These are all my shots of the weekend Premiere. Lots of fun, some stupid drama, and lots of drinking. All-in-All, I had a blast and so did everyone around me. I met some new friends and saw some old friends. Life is good.
Date(s): April 16th, 2005. Album by John Lindner. Photos by John Lindner. 1 - 54 of 54 Total. 2382 Visits.
1 So I showed up to the premiere a day early to hang out with my buddy Marc Linn and his twin brother Mike. Long story short, I wound up hanging out with them and the entire CGI crew from the movie! How cool is that?!
Zafe, Mike, Marc, and Calvin at POWERPLANT LIVE!
2 Shane Felux, Revelations Director, joins in on the fun! Trust be told, this place had some hot ladies, but wasn't so great, so we bailed out and hit a different bar. "Maybe because Shane kept sitting on ..." View Comments...
3 Everyone outside of the BABALU BAR doing shots of WooWoo's, courtesy of Zafe.
"Dub", Rick, Maya, Calvin, and Adam.
4 Our shot-giver, Zafe, holding his empty tray.
Adam, Marc, Shane, Zafe, and "Zap" at the bottom.
5 Inside The Senator Theater the night before the premiere. We showed up to see the layout before it was packed with people the next night. Notice the REVELATIONS poster in the glass? Nice!
6 The owners dog playing with its toy of choice, a purple tiger.
7 A custom painting from the premiere of Star Wars Episode II : Attack Of The Clones.
8 Everyone chilling out in front of The Senator theater a little after midnight... It's officially opening day!
9 I got a terrbile show of this, but this sidewalk was actually signed by David Prowse (Darth Vader Actor) and George Lucas (Umm, DUH!).
10 After we dropped everyone off, me and Marc went back out to BABALU BAR. In my drunken stupor and caught up in all the excitement, I left my credit card at the bar and we went back to have another drink and get my card back.
This is a picture of the side of a bongo drum, which this club used as stools. Pretty cool, huh? And the fact that the initials of the drun on the side are the same as Marc's production company, Linn Productions, was just funny as hell.
"Hey, John? That's my seat!"
"Yeah? I dont see your compainies initials on it!"
"Actually it's right there."
"Doh! My bad."
11 The Harbor.
12 A mast of some old ship.
13 They offered a ride on the ship from 2PM-5PM for only $45. We were going to do it and then realized it would cut things too close to the premiere, so we opted to skip it. Would have been fun though.
14 Mike in front of the USS CONTELLATION MUSEUM.
15 The last surviving ship from Pearl Harbor.
What? You don't believe me?
16 See? I told you so!
17 Dee! Our funny-ass waitress at The Hard Rock Cafe outdoor bar. She was really great.
18 TRIPLETS! The new movie featuring the brothers Linn!
Marc Linn Mike Linn John Linn (minus the der)
19 The paddleboats in the harbor.
20 Mike and I ran across the street when the light was about to change, but Marc chose to play it straight and be a good pedestrian. Poor Marc. Conforming to THE MAN! That light took forever!
21 Self shot of yours truely. I clean up well. LOL
22 The Empire showed up to make sure things went according to plan.
23 HEADLINING THE SENATOR THEATER
24 The stars arrive in style and walk down the red carpet. My friends Gina and Frank smiling pretty for me.
25 The Elite! CGI at it's finest!
26 This isn't really a picture. It's a CGI rendering of the guys done with Photoshop and MS Paint. yeah, they ARE that talented. LOL
27 Gina and Frank looking stunning for their cinema debut! You guys rock! Can't wait to see you at the next convention.
28 Rick and Maya. Maya was wearing a very nice corset. Rick, you are a lucky lucky boy. LOL
29 Suddenly, the theater made a sharp left turn!
30 My brother Jason and his girlfriend Jen. Aren't they cute? It's sickening. LOL
31 The Stormtroopers securing the perimeter for the arrival of a very important guest.
32 It's Darth Vader in the flesh, err, armor!
33 You know that little film pops up before a movie telling you to be quiet, throw out your trash in the proper recepticles, and shut your cell phones off? Well, Darth Vader made thos announcements followed by...
"If you feel you are being treated unfairly, perhaps 'I' could assist you."
It was fantastic!
34 You can't really see it, but Shane and Dawn are taking their seats in the audience as people applaud for them after their speeches.
35 Eric Negron looking sharp in his tux. This is the master sculpter and special effects artist that made almost all of the alien masks and latex appliances used in the film. This guy is a creative genius and a really good friend.
Since my friend from Canada was unable to make it to the premiere, I was left with an extra ticket to the gala party. I was gonna find some cute chick and invite her, but then I found out Eric didn't have one, so I gave him my extra. Yeah, he's that good of a guy.
36 A blurry photo (my camera sucks without the flash) of The Senator Theater lit up after the movie was over.
37 At the gala, I saw a bunch of friends that I haven't seen in a while as well as all the new friends I met during premiere weekend.
Shane came up to me to say hello while I was at the bar. He looked so happy that things were over and he could finally relax. So I did what any good friend would do... I bought him a shot! I gave him a shot of Buttery Nipple (no, I'm not kidding) and the shot was friggen HUGE! It was almost the size of an Eight-Ball glass and it was practically filled to the rim. Well, Shane, brave soul that he is, tried to down the thing in one shot. Problem was, it was actually too much for him to handle and it didn't all go down. Some came out his nose. It was hysterical! This was a shot of him wiping his mouth and nose after his drink. Yeah baby!!!!
38 Yeah. Drunk and happy, just how we should be. See you at DragonCon, bro, and congrats again on the movie!
39 Me and my non-blood-related brother, Eric Negron. He's always great to hang out with. He made me sign his Revelations poster. He rules! LOL
40 Rich is all smiles as usual. I swear this guy never takes a bad picture. I'll catch you at the next poker game, Rich. I promise. Bring extra cash with you. ::grin::
41 Camera War shot of Dion, but he got me good first. These things are fun! Was great seeing you Dion. See you real soon.
42 This was kind of a funny shot. Heather kept trying to take a pic with Marc, but Marc blinked 3 times in 3 different photos because of the red eye reduction flash. So I told them I would take a pic for them because my camera has a "normal" flash. So I take the pic, and Heather closes her eyes on purpose to get back at Marc. Silly, silly girl. It was really funny though.
43 Heather and her very cute friend, Briana.
44 My roomates for the weekend. Thanks again for letting me crash with you guys.
Laura, Mike, Marc, and Sarah.
45 My brother and his girlie. Aww.
46 They didn't know anyone was looking, but this was so cute. these two are really in love. It's awesome. I'm so happy for them.
47 Yeah, I'm a Pimp. Seriously though, I look good here. Maybe the CGI guys messed with the pic before I uploaded it or something.
48 I took a sneak shot of Marc and Sarah before Marc blinked again for someone else. LOL
49 And then I took one for real, but Marc didn't smile, so i had to take another.
50 And finally, a really nice pic of them both. Third time is the charm, I guess.
51 Shaking it up on the dance floor.
52 Congo drums were beaing played to the beat of the music. This was actually really cool.
53 ZAP!!!! I gave Zap his first Long Island Iced Tea. He looks at me oddly wondering what I just handed him.
"What's in this?"
"A lot of liquor. Just drink it."
"It tastes really strong. i will have to drink it slow."
"Welcome to America, Zap." LOL
10 minutes later that drink was gone and he was handing out pieces of Chocolate from Switzerland to everyone. He was great.
54 Mike has had enough this weekend. He hit the bed... literally!
What a great trip. Can't wait to see everyone again.
