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Chiller Theatre 2008

The prospect of John Schneider, William Forsythe, Ace Frehley,and Erik Estrada being there was enough to bring Jimmy Diamonde and me back to Chiller after a years hiatus. And our RiffSurfers bandmate Jeff Hornlien joined us as well.

We all had a great time meeting "almost all" of the celebrities we did (some still need to learn to appreciate their fans and not treat them as easy money). Gladly, we only ran into that once this year...

Also, the lines were particularly hellish this year - Broke our prior record of time spent on line with 3 hours on the Ace Frehley line... Thats usually the point where I say I'll never come back (been saying that since 2001 LOL).

The Chiller Staff however was awesome this year. Special props go out to Pam, Eddie, Kevin and the legendary Animal (sorry didn't get your last names)

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And now on to the 2008 pictures!

RiffSurfers Jeff Hornlien & Jimmy Diamonde Good friends, great musicians, and my fellow Chiller Travellers	"Animal" with James This guy personifies why Chiller conventions are so freakin' cool	James w/ William Forsythe One of my favorite actors and really nice guy - and he was freakin' Al Capone!
James, Ace Frehley and Jeff Hornlien This is the original pic that I made solo shots of later in the list - just in case you think I faked em LOL	James w/ Erik Estrada aka "Ponch" Nicest guy of the day. I told him I saw him in his Spanish novela and he hugged me and I thought he was gonna give me a noogie!	Lita Ford with Jeff Hornlien Really nice and beautiful woman who is really supportive of up & coming musicians
James w/ John Schneider aka "Bo Duke" and "Jonathan Kent" of Smallville John's a class act - Very friendly guy who really seems to appreciate his fans	James w/ Catherine Bach aka Daisy Duke Archived pic from Chiller 2004	James w/ Tom Wopat aka "Luke Duke" Ok, its an old shot (1980 maybe) - but just wanted to complete my Duke Family set (and show that I've been doing this for years LOL)
Catherine Bach aka "Daisy Duke" Really nice woman who I met back at Chiller 2004	General Lee from the Dukes of Hazzard 2nd coolest car ever - the DeLorean's always going to be number 1.	James w/ " King" and "Slave Leia" I think the King was trying to lick my ear.
James w/ Marina Sirtis aka "Deanna Troi" Really nice & beautiful woman who appreciated fans AND gave Chiller proceeds to charity!	"Costumed Girl" with James Another reason why Chiller conventions are so cool - audience participation!	Jimmy Diamonde w/ Marina Sirtis So nice that the usually photo shy (Chiller-wise anyway) Jimmy Diamonde had to get a shot with her - I think he's a closet Trekkie
Ace Frehley and Jeff Hornlien One of Jeff's musical heroes	Jeff Hornlien w/ Kip Winger Jeff with another of his musical heroes and really nice guy - Note Jimbo over Kip's shoulder LOL	James w/ Ace Frehley of KISS Note my Ducky Boys t-shirt - See Lantern-Media.com for the Ace-Ducky connection - Yes, I'll update it soon
James w/ some Chiller ghouls A mix of two costumed TV/DVD groups - TheGhouligans and MonsterMadHouse.com(Thanks to Corpse S. Chris for the info) These guys were all over Chiller and their makeup and costumes were freakin ; awesome - Best I've seen..	James (aka TK6799) with Boba Fett Of course theres gonna be a Star Wars reference "somewhere" in here FYI - I'm one of these costumed Star Wars guys too - See my geekness here and my official 501st page	Eddie Trunk and Jeff Hornlien Eddie's a syndicated radio jock and a host on VH1's "Classic Rock" channel - Note Jimmy Diamonde over Eddies shoulder
Leslie Nielson I really wanted to get a shot with him, but the line was just way too long	Charlene Tilton aka "Lucy from Dallas" Running low on cash by this point and had to make some tough decisions	George Kennedy Another too long line
The Terminator's Linda Hamilton Another really long line.	George Kennedy and a random Chiller guy The first shot while better really doesn't look like the George Kennedy I know from the movies - This one looks more like him	Jeff/ " King" and "Slave Leia" Audience participation makes Chiller even more fun.
William Forsythe as Al Capone William at his absolute coolest. Did you know he was also FlatTop in the Dick Tracy movie?	The Lost In Space Robot Wasn't very talkative - he was a bit standoff-ish even (sorry feeling a little wacky after typing all of this)	Chiller Program 2008

Chiller Theatre 2007

Skipped it this year...

Chiller Theatre 2006

No Jimmy Diamonde this year as his car died the day before, but still made it thanks to my great wife Jackie and her understanding of my geekdom.We'll make it again next year Jimmy!

I have to admit, this years program cover isn't as nice as in past years... I mean its always cool to have Zacherley in there, but i kinda liked the artistic covers previously.

Big thing this year was the Warriors reunion, so naturally thats what you'll see most of the pictures of, but theres an Anthony Michael hall picture in there too...

WARRIORS CAST REUNION 2006

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http://lantern-media.com/GangsDocumentaryDiary/Diary-20061028.htm

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Me with Michael Beck ("Swan").	Deborah Van Valkenburgh ("Mercy") and me.	Robert Hill ("Cyrus"), me and Terry Michos ("Vermin")
Me and Apache Ramos (Orphan Gang)	Dorsey Wright ("Cleon") and me	David Harris ("Cochise"), me and Brian Tyler ("Snow")
Cast Photo signed	Apache Ramos and Paul Greco from the movie	Another signed cast photo

Anthony Michael Hall and me

Chiller Theatre 2005

Well, Jimmy Diamonde and I hit it again this year and had a great time (again!) -- This could definitely be a new tradition!

Only bad part was that it was cold, and we didn't want to wait in the cold for an hour and a half to meet Barbara Eden - but I think we'll live...

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James w/
Bobby "Boris" Pickett

Really nice guy!!!

Bobby "Boris" Pickett personalized Photo

See Richard&theYoungLions.com to see why he signed the way he did.

James w/ Tito Santana

Nice guy!!!

Rick Martel & Tito Santana

Used to tag-team together

Bob Daily & Larry Hagman Autographed Photo

James w/ Larry Hagman aka Major Nelson aka J.R. Ewing

James w/ Bill Daily aka Major Healy

James (photoshopped) with Barbara Eden aka Jeannie

James w/ Burt Ward
aka Robin

Autographed Batman & Robin Photo

James w/ Adam West
aka Batman

Seka
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Capt Lou Albano

Fred Williamson

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka

Ruben "Hurricane" Carter

Courtney Gains from Children of the Corn

Claudia Wells from Back to the Future

Lydia Cornell from Too Close For Comfort

Karen Allen from The Wanderers

Chiller Theatre 2004

Had to go this year - Daisy Duke & Elvira were gonna be there... Found someone else who is just as geeky (in a good way) to go with. Thanx Jim G.!

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Catherine Bach (aka "Daisy Duke") and James H. Sweet woman...A little expensive for the pictures, but she was a childhood icon...	Catherine Bach (aka "Daisy Duke")	James H. and two Gothic hotties Best part of Chiller - Audience Participation
Linda Tran	Linda Tran and James H. No, i didnt know who she was before this, but jeez I couldnt resist... Look at her!!!	Linda Tran
James H. and Frank Vincent of the Sopranos For playing a mob killer on TV, he's really a nice guy in person :)	Frank Vincent of the Sopranos	Jim G. and Frank Vincent of the Sopranos
Wrestlers Greg "the Hammer" Valentine, Ox Baker, James H. and George "the Animal" Steele Strangely these guys are the roughest of the wrestling world, these guys were the most gracious people we met.	Jim G. and a camera-shy Linda Blair Friggin' primadonna that will only take pictures if you wait in the half hour line and pay lots of money. Listen here to hear Opie & Anthony give her some deserved abuse Thanx to FoundryMusic.com for this!	Wrestlers Greg "the Hammer" Valentine, Ox Baker, James H. and George "the Animal" Steele "Signed Prison Scene"
Elvira (aka Cassandra Peterson) without the Elvira outfit I wouldve loved to get a picture with her, but there was a HUGE line... Now if she wore the Elvira outfit, I couldn't have resisted		Elvira (aka Cassandra Peterson) without the Elvira outfit

Chiller Theatre 2002

Skipped it this year... Sorry

Chiller Theatre 2001

My first Chiller. Went nuts that day with lines and crowds. I learned that day that the best thing to do for Chiller is to get Pre-show tickets. Getting there at Noon and waiting 2 hours to get in was NOT fun.

However once in, it was a fun day.

Huggy Bear	The best part of Chiller: Audience Participation!	Melody Patterson from F-Troop
Lloyd Kaufman Great Director and helluva nice guy	Huggy Bear Y'all can google his real name if you care. F ** ker charged additional just to take a picture with him. Who cares who he really is? He's the superdaddy pimp Huggy Bear and thats all I wanted a picture with.	James H and Melody Patterson from F-Troop
Bob May and Billy Mumy from Lost in Space	Bob May and Billy Mumy from Lost in Space	Jonathan "Dr Smith" Harris from Lost in Space
Joe Brooks from F-Troop	John Saxon from Bruce Lee Movies	James and Tom Savini
Paul Gleason from "The Breakfast Club"	Richard "Jaws" Kiel from the James Bond movies	Starsky & Hutch car I really hope it doesn't belong to Huggy Bear LOL