SNUFF Video: Chuck Palahniuk Live In Ann Arbor, MI!

Posted May 28th, 2008 by Dennis

This is probably the best produced video recording of a Chuck Palahniuk live event I have ever seen online.  It's Chuck at the Borders Bookstore in Ann Arbor, MI on May 20th, in which he kicked off his tour for Snuff.  Borders Live at 01 produced the event, and unfortunately I can't embed the video here, but you can check out all 20 mins of it on their site:

http://www.bordersmedia.com/shows/live01/palahniuk.asp

The first third is basically the highlights of an interview that was conducted with Chuck before the live audience.  Then we get a fun phase of the night where Chuck tosses blow-up dolls into the crowd and has a contest to see who can inflate their's the fastest (all while getting the audience to chant, "Blow, blow, blow!!")  But the last part of the video is the best.  It's a hysterical seminar Chuck 'hosts' with the camera on what his favorite bookstore picks are, and the best way to shoplift them past the large, imposing security guard!

I had a stupid grin on my face during this entire video. 

Go watch it and then comment on it here!

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willtupper
May 28th, 2008

Great video, but the guy in the front row with the gigantic head and glasses kind of ruins the whole experience for me :(.

 


alx
May 28th, 2008

Indeed, top class filmsmanship. Dennis, any kind of word on what the later release date means for those of us in the UK? Will we catch a Chuck reading or is the man too busy? Not complaining, mind, but I'm eager to know, as are most of the cats over here.


rainbowsheeps
May 29th, 2008

I like when he's sitting on the floor talking about the book and you can still see the other book stuffed in his sock.

And the random guy at the table whistling for "talking dirty".


bearchaser
May 29th, 2008

that was great but . . . . . Josh Brolin wasnt in 30 Days of Night.


alx
May 29th, 2008

Josh Hartnett, I think he meant. I'm also unsure if that's his actual second name. The guy from The Virgin Suicides, Lucky Number Slevin, and the first vignette in Sin City, and The Black Dahlia, though that wasn't brilliant, but I found it enjoyable enough to sit through as entertainment, it isn't an adaption I see myself coming back to reflect on in two years time.


zoth
May 29th, 2008

also the interview dude sais this book is from the point of view of guys 42 (uh, no, 72) 137 and 600.  but that was great, i was hoping to see some q and a and maybe some interaction with his fans while signing book, so to short but still great. and chuck also said the best vampire movie in 10 years, what movie do you think he was referencing?  personally, i have not seen a great vampire movie since 1994, interview with a vampire.


alx
May 29th, 2008

Interview with a Vampire is gay goth wank. 30 Days of Night, he was referencing. You know, the DVD in his hand.


willtupper
May 29th, 2008

In Chuck's defense on the Brolin / Hartnett snafu, I'm near-certain they filmed that bit at, like, 3:00 AM. Because I left the signing at about 2, and there were still a number of people in line behind me.

So let's cut the poor guy some slack, yeah? :)


zoth
May 30th, 2008

uh... alx,   i know he had 30 days in his hand, if you actually heard the audio he said, that was the best vampire movie in 10 years,  the movie made 10 years ago was the movie i was curious about him referencing. 


rainbowsheeps
May 30th, 2008

zoth... dude, he was just saying it's the best vampire movie in a while. you're looking too far into it.