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day.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/meatloaf-braverthanweare.jpgmeatloaf-braverthanwearehttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/meat-loaf1.jpgmeat-loaf12021-03-28T14:42:43+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2016/10/12/a-writers-manual-how-nintendos-booklets-instructed-the-writer-inside/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fullsizerender.jpgfullsizerenderThis is the only instruction manual I still own 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Not so much...https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/red-scare-thanks-tweet2.pngRed Scare thanks (Tweet)Sam Platizky thanks yours truly for tweeting about his latest zombie comedy Red Scare.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/screen-shot-2011-07-24-at-11-36-04-am.pngScreen shot 2011-07-24 at 11.36.04 AMYou would think some things still fall into the realm of common sense. Not so much, sadly.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sync.jpgSyncI love the smell of nostalgia in the morning!https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/screen-shot-2011-07-10-at-3-48-41-pm1.pngScreen shot 2011-07-10 at 3.48.41 PMIf the project you're campaigning for is about a certain subject matter, keep that subject in play.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/4th-of-july-tweet1.png4th of July TweetIf it’s a holiday, make your tweets about that holiday.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/c-postills-perk1.pngC.Postill's perkA little personalization goes a long way.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/screen-shot-2011-07-23-at-1-58-43-pm.pngMoments of Film's Thank you tweetAnother, more general thank you, but just as strong and just as personal.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/red-scare-indirect-thanks-fb1.pngRed Scare Indirect Thanks (FB)The Red Scare Team humorously thanks a new contributor, keeping with their 1950s "Red Scare" motif.2015-08-30T23:26:56+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2015/08/04/hitting-the-writers-block-and-breaking-right-on-through-it/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/pu1.jpgPu1https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRenderhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/writers_block.pngwriters_block2015-08-04T15:29:07+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2015/06/22/calling-all-trigonauts-cause-trigonaut-sounds-cooler-than-intern/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRender2015-06-22T22:03:06+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2015/06/11/a-ferris-bueller-kind-of-day-off/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ferris-bueller1.jpgFerris Buellerhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ferris-bueller.jpgFerris Bueller2015-06-12T02:28:00+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2011/06/27/the-tao-of-crowd-funding-three-ps-for-a-successful-film-campaign/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/vinegar-tasters1.jpegVinegar tastershttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/vinegar-tasters.jpegVinegar tastershttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/screen-shot-2013-02-18-at-4-01-13-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-02-18 at 4.01.13 PMhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/vinegar-tasters2.jpgVinegar Tasters2If a Buddhist, a Confucianist, and a Taoist all tried to crowdfund something, which would be most successful?https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/vinegar-tasters.jpgVinegar TastersIf a Buddhist, a Confucianist, and a Taoist all tried to crowdfund something, which would be most successful?https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/speak-of-the-devil.jpgSpeak of the DevilHere's a photo of me that Brendon gave "The Blue Note Treatment" as a test, and boy do I dig it, daddy-O!https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/photomosaic.pngPhotoMosaichttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/giselle-poem.jpgGiselle Poemhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/screen-shot-2012-07-14-at-4-54-21-pm.pngScreen shot 2012-07-14 at 4.54.21 PMhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/screen-shot-2012-07-14-at-4-53-50-pm.pngScreen shot 2012-07-14 at 4.53.50 PMKudos for upping the nostalgia factor with "Trapper Keeper"!2016-01-12T02:54:12+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2015/03/31/tedx-talk-crowdfunding-today-tomorrow-together-is-here/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRenderhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/screen-shot-2015-03-30-at-9-14-40-pm.pngScreen shot 2015-03-30 at 9.14.40 PM2015-04-06T15:16:33+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2015/02/21/37-steps-toward-my-thirty-seventh-year/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/alfred_hitchcock_39_steps_poster_shop_new.jpgalfred_hitchcock_39_steps_poster_shop_newBut here's the poster anyway.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/winnie-the-pooh.jpgwinnie-the-poohhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/taoismpainting.jpg1296-12015-02-21T05:13:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2015/01/21/the-ninjas-we-know-and-those-we-dont-see/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kid-niki.jpgKid NikiKid Niki Famicom box art. 'Cause everything's cooler in Japanese.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ninja-kid.jpgNinja kidNinja Kid "flying a kite" –– one of the coolest things about this game.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/jinx.jpgjinxThe original Jinx in all her crimson glory.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/zen.jpgZenThe action figure looks so much more serious than the comics.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/shiva.jpgShivaAh, the good ol' days when comics used sound effects.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ninjak.jpgNinjakFrom Ninjak #1 (1994)https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tmnt.jpgTMNTThe first appearance of Leo, Don, Raph and Mike.2015-01-21T23:00:32+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2014/11/15/tedx-2014-living-up-to-my-middle-name/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/photo.jpgSONY DSChttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-15-at-12-28-02-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-11-15 at 12.28.02 PMThe first slide from my SXSW Future15 talk, 2014.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-15-at-12-24-25-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-11-15 at 12.24.25 PMhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/photo-5.jpgphoto 5And this is the last draft, complete with the notes that helped create the final draft.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/photo-2.jpgphoto 2Initial draft of my first audition piece.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/photo-1.jpgphoto 1Here's the original outline. 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City for conquest cagneyJames Cagney in one of his finest (tough guy) roles ever.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/annex-cagney-james-city-for-conquest_nrfpt_02.jpgAnnex - Cagney, James (City for Conquest)_NRFPT_02https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/city-for-conquest-original.jpgCity for ConquestOriginal poster art for City for Conquest.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/city-for-conquest.jpgCity for Conquesthttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/photo1.jpgCagney's NYC Apartmenthttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/photo.jpgCagney plaque2014-04-10T15:25:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2014/03/01/robots-i-can-recall-and-the-robo-force-i-cant/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/devastator.jpegDevastatorMy favorite Transformers set of all time –– Generation 1 Constructicons (1981).https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cylon.jpgCylonHere's my Cylon Centurion, which has been with me for as long as I can remember.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/rosie-thejetsons.jpgrosie-thejetsonshttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/forbidden-planet-2.jpegForbidden-Planet-2Forbidden Planet (1956)https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/smallwonder_s1.jpgSmallWonder_S1https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/roboforce1.jpgroboforce12014-04-01T01:42:42+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2014/03/02/the-word-in-jersey-city-last-wednesday-was-crowdfunding-for-filmmakers/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/word6.jpgWord6https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/word5.jpgWord5https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/word4.jpgWord4https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/word3.jpgWord3https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/word2.jpgWord2https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/word1.jpgWord12014-03-07T20:16:32+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2014/02/24/a-real-dead-ringer-for-loaf-a-brief-look-at-the-second-helping-of-meat/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/meat-loaf-2.jpgMeat Loaf 2https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/meat-loaf-1.jpgF-A25A2Thttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/meat-loaf-dead-ringer.jpgMeat Loaf Dead Ringer2014-02-24T20:40:29+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2014/02/17/what-exactly-is-a-hipster-noir-you-ask/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/pushover-mcmurray.jpgMBDPUSH EC002If Fred McMurray here had a grizzly beard, he'd be a dead ringer for Sebastian Holden, P.I..2014-02-17T23:29:02+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2014/01/21/i-believe-in-lonesome-rhodes-dual-natures-and-darkening-knights/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/two-face.pngTwo-FaceNo comment.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/i-believe-in-harvey-dent.pngI believe in Harvey DentThe final page of Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale's Batman: The Long Halloween.2014-01-21T20:53:22+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2013/02/25/crowdraiser-how-a-video-game-taught-me-all-i-know-about-belief/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/avgn-hahaha.jpgavgn-hahahaAngry Video Game Nerd James Rolfe knows all about building audience. And being angry.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/actraiser_master.jpgActRaiser_Masterhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/actraiser-simulation.jpgActRaiser SimulationThe Angel does The Master's bidding and helps rebuild the society of Fillmore.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/master-v-manticore.jpgMaster v ManticoreMaster versus Manticore in ActRaiser.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/actraiser-action.jpgActRaiser Action2014-01-21T01:37:54+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2013/04/09/from-auteur-to-author-part-3-crowdfunding-for-filmmakers-comes-full-circle/2014-01-21T01:36:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2013/08/12/a-tale-of-two-cons-part-one-comic-con-international-san-diego/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/jt-in-comic-con2.jpgJT in comic-con2https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/jt-in-comic-con.jpgJT in comic-conhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/jt-in-comic-con.pngJT in comic-conhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/zen-stance.pngzen-stanceI remembered this from the old Nintendo 8-bit video game. Had no idea it was a comic, too.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/steam_wars_cover_by_fredgdperry-d5meluo.jpgsteam_wars_cover_by_fredgdperry-d5meluoI got my copies of Steam Wars signed by creator Fred Perry.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/comixology.jpgComixologyTaking over the digital comics space one publisher at a time.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/steam-wars.jpgSteam Warshttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-1.jpgphoto (1)That's the legendary Lloyd Kaufman, myself, and Megan Silver hanging out at the Troma booth.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sdcc-2012-logo8.jpgSDCC-2012-logo82014-01-21T01:02:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2013/12/21/aint-no-anton-karas-blues-my-vienna-recap/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/marinell-wsausage.jpgMarinell w:SausageLove this lil' Lady of mine!https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo-1.jpgRathausYes, that is the awe-inspiring Rathaus behind me and my expression of utter impress.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/third-man-poster.jpgThird Man Posterhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo-2.jpgphoto 2The Café Mozart, another location in The Third Man. What delicious cakes we ate that night.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo-3.jpgThird Man DoorwayNot as smooth as Orson Wells, but hey, I'm standing in the same doorway he stood in during the Third Man shoot.2013-12-21T21:32:32+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2013/11/04/linklatering-perfekt-plus-five-lessons-to-perfect-your-filmmaking/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/perfekt-poster.jpgPerfekt PosterPerfekt Postcard designed by Marinell C. Montales2013-11-04T15:14:49+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2013/10/01/the-iron-horse-novelist-write-your-first-novel-ten-minutes-at-a-time/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/detectives.jpgdetectiveshttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/detectivejpg.gifdetectivejpg2013-10-08T07:14:16+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2013/09/18/this-poem/2013-09-15T22:06:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2013/09/15/a-tale-of-two-cons-part-two-vidcon-2013/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/vidcon_4a_logo_long.jpgVidCon_3A_Logo_Rectangle_Large_White2013-09-15T18:46:39+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2013/08/20/goals-versus-commitment-in-crowdfunding-for-indie-film/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/screen-shot-2013-08-18-at-6-30-44-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-08-18 at 6.30.44 PMA goal of $50,000 would've made this fun campaign for Total Frat Movie more successful than the goal of $300,000.2014-10-25T07:27:33+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2013/05/23/%cf%86%ce%b9%ce%bb%cf%8c%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%bc%ce%bf-not-without-understanding-when-felt-within/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wretch-32-performing.jpgwretch-32-performinghttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/darth_luke_bg.jpgdarth_luke_bgPerhaps the greatest show of filotimo ever.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/reconciled.jpgreconciledhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/screen-shot-2013-05-18-at-3-29-44-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-05-18 at 3.29.44 PMMaria talks to her friend Andreas at Liberty Brand.2013-08-13T03:47:44+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2013/03/31/five-too-few-dynamo-5-and-the-legacy-in-need-of-a-renaissance/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dynamo-5-bridget-lifting-sign.jpgDYNAMO 5 Bridget lifting signCan we be like Briget and resurrect Dynamo 5 from "Certain Death"?https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dynamo5sotf05_p4.jpgdynamo5sotf05_p4Victor pushes the limits of his newfound strength battling against aliens in Dynamo 5, Volume 5.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dynamo-5.jpgDynamo-5Dynamo 5 –– an original superhero team with unique abilities and real world problems.2014-02-05T19:31:44+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2013/01/30/professors-never-bow-out-only-in-new-directions/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fatherandson1.pngFatherandSon1Professors come full circle: Father and son, circa 1980(ish).https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/photo-2.jpgphoto 2Professors come full circle: Father and son, circa early 1980s.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/indiegogo5.pngIndiegogo5https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/indiegogologo2.gifIndiegogoLogo2Go Fund Yourself.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/indiegogologo.jpgindiegogoLogohttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pcadjunct2.pngPCAdjunct22013-05-03T22:14:34+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2012/12/27/movies-of-2012-i-missed-because-i-was-too-darn-busy-writing/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/on-the-road-movie-poster1.jpgon-the-road-movie-poster12012-12-27T21:57:25+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2012/11/27/a-brief-meditation-on-the-connections-that-create-us/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tao-of-pooh.jpgtao-of-poohhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/yuan-ma.jpgYuan MaMa Yuan's "Walking on a Mountain Path in Spring." Song Dynasty, c.1160.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/painting.jpgPaintinghttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hua-hu-ching1.jpghua hu Ching1https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/trig-with-book.jpgTrig with BookThat's a proud me holding up a proof copy of Crowdfunding for Filmmakers.2012-11-27T16:57:24+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2012/10/24/my-october-country-trading-in-meat-loaf-for-bloody-kisses/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/photo.jpgphotoIn 1998, my hair was still long (as was my best friend's Alain Aguilar, pictured on the left) and I was still proudly sporting my leather motorcycle jacket.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bat-out-of-hell-ii.jpgBat out of hell IIBack Into Hell: Still a bad-ass album cover.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/punisher1.jpgPunisher1This was such a mistake of a movie, but I remember enjoying it back in the '90s.2013-05-15T13:47:53+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2012/09/04/where-do-you-find-the-time-six-steps-to-a-more-productive-life/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tv-ad.jpgTV adThis was before the "Rabbit Ear" antenna days, so my signal-less 23" tube TV ain't so outdated.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/martlet.pngmartlethttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/photo.jpgphoto2012-10-19T19:11:36+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2012/08/14/nine-tomorrows-great-graphic-novels-of-the-not-so-distant-future/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/teentitansfutureisnowtp.jpgTeenTitansFutureIsNowTPhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/redson.jpgredsonhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/metal_men_cvr.jpgMMEN.DJ.qxphttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/matt_kindt_revolver_cover.jpgmatt_kindt_revolver_coverhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/batmanvamp.jpgBatmanVamphttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/250px-batman_dracula_red_rain_tpb_cover.jpg250px-Batman_Dracula_Red_Rain_TPB_coverhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/kingdom_come_1600x1200.jpgkingdom_come_1600x1200https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dark-knight-returns.jpgdark-knight-returnshttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/rasl_pocket_front_cover.jpgRASL_Pocket_front_coverhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mystery.jpgMystery2012-08-14T18:16:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2011/04/04/the-five-most-underrated-dc-comics-superheroes-who-deserve-of-their-own-blockbuster/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/black_lightning_matthew_clark01_large.jpgBlack Lightninghttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/black-lightning_super.jpgblack-lightning_superhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/batman-and-the-outsi_super.jpgbatman-and-the-outsi_superhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/metamorpho.jpgmetamorphohttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/elongated-man1.jpgElongated Manhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/uncle-sam.jpgUncle Samhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/300px-freedom_fighters_vol_2_1.jpgFreedom Fighters #1https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/captain-comet.jpgCaptain Comet2012-08-11T19:39:13+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2012/07/09/the-doors-of-self-perception-closing-one-to-open-another/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/photo.jpgphotoMy first and only performance with VexXxed, and yeah, that's me in all black with Ozzy shades and my Cobalt blue Jackson Kelly!)https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jimmorrison.jpgjimmorrisonI never liked The Doors music until I read Jim Morrison's poetry. Thankfully, he opened both of those doors into himself for us to enjoy.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/opendoor.jpgopendoor2012-08-04T15:31:33+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2012/06/27/from-auteur-to-author-part-2-crowdfunding-for-filmmakers-arrives-on-amazon/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/amazon-screenshot.pngAmazon Screenshot2012-06-27T17:55:25+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2012/06/07/b-is-for-bradbury-how-the-human-side-of-sci-fi-kept-me-sane/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ray-bradbury-1966.jpgRay-Bradbury-1966https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/raybradburycat.jpgraybradburycatBehind every great man is a great cat.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/bradburycomic.jpgBradburyComicComic book adaptation of "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Al Feldstein and Wallace Wood (Weird Fantasy No. 17; 1953).https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/f451.jpgF4512012-06-07T16:18:34+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2012/05/15/the-most-noble-truth-the-bridge-between-want-and-need/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/grimlock02.jpgGrimlock02Coolest. Toy. Ever.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/spidey.jpgSpideyStill one of my favorite covers.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/seated_buddha.jpgseated_buddha2012-06-04T17:45:09+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2012/04/04/writing-like-a-martlet-five-months-past-five-lessons-above/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/war-for-the-dead-featured2.pngWar for the Dead Featured2My article "War for the Dead" featured on the Broken Frontier homepage.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/yin-yang-clouds.jpgyin-yang-cloudshttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/martlet.jpgMartlethttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/quote.pngQuote2012-04-04T14:32:52+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2012/03/19/bringing-the-beatnik-back-in-american-culture-in-film/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/photo.jpgphotoRemember this. Always.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/howl.jpghowlThe illustrated "Howl" by Eric Drooker.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/naked-lunch.jpgNaked LunchA true "WTF?!" moment if I've ever seen one.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/burroughs-on-the-road.jpgBurroughs On the Roadhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sub.jpgSubhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lost-in-the-bayou.jpgLost in the BayouLong-haired and lost in the Louisiana bayou, circa 2000.2012-03-20T00:07:27+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2012/02/20/the-sirens-are-calling-and-im-shipwrecked-on-creative-shores/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/starbucks-siren-logo-artistic.jpgstarbucks-siren-logo-artisticMy siren's not as friendly as the neighborhood Starbucks variety.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mating-mating-poster.jpgMating Mating PosterThe official Mating Dome poster designed by the one and only Marinell Montales.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/doctor-faustus-with-the-devil.jpegDoctor-Faustus-with-the-Devil2012-02-20T16:46:10+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2012/02/01/riding-the-writers-road-three-lessons-learned-in-three-months-of-writing/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/4agreements.jpg4agreementsThe Four Agreements of Don Miguel Ruiz. https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/muse2.jpgmuse2"Untamed Muse" by Tom Kidd: A great depiction of my vision of a poet.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/napkin-poem1.jpgNapkin Poem1Sometimes the texture of a napkin is more conducive to a decent poem than a page from my Moleskine.2012-02-03T23:15:01+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2012/01/16/from-television-to-tomorrows-vision/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/serpentor.jpgSerpentorhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/knight-rider.jpgKnight RiderThe Original KITT, which inspired so many of my sci-fi tendencies today.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/disney.jpgDisneyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/buffy-collage-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-6889648-1024-768.jpgBuffy-Collage-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-6889648-1024-768https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mercury-men.jpgMercury Menhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/man_v_food_logo_square.pngMan_v_Food_logo_square2012-01-24T15:42:50+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2011/12/30/top-eight-movies-i-saw-in-theaters-in-2011-because-i-only-saw-eight-movies-in-theaters-in-2011/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/midnight-in-paris-movie-poster.jpgmidnight-in-paris-movie-poster2012-01-13T18:55:23+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2011/12/14/bird-on-a-limb-my-facebook-updated-family-tree/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/family1.jpgNew FamilyMarinell Montales, Andrea Bertos Quintaglie, me, and Danny Androutsos.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/photo-3.jpgFather and SonMy Dad and me, circa 1982, maybe. I've since traded in my pistol for a pen; I'm sure I made him proud.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/phoenix_full.jpegphoenix_fullInteresting fact: The mythological Phoenix is the natural partner of the turtledove.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/189617_10150107665542563_589142562_6649746_3637961_n.jpgDanny Rockin' outMy cousin Danny rockin' out at Bar Medusa in Wellington, New Zealand!https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/photo-2-11.jpgDad (young man)My Dad, a troublemaker?! Well, blow me down!https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/photo-2-1.jpgDad (young man)My Dad? A troublemaker?! Well, blow me down!https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dungeons-and-dragons-fortress-of-fangs-ad-gregg-koenig.jpgFortress of FangsThat little boy isn't me, but it may as well have been!2011-12-15T20:13:34+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2011/12/01/tao-te-trig-the-flow-the-muse-and-the-working-writers-world/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/jeet-kune-do-symbol-meaning.jpgJeet-Kune-Do-Symbol-MeaningBruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do symbol, reflecting the everlasting flow of yin and yang.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/the-lost-weekend21.jpgThe Lost Weekend2Doris Dowling, muse to Ray Milland's tormented writer in The Lost Weekend.2011-12-09T14:52:36+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2011/10/20/from-auteur-to-author-the-tao-of-crowdfunding-goes-to-print/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mwp.jpgMWPhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/signed1.jpgSigned12011-10-26T19:28:13+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2011/10/06/mating-dome-aftermath-growth-is-inevitable/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/lf.jpgLFLauren Francesca, YouTube sensation and one of our Mating Dome Ladies.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/photo-2-e1317848816939.jpgphoto 2Joe Whelski in his bath towel across from a Venus of the future.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/photo-1.jpgphoto 1This futuristic, lit-up bar makes an appearance three times in Mating Dome.2011-10-06T13:54:26+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2011/09/24/an-inner-child-enkindled-or-a-happy-epilogue-to-%e2%80%9cso-long-spandex%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/photo-1-e1316883239592.jpgphoto 1All smiles!https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/photo-2.jpgTrigonis and SnyderMy very first signing caught in camera (that's Scott Snyder on the right)2011-09-27T03:52:22+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2011/09/19/so-long-spandex-but-thanks-for-stretching-yourself-so-thick/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/robin_tim_drake_0026.jpgRobin_Tim_Drake_0026By far my favorite Robin costume of them all.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/batman-year-one.jpgBatman Year OneI don't know...if Bruce can get over that, his Bat-Days are numbered!https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/omac.jpgomacOMAC, one of the "b-heroes" whose first issue gave me enjoyment.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/nightwing.jpgNightwingThe red Nightwing emblem (and matching eyes) make me uncomfortable.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/new-dc-costumes.jpgNew DC CostumesNo further comment.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/batman_catwoman-hush.jpgBatman_Catwoman HushOne of my favorite Jim Lee images from Batman: Hush.2011-09-21T02:46:39+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2010/08/23/where-the-wilder-things-are-words-and-image-in-the-lost-weekend/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/the-lost-weekend-1945-ray-milland-e1264443403336.jpgThe Lost WeekendRay Milland stars as Don Birnam, upstart writer and hopeless alcoholic in The Lost Weekend.2011-08-29T05:27:31+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2011/08/11/casting-for-mating-dome-the-next-trigonis-film/2011-08-28T16:49:45+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2011/08/22/pepper-coat-the-ghosts-of-girlfriends-past-making-my-first-music-video/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/edwardhopper.jpgEdwardHopperEdward Hopper's mood and tone is prevalent in the Pepper Coat video.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/286132_10150335866221928_18587756927_9916117_5160177_o.jpg286132_10150335866221928_18587756927_9916117_5160177_oOne of my favorite shots from the Pepper Coat shoot.2011-08-23T03:28:17+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2011/06/14/auteurs-rising-filmmakings-first-act-revisited/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/movie-structure.jpgMovie Structurehttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/double-indemnity.jpgDouble Indemnity2011-06-16T16:01:31+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2011/05/09/not-my-bff-five-lessons-film-festivals-can-learn-from-bergenfield-film-festival/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/johns-look.jpgJohn's "WTF?!" Lookhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/alain-eating.jpgAlain Eatinghttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/pixil-zombie.jpgThe Frozen Frame from Hell2012-05-02T19:09:20+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2011/05/02/ten-pages-a-day-getting-your-screenplay-from-first-page-to-first-draft/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/words.jpgScreenwriting like a Poethttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/flowingwords.jpgflowingwordshttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/cb5735b2c503ee.jpgTraditional Storytelling2011-05-04T16:27:44+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2011/03/13/craft-before-content-part-two-screenwriting%e2%80%93%e2%80%93a-word-to-us-wannabes/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/sunshine.jpgSunshinehttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/story.jpgStoryhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/screenwriter.jpgscreenwriter2011-03-17T20:42:28+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2011/02/26/no-man-without-william-s-burroughs/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/a-man-within.jpgWiliam S. Burroughs: A Man Withinhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/junky.jpgJunky by William S. Burroughs2011-02-28T22:26:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2011/02/14/the-print-that-film-forgets-script-over-celluloid/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/batman-hush.jpgBatman: HushThe series that brought me back home.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/eternal-sunshine-of-the-spotless-mind-screenshot.jpgEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/the-flash-vol-3.jpgThe Flash (Modern Age)A page from The Flash #9 (April 2011) with more pictures than words.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/flash156_14.jpgThe Flash (Silver Age)A Silver Age issue of The Flash with a balanced ratio of words/images.2011-02-14T17:46:56+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2011/02/03/silverhawks-ho/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/silverhawks.jpgSilverHawkshttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/thundercats.jpgThunderCats (1985)2011-02-03T17:28:05+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2011/01/31/craft-before-content-part-one-the-bob-ross-effect/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/bob_ross.gifBob Rosshttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/evergreens_at_sunset.jpgEvergreens at SunsetThis isn't the painting that mesmerized us, but it's a darn good one, too!2011-01-31T22:25:06+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2011/01/20/trigonis%e2%80%99s-top-8%c2%bd-fellini-films/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/fellini.jpgFederico Fellini2011-01-20T22:34:25+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2011/01/16/a-writer%e2%80%99s-roots-my-super-powers-and-secret-wars-as-a-wordslinger/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/poems-4-millennim.jpgPoems for the Millennium, Vol. 1https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/castlevania-wall.jpgCastlevaniaThe immortal cover for Konami's first Castlevania game.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/secret-wars1.jpgSecret Wars #1Secret Wars: Not a great series but a great collection.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/jeff_easley_red_dragon.jpgJeff Easley "Red Dragon"An iconic Dungeons & Dragons image (by Jeff Easley)https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/dd-dice.jpgD&D DiceThe Dungeons & Dragons dice (with the d20 leading the pack.)https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/super-powers-advert.jpgSuper Powers Comic AdvertisementThe classic Super Powers Collection comic advertisement.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/marvel-tales-210.jpgMarvel Tales #210The comic that launched a thousand more (literally!)https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/batman.pngSecret Wars BatmanThe Secret Wars Batman action figure (with cape!)2011-01-18T18:23:02+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2010/12/30/top-ten-movies-ive-seen-in-2010/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/thieves-highway.jpgThieve's Highway2010-12-31T21:11:35+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2009/09/21/review-of-pearl-jams-backspacer/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/band-and-brain.jpgPearl Jam, drawn by Tom Tomorrowhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/pearl_jam_backspacer.jpgBackspacer cover art2010-12-23T17:46:20+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2010/12/21/deus-to-diabolus-ex-machina-ancient-technique-in-two-postmodern-films/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/deus-ex-machina1.jpgDeus ex machinaThe deus ex machina ending in action.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/donnie_darko_bunny.pngDonnie DarkoOne of the most harrowing moments in Donnie Darko.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/no_mans_land_movie.jpgNo Man's Land2010-12-22T17:46:38+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2010/12/07/red-carpet-success-the-cerise-big-apple-preview/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kanye1.jpgKanyehttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/baby1.jpgBabyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cast1.jpgCasthttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/icewagon-flu1.jpgIcewagon Fluhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/john1-e1291704252113.jpgJohn/Laurenhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/crowd1.jpgCrowd2010-12-09T21:05:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2010/11/20/wanda-the-zombie-slayer-a-review-of-gary-kings-death-of-the-dead/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dotd.jpgDeath of the Dead2010-11-21T14:52:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2010/11/10/super-mario-dad-how-video-games-helped-shape-the-writer-within/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dad.jpgMy DadMy Dad, circa before I was born (and judging by that couch and his shirt, late '60s/early '70s)https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/top.jpgSuper Mario Bros. 25th Anniversaryhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mario1.jpgSuper MarioThe little plumber that could.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/super-mario-bros.jpgSuper Mario Broshttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mario-screen-shot-1.pngMario Bros.The original arcade sensation!https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mario-bros.jpgMario Bros.The original arcade hit, Mario Bros.2010-11-17T15:39:43+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2010/10/06/what-the-dickens-is-going-on-with-writers-today/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/hacker.jpgDiana Hacker: A Writer's ReferenceThe #1 handbook for writers.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/dickens.jpgCharles DickensIt doesn't get more serious than Dickens!2010-10-13T15:00:19+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2010/09/08/from-fire-comes-light-screenrewriting-from-the-soul/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/heros-journey-large.jpgThe Hero QuestCampbell's Hero Quest is THE progenitor of screenplay and story structure.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/vampires-kiss.jpgVampire's Kiss2012-06-08T14:32:38+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2010/08/16/the-3-d-re-invasion-even-this-blog-post-is-3-d/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/tron_20x60_full_wave7_v1-450x182.jpgDisney's TRON: LEGACY in IMAX 3-DDisney's TRON: LEGACY in IMAX 3-Dhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/classic-3-d-film-forum500.jpgCLASSIC 3-D Film Forum500https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/classic3dhead23_23.jpgClassic 3-Dhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/dial-m6.jpgDial M for MurderAlfred Hitchcock used 3-D sparingly to heighten the audience's tension during particular moments.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/dial-m5.jpgdial-mhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/dial-m4.jpgdial-mhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/dial-m3.jpgdial-mhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/dial-m2.jpgdial-mhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/dial-m1.jpgdial-mhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/dial-m.jpgdial-m2010-08-16T15:49:27+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2010/08/10/post-postmodern-open-mic-poetry-a-split-discussion-with-myself/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/warehouse-cafe2.jpgJC Opens Up the MicSharing my words at JC Opens Up the Mic, July, 2010.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/warehouse-cafe1.jpgJC Opens Up the Mic ReadingSharing my words at JC Opens Up the Mic, July, 2010.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/ristra-lounge1.jpgRodeo Ristra LoungeReading new poems at "Welcomed Words" at Rodeo Ristra Lounge, Hoboken, NJ, September, 2004. https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/cool-beans1.jpgTrigonis at Cool Beans Coffee House, Oradell, NJMy first featured reading at Cool Beans Coffee House in Oradell, NJ, February, 2003.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/jcoutm.jpgJC Opens Up the Mic2010-08-10T14:31:21+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2010/07/20/the-importance-of-being-outcast-chaplins-circus-and-the-future-of-storytelling/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/circus-2.jpgCharlie Chaplin's The CircusOld school poster art for Chaplin's The Circus.2010-07-20T17:40:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2010/07/11/from-c-to-c-my-expedition-into-short-filmmaking/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/watching-cerise.jpgWatching CeriseMy crew and I monitoring a take on a sweet 17" HD monitor. https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/frankenstein.jpgFrankenstein's ComputerRebooting Frankenstein's computer, complete with a hanging fan cooling off the five hard drives separated by screwdrivers!2010-07-13T17:24:25+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2010/06/22/uneasy-lies-the-autobot-who-wields-the-matrix/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hot-rod_romius-prime.jpgHot Rod_Romius PrimeRodimus Prime & Hot Rod toys in vehicle mode.https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/optimus-prime.jpgOptimus PrimeAutobot leadership defined.2010-07-02T13:57:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thejohntrigonis.com/2010/06/15/read-me-up-before-you-indiegogo/https://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/igg_logo.pngIndieGoGohttps://thejohntrigonis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/twc-acrostic.pngThe Warehouse Cafe Acrostic PoemAn example of Cerise's acrostic poem 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