FROM DARREN'S BLOG:
VARIETY ARTICLE
This morning Variety reported that REPO has three songs that are eligible for an Oscar for best original song.
CHASE THE MORING
CHROMAGGIA
ZYDRATE ANATOMY
This is a HUGE HUGE step for REPO. While it doesn't mean we are officially nominated yet - it means we are in the running to be nominated!
January 6th all of the original songs will be screened and then voted upon. So all you REPO FANS keep your fingers crossed, and say your prayers. As we need all the help we can get.
This is a very big and important step for us... Hopefully people in the industry will begin to see what all this craziness is about.
xoxo,
dlb
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so an official nod would be stellar. I can't wait to hear what comes next for Repo.
"No audience for Repo LGF? Give us a fuckin' break. We Started This Op'ra Shit!!!" (-scrap)
... in Tampa, anyway. I've been flyering - especially downtown. I plan to do one last push today, and hopefully the turnout will please Janice. She worked so hard to get Repo in Tampa. The numbers aren't to her liking, but geez! We only had a week to garner interest!
Tampa Theater (outside):
Tampa Theater (inside):
Yeah, it's frickin gorgeous inside.
Tonight they're hosting a farewell party for Repo with a Goth Carnival thing. I can NOT wait to go. Guh, today is going to be so long. =..
On a lighter note, if all things go to plan, I will get to go to Satanica's New Year's Eve party in Toronto. The people of the Repo Boards continue to amaze me. There might even be a Repo Road Trip of Repo fans! That'll be fun. I have an idea what we'll be listening to on that trip lol
IF YOU'RE IN OR NEAR TAMPA, PLEASE COME HANG OUT WITH ME AND SEE REPO! YOU WON'T REGRET IT!
Plus anyone I see tonight that I know personally will definitely be getting a Christmas present from me.
.... What?
I was told bribery is an excellent source of advertising...
no?
*pout*
so tonight was a success!
for the first time, I asked "Have you heard of Repo! the Genetic Opera?" and people actually said YES!
*FANGIRL SQUEE MOMENT OF EPIC PROPORTIONS*
We had about 150 each of the original 300 I requested, but it's all good. leigh's cousin Danielle, and her roommate, were good enough to come help me at the last minute.
She knew almost every corner of this place. i didn't take this pic, because I forgot my camera, but here's a taste:
Ybor City, FL (right smack in the middle of Tampa) is a great historical part of the city, with tons of culture and whatnot. it's also a bit iffy to travel alone because there are people there who wouldn't have a problem pulling you into a dark alley and mugging you.
Thankfully, Danielle and Travis agreed to come with me, showed me where to go, and helped me with my schpiel.
Oh, at one of the shops we stopped at, we asked if we could put fliers down on his counter (which already had fliers and whatnot). He said "do you have tickets for me?"
Danielle kinda laughed and was like "what?"
I said "Oh we're not a promotions company. We're just fans trying to get the word out."
and he said "Well, any time I take event fliers, I require tickets." and he was dead serious.
So I said, "Ok, I have $10 in my pocket that will get you a ticket. Is that ok?"
and he said "absolutely" and took my $10 and wrote the show details on the bill. then he cleared some of the shit COMPLETELY OFF his counter for everything we gave him which included the postcards, miniposters and modified review fliers.
So yeah, this, plus all the cards that have disappeared from the employee break rooms in my office building = hope for success with Repo!
And tomorrow night before I head home from work, I'm going to drop a quick hi-howdy to J LaRose while he's there, and then go home and get some much needed rest. I think my anemia isn't going away, and I'm afraid to go back to the doctor. If I do another blood test and it's way down again, I'll have to do iron shots or a blood transfusion.
I'm a little scared of that. =/
So I had lunch with Janice (who works at the Tampa Theatre) and am getting all kinds of nifty printed stuff to hand out. Planning a gorilla stunt at a movie theater somewhere for tomorrow night, possibly Channelside!
To find out more about the showings, etc, you can visit the Tampa Theatre's website! (click) Hope to see you there! <3
