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Bruce Campbell visits the Loft Cinema in Tucson, AZ as part of his booksigning tour for his book, Make Love: the Bruce Campbell way.

Photographs and Caption by Joel Yohn

Story by Stephanie Joyce


No one can really tell what Bruce Campbell, cult-classic actor and writer, was thinking as he poses in this picture. Perhaps he's striking a pose like Elvis since his book signing was accompanied by a film where his character believes that he's Elvis while waiting to die in a retirement home in "Bubba Ho-Tep." Or maybe, as my friend Yohn pointed out, Bruce simply might be contiplating the insights of his underwriter.

Bruce graciously did a Q & A session with the eager Tucson audience right after he signed his 505th book for the night. I was number 495, but I got lucky since I only had to wait 45 minutes before getting my book signed at the sold-out event.

Trick: Wait four and a half hours before you go to a book signing...that way you avoid the longest lines...at least that's what worked for me.
I didn't have a ticket to see the movie which is key to getting my book signed and attend the Q & A. So I had to push some people aside to buy a ticket from a lady who bought too many. I paid her two dollars extra on top of the normal $8 admission. I would have gladly paid more or punched one of the many drunken (The Loft sells beer) abnocious men who were waiting in line to see Bruce.

Here you can see Bruce, protected by an older woman bodyguard who is cracking her knuckles. "Step on the other side of the table and this lady will give it to ya' buddy," said Bruce. (Not really)

This picture was taken while "Bubba Ho-Tep" was playing and Bruce signed hundreds of more books and paraphanalia for the Tucsonans who couldn't afford a movie ticket or weren't stealthy enough to get one from a drunken geek....


No way they were getting mine! Even if I did have several beers and a self-proclaimed Bruce Campbell geek, or "Breek"...I just made that up.

"Hey, you're not Michael," Bruce says to me as he's siging his 495th book. I just shrugged and replied "Yeah, well, my bro is a huge fan, not that I'm not, but...I could only afford one book." -Real smooth.

So after I got my booked signed I sat down in the audience and a couple of drunken Breeks getting their books signed later, the Q & A started.


Top 5 Questions of the Night
Question 1

Q: Have you already filmed you're cameo for "Spiderman 3"?

A: What makes you think I'm even going to be in the third one?
(Oh Bruce. He's a sarcastic one...He's only been in the first two and is best buds with Sam Raimi, the director.)

Question 2

Q: How did you like working with John Carpenter in "Escape from L.A." and has he thought about working with you again?

A: It's not like John Carpenter wakes up in the morning and says, "What can I do today with Bruce Campbell?" -And it's not like I wake up every morning and go, "I wonder what John's doing today?" -I'm a B-actor.
("But we love you!" -Many audience members shout out.)

Question 3

Q: Will you be in our movie!? (One audience member shouts out as I, a movie producer, sit up in my seat.)

A: What's your budget?

(The girl in the audience makes a zero sign with her fingers.)

Bruce: Screw that! I'm not going to sit around the movie set while you kids run around trying to learn how to make a movie.
(The audience breaks out in laughter and applause.)

Bruce: Now, if it was at least one million...You can fork it over baby.
(I write a note down to myself...Must Make One Million Dollars...)

The audience is mezmorized by Bruce...Were you there?

Question 4

Q: When is "Evil Dead 3" coming out?

A: It's in pre-production right now and I'm not even going to be in it.

(The audience boo's)

Bruce: Yeah. And it's going to star Ashton Kutcher...
(The audience boo's louder)
...No one wants to see me, an old guy, run around in a scary movie. If anything they'll cast me as the old guy in the local store in the woods and my one line would be, "You kids better be careful...I heard that cabin is haunted."

Question 5 (My Question)

Q: Are your shows ever going to come out onto DVD? ("Brisco County Jr." and "Jack of All Trades")

A: Oh yeah...Those shows were so successful, they both lasted a season. The reason why "Bubba Ho-Tep" came out onto DVD was because it was successful in the theatres. So remember, if you want to see any of my stuff in the future you have to support it in the theatres. The distribution companies look at those ticket sales and see if it's worth it.

(It would be to me, Bruce. It would be to me...And everyone else that was in the audience that night.)


Bruce calls it a night after six hours of book-signing and questions. He looks a little annoyed, but gorgeous. Yohn got a really awesome picture of Bruce in front of the Loft sign. "Later baby."

Update: What a Bruce Campbell fan I am! Both of his shows ARE on DVD. -He should've gave me a straight answer...But it adds to the charm that is Bruce.

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