Teaser flier for 2001 Marathon306 viewsThis was distributed in limited quantities before the entire lineup was booked. (Neff)
Original paste-up of teaser/poster for 2001 Marathon338 viewsThis design was produced as a limited amount of fliers, and also as a poster that hung in the Studio 35 lobby.
Columbus Dispatch Weekender story on 2001 Marathon298 views
Flier for 2001 Marathon351 views*Joe Bob Briggs was, of course, our first guest of honor. More on him in subsequent gallery posts.
*Hmmm....we never did play PSYCHO at a Studio Marathon. Actually, the original plan that year was to play Hitchcock's classic, but the Wexner Center had already booked it for their Halloween Horror double feature (with THE BLACK CAT) so we deferred to them.
*I had worked for several years to arrange for charismatic, psychotronic, electro-mashup lounge lizards The Weird Love Makers to appear with NOSFERATU. I met the group through my good friend (and longtime Marathon ally) Steve Carter, who at the time was living with Weird Love Maker Greg Fernandez. After meeting him, I attended a screening of NOSFERATU (with a crowd of around twenty) in the back of Monkey's Retreat on Halloween 1998, at which the WLM provided their own live score. From that moment on, I knew that their act would play well in front of a larger crowd.
I had arranged with head WLM (and Evolution Control Committee mastermind) Mark Gunderson for the group to perform with NOSFERATU at the 2000 Marathon, but that fell through. One year later, though, everything came together. The result was one of my favorite Marathon memories.
*I stole the free breakfast idea from the Boston Science Fiction Marathon, which once offered a free champagne breakfast to all survivors. Our free breakfast consisted of bagels and juice, but hey... (Neff)
Back of flier for 2001 Marathon377 views
Interior of 2001 program329 views
Ticket for 2001 Marathon307 views
Alternate flier for 2001 Marathon356 viewsDesigned by Todd Babbert (longtime decoration crew member and general Marathon ally...and a good guy to boot.)
