Holy shit is it 3:30pm already! I have to head into town for a night of frolicking and films and time is running short (what the hell does THAT mean). I jump in my car and swiftly make it down the construction-infested stretch of I-95 into Old City (note that is Old City NOT Olde City). I meet up with John Barbetta (he's joining Michael and myself for our screening of Beyond Re-Animator, our first film this evening) and we head off to the subway. Beyond Re-Animator is playing at The Bridge again (cue Michael's shriek of terror) and it's easier for me to park by work and then take the El down to 40th. About 15 minutes later John and I arrive and the time is just after 4pm. Michael should already be at the theater tickets in hand.

John and I approach the theater, but Michael is nowhere in sight. Hmmmm, that's weird. Michael doesn't have a life and I couldn't imagine him doing anything that day except anticipate that evening's screenings. I mean, finally he'd have something to do! John and I decide to wait it out before grabbing some eats, besides we had about and hour and a half until show time. ½ hour later (approx 4:30pm) still no Michael. Now I'm a bit concerned, but I thought perhaps Michael had snuck into another screening earlier and was running a bit late. By this time, I'm quite hungry (I had a hot dog for lunch) and John and I decide to take a quick walk across the street to McDonald's. YES, I'm eating McDonalds AGAIN! I've decided to tempt fate (and my stomach) once again. Get off my case!

As we approach the restaurant (geez, I hesitate to even refer to that place as a restaurant) I can feel my body rejecting the food before I even have my hand on the filthy door to get in. I decide to forgo the usually double cheeseburger on the dollar menu and opt instead for 2 McChicken sandwiches (plain of course, even the lettuce is rotten at this place) and fork over my two bucks and change. Luckily John and I didn't experience any of the delay that Michael had the previous day. Maybe Michael's right, everyone does hate him, even god (perhaps especially god?) but I digress because it is now 4:40pm and Michael should be at the theater by now.

John and I head back to the high-class theater and still no Michael. This is DEFINITELY weird now, but there's no time for concern because I have to go to the bathroom. I urinate in the classy bathroom and the attendant gives me a towel (why is he there again?) of course I leave without tipping him because that's just ridiculous. As John and I leave the bathroom, we see Michael walking toward us. Turns out that his landlord was having new windows installed today and Michael didn't want to leave these guys alone in his apt (yeah, god forbid they should take your import GQ with Jennifer Love Hewitt on the cover). So these guys installing the windows caused Michael's delay...or maybe it was just that Michael had a hard time finding his lotion. Now I can't remember, but it doesn't matter, because we're just minutes away from Beyond Re-Animator!

At this point Michael exclaims his hunger to us so John kindly offers Michael an extra McChicken sandwich that was suspiciously stored in his pocket. Seeing that Michael is only two steps away from being a homeless person (and that he has no class both evidenced from the photos) he graciously accepts the offering and chows down - yum! Michael repays John's kindness with the gift of a subway token later on in the evening, more on that event to come. While waiting for them to let us into the theater we snap a quick picture and are subsequently told by a brutish security guard, not to do it again. Upon retrospect and seeing the picture, it wasn't worth it. We stand off to the side knowing that our passes will get us in before the rest of the common folk (I was once like you!) and spot the arrival of Jeffery Combs and Bryan Yuzna, sweet. They announce the seating of pass holders and before anyone could even blink a large obnoxious man and his girlfriend break through the skinny arms of the ticket taker and barge into the theater. They didn't LOOK like they had passes like us and the ticket taker seemed to be confused, upset and saddened by the situation yet I don't think anything really happened except for the fact that they watched the film. I should try that move next time I go to the cinema. We get in the theater, pick our prime seats and watch the rest of the crowd shuffle in. Luckily, this time around my arch nemesis was nowhere to be found and was not sitting next to me (unless of course you consider Michael or John to be my arch nemesis).

The flick ends and there is a brief Q&A with Combs and Yuzna. The only bit of news for fans that came out of the session is the fact that Yuzna mentioned an import DVD of Necronomicon on the way with something like 6 hours of extra footage...interesting. We leave the theater and I have hopes of snagging Yuzna and Combs for a quick picture and a few autographs. Travis kindly takes me over and introduces me and my wishes are quickly fulfilled (although I was afraid of taking the picture because of the brutish security guard). Both Yuzna and Combs are kind and down to earth, I only spent a few moments with them, but it was well worth the wait. Both of these guys rock! What did I think of the flick? You'll have to read my review and you can do so by clicking here!

I'm on a personal high from meeting both Yuzna and Combs and a few sound bytes later, we're on the El once again. Michael kindly supplies us all with tokens (because we're his little bitches don't ya know). John gets of at 30th street to meet up with some of his "other" friends (I guess we're only good for one free movie to him) while Michael and I head back to the office to do some MAP writing and wait for our next flick. Our next screening is at 10:15 and it's Love Object, this one I'm really looking forward to as well.

Some writing (if you wanna call it that), one Vanilla Coke and a Rice Krispie Treat later we're off to the next screening. We head off to the Ritz East, secure our tickets for Love Object and once again head into the theater. We chat with Travis a bit more before the screening and soon after the lights dim. Love Object has begun, and you'll have to check back soon for my thoughts because now it is nearly 4am and I am exhausted.