im here

[acealive1]

im in pittsburgh til november 1st........what to do, what to do...........:hyper:

[DubiousComforts]

You FOOL! ;)

http://autopsyofthedead.com/images/LDFbanner.jpg (http://www.thelivingdeadfest.com/)

[capncnut]

Other than the Pittsburgh connection, I fail to see how the fuck this fits in with Dead Discussion. Anyone got any suggestions?

[bassman]

Are you looking for filming locations....or just letting us know you're in town?:rockbrow:

[MoonSylver]

Other than the Pittsburgh connection, I fail to see how the fuck this fits in with Dead Discussion. Anyone got any suggestions?


Do you NEED more of a connection than that?:D

(Seriously, I assumed he was dropping the hint that he was ether soliciting dead related ideas or already had some of his own...):confused:

[acealive1]

it was a rhetorical question........since i already know where everything is. just wanted to let people know i was in the area where they filmed a certain dead film and will be visiting filming places. sorry to bother since its not on the topic of zombies at all:rolleyes:

[bassman]

Pictures, my friend. Pictures!;)

[capncnut]

Well, if a zombie shambles it's way into this thread, I'll be sure to redirect. ;)

[mista_mo]

I'm here as well.

[capncnut]

I'm here as well.
Hey, how is it over there? :lol:

[mista_mo]

Here is pretty good, much better than over there though (but maybe I am biased, as I have lived here for years, and have an arch nemesis over there).

How is it over yonder?

[capncnut]

How is it over yonder?
Over yonder is nice and wet, but that's neither here nor there. :D

[mista_mo]

Nice and wet over Yonder? News to me. It is cool and windy over here, sick of this shit man. It's always "Warm weather over there, but oh snap, a cold front is coming here"! I tell yea, I wish I lived that way. It has nice median temperatures year round, and a much better standard of living then over here.

[acealive1]

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[capncnut]

Nice pics, man. Crazy how somethings look almost exactly the same thirty years on.

And since a zombie shambled in, I've redirected this thread. :D

[acealive1]

Nice pics, man. Crazy how somethings look almost exactly the same thirty years on.

And since a zombie shambled in, I've redirected this thread. :D



thanks,bro. it was just time for me to make the pilgrimage to THE mall. it didnt hurt that the chick working the time and space store was VERY hot. and she knew her zombie stuff. the whole thing with security taking cameras is a rule......nothing more. they dont enforce it unless ur walking around making a scene. i was able to ride the elevator and film it without incident. the guy working at fye even helped me find certain places where they filmed so i'd think they enjoy the business

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and the final pic......



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up the hill!!!!:eek:

[ProfessorChaos]

did you slide down the escalator? cuz when i do finally make it up that way, you can bet your ass i'm doing it...although it may be best to hold off till you're about to leave in case they throw you out for it...:lol:

[acealive1]

did you slide down the escalator? cuz when i do finally make it up that way, you can bet your ass i'm doing it...although it may be best to hold off till you're about to leave in case they throw you out for it...:lol:


nope. way too many people for that, coast was clear but as soon as i got by the escalators,some bimbos just had to get by it. also it was on...........so no dice. same with the elevator........... no one wanted to use it til i got by it.


i will say this tho, some stuff was made to look in different spots or bigger than it was. i.e. the elevator was made to look in a different spot than where it really is.



penny's and the ice rink should be in the same shot.......they're not and they're right by each other on different floors.

same with the generator, it looked about 50 feet off the ground....nowhere near it in real life

[bassman]

penny's and the ice rink should be in the same shot.......they're not and they're right by each other on different floors.


I thought the ice rink had been converted to a food court?

Awesome pictures though, man. Any other stops/pics that we can expect?

[Philly_SWAT]

Yo ace, if you are still there, are you are a stickler for perfection, you may want to go back and take a different pic of the light pole in the parking lot. You are showing a pic of #50, the pole shown in Dawn for #30.

Also, not sure if you are in Pittsburgh or just in Monroeville, but if you are not in Pittsburgh itself, you may want to go over there, I think it is a great city. Have dinner and watch the sun set from one of the restaurants on Mt Washington, over looking the golden triangle. That is some cool shit!

[MoonSylver]

Those are some NICE pic's!!! I got a big ol' boner just looking at them...:eek::lol::D;):p

[acealive1]

I thought the ice rink had been converted to a food court?

Awesome pictures though, man. Any other stops/pics that we can expect?

yea its gone now. i was talkin about the movie. couldnt go see it cuz my friends wife is crank as shit ALL the time.

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Yo ace, if you are still there, are you are a stickler for perfection, you may want to go back and take a different pic of the light pole in the parking lot. You are showing a pic of #50, the pole shown in Dawn for #30.

Also, not sure if you are in Pittsburgh or just in Monroeville, but if you are not in Pittsburgh itself, you may want to go over there, I think it is a great city. Have dinner and watch the sun set from one of the restaurants on Mt Washington, over looking the golden triangle. That is some cool shit!

yea thats all i needed, a pic of any parking number. i knew it was 30,but we were parked forever away from it :(


im staying in natrona heights so it'll be easy to go back and see the rest before i leave.

[jded]

Wow, those are some great pics!
What day did you go? It looks dead in there. When I went it was crowded.
Where in the heck were those hand prints and autograph from Ken Foree? I never saw those. And the zombie store was not there when I went either.

I am going to add my pictures to the thread after I switch them to digital.

[acealive1]

Wow, those are some great pics!
What day did you go? It looks dead in there. When I went it was crowded.
Where in the heck were those hand prints and autograph from Ken Foree? I never saw those. And the zombie store was not there when I went either.

I am going to add my pictures to the thread after I switch them to digital.

i went last night right before closing time. the ken foree photo was in the time and space store on the "maul of fame"

[DubiousComforts]

So are you coming to The Living Dead Festival or what? If you're looking for cool location photos, you'll be able to take more there than any sane forum will allow you to post. ;)

[acealive1]

So are you coming to The Living Dead Festival or what? If you're looking for cool location photos, you'll be able to take more there than any sane forum will allow you to post. ;)

what day is it?

[DubiousComforts]

what day is it?
The LIVING DEAD FESTIVAL (http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/showthread.php?t=14204)

[acealive1]

The LIVING DEAD FESTIVAL (http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/showthread.php?t=14204)


i'll see what i can do. thanks for the link,bro

[jded]

Happy Halloween!!!

I finally got these done. *Ahhhhh... Relief and joy, all rolled into one*
I had no place or motivation to post them until now. They are dated and six years old. Not as crisp or clear like acealive1's photos, but then again I used a crappy disposable. If I decide to visit again I'll plan better the second time around. :skull: :skull: :skull:


http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/picture.php?albumid=50&pictureid=369 2001 convention poster

http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/picture.php?albumid=50&pictureid=353

http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/picture.php?albumid=50&pictureid=354 close to Christmas

http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/picture.php?albumid=50&pictureid=365 me and my granny

http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/picture.php?albumid=50&pictureid=361

http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/picture.php?albumid=50&pictureid=358 "You found it Flyboy."

http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/picture.php?albumid=50&pictureid=351 "Heyyyy Peter."

http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/picture.php?albumid=50&pictureid=360

http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/picture.php?albumid=50&pictureid=349 hallway leading to hideout

http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/picture.php?albumid=50&pictureid=355 looking for the boiler room

http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/picture.php?albumid=50&pictureid=352 I swear I did not plan where I parked, just happened.

http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/picture.php?albumid=50&pictureid=367


Very long post, I know, but decided to lay it on thick all at once.

[ProfessorChaos]

pics not showing up, dude.:(

[ProfessorChaos]

hey, ya fixed 'em! right on.

[jded]

Yes and it was so simple even a caveman could do it. "Let me be myself, for awhile. If you don't mind..."
They are no way near the quality that others have taken, but I'll definitely do better next time.

[acealive1]

update time......


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[Philly_SWAT]

LOL, I see you went back and got #30.....:)

[acealive1]

LOL, I see you went back and got #30.....:)



hey u were egging me on LOL. i also got the bank and the food court/ice rink. they SERIOUSLY lowered the ceiling in that rink, its so low and its not even nearly as wide. u cant tell it was even there. i found the bank on a whim. right up the escalator from the food court

[thxleo]

i also got the bank and the food court/ice rink. they SERIOUSLY lowered the ceiling in that rink, its so low and its not even nearly as wide. u cant tell it was even there. i found the bank on a whim. right up the escalator from the food court

The ceiling was not lowered at the mall. It's also just as wide as it was in the 70's. They have restaurants & retail shops taking up more space now, plus the tables and chairs for the food court itself. They have, of course, done some remodeling to the food court area.
The bank you photographed was a brand new National City bank built just a few years ago. It recently became a First Niagra bank. The actual bank location in the mall is currently empty. If you look at the mall map, the bank was in unit 225

http://www.monroevillemall.com/shop/monroeville.nsf/directory

[acealive1]

strictly for fun and leisure, no need to piss on my pilgrimage to the mall.

[capncnut]

I don't think Lee is pissing on your parade, merely pointing out a few errors as he's a bit of a fan and has some knowledge of the mall. For example, it's possible someone might browse this thread and visit the First Niagara bank thinking it's the bank.

No pissing Frehley, just a little correcting. And love the new pics btw. :)

[axlish]

So you went to Pitt during the Living Dead festival and only visited the Mall? I'm sorry Ace, but I'm pissing all over your pilgrimage. :)

[thxleo]

strictly for fun and leisure, no need to piss on my pilgrimage to the mall.

I didn't mean for it to sound like I was doing that at all, sorry if it came across that way. I think Cap expressed it very well.

[DubiousComforts]

So you went to Pitt during the Living Dead festival and only visited the Mall? I'm sorry Ace, but I'm pissing all over your pilgrimage. :)
And I'm not just pissing on Ace's pilgrimage, either, I'm shitting and draining my boils all over it. :D

WTF, man?!

You know something... during the event, Ella Mae Smith said it would be OK if I were to bring a few people out to her house so we could show them where the NIGHT bridge and farmhouse were located. And in a festival of alleged Living Dead fans, I couldn't find a single solitary person that I knew to bring along. Not one.

Very bad show, chaps.

[bassman]

Thanks for the pics, ace. No complaints or corrections from me. I'm glad to see what the mall looks like.:)

The mall would definitely be the number one destination for me...

[ProfessorChaos]

you didn't spot yojimbo there? surely some members from here made it, right?

i really would have gone, but getting moved and back to school ended up consuming a huge portion of my disposable income.

there's always next year, right?:rockbrow:

[LadyOfDarkness]

Like alot of you, my favorite movie of all time is "Dawn of the Dead", 1978 and it was thrilling for me to see actual photographs of Mall where they filmed it! :D

I wish I could visit that location and other "Dead" locations as well as Festivals, etc but finances are short right now so I really enjoyed that slide show. :)

Thanks Ace for sharing those with us!

LoD

PS - What would really top it off would be if they had some of the actual actors from the film there signing autographs! :p

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:eek:

Check out Updated photo #6 (second to last photo):

Does anyone else think that bald-headed guy looks like the "Harry-Kirshner Zombie" from "Dawn" walking down that hallway? Hey is that a water bottle he's carrying - or a tamborine!? :stunned: :shifty: :lol: hehehehe

LoD

[bassman]

What would really top it off would be if that had some of the actual actors from the film there signing autographs!

You see that picture of Foree's hands? Dated October 11th of 2009. Less than a month ago.:cool:

[LadyOfDarkness]

Cool Bassman, who did he play in the movie? I don't remember who the actors were. I don't remember ever seeing them again in other movies after that one. But I'll never forget them for their performances in the "Dawn" movie though. :)

Also jded - Thanks for your photos too. I thought they came out good. And you had some shots that Ace didn't have too. :)

LoD

[MikePizzoff]

http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/picture.php?albumid=50&pictureid=367


Please tell me SOMEONE here knows where I can get a copy of this poster!!!

There's a toy store, 1 block from my house, that sells nothing but toys from the 70's and 80's that once had a t-shirt with that picture on it. Sadly, I told myself "I'll buy that next time" and they haven't had it since.

[acealive1]

So you went to Pitt during the Living Dead festival and only visited the Mall? I'm sorry Ace, but I'm pissing all over your pilgrimage. :)



i wasnt there for the mall, i had family to see. so monroeville wasnt my priority.

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I didn't mean for it to sound like I was doing that at all, sorry if it came across that way. I think Cap expressed it very well.


i was kidding,bro. :D

[jded]

Check out Updated photo #6 (second to last photo):

Does anyone else think that bald-headed guy looks like the "Harry-Kirshner Zombie" from "Dawn" walking down that hallway? Hey is that a water bottle he's carrying - or a tamborine!? :stunned: :shifty: :lol: hehehehe

LoD

Whoa! Talk about great minds thinking alike. I was thinking the same thing. Bald head and all
He can audition for the next remake :lol: :skull: :lol:

And thank you regarding the photos.
Lady, when you get the chance you should go. REMEMBER: Plan ahead, thoroughly.

[thxleo]

No complaints or corrections from me. I'm glad to see what the mall looks like.:)

The mall would definitely be the number one destination for me...

So, this is the first time you've seen pictures of the mall in recent times? You are aware of Axlish's site on the mall aren't you?
www.mallofthedead.net

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Please tell me SOMEONE here knows where I can get a copy of this poster!!!

There's a toy store, 1 block from my house, that sells nothing but toys from the 70's and 80's that once had a t-shirt with that picture on it. Sadly, I told myself "I'll buy that next time" and they haven't had it since.

I bought that print at the 2001 Pittsburgh Comic Con.The artist's name is Brian Rood. Here's a link to his site regarding that particular art.
http://www.brianrood.com/dotd.htm

[bassman]

So, this is the first time you've seen pictures of the mall in recent times? You are aware of Axlish's site on the mall aren't you?
www.mallofthedead.net[COLOR="Silver"]


Yeah, yeah. Been there, done that. Just saying that newer pictures are always welcome in my book.

[axlish]

Please tell me SOMEONE here knows where I can get a copy of this poster!!!

I'll post on here or PM you the next time I see one go up on eBay.

[AcesandEights]

I bought that print at the 2001 Pittsburgh Comic Con.The artist's name is Brian Rood. Here's a link to his site regarding that particular art.
http://www.brianrood.com/dotd.htm

Nooooooooooooo! 'Sold'?! As in no more? I have to look through the site when I get a better chance, as I can't make out all the details on the page from my very limited rig at work. Still, that is a damned beautiful print!

Thanks for the link, Thxleo!

[thxleo]

Nooooooooooooo! 'Sold'?! As in no more? I have to look through the site when I get a better chance, as I can't make out all the details on the page from my very limited rig at work. Still, that is a damned beautiful print!

Thanks for the link, Thxleo!

You are very welcome Aces. If you were to contact him directly, perhaps Rood can be persuaded to produce more of them? Otherwise, like Axlish mentioned, you gotta keep your eyes on eBay.

[jded]

Thanks for the link, Thxleo!

I was about to give you and Mike Pizzoff the same information but thxleo beat me to it. Thanks leo :skull:

In the bottom right corner of the print there is a tag for Brian Rood's website. In the left bottom corner of the print there is a seal for the CBLDF and issued by, I believe the Pittsburgh Comicon.
I was given mine by the mall Manager way back in November of 2003. She felt sorry for me that I traveled all the way from Boise, ID and then drove from Niles, OH. She however was not willing to have a security guard take me on a personal tour of the key spots of the film. They had tours on Fridays she said, and I missed it by one day. I bet sometime after my visit they realized the attraction and significance of the mall related to Dawn would make a good sell, so they hit up the marketing department and got the ball rolling some more in that direction. The zombie store was not there when I went, and neither where Ken Foree's handprints and autograph. Aahhhh man... I got shafted.

My poster is in a frame on the wall and I plan to some day have it signed by our fearsome four and one great director. And maybe a certain special effects artist. :evil: :D :evil:

[MoonSylver]

This thread is making me think: somebody should compose a travel guide w/ all of the salient points to see on a pilgrimage to any of the Dead film sites.

[bassman]

This thread is making me think: somebody should compose a travel guide w/ all of the salient points to see on a pilgrimage to any of the Dead film sites.

Unless i'm just losing my mind....someone around here has done this with Google Earth. I can't seem to find it now, but i'm almost certain that someone had all the locations linked up on a thread somewhere around here.:shifty:

[ProfessorChaos]

^

sticky thread atop of "dead discussion" forum

http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/showthread.php?t=10582

[bassman]

^

sticky thread atop of "dead discussion" forum

http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/showthread.php?t=10582

WTF?!?:eek:

I looked there first and didn't see it! Maybe I should wait and finish my coffee before trying to post here.:lol:

Anyway....thanks for the help.

[MikePizzoff]

The zombie store was not there when I went, and neither where Ken Foree's handprints and autograph. Aahhhh man... I got shafted.

Zombie store?! Is it any good? I never knew there was one there. I've always sorta wanted to go to Monroeville Mall, but being someone who completely despises malls I always felt it'd be a long-ass road trip for me to just walk through the mall for about 5 minutes thinking "cool" then driving all the way back home.

[acealive1]

Zombie store?! Is it any good? I never knew there was one there. I've always sorta wanted to go to Monroeville Mall, but being someone who completely despises malls I always felt it'd be a long-ass road trip for me to just walk through the mall for about 5 minutes thinking "cool" then driving all the way back home.



its perfect. u should go check it out. its near one end of the mall. i cant remember which but near the escalators on the bottom floor. its great.

[acealive1]

halloween night in pittsburgh



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