Tura Satana Passes Away At Age 72

Tura Satana, star of Faster, Pussycat! Kill!...Kill! passed away the evening of February 4th, 2011 in Reno, Nevada at the age of 72. Tura and Russ Meyer were big influences on my own film sensibilities. In fact the original posters for the film with the title written "Faster, Pussycat! Kill!...Kill!" were (upon years of reflection) a subconscious influence on my using ellipses in my band name Kill Switch...Klick. Russ Meyer was the King of the Exploitation genre and Tura personified the sexy tough Super Vixen Protype with enough conviction to endure forever. She will be missed.

Issa Kross Facial Scars

Besides working all day on the Rat Rod Rockers! audio and Soundtrack, I took a few computer breaks to make facial scars for Evil Undead Girlfiend character Issa Kross (portrayed by Smookie Tiger). We are doing an extensive photo shoot for the pre-production character development for the film next week. Using self drying clay- I scrapped grooves into one side of  a small block and let it dry overnight. Then I poured clear latex into the grooves, smearing extra latex on the surface to give a gripping area to pull on once the latex has dried. The first attempt turned out very good. After I pulled the scars from the home-made mold, I simply trimmed the excess latex from around the scars and they were ready to color and then glue to the actors face. Having a mold also enables you to make additional latex scars, if one gets damaged during removal.

Rat Rod Rockers! Soundtrack

Using my Turkish Spike Fiddle (Kamancheh) to add little flourishes to the Rat Rod Rockers! Soundtrack today. I used it extensively in the woods chase scenes of my last film Hot Rod Girls Save The World. Sounds a bit like a violin. I can make noises on the thing- but am not an accomplished player by any means. My wife and I have quite a collection of odd instruments from around the world.

Sunny Groundhog Day In Seattle

Took this pic in the University District today on my cell phone. Cold, brisk and sunny day.