I'm
not doing these pages to take away from
Warren's story, but to fill it out and give
you (The reader) a little backstory to how we
came to work together again.
After
I had delt with the things I had to at home I
was at a real crossroads in my life. I wasn't
sure if I wanted to go back to filmmaking or
settle down with a (what you mortals call a
Real Job). I had chosen the latter not because
of anything bad it just seemed like the thing
to do. I had taken work in factories for
a while, but thanks to NAFTA and free trade I
was forced into a string of retail jobs.
(Not that working retail is a bad thing,
sometimes I wish I could be happy with being a
company man. But entertainment owns my soul).
And I had gotten married so I had the
responsibilty of an apartment to think about
too.
So
I had trolled along in my retail existance for
a few years. Then had thrown more
money than I should have into graphic school
which led nowhere. Then one Easter my
wife and I decided to go to Keansburg
Boardwalk. There was a new haunted attraction
there so we decided to take a look see. When
we were in there we were blown away by the
sets and animatronic creatures. We had told
the then manager/promoter
"Larry" how much we liked it and he
introduced us to the owner "Stan Ambro"
(Who is the drummer for "Against The
Grain"). We had talked to him and hit it
off after that I was working for him at
"Hollowgraves Haunted Manor" building
props and learning how to make animatronic
creatures. As well as more ins and outs of
the entertainment and promotion business
from Larry. Then through them I was able
to do work with "The Brothers Grim Circus
Side Show" and had even more training on
showmanship. As well as getting to work with
some of the biggest acts in the sideshow
business.
The
whole time my Wife Jackie has supported me and
had my back through all the ups and downs with
this business, where any other woman would
have yelled "Knock the crap off and get a
real job!" But she knows I love her,
cherish her, appreciate everything she does
and she is the only owner of my heart. And she
knows my star on the walk of fame is waiting
for me.
I
felt the need to move on with the
entertianment business and had
reunited with Bennett (Mr. B) and became
manager of "The Costume Shop" and
well as a performer for "Mr. B's
Entertainment". A good two years had gone
by and I was contacted by Shawn T. Reich. We
keep in touch, but it's usualy quick emails
because we're both always working. And he had
told me about Flesh Eaters being picked up by
TROMA then I had found out through another
friend Dave (Who's a huge TROMA fan) that
it was being shown at the Clear View Cinema in
Red Bank. I had went there with Jackie,
my mother and my aunt and saw Warren. It
was really cool because it was like the time
had never went by. We got caught up
on the last thousand years and here we are on
the web today.
The
only regret I have was not being there for him
during "Scarlet Moon" where I'm sure
he could have really used me. But I'm back and ready
to get to work on promoting Felsh Eaters,
Invasion, Scarlet and Dark Beginnings.
Then we will tackle "Diabolical".
Better not turn off the lights while
watching this one because we're leaving all
the humor on a shelf in a shoebox.
