C2E2

Where do I begin? I like the beginning.

I'd only ever been to the San Diego Comic Con before and my buddy, Wes Huffor, had invited me to a few smaller local Cons in the SoCal area. He was unsuccessful in convincing me to go, but some how used his super powers to get me to fly across the country for another Con all together.
















Wes Huffor is an amazing artist, besides a good friend, that I was introduced to after my first SDCC from our mutual friend, Ed Mazmanian; and when I put a post on Facebook looking for a Comic Artist, to do some work for hire, he responded. Two hours later I was emailed the rough sketches that would become my album cover for 'Sunlit World'. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sunlit-world/id353809776?i=353809869&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Go Get 'Charnel House'!
Check out Wes Huffor's art and talent here: www.weshuffor.com
















So I was C2E2 bound with no looking back!
http://www.c2e2.com
http://www.twitter.com/C2E2

Well now I'm back home, in California, and it's time to take a look back.
















C2E2 is only in it's 2nd year as a Con and it's growing up fast. Talk on the floor was that it had doubled in size from year one. I personally saw the occupancy double from Friday to Saturday and the C2E2 has lots of room for growth. The Chicago Convention Center is fraking huge and the C2E2 only takes up a small portion of the West Wing. So I never got to see the East Wing that is connected to the Hyatt Hotel on McCormick Place; which is a great place to stay with an excellent staff and a bar that didn't realize how much geeks can really drink.
















Superman, Batman, and Wesley
















Wes and Wesley (this one makes me laugh)


The floor was still easy to maneuver through compared to SDCC at C2E2's busiest moments and had a nice casualness about it. A lot of people I talked to, wandering around the floor, have only been to the C2E2; with some that would travel to a few close Cons. It's a very low percentage of people that I met that had traveled a great distance to come to C2E2 and they seemed a little more timid then SD Comic-Coners. That excludes talent, vendors, artists, promoters and the big corporations that are here doing there thing; plus a lot of local talent represented, which is always cool to see and meet. There was a podcast section full of great podcasts (links at the end) and great people that I had a great time getting to know; and I was even invited, by Sean Whelan who is half of a DC Comics based podcast duo, to sit down for a quick discussion about my viral campaign to get WB's Smallville to use my new single, 'Villain or Hero'( http://soc.li/OR925oX ), in it's long awaited series finale. You can here that interview soon at their website. http://www.ragingbullets.com Then I met the group from POP! and had a great time with that crazy group chatting it up till the early hours of the morning just before I caught a cab for O'Hare Airport. After, I had left for home they went over to interview my boy, Wes, and you should be able to see that soon. http://www.panelsonpage.com















































C2E2 is not a circus, yet; and is a nice change of pace for anyone looking to promote at a different Con. Everyone was super friendly and you will walk away with new friends too. Like one of my favorite people, Steve from: http://comicbookqueers.com

What are you looking for? I found a lot of great stuff that I wasn't looking for and you will too.
















Don't come here looking for a big video game section, like at SDCC; or that big flamboyant corporation feel with all the bells and whistles. There is still a lot to see and lots of things going on with the usual stages here and there. There are plenty of lines that lead to top and legendary names from Marvel Comics and DC Comics; not to mention some signings from celebrities from TV and Movies.
















It has all the things a Con should have. On a social level this place is amazing; because it has not got all mucked up by the big wigs, yet. However, if this Con keeps progressing and growing the way it is then the talent, people, fans, and corporate suits will follow. Get in line behind me, because I will see you all there next year. I know this place is going to get crazier year after year and crazy likes me.
















What panel are you here for? I am only here for the panel for NBC's Chuck. See clips of my experience at our YouTube. http://www.YouTube.com/DTRShow Following this blog will be my summary of the Chuck Panel.
















































Yep, the C2E2 has some panels for you to choose from, but not the crazy assortment that you have to plan a whole weekend around. There is a schedule conveniently spread on the side of a wall and volunteers posted near so that you can ask for directions and harass them about bacon and other random topics. Maybe that was just me, though. The major Hollywood vibe has not made it out here to this scene,so far; and I wonder if it will embrace Chicago like it has San Diego. San Diego is just a few hours for a lot of the Hollywood types and easy to come and go. I never need a reason to go to San Diego and after visiting Chicago I don't need a reason to visit that city now; but it isn't an hour drive from home, or 2 hours depending on traffic, and I can't go there on a whim. However, now, I have a reason to go the same time every year to Chicago; besides all the music spots in Chicago that ROCK!
















Thanks for a fun and memorable weekend C2E2! C U next year!

K.C. http://www.twitter.com/theworldofkc

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All photos from the C2E2 Chuck Panel were provided to the Down the Road Show by Tim Glore of A.I. Press. Thank you, Tim.

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Hello World!

I'm Victor Arzola, Down The Road Show's engineer/producer. We do the shows out of my home and studio in lovely Lake Forest, California, where I hangout with my wife Kelley and Tyson and Ruby, the lovable mutts who greet our guests. 

I'll venture out of the control room from time to time to pipe in on our version of organized mayhem, it's a contagious atmosphere as I believe you'll find out.

Hope you make us a habit, we're all really excited to be invited into your brain space...

KC, JC, Mario and Kyle and I have lots of plans to bring you a little escape, lawd knows we can all use it. We do promise to have a great time, so you can too.

I strum guitars in KC's band as well, so hopefully we'll hook up for some talk and tunes as we take the show Down the Road. 

All the best,

V

 

Conspiracy Corner

Hello wonderful Down the Road Show fans! This is Mario from the DTRS, and would like to welcome you to the most down to earth, entertaining, relaxing, and just plain funniest show you'll ever hear with all 6 of your ears!!

One of many entertaining and informative chats that we will have on the show will be "The Conspiracy Corner." This is where we'll take a few minutes to hear and talk, or make fun of, some of the wacky, conspiracy, and true stories that we hear from you, our listeners!

Send us your wackiest, or "true conspiracy" stories, and we'll pick one to talk about on air each week.

Can't wait to hear what is going on behind the scenes!

-Mario

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Stop by often, and check out our upcoming projects and past broadcast archives anytime you'd like.  

Thanks much to you ~ our friends and "loyal's"... we hope to see and hear from you all soon!

Take care out there, and we'll see you...

"Down The Road"!  

~  J.C. and K.C.

Welcome to our new blog! - from J.C.

Greet's everyone... now that the formal intro is out of the way, here's the good stuff!

My name is J.C. Tregarthen, and I wanted to personally thank all of you as well for stopping by and checking out our ongoing rants and thoughts shared here on our new & official "DTR" blog page!

Like my DTR radio / podcast "partner-in-crime" K.C. Murdock mentioned earlier in his note, we welcome you into our entertainment-oriented roundtable of rantings, interviews and light-hearted yet topical discussions that (hopefully) will make you all feel like you are 'in the room' or along for the ride with us during each of our broadcasts... wherever and whenever they take place!

I am very proud to be a part of such a talented and fun-loving motley crew... along with Victor Arzola, Mario Toscano and Kyle Burlington with us in the room, K.C. and I are very fortunate to bring together the "Down The Road" to you all with laughter, informative and positive-minded topical media discussions in mind ~ simply talking about the various things that we like (music, film, TV, food, sports, local happenings, blah, blah, blah...) , things that get us amped up, entertaining projects that are already out there to enjoy in the entertainment cosmos... also those that are coming soon as well.

We in the "DTR" family look forward to the many upcoming plans that we have in store to share with you all soon... including some terrific interviews with some very talented guests (musicians, comedians, artists, etc.), comedy sketches, live and exclusive music performances, various charity events and many other upcoming events that will literally take our show "on the road"... which quite honestly is the whole inspiration of our program and where our name originated since our beginnings in mid-late 2010!

K.C., the guys and I plan to take our broadcasts out and down the road to the masses live ASAP... into your backyards and local happenings, tailgate parties, sporting events, clubs, concerts and social venues, and to get involved in various charity events to help to spread the unique excitement, laughs, memories and social awareness in the most positive and upbeat ways that we can involve ourselves in... whenever and wherever we can.

The DTR show will try best to bring out some of our local talent in various ways, so that we can hopefully help somehow to give some strong and positive exposure and publicity to those who would like to join us during our upcoming broadcasts and appearances.  Musicians, actors, comedians, artists and all-around creative types... we'd like much to hear from and meet you soon!

We want to meet and hear from you all, our loyal listeners and friends... so you can be a part of what we're doing and talking about, as we make it happen.  Sounds like a win-win, right?  Hope so.

How's that for a "mission statement"?  Not about us alone, but to entertain you up-front and personal ~ every chance we get, and the very best we can.  It's what we and our DTR show are all about.  Really.

Thanks much for reading this, and I hope you'll stop by this blog often and give our show broadcasts / podcast archives a listen soon as well, if you haven't yet already.  We think you'll enjoy us.  A lot.


Take care out there everyone... and be good humans.  It's a great thing.

Peace.  ~  J.C.

J.C.

Raised primarily in Southern California, J.C. Tregarthen has had professional media/entertainment-oriented experience that dates back to 1989 – initially beginning while proudly serving overseas in the U.S. Air Force on active duty, he was hand-picked by his peers for a long-term temporary duty (TDY) as a Broadcast Journalist that gave him the unique opportunity to study and excel in radio broadcasting and program production for the Armed Forces Radio Network (AFN).

Once returning to the states and upon his Honorable Discharge from duty in 1991, this experience implanted the positive desire to further explore the radio broadcasting fields, and he then took on several internships to include KRML FM (Carmel, CA), KEZY FM and KLOS FM (Southern CA) as an intern for the "Mark and Brian Radio Program" ~ which ultimately led to producing and broadcasting his own weekend talk-radio, interview and music formatted program on KCLA FM representing the American Radio Network/Kaleidoscope Radio Magazine, in Los Angeles for over two years.

From this stage, J.C. found via networking and personal interests fueled by discussions with his peers that branching into T.V. & film prospects would be a natural choice and preferred direction, career-wise.  An avid creative writer, film and music enthusiast, he chose to diligently follow his personal career and hobby interests and began working at CBS Television Studios in Los Angeles as a production assistant on various media projects, while gathering work experiences and professional connections in other fields of entertainment arenas... to then begin work for both Warner Brothers and Walt Disney Studios/WD Feature Animation in various Personal/Production Assistant positions, and Hollywood Records as a soundtrack Editor's Assistant ~ all located in Burbank, California until mid-2005.

J.C. is very proud and excited to be a part of the "Down The Road" crew as Co-Host / creator and Executive Producer... and hopes to bring his public relations, unique creative writing and journalistic background, professional media experiences and voice-over talents into positive light with partner and Co-Host K.C. Murdock, along with much valued "DTR" staff members Victor Arzola, Mario Toscano and Kyle Burlington.


We'll see you all... "Down The Road"!

K.C.

Hello, my name is K.C., welcome to our blog. I am the co-host, creator, and executive producer of Down the Road Show with my partner with J.C. and our friends Kyle, Mario, and Victor we sit around talking about different areas of life that amuse us. Though we try to talk about the Entertainment Industry (Movies, TV, Comedy, Music, Comic Books, Comic Cons...etc) we tend to get off track sometimes and you never know what we will talk about. Neither do we most of the time. I am an entertainer and am fascinated by all aspects of entertainment. Music is always my first and biggest passion, but like most people in Hollywood I am pursuing many different avenues of self discovery and artistry. This is why I decided to start my own podcast. My counter part, J.C., was trying to start a radio show last summer and, after a meeting that didn't go how he hoped it would. I approached him about possibly starting a podcast with me. J.C. had just helped me finish my movie script and we had become fast friends. My father was in radio, The Golden Voice of Lake Powell, and I have been intrigued by radio disc jockeys ever since I was a kid. Having been told by my family, often, that I have his voice; I decide to give it a try or die trying. So J.C. and I met up and started discussing our options and after that meeting I lit a fire under my own butt and found is a crew to work with. The Down the Road Show with J.C. and K.C. was born. I am committed to bring our listeners new music from indie, up and coming, and established artists. I am also committed to bringing our listeners great interviews with entertainers from every aspect of the industry. I want you to feel like you are sitting at home with us and that you, the listeners, are a part of the Down the Road Show family.

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Welcome to our blog

We would love to sum up what our blog is about, but we don't even know that, yet?

J.C., K.C., Mario, Kyle, and Victor will be sounding off on any topic that comes to mind.  We may talk about our podcast episodes or completely unrelated topics.