Scenes from Spaghetti Western Nite @ Forbidden Island 7/8/10

Written By Will Viharo

Photos above by Gabriel Hurley

The timing turned out to be off, since it happened the same night as the latest downtown Oakland riots (the real Wild, Wild West!), which no doubt scared some off-islanders from venturing out after dark in these parts of the East Bay, but THRILLVILLE'S SPAGHETTI WESTERN NITE, featuring free spaghetti (!), prizes, cocktail specials and live music by "PASTA DEL MAR," normally known as POLLO DEL MAR, performing sizzling "spaghetti-surf" sonic re-stylings of classic Ennio Morricone scores, as trailers from Sergio Leone films and others played on the screen behind them, was still a lot of fun. This was my final "bar theme night" for a while, not counting my new, continuing Forbidden Thrills movie nites (the next one being "MERMAID MANIA" on Monday July 19). Thrillville as most people know it is in a transition period - again - as I downshift from the big, multi-media gigs, especially in movie theaters, to smaller, "Chillville" events, and concentrate my creative energy and efforts much more on my writing. I still have my TRIBUTE TO BOB WILKINS at the Camera 3 in San Jose next week on Wednesday July 14, then  on the following Thursday, July 22, it's our debut at the legendary Roxie in San Francisco (part of the Another Hole in the Head fest) with the West Coast premiere of MIL MASCARAS VS. THE AZTEC MUMMY and live music by Carne Cruda; and then, finally, our very last road show of "the season" (and maybe forever), hosting the Midnight Movie at TIKI OASIS 10 in San Diego on Saturday, August 21. These are all perfect ways to wind up Thrillville: the Post-Speakeasy Road Show before I settle down at my new home base, Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge. Aloha & Salud!

Will Viharo

WILL "THE THRILL" VIHARO is a freelance writer and the author of several "gonzo pulp" novels including "A Mermaid Drowns in the Midnight Lounge," "Freaks That Carry Your Luggage up to the Room," "Chumpy Walnut," "Lavender Blonde," "Down a Dark Alley," and the “Vic Valentine, Private Eye” series, the first of which, "Love Stories Are Too Violent For Me," has been optioned for a film by Christian Slater, reissued in 2013 by Gutter Books, which also published the new Vic Valentine novel "Hard-boiled Heart" in December, 2015.

Two science fiction novels, "It Came from Hangar 18" and "The Space Needler's Intergalactic Bar Guide," were written in collaboration with Scott Fulks, who added real science to Will's pulp.

Will's own imprint, Thrillville Press, has issued a three volume anthology series featuring all of his standalone novels called "The Thrillville Pulp Fiction Collection," along with another omnibus called "The Vic Valentine Classic Case Files," which include four novels from the 1990s, "Fate Is My Pimp," "Romance Takes a Rain Check," "I Lost My Heart in Hollywood," and "Diary of a Dick," plus a recent short story, "Brain Mistrust."

More recently published books include the Vic Valentine "Mental Case Files" trilogy comprised of "Vic Valentine: International Man of Misery," "Vic Valentine: Lounge Lizard For Hire," and "Vic Valentine: Space Cadet"; the original story collection "Vic Valentine, Private Eye: 14 Vignettes"; the erotic horror noir novella "Things I Do When I'm Awake"; and a collection of erotic horror noir stories, "VIHORROR! Cocktales of Sex and Death."

Additionally Will has had stories included in a variety of anthologies including "Fast Women and Neon Lights: Eighties-Inspired Neon Noir"; "Mixed Up!"; "Long Distance Drunks: A Tribute to Charles Bukowski"; "Deadlines: A Tribute to William Wallace"; "Dark Yonder: Tales and Tabs"; "Knucklehead Noir" and "Weird Winter Wonderland" (both Coffin Hop Press); and "Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror."

Viharo's unique brand of "gonzo pulp fiction" combines elements of eroticism, noir, fantasy, and horror. For many years he has also been a professional film programmer/impresario and live music booker. He now lives in Seattle, WA with his wife and cats

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