Charlaine writes about being at the Dallas Gun Show

Due to a set of strange circumstances, I was in a place I hardly expected to be on Saturday morning. I was at the Dallas Gun Show. I was surrounded by people I'd probably see together nowhere else, and I was seeing and smelling and hefting an amazing amount of death-dealing engineering.

I don't want to spark a gun-control debate, or a Second Amendment discussion. My interest, as always, was in the people behind the issues. Here are my observations: The huge hall was absolutely thronged with people and exhibitors, the crowd was probably 90% male, 90% Caucasian, and 50% (or more) over 40. There was also a heavy presence of law enforcement, and they weren't there to guard the exhibitors. They were there to buy.

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It's Your Turn to Chat With the Brilliant Minds Behind True Blood

from eonline

All right, that was a bit much, but we just can't hide our excitement. Those nice folks at the Paley Center in Los Angeles are giving True Blood fans the chance to get up close and personal with the geniuses behind TV's hottest vampire series.

No, real-life lovebirds Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer won't be there, but this is your chance to hear scoop on the upcoming third season from the writers themselves, including show runner extraordinaire Alan Ball.

And for being a loyal Watch With Kristin devotee, we're giving you the goods first. Tickets for True Blood: Inside the Writers Room will be available this Thursday, Oct. 1 at the Paley Center website.

Wouldn't you love to toss around some of your own storyline ideas with the powers that be, or even just ask one of many burning Q's—like why it took so long to kill off Maryann? Yeah, we thought so.

True Blood: Inside the Writers Room happens Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. See you there!

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b146326_its_your_turn_chat_with_brilliant_minds.html

Hey HB, please bring back Dr Ludwig..

Lorrie writes "Could you please put this on you site, we are trying to get attention to Alan Ball and the writers to get Dr. Ludwig back on the show. And you can help by putting this out there also.Thanks "

* NOTE : We see Dr. Ludwig in bk 2, 5,6 and 9

True Blood Trivia: who does Ludwig treat in those instances ?


http://truebloodwiki.hbo.com/page/The+Dr.+is+being+paged%2C+Bring+Dr.+Ludwig+back

True Blood cast says "Thanks" to fans !

True Blood behind the scenes: Bon Temps Town Hall

OK you guys guessed most of them ..

This is the building used for Bon Temps Town Hall. Sheriff Dearborne and Andy Bellefluer office here and the jail is also located here.










It is really the Hawthorne, California Jail located 4440 W. 126th Street.


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Alexander Skarsgård and director Tarik Saleh at Fantastic Fest

True Blood Music Video of the Day: Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis

Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis LYRICS

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True Blood California Filming Locations

The lovely Robiart and some friends are visiting some of the California True Blood filming locations and sending back photos on her iphone !

I'm just going to post them, and let you tell me what they are ....
I'll post the addresses after guys ID them ...

Thanks, Robi!!

Metropia at Austin's FantasticFest 2009 Alexander Skarsgard - Mob Scene

Alexander Skarsgard attended Fantastic Fest last night in Austin, Texas for the screening of his upcoming movie Metropia. Tarik Saleh, the director, will also be in attendance to help promote the movie.

For more information, see Fantasic Fest’s website.




More photos here http://www.flickr.com/photos/b-s_r/3957125111/

A vampire obsession

From Times UK Online

Soft flesh, sinking teeth, romance, possession — we're having a gothic moment with Twilight and True Blood

I remember walking through Soho with a friend about 10 years ago. It was late and we’d had a few drinks. Lumbering gloomily towards us were a couple — he in full-length leather coat and chalk-white make-up, she resplendent in dyed black hair, purple velvet bodice, net skirt and thigh-high boots. My friend muttered something disobliging about Camden Market. I said, slightly louder than I meant to, “Tragic goths”, and laughed so hard that I banged into a lamppost.

Shortly after this, I wrote a feature about people who genuinely believed themselves to be vampires, including a man who had had his teeth filed into fangs, along with his unscary posse, all of whom lived in a squat off the Caledonian Road. Again, I was overcome with laughter halfway through.

Of all the 1980s youth cults, goth has always struck me as the most comical. They were always so provincial: you never met a goth who came from, say, Shoreditch. They were always from places like Pontypridd or Mablethorpe, with their little cloaks and spider’s-web necklaces. And they took themselves so seriously: you wanted to tickle them and say, “Psst, you’re not really undead. Here, have a Wotsit.”

It is with some incredulity, then, that I am obliged to report that goths have had the last laugh. In 2009, we’re all vampire-obsessed. You can buy black nail polish at Superdrug. Dita Von Teese, Nicole Kidman and Madonna have helped popularise intense pallor, and starlets such as Rumer Willis and Kristen Stewart continue the tradition. Every luxe make-up and fashion brand around can sell you all you need to look freshly exhumed; meanwhile, Lindsay Lohan is posting pictures of herself wearing fangs on Twitter.

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True Blood Music Video of the Day: Oh Death by New Lost City Ramblers

Oh Death by New Lost City Ramblers lyrics

Thanks, StygianFilms

True Blood Season 2 Time Line Part 2

Sorry, Part 2 has taken a week ..but here are Days 6-8

I think we should illustrate the daily time-line by what Sookie is wearing during these scenes. We know Season 2 went by fast but even in the story all the events happened in just a few days .. You can see how the time-line went for the first 6 days. HERE

Day Six
Jason work out as a LODI Warrior of God
Tara and Eggs wake up at Sookie's
Sookie wakes up in Dallas and learns about Continental breakfasts
Lafayette returns to Merlotte's
MaryAnn and Carl move into Sookie's with Tara
Jason helps Luke
Evening Sookie Bill and Eric visit with Stan and Isabelle at Godric's nest
Jason sees Steve Newlin's arsenal
MaryAnn causes everyone to fight at Merlotte's
Sarah Newlin helps Jason take a relaxing bath
The plan is set to rescue Godric Bill and Eric have a few words and Eric tells Bill about his being "made" by Godric
Sam and Daphne "play "some pool
Sookie and Bill return to hotel and Sookie finds that Barry has quit
Tara comes home from work to find Mary Ann reading in Gran's clothing
Lorena appears in the hall outside Sookie and Bills room in the Carmilla (Ep 5 ends)
Eric is feeding in hotel bar when Lorena approaches
Isabelle and Hugo visit with Sookie and Bill Lorena has 20's flashback of life with Bill
Sam and Daphne still playing pool.

Day 7
Tara and Eggs are dispatched by MaryAnn for water heater part
The Newlin’s assign Luke and Jason to build the “Meet the Sun” platform at FotS
Sookie and Hugo meet to discuss plan for FotS visit
Tara and Eggs take a little detour on the way to get the part.
Andy questions Lafayette and turns into Eric
Hoyt demands that Maxine turn back on his cell phone
Sookie and Hugo arrive at FotS
Back to the Lorena and Bill 1920 blood bath
Eggs finds the clearing and has some memories emerge
Sookie and Hugo tour FotS
Evening
Sam and Daphne “enjoy each other’s company”
Pam visits Lafayette in the Merlotte’s cooler and tells him to resume selling V
Lorena wakes Bill and overpowers him
Hugo and Sookie are captured and taken to FotS basement
Eggs and Tara return to another orgy
Jessica wakes up and finds that Hoyt has driven from Bon Temps to Dallas to visit
Sarah Newlin and Jason “enjoy each other’s company” in church balcony
Daphne lures Sam into a trap by MaryAnn (Ep6 ends)
Andy wanders into the orgy and shoots his gun and Sam escapes
Sookie and Hugo are in basement
Bill and Lorena are NOT enjoying each other’s company also flashback to 1930s
Isabel and Eric visit FotS
Sarah Newlin tells Jason that they need to tell Steve about having sex
Eric returns to Hotel Carmilla fights with Stan

Day 8
Eggs and Tara wake up on couch Sam returns to Merlotte’s for a gun
Steve Newlin talks to Sookie and Hugo
Lorena and Bills still awake begin ‘the bleeds’
MaryAnn returns to Sookie’s house with dead rabbit
Newlin and Gabe capture Jason
Daphne and Sam talk at lake
Sookie finds out that Hugo is the traitor
Daphne tells Sam what MaryAnn is, Sam leaves
Hugo tells Sookie about his working for FotS
Gabe takes Jason off to kill him –Jason overpowers him and escapes
Tara and Arlene talk at Merlotte’s
Eggs meets Lafayette at Merlotte’s
Andy tries to tell everyone what’s been happening with the orgys.
Evening
Jessica awakes to roses and candles from Hoyt
Jason is captured and shot by Sarah Newlin
MaryAnn visits Daphne and Eggs kills her
Bill tries again to escape –flash back again to 30s
Barry visits to tell Bill that Sookie is in trouble
Eric overhears and goes to Fots
Gabe tries to rape Sookie and is stopped by Godric (Ep 7 ends)
Godric kills Gabe.
Eric arrives and Godric orders Eric to safely get Sookie out
Jason was shot by a paintball –he takes cart from Sarah
Eric and Sookie try to leave, Eric pretends to be human
Eric is taken captive by Steve Newlin
Lorena captures Barry and tastes him
Bill hits Lorena over the head with TV and escapes with Barry
Bill interrupts Hoyt and Jessica and tells them to leave now for Bon Temps
Lafayette is reading Tara’s Tarot cards
Jason gets infiltrates FotS
Sam, asleep in his car gets a call from Merlotte’s
He goes to find Daphne dead with heart missing
MaryAnn is cooking heart and making Hunter soufflé for Tara and Eggs
With Eric chained to altar Bill burst into the FotS church
Jason shoots Steve Newlin with paint ball
Stan and the Dallas vamps arrive at FotS and fighting begins
Sookie rescues Eric and the fighting is stopped by Godric
Sheriff Dearborn and Kenya arrive at Merlotte’s and question Sam
Tara and Eggs eat the MaryAnn soufflé
Back at the Dallas nest house everyone is greeting Godric
Eric tells Jason he knows that he is a V user and Jason promises to never use again
Bill and Sookie talk
Jessica and Hoyt arrive back in Bon Temps and find that Jessica has reverted back to being a virgin.
Bill and Eric talk and threaten each other
Isabel brings Hugo to Godric and Godric releases him
Bill and Sookie try to talk again and are interrupted by Jason wanting to talk to Bill outside
Sam is put in jail by the sheriff.
Jason apologizes to Bill and they hug
Eric tries to get Godric to feed
Tara and Eggs begin to hit each other and then have sex while MaryAnn watches
Lorena approaches Sookie at party and Sookie defends Bill
Lorena attacks Sookie and is stopped by Godric
Bill is told by Godric to escort Lorena out of of the house and she is to leave area
Luke enters the house and is wired with a bomb, he says to all gathered that he is a message from Steve Newlin
Luke detonates himself (Ep 8 ends)
The house explodes Bill runs in to find Eric shielding Sookie
He chases a FotS member who is shooting in arrows
Survivors examine wreckage of Dallas nest
Eric tells Sookie he is dying and she must suck out shrapnel
Bill find them and tells Sookie that it was a trick
Sookie and Bill at hotel talk and Bill tells her she will feel sexual attraction to Eric in future
Hoyt and Jessica plan to meet Maxine

Day 9
Sookies outfits
Gingham red dress
Blue flowered dress
white suit dress
pink tank top/ stripe pants pajamas

EyeCon convention adds Nelsan/Lafayette, Allan/Godric and Ashley/Daphne to Sam Trammell/Sam Merlotte

Our intrepid EyeCon reporter TES reports that..

I wanted to let you know that now Nelsan/Lafayette, Allan/Godric and Ashley/Daphne will be joining Sam Trammell for the EyeCon Orlando event in November. I'm so excited!

	Nelsan Ellis who plays the awesome Lafayette has been confirmed for his first convention, he will be here all weekend! Ashley Jones, the beautiful shapeshifter Daphne, has been confirmed to appear all weekend! Allan Hyde who plays Eric's Vampire maker, Godric, has chosen EyeCon for his first ever convention appearance! Sam Trammell who plays the shapeshifter Sam Merlotte has been confirmed to appear at EyeCon!

http://www.eyeconfla.com/trueblood/index.html

I Kissed a Vampire : A Rock Musical !

High School Musical alumni Lucas Grabeel and Drew Seeley star in Vampire musical web-series, debuting on iTunes October 13th, 2009

High School Musical alumni Lucas Grabeel, Drew Seeley, and newcomer Adrian Slade star in I Kissed A Vampire, the first ever Vampire musical web-series. I Kissed A Vampire is a musical look at the torment of falling in love when you’re in the middle of becoming a vampire. Dylan (Grabeel) is terrified when a nasty bat bite transforms him into one of the living dead. His world is turned upside down, and he has to figure out how to balance his budding romance with Sara (Slade), the girl next door, and the bloodthirsty desires his magnetic vampire mentor Trey (Seeley) is constantly urging him to give in to.

HIGHLIGHTS
*The first episode of I Kissed A Vampire will be available exclusively on the iTunes store on October 13th

*Become a fan of I Kissed A Vampire on Facebook

*Spread the word on Twitter, using our official hashtag: #IKAV

*Visit official website http://ikissedavampire.com/ for the latest updates

*Coming soon: IKAV Music video, trailers, behind the scenes footage, Apple Store event, and more...

SYNOPSIS
Dylan is crazy about his beautiful neighbor Sara, and she likes him, too. But a nasty bat bite on a camping trip has changed Dylan in ways he never expected…he sprouts fangs and the smell of O Positive suddenly drives him wild. It’s true — Dylan is becoming a vampire! Terrified, he sings about his fear of becoming a monster who must kill to survive. Dylan doesn’t know what to do or how to tell Sara, and hiding it is getting harder and harder, especially since when she’s around, all he can think about is biting her delectable neck. His evasions frustrate a confused Sara, and since this is a musical they’re both driven to sing about their feelings.

Sexy vampire Trey revels in being one of the living dead, complete with a harem of dancing vampire groupies. Trey can’t stand Dylan’s misery so he decides to show the budding vamp how to take a bite out of his new life with style. His seductive song urges Dylan to spread his wings and taste the delights of all kinds of girls, really “go for the throat”. Dylan refuses and panics when Trey gets too close to Sara, but he can’t stop the vamp from mesmerizing her into going to a hot vampire party. Desperate to keep the girl he loves safe, Dylan goes along — but can he save Sara’s life? Or at least find a way to kiss her without draining her dry?

Vampire to Obama "Just give us some blood, dude."

a little fun was had by Saturday Night Live about the TV shows that President Obama might want to go on to talk about health care reform ...he's visited by Andy Samberg playing a vamp from CW's " Vampire Diaries." His request of the President: "Just give us some blood, dude."

If Obama was on True Blood how do you think he'd be cast ?

Death's Excellent Vacation : New Sookie short story !

Our good friend the SciFi Guy comes up with the new cover art !

I worked really hard a few weeks back getting together everyone who said they were writing a story for the new anthology.

Here is what I learned...

Death's Excellent Vacation, an anthology crossing genres ( from the sci.fi., fantasy, mystery and paranormal genres) with co-author Toni Kelner. Each story in the anthology revolves around death and a holiday, in the similar spirit of the author's earlier anthologies Many Bloody Returns (Vampires and birthdays) and this holiday season's Wolfsbane and Mistletoe (werewolves and Christmas). The anticipated publication date of the new anthology is spring, 2010. ( now 08/01/10 August, 2010)

What we know:

**Harris and Kelner turn in Death's Excellent Vacation Agent Joshua Bilmes reports that anthologists Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner turned in manuscript for Death's Excellent Vacation to Ginjer Buchanan at Ace.

**We also know it will feature a Cat and Bones short story by Jeaniene Frost. She says, "One For the Money, a Cat and Bones short story in the Death's Excellent Vacation anthology, comes out August 2010. "

** From Toni L.P. Kelner- We know it will contain a Pirate Dave strory. Toni writes "This past couple of weeks I've been working on a short story for Death's Excellent Vacation, the next anthology Charlaine and I are editing. The anthology is all about supernatural beings on vacation, kind of an urban fantasy beach book. And even before we decided to do this anthology, I'd had this character in mind to write a short story about: "Pirate Dave." read on

** There will be a Katie MacAlister short story entitled:'The Perils of Effrijim'.

** There will also be a shorty story by Chris Grabenstein who wrote "I'm excited to report that my short story 'The Demon in the Dunes' will be in Death's Excellent Vacation anthology"

** Sarah Smith will aslo have a story, her story about Superman and the Eight Immortals, "The Boys Go Fishing,"

** Jeff Abbott from his Facebooks says "no never wrote a horror novel but I will have a supernatural story out in an anthology Charlaine Harris and Toni Kelner are doing next year called Death's Excellent Vacation.

Also coming from Charlaine "This week I’m working on a short story for the Mystery Writers of America anthology I’m editing. It’s a Dahlia Lynley-Chivers short story. I love writing Dahlia.

http://www.lovingtruebloodindallas.com/search/label/short%20stories

http://www.lovingtruebloodindallas.com/2009/01/deaths-excellent-vacation.html

SciFIGUY has some links to the other authors http://www.scifiguy.ca/2009/09/cover-art-deaths-excellent-vacation.html

True Blood Music Video of the Day: Lacrymosa by Evanescence

Lacrymosa by Evanescence LYRICS
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