#Chris Coop Cooper Artist

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"TO ME IT WAS JUST A LOGICAL STEP IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE LORDS OF ACID."

Artist: LORDS OF ACID

Album: "Voodoo-U"

Year: 1994

Label: American Recordings

Genre: Acid house/industrial techno

"She has the body of a woman, She has the power to bewitch, She has the body of a woman, She has the power,

The magic is in the feeling, I can make you do what I want you to, The magic is in the feeling, I can make you do what I want you to."

-- "Voodoo-U" (1994) by LORDS OF ACID

Source: www.discogs.com/release/61746-Lords-Of-Acid-Voodoo-U.

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9/29 Hotties, Hawties, & Hot Teas

“Ronnie Spector“ by Chris Cooper aka Coop (@artofcoop)

“Living Room“ by Daniel Miller (@slappyphil)

“Flame“ by We Are Trash People (@trashpeoplepod)

“Link & Grover“ by Hannah Sarrouy (@EuphoriaJones_)

“Pixel Art Happy“ by Tom Amon (@tompozompo)

Drawings made by the Artist Known As GOOP GOOP:

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Fallen a bit behind with this month’s challenge, but in my defence, I’ve had a busy weekend travelling about seeing old friends and family, plus I finally finished this painting I started then gave up on last August.

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Wednesday, November 30 -- SWYNRP Character Wishlist: A list of 10+ characters you’d like to see in the RP (for you to play or someone else!)

1. Cash; I literally have his entire app written out (#Foxandthehound2foramerica - it’s been 2 years). I was going to pick this man up before he even had a skeleton. Cash has been a hovering entity for idk how long. It became an even deeper thought when someone mentioned b-coops as a perfect FC (and that’s my dude. I used to have a running joke of always having a Bcoops FC in my old RPs) However, I decided against Cash a) because I thought it would have been better to bring him in with a Reba and to link up their stories, and also because at the time, his story seemed a little too similar to Dodger’s. The second one...doesn’t exactly apply anymore. But.......I shouldn’t get another character. I LOVE HIM THOUGH. 

I’m begging you. Take him from me. TAKE HIM. Look I even made a little banner to show how much u should take him. Adopt him. JUST TAKE HIM. 

LOOK AT HIS FACE. LOOK AT BRADLEY COOPER (A Star is Born, Bradley Cooper specifically). LOOK. GET HIM AWAY FROM ME. 

2. Fawn; Another one I have the basis of an app written for. But we know my track record with women (aka for some reason I have none) so therefor SOMEONE ELSE SHOULD BRING THEM YEAH? C’mon. She’d be fun. She’d be great. We need Chaotic-Good energies in the house. 

3. ....Look - I’m still 100% saying someone should pick up Roger Rabbit - I just think it would be incredibly funny and I don’t think (?) we have a skeleton for him yet so like. World is your oyster. But imagine him being some kind of weird magic that allows him to fuck with the world kind of like a cartoon so he can have those over-exaggerated, cartoony, over the top moments, you know? 

4. Piglet: This is just me selfishly wanting more of the Hundred Acre crew on board. There’s only 3 of us. I think that the series is full of wonderful characters and Piglet is a perfect diverse character who I think would be a wonderful addition and like... be friends with greg pls. 

5. On that same token - I stopped doing this either out of choice or simply because I forgot but when I first started writing Greg, I’d force him to answer starters/be places because I gave him an NPC friend who was outgoing and friendly and did everything and dragged Gregory with. That friend was ‘Chris’. This was always a super lowkey NPC variant of Christopher Robin and so I think it would be delightful if someone brought the real Christopher Robin too. Obviously it also doesn’t have to do anything with the previous mentioned tidbit - but I just think he’d be a neat character. 

6. Iago. I loved Iago. I love everything about Iago; his skeleton drew me to him the second it was posted and I ended up getting him twice but... He’s too big of a potential baddie for me. I lovingly accept the supporting artist category - and therefore big villains don’t work well with me. Now, technically Iago is a support/side character but - we know damn well he wants the world. He’s the true brains of the operation. He knows what he wants and he’s a powerhouse with SUPER COOL MAGIC. Someone please get him. 

7. Similarly - It’d be cool if someone got Camilo. I have nothing to do with the Madrigals but like Iago, I just think mimicry is some of the coolest magic. Camilo is actually like....... my compromise in theory because he’s everything I want in Iago (aka the cool powers) but without the big character energy that always knocks me with Iago. I also love a sarcastic fuck mama’s boy. I won’t do it though - no. 

8. Give me the baby; 

9. Do we seriously not have any Lilo & Stitch characters?? What are we DOING. Doesn’t someone feel so inclined to get Stitch!? (okay I know some of you are traumatized but we can REBRAND. We can MOVE ON). Wouldn’t stitch be a fantastic little demon monster (not literally) to run around Swynlake? I mean please... imagine them vs most Swynlake disasters. 

10. Pascal - please. While I don’t have the trio of characters that all had tattoos and the two of them that were tattoo junkies that would have severely benefitted from this - Gregory still has tattoos (and may or may not be working towards an entire sleeve slowly but surely but you didn’t hear it from me) and c’mon. I have ONCE AGAIN BEEN ASKING FOR YEARS. 

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Posted by artist Coop (Chris Cooper) on his instagram page

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Showrunners of the Year David Lynch and Mark Frost Stole Summer 2017 with Twin Peaks: The Return

Agent Cooper's 18-hour odyssey was emotional, hilarious, and eerily prescient

“Every day, once a day, give yourself a present,” Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) tells Sheriff Harry Truman (Michael Ontkean) early on in the first season of Twin Peaks. “Don’t plan it. Don’t wait for it. Just let it happen. It could be a new shirt at the men’s store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot black coffee.” Every self-respecting fan of the groundbreaking cult series knows this quote — in fact, it currently sits at the top of the Quotes section of its IMDb profile — but for good reason. It’s a fair warning for anyone heading into Twin Peaks, a series that gives as much as it takes, as long as everyone’s willing to do exactly as Coop suggests: wait and see.

Patience is hard to come by these days, which is why Twin Peaks: The Return still feels like such a gift. Yet, for an entire summer, showrunners David Lynch and Mark Frost stole Sunday night from every fan who tuned into Showtime each week. Never once did anyone have a clue what to expect, from its four-episode premiere on Sunday, May 21st right down to its two-episode finale on Sunday, September 3rd, and never once did anyone walk away truly underwhelmed. They may have been disappointed, or confused, or even aggravated, but there was rarely a moment that the series didn’t stir up some kind of severe emotional response. It was event television … and totally by design.

“The original run of the show really benefited from the fact that nobody knew about ‘binging’ back then,” Frost recently told Digital Spy. “To roll out the episodes one week after the other gave people time to digest and theorize and talk amongst themselves. The Internet has obviously enhanced that ability exponentially. I don’t particularly enjoy binging myself… I steered us away from Netflix in this instance right from the start, because I didn’t feel that was the right format to roll out this particular show. With Showtime, we were able to more or less replicate the original experience – one a week, take your time, think about it, write about it, talk about it, then come back for more.”

Granted, Twin Peaks: The Return was hardly the ubiquitous watercooler show that Showtime initially hoped for, but there was admittedly a select contingent of diehard fans that relished the show’s mysterious glory online. For over three months, the series kept them in a tailspin as they theorized over every little detail through Reddit threads, Twitter debates, and in-depth podcast episodes. Once “Starring Kyle MacLachlan” materialized on the screen, it was as if every fan put on their Wire best, hitting the drawing boards with stickies, Post-it notes, and index cards at their disposal. Within hours, there were countless theories, memes, and hot takes, all to varying degrees of intrigue.

Then again, that was always going to happen with Twin Peaks. The series’ faithful has carried the torch for over two decades, throwing annual festivals and publishing monthly gazettes, all during era when virtually nothing was happening in the franchise. So, it wasn’t surprising to see such a reaction when The Return finally premiered last May. What was surprising was how Lynch and Frost were able to keep them in the dark from beginning to end. After all, mystery is as rare as patience in today’s day and age, both are incredibly undervalued, which is why you get pedantic movie trailers and on-demand models are all the rage. Today belongs to the consumer, not the artist.

That logic has never worked for Lynch — or Frost, for that matter — which is why creative control was always going to be paramount for The Return. Let’s not forget that the whole thing nearly collapsed on itself, back when Showtime initially balked at the idea of committing to 18 episodes as opposed to the original order of nine. To both parties’ credit, Lynch and Frost held their ground, the network relented, and the rest is history. Or rather, the rest is now a testament to what happens when earned auteurs are left to their own devices, and are allowed to exercise their greatest strengths. Because, like “Part Eight”, The Return is one giant nuclear explosion of blistering ingenuity.

Where else could you find something as deeply disturbing as The Woodsmen? Or as emotionally satisfying as Big Ed and Norma’s much-delayed embrace? Or as downright beautiful as the last three minutes of “Part 17”? What show featured 237 damn good performances from venerable actors and actresses, ranging from Jim Belushi to Laura Dern, Matthew Lillard to Naomi Watts? Scratch that, what show had this much venerable talent from beyond the grave? For many, The Return was one last chance to wave goodbye to fallen heroes like Miguel Ferrer, Catherine E. Coulsen, Don S. Davis, and even the Thin White Duke himself, David Bowie. It was surreal, to say the least.

Even more surreal was how the show eerily echoed our own state of being. Despite the fact that Lynch and Frost toiled over the script years ago, The Return wound up saying more about 2017 than almost every other film or television show. In many ways, we were Agent Cooper/Dougie Jones, mutely stumbling around an American wasteland that’s been ravaged by untenable evil. That image of him standing underneath the gunslinger statue at the end of “Part Five”, to the moody sounds of Johnny Jewel’s “Windswept”, unconsciously captured the zeitgeist of 2017 America. Here’s this beacon of hope and goodwill … standing alone and silent as darkness takes over.

There were a number of similar stirring moments throughout the 18-hour limited series. The aggressive expansion of the RR Diner, for one. That brilliant exchange between FBI Deputy Director Gordon Cole (Lynch) and Federal Bureau of Investigation Chief of Staff Denise Bryson (David Duchovny). Pretty much every time Diane Evans (Dern) confessed something to Cole and his team. But, above all, there was this unnerving notion that the evil that was once confined to the whispering woods had now taken over, and that it was the good of Twin Peaks that had receded to the Sycamores. It was a complete 180, but one that felt totally in line with everything going on in Trump’s America.

Politics aside, there’s still no disputing that The Return was a technical and logistical marvel. The fact that Lynch and Frost were able to successfully resurrect the cult franchise is still confounding. As we learned in 2016 with Chris Carter’s fumbling of The X-Filesrevival, it doesn’t matter how many original pieces you put back together, it’s almost impossible to conjure up that magic again. But that’s the thing: Lynch and Frost weren’t interested in dusting off old potions. No, they were far more invested in the next thing, which meant pivoting the series into something both unexpected and supremely modern — and there wasn’t a single person stopping them

Every episode was written by Lynch and Frost and every episode was helmed by Lynch. There weren’t any compromises, there weren’t any hesitations, it was all unadulterated filmmaking. “It’s a runaway train, but it’s a beautiful trip,” Lynch recently told The Hollywood Reporter on the production of the series. “It’s every day. Picture it, when you get there in the morning, it’s like there’s a giant ravine. And as you’re working during the day, you’re building a glass bridge. It’s a delicate bridge and it’s made of glass. And once you’ve got everything done for that day and it feels correct, boom, the glass turns to steel and you can cross over. And then you’ve got to do it again the next day.”

Even during would-be exit interviews, Lynch can’t help himself from crafting startling visuals. But, that’s who he is, and that’s what we got all summer with The Return. It was a Kafka-esque experience in a Kafka-esque year, and the type of event that will never be replicated again, even if he and Frost decide to reunite for a fourth go-around in the Pacific Northwest. Both haven’t ruled out another strange and wonderful trip, and seeing how we waited over 25 years for this one, neither will the fans. But, in the meantime, there’s still plenty to be mined from The Return, and one can expect more theories, takeaways, and impressions in the years to come. That’s the real gift.

Now, if only we could all fit in the MoMa.

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Discover The Most Epic Quest Ever at Camp Firewood  in November 2018

BOOM! Studios, Enter These Dark Woods, and Creative Licensing are proud to present your first look at the WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER original graphic novel (OGN), arriving in stores November 2018. In the first ever graphic fiction tie-in to the eponymous film, writer Christopher Hastings (Gwenpool) and artist Noah Hayes (Goldie Vance) reunite your favorite characters from Camp Firewood in an all-new story, featuring a cover by Joe Quinones (America).

Camp Director Beth is relieved to have made it through week one of Camp Firewood in one piece…until the health department is called in for a surprise camp inspection! Now Beth, Coop, Katie, Andy, Susie, Gene, Nancy, Victor, Ben, McKinley, J.J., Gary, Gail, and the rest of Camp Firewood have 24 hours to – literally – clean up their act by bringing the camp up to code or this will be the last summer the camp is open! Luckily, the camp counselors are all onboard to pitch in…if they ever come back from partying in town.

“If you are ready for a summer to remember with some familiar faces and lots of laughs, then you better join us at Camp Firewood.” said Chris Rosa, Editor, BOOM! Studios. “Partnering with Christopher, Noah, Joe and our friends at Creative Licensing and Enter These Dark Woods has allowed us to create a Wet Hot American Summer graphic novel experience that’ll thrill fans of the film and that also acts as a perfect entry point into this wonderfully surreal world!”

Wet Hot American Summer is the renowned 2001 cult comedy classic starring Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Michael Showalter, Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Molly Shannon, and many others. Written by Showalter (The Big Sick, Hello My Name Is Doris) and David Wain (Role Models, Wanderlust) and directed by Wain, this iconic film was the launching pad for many comedy greats.

“It’s exciting for us to see the path that Christopher [Hastings] and Noah [Hayes] are taking with Camp Firewood and the counselors,” said Howard Bernstein, producer of the 2001 film.  “BOOM! Studios’ graphic novel fits perfectly into the Wet Hotcannon, and we are excited for the fans to read it.”

Print copies of WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER  will be available for sale in November 2018 at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one), bookstores or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.

For more on WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to www.boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.

PREVIEW: WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER Original Graphic Novel Discover The Most Epic Quest Ever at Camp Firewood  in November 2018 BOOM! Studios, Enter These Dark Woods, and Creative Licensing are proud to present your first look at the 

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Our shelter-in-place days just keep coming, and so do the livestream shows.

Once again, PEOPLE has a brand new batch of archived ones for you to pick from (all previewed from the comfort and safety of social distancing). More shows are being announced every day, so keep watch over your favorite artists’ social media accounts — or check out the Opry’s helpful calendar of livestreaming music and entertainment.

RELATED: Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley and More: PEOPLE’s First Guide to Which Livestream Country Concerts to Watch

KEITH URBAN, 31 minutes:

The second edition of “Urban Underground” comes to you from his private Skye Studios, and he performs another six-song set, this time on ganjo, electric and acoustic guitar. Once again, his audience of one, wife Nicole Kidman, is there to dance to the music, which includes new single “God Whispered Your Name.” Memorable moment: Urban offers a tribute to hero Kenny Rogers, who died March 20, with a reverent reading of “The Gambler.”

Bonus: Barefoot and clad in all black, Kidman offers a charming performance as Urban’s roadie, changing out his instruments between songs.

DIERKS BENTLEY, 50 minutes:

Bentley delivers his cheerful charms and a setlist of six songs, including the apropos “Riser” and “I Hold On,” from a stool in the kitchen of his Colorado home. His alter-ego, Hot Country Knights lead singer Doug Douglason, also makes a cameo appearance to perform a saucy song (“It ain’t my fault / It’s that asphalt”) from his ’90s band’s new album, The K Is Silent.

Memorable moment: You’ll either laugh at or totally identify with Bentley’s heroic efforts trying to figure out a live Instagram video chat with Thomas Rhett. Success at last: TR remotely performs new single ” Beer Can’t Fix” (duet partner Jon Pardi is in absentia, of course).

CHRIS LANE, 34 minutes:

This show is short on music — Lane performs only two songs — but the adorable banter between him and his reality-TV show alum wife, Lauren, could qualify this for a series pilot. Memorable moment: Lane gives viewers a tour of the newlywed couple’s new home, complete with comic color commentary (in the master bedroom: “This here, ladies and gentlemen, is where all the magic happens!”)

Bonuses: The Lanes’ sweet mutt, Cooper, makes several well-behaved appearances. Also, Lauren Lane answers a viewer question about the possibility of a “corona-baby.” “I’d rather not refer to it as that, if it was in existence,” she mischievously answers. “Maybe … I’m not opposed to that!”

  THE GRAND OLE OPRY, 90 minutes:

After Vince Gill’s memorable show last week with Marty Stuart and Brad Paisley, he returns to the hallowed stage with talented family members in tow: his wife, Christian artist Amy Grant, and two daughters, Jenny Gill, 37, and Corrina Grant Gill, 19. Each takes a turn performing an original song and a cover.

Memorable moments: Gill and Grant always earn superlatives, but the next generation’s gifts are also exceptional. Jenny Gill has forged a modest music career in Nashville, and here she shows she deserves more with “Mama Needs a Lullaby” and a John Mayer cover. Corrina Grant Gill, a college music student, is a revelation as a singer, songwriter and musician (on piano). Another Gill triple threat! (The first 30 minutes, by the way, are Opry promos and previews.)

ASHLEY MCBRYDE, 23 minutes:

McBryde’s second livestream, featuring all covers, continues to mine her eclectic memory bank of songs, no doubt assembled from her years of working bars and clubs. Among the surprising selections are beat-the-blues novelty songs, one dedicated to potatoes, to the tune of “The Mexican Hat Dance,” and another with sea creatures figuring prominently in the lyrics (“I lobster and never floundered”).

Memorable moment: Who would expect to tune in to a country artist and hear The Supremes’ “Can’t Hurry Love”? Bonus: McBryde wears a dinosaur onesie for most of the show.

MORGAN WALLEN, 34 minutes:

The great Mulleted One brings his bountiful charisma to the livestream, putting the “social” in social distancing with at least five other people (two band members, a band member’s girlfriend, a photographer and a cousin) present in his Nashville quarters.

Memorable moment: Of course he plays his hits, “Chasin’ You” and “Whiskey Glasses,” but he also delivers a moving a cappella performance of “How Great Thou Art.” Bonus: Boots, Wallen’s excitable new German Shepherd, who looks less than a year old, gets introduced. Mayhem ensues.

  JIMMIE ALLEN, 64 minutes:

Shunning a home setting, Allen sets up in a large practice space with two guitarists and a drummer to essentially perform an entire 16-song concert, complete with live tracks. Alas, it’s not exactly a visual feast: The dim lighting and the remote stationery camera mean you’re never able to make out Allen’s face.

Memorable moments: Allen creatively reimagines his first No. 1, “Best Shot,” with a lengthy bluesy intro, accompanying himself on keyboard. He also introduces a new song, “Those Days Were Made for These,” that’s ready-made for these perilous times (“Remember to tell yourself forever isn’t right now”). To note: the show starts at 14:19.

SCOTTY MCCREERY, 24 minutes:

From his Raleigh, North Carolina, home, McCreery offers a four-song set with down-home introductions and storytelling in between. Memorable moment: McCreery soldiering through his emotions when he hits the “Five More Minutes” verse about his late grandfather.

Bonus: Dressed in a New England Patriots sweatshirt, he announces he’s definitely sticking with his Tom Brady-less team — even if they play Tampa Bay, Brady’s new team.

  CAYLEE HAMMACK, 62 minutes:

Setting the mood by lighting a faux religious candle to “St. Dolly,” Hammack proves her larger-than-life stage presence translates well at home in front of a cellphone camera. Drawing on her years playing Nashville honky-tonks, she entertains with covers ranging from “I Will Survive” to “Stand By Your Man.” And don’t deprive yourself of your biggest laugh of the day, which is certain to arrive when she performs her own self-written song, “Knocked Up.”

Memorable moment: Hammack’s guitarist texts with an offer to chug a beer for every verse of Smash Mouth’s “All Star” she’ll sing. Hammack calls him up, sings two verses and is heading toward a third when you can hear him beg for mercy: “You’re killing me!”

AVENUE BEAT, 47 minutes:

Hankering for some hang time with your best girlfriends? This newbie threesome, who share an apartment, offer the perfect virtual substitute. Sami Bearden, Savana Santos and Sam Backoff’s music — and sublime harmonies — mostly come in snippets during this show, but their banter, teasing and easy camaraderie are just plain fun to watch. Memorable moment: When label head Scott Borchetta calls in and, right on the spot, promises to release one of their newest songs as a single on April 10. Entitled “Anxiety,” it couldn’t be more fitting for a global pandemic (“Thank you, anxiety, for making me scared of everything”).

Bonus: A friend — keeping her distance — arrives at their doorstep with a care package that includes Doritos, Double-Stuf Oreos and White Claws, and Bearden, Santos and Backoff dissolve into paroxysms of delight. “I’m so happy!” Backoff exclaims. “My soul has ignited!”

  GRATITUNES, 3 to 5 minutes:

Nashville’s Music Row and its at-large creative community have launched this initiative, which gives artists a chance to musically celebrate the staff at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Brad Paisley kicks off the project with a lively acoustic “Southern Comfort Zone.” Other artists already queued up include Dustin Lynch, Lauren Alaina, Amy Grant and Sara Evans. All performances are archived at www.gratitunes.com, and keep checking back for new music. You can also show your support by posting a message on social media using hashtags #Gratitunes and #VUMCHeroes; all posts are populated in real-time on the Gratitunes website.

As information about the coronavirus pandemic rapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from CDC, WHO, and local public health departments. To help provide doctors and nurses on the front lines with life-saving medical resources, donate to Direct Relief here.

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Adventures In Design With Mark Brickey – 666 – COOP – Creep Week 2017 – Chapter II Coop, real name Chris Cooper, is a hot rod artist working from Los Angeles. He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1968, and describes his occupation as "Insensitive Artiste".

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ETERNAL-INFERNAL POSTER WOMEN FOR THE DEBAUCHERY OF '90s ACID/HOUSE/INDUSTRIAL/TECHNO SOUNDS.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on a mega photo-dump of censored cover art to "Voodoo-U" (also featuring "Stript" and "Crab Louse" 12" sleeve art), the 2nd studio album by Belgian electronic music band LORDS OF ACID, and released in 1994 under the American Recordings label. The artwork was designed by Los Angeles-based hot-rod artist Chris "Coop" Cooper.

Sources: www.discogs.com/release/482320-Lords-Of-Acid-Voodoo-U--Stript, www.discogs.com/release/2729356-Lords-Of-Acid-Voodoo-U, Pinterest, eBay, & Amazon.

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After nearly 6 weeks of silence—which is enough time to declare this blog legally dead according to Internet time—I am back!! Which makes this blog zombie. Or a reanimated punk Frankenstein, which is something I saw at the inaugural Vette City Con!! 

 I saw some interesting cosplayers. This being my first convention after Sukoshi Con, it was refreshing getting to see other costumers and cosplayers in the flesh.

The Glamorsteins: Dustin as the Monster and Sasha as the Lady Glamorstein

Two of them I met were Dustin and Sasha, who were a punk style Frankenstein’s Monster and Monster’s Bride. According to their business card, their characters are named Frank and The Lady Glamorstein. The idea was Sasha’s, and she was inspired by Chris “Coop” Cooper pin-ups featuring The Monster’s Bride. Dustin got started in costuming with a character he described as an undead boiler worker. They’ve been cosplaying as a couple for 4 years. They also work with Horror Hound Magazine while they aren’t doing their regular day jobs.

        Dr. Gangrene, Nasvhille’s Physician of Fright

Another person I met is a Nashville based TV horror movie host named Dr. Gangrene. “The doctor is in…sane!” is his rather simple and descriptive tagline. Dr. Gangrene’s real name is Larry, and he works as a graphic designer. However, his passion project is this TV horror movie show host character. Larry was inspired by Sir Cecil Creep. He’s been hosting his own stuff for 18 years. Dr. Gangrene started off on local Nashville television, but has since moved some of his operations to Youtube and even wrote a horror anthology. According to himself, Dr. Gangrene’s is posting a bunch of Top Fives and Vincent Price related stuff on his channel.

      I also met and briefly spoke with photographer and musician Eerie Von. Personally, I found him to be quite receptive with a party boy kind of attitude. He’s worked with several several punk bands, and been in a couple. He’s been in the music industry since 1982, and released his first album in 1983. He was at Vette City Con to promote his book Misery Obscura, a collection of photos Eerie has taken over the years following and being in bands.

 Another person I met was Rocky Doll. They’re an alt model who hosts events like concerts, photoshoots, dance parties, and conventions. They’ve been doing this for approximately 12 years. Rocky Doll was inspired due to their love of art, fashion, and they used the Rocky Horror Picture Show as a source of inspiration. For them, this is their passion project.

Jason of Sugar Virus

I also met Jason, who is in a band called Sugar Virus and is a regular zombie extra in AMC’s The Walking Dead. I talked with him for a little bit, and I told him I’d give him a shout-out. His band has released an album called “Zombie Town” a few years ago, along with a music video of the title track.

      Speaking of zombies, there’s also a small web series being made and produced in Bowling Green called Remnant 13. According to the series Facebook page, the series will follow a medical doctor who searches for a cure to the zombie making virus he created while trying to save his oldest daughter from a terminal illness. There’s going to be a group of other survivors also trying to survive the outbreak of a zombie apocalypse.

The staff of Remnant 13

Moving away from zombie landscapes and onto art, I met a couple meet artists there. I purchased three posters from Galaxy Creations. For twenty dollars, I got three 11” by 17” posters of Samus Aran in her power armor sans helmet, Raven from Teen Titans, and Midna from Twilight Princess. The posters have a pin-up appeal because nothing’s sexier to me than gothic heroines and armored bounty hunters.

Another artiest I met is a gentleman named Primo Cardinalli. He’s been painting for a long time, but he said he made his hobby into a business out of necessity about 9 years ago. He was down to “pennies in a cup” when a friend of his put a scary clown painting onto EBay for him. The painting sold for 40 dollars, which covered his 35 dollar electric bill. Since then, Mr. Cardinalli has opened a studio and selling his work online and at shows and conventions (he attends approximately 20 to 30 a year by his count).

One more artist to mention, or rather a duo, are Heather and Jake of Brothers Rich FX. I only got to speak with Heather because Jake was away from the booth, but she gave me lots of good information. Jake got started 15 years ago and has a degree in Industrial Design. With his creative eye, he’s been making props and things ever since. Heather got started about two years ago, and she’s a trained cosmetologist. She’s worked on haunted houses and has a love for creepy things. She showed off a creepy Santa head she made and explained how she glued the hairs for his beard.

I also met a few cosplayers while I was at the convention, and spoke at length with a few of them.

CrystalRavyn and Greg as their take on Catwoman and Batman

This is CrystalRavyn and Greg of Satyr Day Productions. They cosplay because they enjoy interacting with people and they adore the idea of cosplay.

              Mike as Capt. Rex from Star Wars Rebels

This is Mike in his Captain Rex cosplay. It’s his first cosplay and Vette City Con was his first convention. He decided to do Captain Rex because he was watching Star Wars Rebels with his nephew and saw the aging clone trooper and figured: “I can do that.”

            Rick as Han Solo

This is Rick as Captain Han Solo. He’s been cosplaying for two years and originally got started with a friend. He also cosplays as Indiana Jones.

                  Last is what I’ll call the honorable mentions. I didn’t take many notes or get to speak with these people for very long, but I want to provide links to their work so you can see it for yourself anyways.

Nik Havert: Owner and Writer at www.PicklePress.net

Timothy Shockey: owner of www.HollywoodPropCollector.com and The Goblin Project

The Ohio River Valley Cosplayers (ORCs).

I think that about covers this year’s Vette City Con. To read more about it, and the celebrity guests, I recommend reading this article published in the Bowling Green Daily News. (The article was written by a former classmate of mine. Go check it out.) To see more photos of the convention, check out the gallery.

A Queen of hearts Cosplayer

Representatives of the Mid-South 501st Legion

An R2-D2 replica and its builder, Scott

A Darth Revan cosplayer

Myself as a Red Mage from Final Fantasy posing with a proton pack and Slimer, courtesy of the Western Kentucky Ghostbusters

Vette City Con 2017 After nearly 6 weeks of silence—which is enough time to declare this blog legally dead according to Internet time—I am back!!

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Adventures In Design With Mark Brickey – 666 – COOP – Creep Week 2017 – Chapter II Coop, real name Chris Cooper, is a hot rod artist working from Los Angeles. He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1968, and describes his occupation as "Insensitive Artiste".