA INSOMNIA'S Mr. Lobo. Special guests include John Stanley, Bob Shaw and recently added creator of HARDWARE WARS, Ernie Fosselius. Rare 16mm and video clips from Bob Wilkins' career and Bob will also be in attendance! More info at our regular BAFE website! 3月5日 Tickets for El Cerrito Show on Sale This Weekend!Tickets for the Bob Wilkins Tribute at the Cerrito Theater on March 22 go on sale this Sunday, March 11 at 3:00pm at the Cerrito Theater's IT Club. Tickets are $10 each and with only 120 seats to sell, we are expecting them to go FAST! So, don't miss out on a chance to see rare Bob Wilkins clips, Bob himself and a new, 35mm print of ATTACK OF THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE. This is a once in a lifetime event. Plus, we will be presenting Bob with a proclamation from the City of Oakland, proclaiming Friday March 23 as Bob Wilkins Day in Oakland. For more information on the show, head over to the main BAFE website! See you all at the IT Club this Sunday! Get there early!! Special commemorative posters will be available for sale at both the Cerrito and Crest shows. See the picture below for a peek at the poster, done for us exclusively by artist Strephon Taylor! 3月2日 007 Weekend to Thrill!2-007, the year of Bond! BAFE celebrates all things shaken, not stirred with a three-day James Bond event on Memorial Day Weekend (March 26-28). Skip the summer blockbusters, they'll be around for months! Check out classic James Bond films on the big screen where they were meant to be seen! Of course you'll also get all the extras you come to expect from Bay Area Film Events such as prizes, merchandise, guests and more! We're hammering out the details now, so keep checking the BAFE website and this blog site for up to the minute information. The current list of films (which could change depending on guests) is: DR. NO, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, GOLDFINGER, THUNDERBALL, ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE and THE SPY WHO LOVED ME! Plus special surprise short subjects! So join us for a celebration of all things Bond, James Bond at the Castro Theatre!! |
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