Paul..FEEBLES is available on Japanese Laser disc and I'm sure by now it's on DVD somewhere..if not..PM me and I'll set you up. I'll even include a photo of Peter Jackson snuggling with my famous cat Oscar. Oscar is famous for having slept with lots of musicians, filmmakers and writers who have had occasion to stay over my house. Oscar, slut cat that he is...sleeps with anybody who stays in the guest room or on the coach. I don't recall if Peter ever slept overnight, but he and Oscar were pals back when Peter wasn't Mr. Freaking Lord of The Rings.

Incidentally, Another of Oscar's bunk buddies, Director Jim Van Bebber will be appearing at The Nuart tonight in Santa Monica to introdue his long-awaited film CHARLIE'S FAMILY which has been retitled THE MANSON FAMILY by the current distributor because apparently interantional audiences weren't aware of Manson's 1st name. He'll be taking questions between and after the showings.

The film has garnerd excellent reviews but I warn you, it's not for the squeemish. It is not exploitation-fare....just gut-wrenching social commentary in the form of a close retelling of the events mostly from the perspective of Bobby Beausoleil and Tex Watson. Jim's struggled to get the film released for almost 12 years and now that's it's out it has been generating big buzz. My husband, Dave Pollison from Renaissance Picures is accompanying Jim but I don't know if he's going to speak (my husband). I've chosen not to go. For anyone even remotely interested in the fall-out from the Manson crimes, it's worth sitting through even though it's a harrowing experience.

Jim does justice to the victims whilst at the same time demystifying the murders and protraying them as the banal and stupid crimes they were. Mostly I admire him for remindin g people of the forgotten Manson victim, Gary Hinman, whose murder started the killing spree. Almost everyone forgets poor Gary who was tortured over the course of days before they dispatched him. He was a very religious Musician who is univerally writeen off as "some drug dealer they killed." as if he deserved it. Hinman was no such thing, he was a dear and gentle person who made the fatal mistake of befriending The Family. Good for Jim Van Bebber. The film will is in New York and LA currently but after a rave from Ebert, it got 20 more bookings.

So email me if you cannot get FEEBLES and we'll work something out. If you are ever in LA, you might even be able to meet one of the Feebles puppets who resides in LA. FOrry Ackerman has Winyard the knife-throwing Frog with Nam flashbacks. I was a witness in Forry's big lawsuit and he promised me access to Winyard in return. I hope he still has him.