The BLOB is back in Town [at least it was in Downingtown]

 

 

 

This Sunday, Sept. 14, 2003 Yellow Springs located in Chester Springs will turn back the clock to the 50s to celebrate the film "THE BLOB" which was filmed in the Downingtown Dinner, Colonial Theater in Phoenixville and in Yellow Springs, with much of the post production work and sound stage filming being done at the Yellow Springs location. Steve McQueen won't be there but the Blob will [or at least part of it].

Festivities begin at 12:30 pm and include: a parade, sock hop, hoola- hoop contest, classic car show, old fashioned carnival games and at the heart of things an exhibit of Blob Memorabilia from Bob Shank's private collection. Shank's collection includes a bucket of blob [some of the actual material used in the making of the alien creature], and original filming script [both were purchased from the director of the film, Irvin S. Yeaworth, in 1965] plus many other items. You can even have your picture taken with the alien red slime.

Other activities will include: tea with Miss Marple [50s era detective], DJ spinning 50s tunes, local rock band PRIME TIME will playing 'Beware the Blob', history of the film studio years in 'Yellow Springs Goes Hollywood', a retrospective look back at the Good News Production/Valley Forge Film Studio and kids will even get the chance to film their own movie in the HYS Soundstage.

Admission is free and so is the parking. If it rains everything moves indoors [except of course the car show].

Related Sites:

• Running of the Blob By DENNIS J. WRIGHT
• The Blob Site
• The Man Who Owns The Blob [Horror-Wood.com]
• The Colonial Theatre