jwcurry presents

Messagio Galore: take VII

jwcurry, Lesley Marshall, Christine Mcnair,

Alasteir Larwill, Grant Wilkins

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an evening of sound poetry (& similar)

focussing on extended works & miniatures

featuring a quintet of voices reading works by

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Antonin Artaud

jwcurry

Alastair Larwill

bpNichol

Tomahawk (Duane Denison, Mike Patton, John Stanier; USA)

Robert Ashley

don sylvester houédard

Sam Lloyd

Michèle Provost (Quebec)

Richard Truhlar

bob cobbing

Ernst Jandl

Franz Mon

Rob Read

Frank Zappa

Saturday, January 23, 2011 --- 7:30pm ( doors open at 7pm )

See you here @Ottawa City Hall Art Gallery

--- 110 Laurier Avenue West ---[[[View Map]]]--- $15 at the door

NB: this event will be videotaped by Ben Walker, Silvana Martos & Shanger w/snd recording by Lester B.

afterparty will be announced at the venue... Y'arrr!!!

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previous Messagio Galore programmes

take I

26 february 2oo4, Ottawa, Gallery 1o1
readers: jwcurry, Maria Erskine (in 1, 6, 7, 9, 1o)

1. “How The Pigs’ Music Works”, Frank Zappa (USA, 1994)
2. MESSAGIO GALORE: PROJECT DESCRIPTION, jwcurry (Canada, 2oo4)
3. journal extract on Bob Cobbing’s 15 shakespeare kaku, jwcurry (2oo-?)
4. just where do we get off?, jwcurry (1994?)
5. I R a a dict, jwcurry (1999?)
6. KNOTS, jwcurry (1982)
7. PRE, jwcurry/Richard Truhlar (Canada, 1984?)

(intermission)

8. THE LIBERTY DRUG RUN, jwcurry (1994?)
9. IN VOCATION, jwcurry (1984?)
1o. THE CONCRETE TELL, jwcurry (1983?)
11. ONAN’S NANOLECHCTURER, jwcurry (2oo2)
12. ma meeshka mow skwoz, Mike Patton (USA, 1995)
13. TRAC(K)INGS epigraphs (John Cage, Miles Davis, Conlon Nancarrow, bpNichol, Frank Zappa)

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take II

24 september 2oo5, Ottawa, Room 3o2 Books Annex
readers: Jennifer Books, jwcurry, Max Middle

1. “How The Pigs’ Music Works”, Frank Zappa (jc/mm)
2. DEVICE FOR GENERATING A CONTEMPORARY ESSAY TITLE, Toronto Research Group
(Steve McCaffery, bpNichol; Canada, 1982?)
3. what fuckan theory, bill bissett (Canada, 1971); scattered throughout part 1
4. getting there rapid, jwcurry/Qaani Lore (Canada, 1989?) (jc/mm)
5. Againful Deployment, jwcurry (1981?) (jb/jc/mm)
6. notes from an imaginary journal, jwcurry (1986?)
7. “ ant “, Wharton Hood (Canada, 1996) (jc/mm)
8. DOPPELGANGER SONNETS, Victor Coleman (Canada, 1979?) (jc/mm)
9. Copro*Lite, jwcurry (1997?)
1o. JAZZ DISCHARGE PARTY HATS, Frank Zappa (1983?) (jc/mm)
11. Generations, bpNichol (1988)
12. “ 7 unravelled KNOTS “, jwcurry (jc/mm)
13. IN VOCATION, jwcurry (jc/mm)
14. Collboration No. 2, Steve McCaffery (1978?) (jc/mm)
15. SHIFT 3, jwcurry/ Peggy Lefler (Canada, 1982) (jc/mm)
16. “Forcible dislocation of personality”, Herbert Stencil (Canada, 199-?) (jb/jc/mm)
17. BERLIN ABSTRACT, Richard Truhlar (Canada, 1976?) (jc/mm)
18. LAND IS DOWN, jwcurry (1989) (jc/mm)

(intermission)

19. Another Motive, Rafael Barreto-Rivera/bpNichol (Canada, 1979) (jb/jc/mm)
2o. DEVICE FOR GENERATING A CONTEMPORARY ESSAY TITLE, Toronto Research Group 21. TRACT, jwcurry (1995)
22. 16 Part Suite, Steve McCaffery/bpNichol (1971-8?) (jc/mm)
23. ma meeshka mow skwoz, Mike Patton
24. OPIUM MARBLE, jwcurry (198o) (jc/mm)
25. Hare Prnounced Hair, Rafael Barreto-Rivera/Paul Dutton/Steve McCaffery (Canada1977) (jb/jc/mm)
26. ONAN’S NANOLECHCTURER, jwcurry
27. OF GRAMMATOLOGY, Steve McCaffery (1977?) (intro: mm)

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Take III

21 july 2oo7, Calgary, guerilla-stylee on the Enmax stage, Prince’s Island
readers: jwcurry, Laurie Fuhr, Peter Norman, Ross Priddle

1. IT CAN’T HAPPEN HERE, Frank Zappa (1965) (quartet)
2. DEVICE FOR GENERATING A CONTEMPORARY ESSAY TITLE, Toronto Research Group
3. Scraptures: 1st Sequence, bpNichol (1965)
4. Devil-Trap Spiral, John Furnival (England, 1965?)
5. Hour 3: 1:35 p.m. to 2:35 p.m., bpNichol (1978?)
6. getting there rapid, jwcurry/Qaani Lore (jc/lf)
7. 7 excerpts from KNOTS, jwcurry (jc/pn)
8. DON’T LET THE NOISE BOTHER YOU, Gerry Gilbert (Canada, 198-?)
9. Scraptures: 8th Sequence, bpNichol (1968)
1o. I R a a dict, jwcurry
11. INTERRUPTED NAP, bpNichol (1982)
12. The Tibetan Memory Trick, (traditional, arranged by Howard Kaylan/Ian Underwood/Mark Volman, 1975) (quartet)
13. from Boucliers mégalomanes, Claude Gauvreau (Canada, 196-?)
14. from Mégalomaniac Shields, Claude Gauvreau/translated by Ray Ellenwood (Canada, 197-?)
15. WELTWEHE, August Stramm (Germany, 1914)
16. SHIFT 3, jwcurry/Peggy Lefler (intro: jc; duo: lf/rp)
17. Generations, bpNichol
18, LAND IS DOWN, jwcurry (intro: pn; duo: jc/rp)

(intermission)

19. Another Motive, Rafael Barreto-Rivera/bpNichol (quartet)
2o. DEVICE FOR GENERATING A CONTEMPORARY ESSAY TITLE, Toronto Research Group
21. Heights (Universal Language), Aleksei Kruchenykh (Russia, 1919?)
22. CANZONE RUMORISTA cantata in coro sui teatri d’Italia in ANICCAM del 2000, Fortunato Depero (Italy, 1916?)
23. BERLIN ABSTRACT, Richard Truhlar (jc/lf)
24. Hare Pronounced Hair, Rafael Barreto-Rivera/Paul Dutton/Steve McCaffery (jc/pn/rp)
25. KARAWANE, Hugo Ball (Switzerland, 1917)
26. OPIUM MARBLE, jwcurry (jc/pn)
27. TAR TRAITS, Richard Truhlar (1977)
28. 16 Part Suite, Steve McCaffery/bpNichol (jc/rp)
29. BALLADS OF THE RESTLESS ARE, bpNichol (1967) (jc/pn)
3o. MUSHY PEAS, Steve McCaffery/bpNichol (1978)
29. Pieces Of Stop, bpNichol (1978) (quartet)
3o. ma meeshka mow skwoz, Mike Patton
31. OF GRAMMATOLOGY, Steve McCaffery (intro: rp)
32. “How The Pigs’ Music Works”, Frank Zappa (pn/rp) ___________________________________________________________________________________

take IV

6 october 2oo7, Toronto, Majlis
readers: Alexander’s Dark Band (jwcurry, Maria Erskine, Nicholas Power, Rob Read), Trish Postle

1. IT CAN’T HAPPEN HERE, Frank Zappa (quartet)
2. DON’T LET THE NOISE BOTHER YOU, Gerry Gilbert
3. WELTWEHE, August Stramm
4. The Frog Variations, bpNichol (1981)
5. Salmon River Soliloquy, David UU (Canada, 1973)
6. weeds, John Barlow (Canada, 1995)
7. BALLADS OF THE RESTLESS ARE, bpNichol (jc/np)
8. Hare Pronounced Hair, Rafael Barreto-Rivera/Paul Dutton/Steve McCaffery (jc/np/rr)
9. The Tibetan Memory Trick, traditional (quintet)
1o. “ Mon Olivine “, Claude Gauvreau
11. “ My Olivine “, Claude Gauvreau/trans: Ray Ellenwood
12. SHIFT 3, jwcurry/Peggy Lefler (intro: np; duo: me/rr)
13. THE MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE, Spike Jones/Doodles Weaver (USA, 1947)
14. Devil-Trap Spiral, John Furnival
15. DAS GROSSE LALULA, Christian Morgenstern (Germany, 189o)
16. INTERRUPTED NAP, bpNichol
17. KARAWANE, Hugo Ball
18. KNOTS, jwcurry (me/np)
19. Monograms-Genealogy-Grammarology, bpNichol (1988) (quartet)
2o. Scraptures: 8th Sequence, bpNichol
21. LAND IS DOWN, jwcurry (intro: np; duo: jc/rr)
22. Hee Shock Die, Diamanda Galas (USA, 1995) (quartet)

(intermission)

23. Another Motive, Rafael Barreto-Rivera/bpNichol (quartet)
24. APPROXIMATE, Frank Zappa (1972?) (quartet)
25. TEN SEPHARDIC TRANSLATIONS, Richard Truhlar (198-?)
26. Heights (Universal Language), Aleksei Kruchenykh
27. OPIUM MARBLE, jwcurry (jc/rr)
28. East Wind, bpNichol (quartet)
29. THE MAN IN THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE PHOTOGRAPH, Mike Patton (1995)
3o. Corn Plasters & My Heart, David UU (1968)
31. TRACT, jwcurry
32. CANZONE RUMORISTA cantata in coro sui teatri d’Italia in ANICCAM del 2000
33. “ thtrhrh “, Charles Stein (USA, 1983?)
34. 16 Part Suite, Steve McCaffery/bpNichol (jc/me)
35. TAR TRAITS, Richard Truhlar
36. MUSHY PEAS, Steve McCaffery/bpNichol (jc/np)
37. ma meeshka mow skwoz, Mike Patton
38. Pieces Of Stop, bpNichol (quartet)
39. OF GRAMMATOLOGY, Steve McCaffery (intro: rr)
4o. May all who enjoy inflicting pain on the powerless die fast and sad, John Barlow/Arthur S.Clark/A.Hoom/Jared Hope (Canada, 1997?)
41. “How The Pigs’ Music Works”, Frank Zappa (np/rr)

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take V

13 april 2oo8, Ottawa, National Library
readers: Alexander’s Dark Band & Auxiliary (John Lavery, Carmel Purkis)1. Collboration No. 2, Steve McCaffery (jc/np)

2. Hare Pronounced Hair, Rafael Barreto-Rivers/Paul Dutton/Steve McCaffery (jc/np/rr)
3. IT CAN’T HAPPEN HERE, Frank Zappa (quartet)
4. ears, Michelle April/jwcurry (Canada, 2oo6)
5. Riryphur’s rurrusur, jwcurry/Rob Read (Canada, 2oo8) (quartet)
6. Generations, bpNichol
7. Alice in Wonderland, Sam Lloyd (USA, 189-?) (quartet)
8. Salmon River Soliloquy, David UU
9. SEVEN WAYS OF STARVING, jwcurry/Beverley Daurio (Canada, 199o?) (quartet)
1o. “ CRUX “, Venantius Fortunatus (Merovingia, c.53o-6oo) (quartet)
11. der minister I, Jaap Blonk (Netherlands, 1992?)
12. Devil-Trap Spiral, John Furnival
13. KARAWANE, Hugo Ball
14. Monograms-Genealogy-Grammatology, bpNichol (quartet)
15. CRODZIAC DZÉGOUM APIR, Claude Gauvreau (196-?)
16. sweet suite suet, Ernst Jandl (Austria, 197o?)
17. DAS GROSSE LALULA, Christian Morgenstern
18. “ end ant “, Wharton Hood (np/rr)
19. WORM, bob cobbing (England, 1954) (quartet)
2o. Forcible dislocation of personality, Herbert Stencil (quartet)
21. WELTWEHE, August Stramm
22. KNOTS, jwcurry (me/np)
23. SHIFT 3, jwcurry/Peggy Lefler (intro: np; duo: me/rr)
24. A LITTLE NASTINESS, Four Horsemen (Rafael Barreto-Rivera, Paul Dutton, Steve McCaffery, bpNichol; Canada, 1981) (quartet)
25. The Tibetan Memory Trick, traditional (sextet)
26. “ Mon Olivine “, Claude Gauvreau
27. “ My Olivine “, Claude Gauvreau/trans: Ray Ellenwood
28. SHE WAS A VISITOR, Robert Ashley (USA, 1967) (sextet)(intermission)29. Heights (Universal Language), Aleksei Kruchonykh

(intermission)

3o. Another Motive, Rafael Barreto-Rivera/bpNichol (sextet)
31. APPROXIMATE, Frank Zappa (quartet)
32. “ kp’erioUM “, Raoul Hausmann (Germany, 1918)
33. OPIUM MARBLE, jwcurry (jc/rr)
34. THE MAN IN THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE PHOTOGRAPH, Mike Patton
35. East Wind, bpNichol (quartet)
36. Fury of Sneezing, Kurt Schwitters (England, 1946?)
37. PLEASE SIGN MY CAST – NO, NOT THERE,; HIGHER, jwcurry (2oo8) (quartet)
38. PÆSSAGGIO + TEMPORALE, Giacomo Balla (Italy, 1915)
39. CANZONE RUMORISTA cantata in coro sui teatri d’Italia in ANICCAM del 2000
4o. Marcia Futurista, F.T.Marinetti (Italy, 1916)
41. CANZONE RUMORISTA (ritmo cinese), Fortunato Depero (1916)
42. Oiseautal, Raoul Hausmann (France, 1918?) (jc: simultaneous with:)
43. Super-Bird-Song, Kurt Schwitters (1946?) (rr)
44. B, François Dufrêne (France, 1958) (jc/np/rr)
45. Pike-Fishing North Milne Lake, Gerry Shikatani (Canada, 1977?) (quartet)
46. ONAN’S NANOLECHCTURER, jwcurry
47. MUSHY PEAS, Steve McCaffery/bpNichol (jc/np)
48. der minister II, Jaap Blonk (1992?)
49. Pieces Of Stop, bpNichol (quartet)
5o. TRACT, jwcurry
51. 16 Part Suite, Steve McCaffery/bpNichol (jc/me)
52. “ pouadlé “, Václava Vokolka (Czechoslovakia, 198-?) (quartet)
53. INTERRUPTED NAP a verbal/pre-verbal landscape, bpNichol
54. anacyclic poem with two shouts DHARMATHOUGHTS STUPAWARDS, dom sylvester houédard (England, 1966) (np/rr)
55. WHITE TEXT SURE version ten, bpNichol (1981) (quartet)
56. Scomposizione I, Luigi Gallini (Italy, 1933) (quartet)
57. Artikulationen, Franz Mon (Germany, 199o) (quartet)
58. TWO: Less Time, bpNichol (1982?) (sextet)
59. A THOUSAND M OODS A MINUTE, Shant Basmajian (Canada, 1992?) (sextet)
6o. ma meeshka mow skwoz, Mike Patton
61. “How The Pigs’ Music Works”, Frank Zappa (me/np/rr)

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take VI

24 january 2oo9, Ottawa, City Hall Art Gallery
readers: jwcurry, (Maria Erskine), John Lavery, Roland Prévost, Carmel Purkis, Sandra Ridley, Grant Wilkins

1. LECTURE ON NOTHING, John Cage (USA, 1949) (jc/jl/cp/sr)
2. CANZONE RUMORISTA cantata in coro sui teatri d’Italia in ANICCAM del 2000, Fortunato Depero
3. THE MAN IN THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE PHOTOGRAPH, Mike Patton
4. roses that, d.a.levy (USA, 1966)
5. end ant, Wharton Hood (jl/gw)
6. A THOUSAND MOODS A MINUTE, Shant Basmajian (sextet)
7. The Tibetan Memory Trick, traditional (sextet)
8. Gadji beri bimba, Hugo Ball (Switzerland, 1916)
9. A LITTLE NASTINESS, Four Horsemen (sextet)
1o. getting there rapid, jwcurry/Qaani Lore (cp/sr)
11. TWO: Less Time, bpNichol (sextet)
12. “ that old remembering song “, Phil Balsam/Dennis Lee/bpNichol (Canada, 1983) (jl/cp)
13. WORM, bob cobbing (jc/jl/sr/gw)
14. Jacques Dulume, Claude Gauvreau (196-?)
15. anacyclic poem with two souts DHARMATHOUGHTS STUPAWARDS, dom sylvester houédard (cp/sr)
16. OPIUM MARBLE, jwcurry (jc/jl)
17. 7 KNOTS, jwcurry (jl/sr)
18. SHIFT 3, jwcurry/Peggy Lefler (intro: jl; duo: sr/gw)
19. Hour 3: 1:35 p.m. to 2:35 p.m., bpNichol
2o. auf dem land, Ernst Jandl (1968?)
21. Marcia futurista, F.T.Marinetti (sextet)
22. “ My Olivine “, Claude Gauvreau/trans: Ray Ellenwood
23. “How The Pigs’ Music Works”, Frank Zappa (jl/cp/rp)
24. “ Mon Olivine “, Claude Gauvreau
25. IT CAN’T HAPPEN HERE, Frank Zappa (jc/jl/cp/rp)
26. ears, Michelle April/jwcurry
27. sounds’ favorite words, Paul Haines (Canada, 1986)
28. Me and the Flamer, Mike Patton (1998) (sextet)
29. East Wind, bpNichol (jc/jl/cp/sr)
3o. TRACT, jwcurry (jc/cp)
31. weeds, John Barlow
32. Alice in Wonderland, Sam Lloyd (sextet)
33. OLD ANGEL MIDNIGHT 57, Jack Kerouac (USA, 1959?)
34. Pike-Fishing North Milne Lake, Gerry Shikatani (jc/jl/cp/sr)
35. THE MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE, Spike Jones/Doodles Weaver
36. B, François Dufrêne (jc/jl/rp)
37. SHE WAS A VISITOR, Robert Ashley (septet)

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take VII

23 january 2o11, Ottawa, City Hall Art Gallery
readers: jwcurry, Alastair Larwill, Lesley Marshall, Christine McNair, Grant Wilkins

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this previous programme info was compiled & written (with upadtes) by jwcurry (sunday 9 january 2011)

webmastered by dee shanger @Room 302 books, Ottawa.

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Coming Soon: Icelandic Film Nights in dee T-dot!!!

Icelandic Grandmaster:  Fridrik Thór Fridriksson - (((TWO back-to-back nights, sometime at dee end of June)))

Children of Nature (Börn náttúrunnar: 1991, 82', 35mm (1.66), colour, Dolby stereo, Germany/Iceland/Norway) - only Icelandic film ever to be nominated for an best foreign-film Oscar folks

Angels of the Universe (Englar alheimsins: 2000, 100', 35mm (1.66), colour, Dolby digital, Iceland/Norway/Germany/Sweden/Denmark)

NB - these films will be programmed the night before Matti's night.

Icelandic Grandmaster:  Marteinn 'Matti' Thórsson - (In-person!!!)

Programme so far:

Diary of an Assassin (1993, 68', 16mm (1.33), B&W, stereo, Canada/Iceland)

Bogomil Font: The Crooner Behind The Curtain

Toy Soldiers spot

1.0 (2004, 92', 35mm (1.85), colour, stereo, USA/Romania/Iceland) - co-directed & co-written by Jeff Renfroe - (more info).

and, dee WORLD PREMIERE: Rokland Teaser - he's off to Cannes right now to finalize dee financing for his new feature, Rokland (Icelandic for, Stormland). Y'arrrr!!! :)

Added bonus: 1.5 ... dee makin' of 1.0 (by Gio Shanger)

Sylvain & Matti... ...Matti

(Photos: (L) Sylvain Lavigne; (R) & (above) Matti - all 3 taken in Iceland: Sept 24, 2007)

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SNEAK-PEAK:
(most dates: TBA)

"Rare Spaghetti Western Night"
-- Our ever-popular programmer Carlo Coen (Mario Bava nights) will introduce & programme this evening. Yes, spaghetti & western sandwiches will be served. (Hmmmm....)

"Frederick Wiseman: Master Documenteur"
-- What can we say about 'Mr Direct Cinema' (no narration, no interviews, just dee filmmaker as voyeur folks.)

"Icelandic Grandmaster: Baltasar Kormákur" - 101 Reykjavik & beyond...

"Icelandic Underground: dee Lortur Group" - dee Bastard-Child of Bio Reykjavik. Y'arrr!!! They're working on a new documentary on Sigur Ros. (Yey!!!) More info: Lortur.org.

"Icelandic Underground: Best of The Bio Reykjavik Film Collective's "Opid Bio""
-- Gio Shanger is co-founder & Head (2002/04) of this fine group of Icelandic indie filmmakers. Bio Reykjavik held 20 "Opid Bio's" - Icelandic for, "Open Cinema" - is a similar concept to that of "Open Screens."

"Audience Randamonium #2:" (Kenneth Shanger, programmer/host)

"Audience Randamonium #3: Elvis Trilogy" (Silver Elvis, programmer/host)
"Audience Randamonium #4:" (Your name here?)

"Shang-O-Rama's Second-Anniversary Randamonium"
"2 Banned Hell-O-Ween Films III" - (Oct 31)
"Remember Our fallen Filmmakers Night III" - (Nov 11)

Y'arrr folks. Hope you can come out to one of our screenings!!!!

Browse our EVENTS archives:

In:sight-  "Full Moon in Y'arr Forrest" (Tues/Thurs, June 17 & 19, 2008) - OM membership required

#14-  "Pier Paolo Pasolini's 'Trilogy of Life'" (Sat, May 31, 2008)

#13-  "The Anarchy & Alchemy of Alejandro Jodorowsky" (Fri, May 30, 2008) - Back by popular-demand!!

#12 -  "CHEAP'n'DIRTY PRODUCTIONS: dee Vancouver Indie Film Scene night!!!" (Fri, May 16, 2008) - In-person: David Ray

#11- "3 Banned Hell-O-Ween Films: The Anarchy & Alchemy of Alejandro Jodorowsky" (Wed, Oct 31, 2007)

#10 - "First-Anniversary Randamonium" (Sat, Oct 13 & Wed, Oct 24, 2007) - Come celebrate our first anniversary!!! Y'arrr!!! (& Held-over by popular demand!)

  #9 - "Ontario Provincial Election Night Open House" (Wed, Oct 10, 2007) - We are now cable-ready folks. Yey!!! (((...Streaming server is next on our agenda...)))

jwcurry's - "Messagio Galore: a jwcurry quartet #4" (Sat, Oct 6, 2007)

  #8 - "Kubrick's 2001 Trilogy" (Sat, Sept 15, 2007)

  #7 - "Death House: dee Class of '93" (Mon, Sept 10, 2007)

 #6 - "MC Shanger's 'Rushes Trilogy'" (Sat, Sept 29, 2007)

  #5 - "Dario Argento's Goblin Trilogy" (Sat, Aug 25, 2007)

  #4 - "a 20-hr Mario Bava mini-me Movie Marathon" (Fri&Sat, Aug 17&18, 2007)

  #3 - "Remember Our Fallen Filmmakers Night!!!" (Sat, Nov 11, 2006)

  #2 - "2 Banned Hell-o-ween Films" (Tues, Oct 31, 2006)

  #1 - "12-hr 'Friday dee 13th' Movie Marathon" (Fri dee 13th of Oct, 2006)

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