{"id":673,"date":"2005-10-29T11:41:00","date_gmt":"2005-10-29T15:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=673"},"modified":"2005-12-11T11:58:47","modified_gmt":"2005-12-11T16:58:47","slug":"i-was-built-on-water-and-my-walls-are-of-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/i-was-built-on-water-and-my-walls-are-of-fire","title":{"rendered":"I was built on water and my walls are of fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

I tellya, if I wasn’t about to head out for Madrid for the CPhI\/ICSE conference<\/a>, I’d be all over ChillerFest<\/a> here in NJ. I mean, where else would I be able to see Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, Karen Allen, Elvira, and<\/em> a bunch of extras from Night of the Living Dead<\/em><\/a>? Honestly, the guest list for this convention is hysterical. I mean, it’s an intersection of splatter flicks, old sitcoms, pro wrestling, b-movies, science fiction, and, um, Pete Best<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Oh, well. I’ll be in Madrid, as I said, then off to Nashville for the AAPS conference<\/a>. I’ll try to post some good pictures during the next week. I can’t guarantee anything from Nashville.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I tellya, if I wasn’t about to head out for Madrid for the CPhI\/ICSE conference, I’d be all over ChillerFest here in NJ. I mean, where else would I be able to see Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, Karen Allen, Elvira, and a bunch of extras from Night of the Living Dead? Honestly, the guest list … <\/p>\n

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