Director John Webb on IFC News discussing our award-winning Film at AFI Fest

John Webb discussed our the short 'TMI, Inc' that won the IFC / Absolut Vodka Filmmaking Challenge on an IFC News segment. This clip is now running on the Independent Film Channel; keep an eye out for it . . .(includes clips from the party the party they threw us at AFI Fest last week in Hollywood):



(Watch the clip full size here)

Congrats to John & all our crew.

You can see the film we won for here.

-W.

Metallica Inside You [live perfomance]

Metallica Inside You, by William Maier & Stirling Krusing (For Serious Reals)

Stirling was in town from New York with the band Flaming Fire, so I stole him for a night and we performed a few songs that we'd written back in January of '07 during my brief time spent in Gainesville. This was the last song of the 5 song set:

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MP3 of this song & others at the For Serious Reals myspace.

Last-minute write in candidate for President: My Dad, Bill Maier, Jr.

Can't decide who to vote for? Vote for my Dad!



A special announcement was made last night in Los Angeles: my father, Bill Maier Jr, is a last-minute write in candidate for President. If you cannot decide who to vote for, and want a different choice, please watch this video before you vote.

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For America & our Future. Vote!

;W

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IFC/Absolut Screening For Our Winning Short Film- Sat, 11/1

"TMI, Inc", directed by John Webb, has won the IFC/Absolut Vodka Filmmaking challenge and will be screened this Saturday, November 1st at the Roosevelt Hotel. The party is from 4-6pm and is open to the public, no RSVP necessary. They'll be screening the short. Then I guess we'll drink some vodka(?).

If you are out of town, the short can be viewed on the IFC contest's website:
http://www.ifc.com/absolut_indies/contest



Also, there's no Roberto Alomar show at iO West on Halloween, but we're returning to that slot on Nov 7th and have a show at Meltdown Comics on Nov 5th. Happy Halloween, everyone!

More info in the Roberto Alomar Myspace blog here.

;Will

"Singing Hootie in a Ski Mask", on Funnyordie.

Not too long ago I was feeling low, and the only thing that seemed to help was being, you know, pretty honest & heartfelt about it. However recent events had left me scarred: I'd been rebuked by the one I loved who had turned out to be something other than what they'd first let on. So I felt the need to conceal myself behind some barrier (see the chapter 'Masks' in that book by the one guy), to protect myself from those who would see honesty and openness as a sign of weakness. The result was the performance below.

I put it up on Funnyordie, where it will be in good company with all the other Hootie and the Blowfish tribute videos:

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/67ebec1c1b




Be sure to vote 'wtf'. . .

And thanks for asking.

;W.

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Performing Live Music Tonite 10/22, Big Show at iO West This Friday 10/24

Tonight at Shenk-Flo, Stirling Krusing and I perform the songs we wrote last year as For Serious Reals; we're excited to be doing it while Stirling is out here on tour with his band Flaming Fire. For details visit the Shenk-Flo Myspace and check out For Serious Reals:

FOR SERIOUS REALS:


I haven't performed live music I wrote in a while: I'm excited. The last time I performed music, here's what it was like:



Actually, that may not have been the most recent time, but it went something like that.

Then on Friday, Roberto Alomar plays as part of Heather Campbell's 15-year celebration of performing on the iO stages; check out the description of the event on the iOWest website or the Facebook invite:



10 pm Mini Armando featuring Heather Campbell
http://west.ioimprov.com/io/shows/331

11pm Heather Campbell & Scott Beehner Sketch Show
http://west.ioimprov.com/io/shows/321

11:30 pm Roberto Alomar
http://west.ioimprov.com/io/shows/27

All proceeds go to curing the blues!

Thank you for reading,

Yours Truly William Maier

Video from 'The Summoning of Freddie Mercury's Ghost', from Metal Knights 2

The scribe behind Metal Knights, Paul Feldman, alerted me there is video online of the appearance of Mercury's ghost from Serial Killer's fall debut at Sacred Fools Theater two weeks ago. Chris Chauncey was perfectly cast as the Ghost, and as I've written elsewhere the experience of performing again at Sacred Fools was a great time. One of the first shows I did in LA when I arrived in '02 was a similar late night show at the theater, called MAXIMUM GOLDIE, penned by Bob Derosa. I played a drunk who was in fact an assassin from the future. Perfect. One night, Bob brought Jieho Lee to the show, with whom he was collaborating on a feature script. I think Jieho seeing that night's performance was one of the reasons I was cast in The Air I Breathe, the script they were working on at the time, which came out in theaters earlier this year (I may have mentioned it once or twice). The lesson I take from that is: no matter what the venue, no matter what the show, in Los Angeles you have no idea who is watching and taking note.

So without further ado, here is the Return of Freddie Mercury's Ghost (you can see me on the right reacting with metal nerd ecstasy):



I hope you enjoyed that as much as the audience did.

And now I return you to whatever.

;Will Maier