Hey folks, Harry here - taking I-71 north from Louisville, through Cincinatti & Columbus - with my ultimate destination for the day being... Cleveland, Ohio and the beautiful memories of Bob Clark's awesome film... A CHRISTMAS STORY.

It's a bittersweet screening. Bob passed away tragically with his son this year in a terrible car wreck. I used to correspond with Bob's son through the internets - and not being able to have them join us at this screening is a sad mark on an otherwise awesome evening we have in store.

As much as I love A CHRISTMAS STORY - I kinda wish we were doing HOWARD THE DUCK... but that's cuz I'm a quackpot.

The screening tonight will be right in front of the classic CHRISTMAS STORY house - the street is being closed for the event - and the VIP ticket holders will be treated to an awesome after party at the very same Chinese Restaurant that the family ate at in the film!

As for GOLDFINGER - I wish I had video or pictures from the event - but due to National InSecurity - that isn't allowed. Although if you want pictures of EVERY ASPECT of the Gold Depository building - go here Google has approximately 714,000 pictures, so if you want to plan your evil heist - you'll have to make do. I can't help you with my own pics, cuz even though NOTHING HAS CHANGED - pics taken in 2007 pose a dangerous threat that could destroy the security of the United States. THAT said - since our monetary system isn't even based on Gold anymore, I don't see what difference it would make.

Sorry - I was a bit perturbed that I couldn't take photos - so I could show you folks just how awesome the screening was. Literally - we were RIGHT THERE. Right in the midst of it all. My father was an MP at Fort Knox when GOLDFINGER was shot there, though he wasn't shown in the film, though his barracks were... no big deal - I think all the barracks were.

We had to go through security, which was just an ID check. Then Yoko and I got lost on base, almost instantly and we began to worry about Homeland Security swooping in and taking us to Gitmo. But we wound up at a Burger King on base (seriously) and as we waited for a helpful Roadshow person to drive up and help us find the screening location... a Crow swooped down and picked up a full slice of GODFATHER'S pepperoni pizza and flew off with it. Weirdest damn thing ever.

The print Tim showed was immaculate - The crowd was smaller than the other screenings, but then... the mass of troops that you'd expect weren't on base - they have shipped out for duty abroad... When we all realized this - we were saddened, especially at the after party at LEADERS - the officer's club - there were no officers - just a few wives, killing time for their husbands to return.

The families of the military personel that were on base, loved the screening - soldiers' kids on the swingset watching Bond kick ass where they swung. It was great.

Meanwhile - I found Louisville to be an amazingly cool place - nearly Austin cool... ok, not really, but it's a really cool city. The weird Art Cars, the bizarre 21C HOTEL that I was in, the wonderful food of Bristol - that ribeye was amazing... as was the Derby Pie! MMMMM... Then there was WILD & WOOLY VIDEO which I stopped in at - Damn - this is a cool place - not only because they have an awesome STAR WARS pinball machine - that cheats... but because they stock the best quirky weird titles around. And yes, I did buy a copy of Lucio Fulci's PERVERSION STORY aka ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER! and a copy of the original BEDAZZLED on dvd.

To the friends I made in Louisville - hope I have a reason to return... To the couple that flew to Louisville from Korea for the screening of GOLDFINGER - you rule like few on the earth have ever ruled!

As for you folks in the Cleveland area coming to A CHRISTMAS STORY tonight - or that want to... Here's the info on the screening tonight: A CHRISTMAS STORY!!!