First Blood Celebration

Craig / / 2007, First Blood, Honors

Hey SZoners, This came in and I thought many of you would be interested…

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Greetings from Hope, British Columbia, Canada … birthplace of John Rambo as a world renowned film screen character!


“First Blood” was filmed in our community in 1981 and the film was released into theatres in 1982 – so 2007 marks the 25th anniversary of the film and we are celebrating that October 5th to 8th, 2007 with a variety of activities … do you think your website readers would like to know more about the special film screening, the souvenirs that will be available, the film location tours, the Rambo look-alike contest, the First Blood art contest & more!?

They can email me at destinationhope@telus.net and I will fill them in on the details….

Inge Wilson

Destination Hope & Beyond Services

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Hard to believe it’s been 25 years! – Craig

First Blood Video Art

Craig / / 2007, Fan Art
Ernest “Jazzman” Resendes sent in the following:

The current issue (August 2007) of Smithsonian magazine has got a cool write up on artist Takeshi Murata on page 37 and the connection to First Blood …

NOT A HOLLYWOOD SEQUEL American video artist Takeshi Murata mutates footage from B-movies and action flicks, adding techno soundtracks to create hypnotic digital films (2006’s Untitles ( Pink Dot) samples 1982’s Rambo: First Blood). At the Hirshhorn through September 9. Here’s a link the Pink Dot > http://youtube.com/watch?v=d87FaWdj3L0 Have a great one !
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Thanks to Jazz for the tip! – Craig

Rambo Fan Art

Craig / / 2007, Fan Art
Stefano Rondinella is 33 years old and has been a fan of Sylvester Stallone since 1989. Stefano lives in Sicilia, Italy. Stefano’s passion is painting and he sent us his take on Rambo. – Craig

Belgrade Rocky Statue

Craig / / 2007, Honors, Rocky Balboa
A huge statue of the film character Rocky Balboa is prepared for unveiling in the village square in Zitiste, about 60 kilometers (36 miles) north of Belgrade, Tuesday, Aug.7, 2007. The village of Zitiste is planning to erect the statue of Balboa, to attract tourists and show a new face to the world. Local officials have already contacted Philadelphia, PA, where a monument to the actor Sylvester Stallone’s film character already exists. The unveiling is scheduled for August 18. (AP Photo/Srdjan Ilic)

Workers cover with plastic sheets a statue of the film character Rocky Balboa, which is being prepared for unveiling in the village square in Zitiste, about 60 kilometers (36 miles) north of Belgrade, Tuesday, Aug.7, 2007. The village of Zitiste is planning to erect the statue of Balboa, to attract tourists and show a new face to the world. Local officials have already contacted Philadelphia, PA, where a monument to the actor Sylvester Stallone’s film character already exists. The unveiling is scheduled for August 18. (AP Photo/Srdjan Ilic)

Workers secure with ropes the statue of the Rocky Balboa film character, which is set for unveiling in the village square in Zitiste, about 60 kilometers (36 miles) north of Belgrade, Tuesday, Aug.7, 2007. The village of Zitiste is planning to erect the statue of Balboa, to attract tourists and show a new face to the world. Local officials have already contacted Philadelphia, PA, where a monument to the actor Sylvester Stallone’s film character already exists. The unveiling is scheduled for August 18. (AP Photo/Srdjan Ilic)

Bill Pruitt Checks In

Craig / / 2007, Celebs, Fan Art, Rambo 2
SZoner, Bill Pruitt checked in with the cool photo above and this… Hi Craig, Today I got to meet the stunt coordinator for “Rambo First Blood II,“ Diamond Farnsworth. Ironically, I was working on a new “John Rambo” piece at Universal Citywalk when he happened to be up there. He couldn’t have been nicer and was very impressed that I knew who he was. (I’ve only seen him in Rambo II photos when Sly is doing bow and arrow target practice.) He said he taught Sly how to shoot the bow and arrow. Bill
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That’s Diamond on the left and Bill on the right. Click HERE if you’d like a closer look at Bill’s new Rambo painting! Thanks to Bill for sharing. Check out his site HERE. – Craig

Sly by Adam Shippee

Craig / / 2007, Fan Art
SZoner, Adam Shippee is back with a new painting! This time he’s taken on Sly in the classic Joe Weider pose. Adam’s e-mail is ashippee1@cox.net if you’d like to drop him a line. – Craig