We’re Cold Slither… and a Fatal Fluffy, too

I wanted to make this costume as soon as I heard the Cold Slither song “These Fluffies are Fatal.” Unfortunately for the SDCC crowd, I was already too busy putting together the band’s costumes. I promised the Hasbro crew, however, that if we got to play again, I would definitely trot out this silly character from the G.I. Joe cartoon for the show. And I did.

Fatal Fluffy with Sgt. Slaughter
And I eventually got put in a cobra clutch by Sgt. Slaughter

With no budget to speak of beyond my own wallet, I was limited. But, having been in Ghoul and always working without a budget, I was resourceful! Continue reading “We’re Cold Slither… and a Fatal Fluffy, too”

We’re Cold Slither part 2

In my previous posting, I detailed the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity I had to be in the band Cold Slither and become a real-life part of G.I. Joe, my favorite toyline of all time. Well, turns out it was more than a once-in-a-lifetime experience, because we got to take a bite out of the Big Apple last October.

Cold Slither hanging out in Hell's Kitchen

I knew before we played at San Diego Comic Con the previous July that there was a Cold Slither comic coming out in October. New York City Comic Con was in October. If we didn’t fuck up our initial appearance, I figured it was a shoe in that we would play in New York. Well, even before we left the backstage in San Diego, the Hasbro crew were like “so, we heard you’ll be with us in New York.” Can I get a “hell yeah.”

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