Recent Updates and News for June, 2004

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June 29, 2004

New entries in the Fan Foto section.  Look under Victor Baza & Tony Dorfeo.

The final interview of Bob Burns was recently submitted to me by Jason Stewart of XYZed Magazine.  Go to Bob's tribute page to read it.

June 20, 2004

Another link to some comments about Bob Burns has been added to his tribute page.  This time, it's from Bloody Disgusting.Com.  You can see the link directly HERE.

My good friends, Rick & Dottie Balin sent in some great pics from last April's Cinemawasteland Convention in Cleveland, OH.  Go to the Fan Foto page under his name to see those pics.

June 17, 2004

As I stated in the previous news posting, the original Leatherface apron and "Pretty Woman" mask from the 1974 movie is going up for auction.  Click HERE to go to the Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers web site.  Hey - can you loan me a few bucks?

And stay tuned for an exclusive posting of Bob Burns' last interview conducted by Jason Stewart.  He has agreed to let me post the interview to Bob's tribute page when it comes.

June 15, 2004

Bob Burns' brother forwarded me a document with some of his own thoughts about his brother.  Go to the Bob Burns tribute page and download and read the MS Word document on what he wrote for his late brother, Bob.

And some of Bob's personal pictures of him were sent to me as well.  Again, go to the Burns tribute page and there are several links to view the pictures of Bob at home just being, well, Bob!

There's a good interview of Gunnar Hansen by CNN on CNN.Com.  Go to the Links page under online interviews with the cast and crew.

Roman Sokal wrote up a great article on the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre film.  Go to the Fan Foto section under his name to read it.

Morgan also submitted some great pics of her with the rest of the TCM cast at the recent April Cinemawasteland convention.  Go to the Fan Foto section for that.

I got word from Ed Neal that he plans on auctioning off the original Leatherface apron and the "Pretty Woman" mask next month.  Specifically, on July 16-17 at the Heritage Auctions in Dallas.  When I learn more about this from Ed, I will certainly have it posted here.

June 9, 2004

The eulogy that was delivered for Bob Burns is now posted as a Microsoft Word formatted file.  Click HERE to go to my Bob Burns tribute page, and you can download and read it there.  There is also a new link to a write-up that the Seguin Gazette did on the gathering.  And scroll down to the bottom for a link to the Austin Chronicle for a write-up on Bob too.

Andrew Bryniarski, the actor who played Leatherface in the TCM 2003 remake, has posted pics of himself posing with other celebrities at the Hauntcon in Charlotte, NC on May 14th - 16th, 2004.  Of course, he got to meet Gunnar.  Check out his page HERE.

John Tullis sent in a GREAT pic of the BBQ/Gas station near Bastrop.  Go to the Fan Foto section and click the link for his name.

Mucho "Thank You"'s to Arthur McCoy for submitting some pics of Gunnar Hansen in the film, "Campfire Tales".  Go HERE to check them out.

Paul Partain has posted a bunch of new pics from the Cinema Wasteland convention last April.  Click HERE to view them.

Want a booklet on the details about where all the film locations are from the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre?  Click HERE!

How about an official Gunnar Hansen/Leatherface Signature Lighted Chainsaw Pin?

June 3, 2004

A couple of newspaper articles have now been released in reference to Bob Burns.  I have updated the tribute page with those links.

June 2, 2004

I received some very sad news last night.  Robert A. Burns passed away in his home.  Apparently he had already posted a farewell message to everyone on his web site.  Click HERE to view the page.

I have other updates to make to the site.  I hope to have them posted in a few days.  As always, thanks for visiting my site.