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As you all know by now, your "heroes", 2 Skinnee J's, have fallen ill with a new and unique mutation of I.S.L.S., or Imminent Skinnee Loss Disorder. In a desperate bid to save their lives I invited all remaining Skinnee fans, the only known survivors of the first ISLS outbreak, to attend two performances - the 7/18 Concert Cruise, which sold out immediately, and the 7/17 in the 718 Coney Island Concert Extravaganza Fun Pack, which in addition to the J's show also includes admission to several rides and attractions at Astroland. As of this writing, tickets are still available but going fast... However, my team of scientists has informed me this limited treatment would not be sufficient. After consulting over the last two weeks with Dr. Vivian Herklesberger, the foremost - and sole - authority on ISLS, it appears that only multiple, repeated exposure to your precious antibodies can save them. In short, it will take a miracle to save the J's. Well, as it just so happens, miracles are my specialty. Please join me and 2 Skinnee J's - recent winners of Spin Magazine's "9th Worst Rock/Rap Band Name" Award - for a special AJ Stumpy Johnson presentation of "The Desperate Bid to Save Their Lives or They are all Gonna Die" Miracle Tour, a/k/a the "5 Nights of Fury" tour. After doing painstaking research to find cities with the highest number of ISLS survivors possessing the most disposable income (and factoring in the NASCAR schedule), I was able to put this together. Sun. July 17 - Cha Cha's, Coney Island NY
Mon. July 18 - NYC aboard the Temptress - SOLD OUT! Wed. July 20 - Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh NC
Thu. July 21 - Norva Theater, Norfolk VA
Fri. July 22 - Sonar, Baltimore MD
Sat. July 23 - 9:30 Club, Wash. DC
The timing is critical and we will need your love, your prayers, your hot tubs, and especially your money to make it work, so please come out and help prevent a tragedy. I am banking - literally - on this. Let's save some lives, people. - A.J. Stumpy Johnson ** INTERVIEW WITH JOHN ENNIS, 2SJ VIDEOGRAPHER & DVD EDITOR **
John, the farewell show was a 6-camera shoot. That means tons of hours of having to watch the same concert from different angles before even beginning the editing process. How do you cope with the mind-numbing boredom? "I recently renewed my commitment to marijuana, which I had neglected for some time as I realized I was getting married and growing up. Thankfully, I came to my senses, and have been able to relish combing through this daily personal 2SJ show on my computer with ardent bliss. Honestly, to review this whole catalogue, it's still amazing to me how good this band is, their hooks, the rhymes, the stage show, it's a joy and a privilege to be able to touch this momentous event. I watch every song, and many rank among my favorite songs ever, and I just think, 'For the many great things this band did perfectly, what did they fuck up so badly that they didn't get much bigger than many suckier bands?' " John, there was a heck of a lot of unbridled rocking fury going at the farewell show. Did you take any special measures to help you capture this event? "I think the only measure I could take was to have six cameras rolling, so that someone was getting something every second, which just barely covered the insanity all night. BA should receive a Heisman Trophy for maintaining her ground with a small camera front and center while being pummeled on by 90 or so hopped-up guys behind her. Chicks like her in the Old Country would be carrying pails of milk, or pulling oxen or whatever. I think the precaution none of us took, however, was to allow for the surprising emotional gravitas that overtook the band and the crowd as the night wore down. It was like the last day of the summer camp you hated but still ended up crying about like everyone else, times seven or eight." John, as we all know now from our over-exposure to 'reality' shows, editing plays a crucial part in shaping the viewer's perception of the personalities we see on the screen. Are the J's paying you enough to present them in a flattering manner? "Wait - there was supposed to be payment involved in this? Huh. Mr. Stumpy just called and said the time had come for me to pay off my debt, like I was supposed to know what he was talking about. Pay, wow, that'd solve a lot of my problems." John, after a long day in a dark room editing endless footage of a commercially-failed band still clinging to illusions of grandeur, do you ever think to yourself, "Wow, I could have spent today rollerblading down Melrose Ave., with my pet Dachsund sticking out of my knapsack, stopping at gourmet coffee shop with the outdoor seating for a half-caf, half-decaf soy mocha latte lunch break, hoping to spot a B-list starlet between my power-tanning session and "Write Better Screenplays!" workshop? "Wait, go back to the payment thing. Was there really supposed to be money in this? Man. Between the no money and the Daschund Latte scenario, I gotta re-evaluate. Maybe it's not too late to catch a Tisha Campbell sighting at the Grove. I gotta work on my screenplay anyway. Gee, you're right, that's far more productive than this editing crap, thanks for setting me straight before I wasted any more time on this band from the last century." John, you are in the unique position of being one of the few people allowed to have filmed the band while on tour... when can we expect you to blackmail us with the 'compromising' footage? "Hold on, I thought I was in this mess because of the tour footage Stumpy claimed to have on me. Man, I knew I never died my hair blue, besides which I AM circumcised, that couldn't have been me in Columbus." John Ennis's impressive yet unemployable production credits include directing and editing the upcoming feature film with the Upright Citizens Brigade "Wild Girls Gone," starring SNL's Amy Poehler. He edited a documentary about Jane's Addiction's 1997 reunion tour, and has produced and directed reality TV for FOX, NBC, and TLC. He first joined forces with 2 Skinnee J's while producing his cult comedy show on NYC cable access, "Toolz of the New School." You can see several short films he has directed and edited at http://instantfilms.tv/ennis.htm, and decide for yourself how big of a hack he really is. ********** FamousRT, blessed with permission of Stumpy, has started an exciting journey in which hope of a business may develop. I URGE all 2SJ fans to take 2 minutes of their day and help the progress. Please visit TUNESLINGER 'www.TuneSlinger.com' (http://www.TuneSlinger.com) and fill out a short survey regarding digital music. |