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MR. LOBO PRESENTS CINEMA INSOMNIA'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY MARATHON, THIS SATURDAY

To honor Cinema Insomnia's 25th Anniversary (which takes place officially on Wed, 7/29), Mr. Lobo is presenting another magnificent, misunderstood movie marathon on Twitch, OSI74/Roku and Amazon Fire this Saturday night (7/25), commencing with a party preshow at 9 pm. The preshow will feature Sally the Zombie Cheerleader; Eric (Yella Fever) Sabo; devoted Insomniac, Edgar Sparingy; and filmmaker Tate (Pizza Guy 8) Hoffmaster, among other joyous guests.

Frankenstein vs the Creature from Blood Cove is the big headliner, followed by The Last Man on Earth, Plan 9 from Outer Space and Hardware Wars.

Indeed, that's quite a misunderstood cluster and one guaranteed to instill fun, fun, fun!

Be certain to leap in this Saturday night to experience every exultant ounce of this commemorative event! 

WISE WORDS:

FAREWELL, MIKE PRESTON

As Pappagallo, you struck an empathetic chord in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and took a villainous turn in the 3D epic, Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Synn. 

In addition, you starred as Alex Shaw in the series, Hot Pursuit, with guest shots on Alien Nation, Highlander, Superboy, Airwolf, The A-Team, Baywatch Nights, The Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Hunter, Ellen, Fame, Perry Mason, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Renegade, Homicide, Jake and the Fat Man, The Celebrity Game, The Getaway (video game), the soap operas, Bellbird and Punishment (the latter two as a regular) and hosted In Melbourne Tonight.  

You were featured, as well, in DC's Steel, Blade in Hong Kong, The Long Journey Home, Exile, Maybe This Time, J.O.E. and the Colonel, Climb Up the Wall, The Caribbean Mystery, Barney (1976), Duet for Four, Harry's Hong Kong and The Last of the Knucklemen. To boot, you were a damn good singer and even charted several hits. 

Your craggy persona was unmistakable; your emotional range contagious. You were easy to like, Mr. Preston, and just as much a formidable foe. You were, therefore, all that any entertainer could aspire to be: a man of many aspects ... a performer extraordinaire. 

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R.I.P. MITCH BYRD

You were a big-time, Green Lantern guy, in particular when it came to that irascible Guy Gardner, and though DC may have been your most associated hub, other publishers were quick to employ your skills, including Chaos!, Crossgem, Aircel, Malibu, Image, Dark Horse and Marvel. 

Your art (your fine penciling) was always intricate and ornate, as your renderings of Batman, Superman and their families demonstrate, and your sensational style even helped shape the shapely Lady Death and Shi, escalating heartbeats and libidos alike.

Many consider your contributions to Generation X, Starman, Dinosaurs for Hire and Strange Sports Stories as the pinnacles of your success. Others favor Predator, RoboCop and Starship Troopers, since they bestowed you universal, pop-cultural veneration. Still others exalt your breakout triumph, Cat and Mouse, which continues to tower over most indie titles. And then there are your cherished, sideline projects, with wholehearted salutes to The Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Giant Leeches. 

Your legacy is secure, Mr. Byrd, enough that it's become unbreakable. It'll outlast us all, in fact, guaranteeing enchantment for generations to come: the true sign of an indelible artist ... the defining mark of artistic genius. 

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