The Treasures of Long Gone John

WIDE DISTRIBUTION ANNOUNCEMENT

2009-06-21T13:59:00.000-07:00

WIDE DISTRIBUTION ANNOUNCED!

COMING LATE SUMMER 2009, "THE TREASURES OF LONG GONE JOHN" WILL FINALLY BE RELEASED FOR WIDE DISTRIBUTION.

A BRAND NEW "SPECIAL EDITION" WILL BE DISTRIBUTED
BY SMORE ENTERTAINMENT!
INCLUDING NEW PACKAGING, EXPANDED EXTRAS AND COLLECTABLE POSTCARDS.

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIND IT IN RETAIL STORES AND MAJOR RENTAL OUTLETS.

"TREASURES" IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON iTUNES RIGHT NOW!

ALL "COLLECTOR'S" EDITIONS AND "SECOND" EDITIONS ARE SOLD OUT.

THE NEW RELEASE WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE VIA THIS WEBSITE.

CHECK BACK FOR REGULAR UPDATES!

WIDE DISTRIBUTION TO BE ANNOUNCED

2008-10-09T22:02:00.000-07:00

"TREASURES" WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE IN WIDE DISTRIBUTION
STARTING NEXT YEAR!

UNTIL THEN, THE LIMITED "SECOND EDITION" IS STILL AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE.

GET 'EM WHILE THEY LAST!

SORRY, BUT AS OF JUNE '09 "SOLD OUT"

"COLLECTOR'S EDITION" NO LONGER AVAILABLE ANYWHERE!

MORE TO COME!

NEW "SECOND EDITION" AVAILABLE

2008-03-23T15:45:00.001-07:00

"SECOND EDITION" NOW AVAILABLE!!

THE NEW LIMITED EDITION CONTAINS THE SAME MATERIAL AS THE SOLD-OUT "COLLECTOR'S EDITION"
IT COMES IN A STANDARD PLASTIC DVD CASE.

FIRST 5O ORDERS RECEIVE FREE HAND STAMPED REPRODUCTION OF
"A PIRATE'S TREASURE DREAM" BY TODD SCHORR.

ONLY $19.99 PLUS SHIPPING

SORRY WE'RE SOLD OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

LOOK FOR NEW POSTS WITH NEWS ABOUT UPCOMING
WIDE RELEASE!

LIMITED COLLECTOR'S EDITION SOLD OUT!!!!

2008-02-11T21:45:00.000-08:00

THE SIGNED 500 LIMITED EDITION
HAS SOLD OUT!

CHECK BACK FOR NEWS ABOUT
FUTURE RELEASES.

"TREASURES" DVD COLLECTOR'S EDITION RELEASE

2007-07-22T20:15:00.000-07:00

THE WAIT IS OVER!

WE'VE HEARD FROM SO MANY PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE ABOUT WHEN THE FILM WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR RELEASE.

WELL, THAT DAY HAS ARRIVED!

JULY 25TH @ Comic-Con Convention 2007 A DKE TOYS EXCLUSIVE -- BOOTH #4832 till JULY 29TH

A LIMITED "COLLECTOR'S EDITION" OF 500 HAND-NUMBERED/ SIGNED BY TODD SCHORR, LONG GONE JOHN AND DIRECTOR GREGG GIBBS.

Full Cardboard Gate-fold packaging with pull-out print of "A PIRATE'S TREASURE DREAM" by Todd Schorr.

THIS IS THE FIRST AVAILABLE DVD RELEASE OF THE FILM!

EXTRAS INCLUDE "THE GONE WORLD" A complete tour of John's former residence in Long Beach, recently dismantled. ALSO "Making 'A Pirate's Treasure Dream' with commentary by Schorr and Special Concert Footage of Miss Derringer and The Ettes.

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE CONVENTION, WE WILL MAKE A LIMITED NUMBER OF COPIES AVAILABLE STARTING JULY 3OTH ON THIS WEBSITE. MORE NEWS TO COME!

SO LONG JOHN @ SPACELAND

2007-04-05T11:56:00.000-07:00

CHECK OUT SOME SHOTS FROM THE "SO LONG JOHN" SHOW AT SPACELAND ON APRIL 29TH.
IT WAS A KILLER SHOW WITH GREAT PERFORMANCES BY CANDYPANTS, BUCK, MISS DERRINGER AND THE ETTES.
A FUN TIME HAD BY ALL!!

SPECIAL FAREWELL SHOW!!!!

2007-03-22T21:42:00.000-07:00

"FAREWELL TO LONG GONE JOHN"

Special Goodbye Concert to Celebrate LGJ's move to Olympia, Washington

@ SPACELAND -- NEXT FRIDAY MARCH 30TH

1717 Silver Lake Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA

FEATURING:

THE ETTES
MISS DERRINGER
CANDYPANTS

AND SPECIAL SECRET GUESTS

More Info to Come!

"TREASURES" PREMIERES IN PORTLAND

2007-03-11T14:18:00.000-07:00

NEW DATES SET FOR PORTLAND

ONE WEEK RUN -- STARTING APRIL 6TH

CLINTON STREET THEATER
2522 SE Clinton Street
Portland, Oregon 97202

April 6th to April 12th

One Screening a night -- 9:20 PM

Box Office -- 503-238-8899

Tickets $6

NEW SHORT FILM

2007-01-31T07:20:00.000-08:00

A "MUSEUM VERSION" OF A NEW SHORT FILM TITLED "THE GONE WORLD" BY GREGG GIBBS WILL SCREEN CONTINUOUSLY DURING THE EXHIBITION OPENING THIS SATURDAY AT GRAND CENTRAL ART CENTER IN SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA.

"THE GONE WORLD" IS A 20 MINUTE TOUR OF LONG GONE JOHN'S HOUSE AS IT USED TO EXIST. PHOTOGRAPHED BEAUTIFULLY BY CHRIS KNOBLOCK AND EDITED BY JON GREASLEY, IT IS A UNIQUE TRIP INTO THE DENSE LANDSCAPE OF "THE SYMPATHETIC NERVE CENTER." ALMOST THE DIRECT OPPOSITE OF "TREASURES" IN STYLE AND CONTENT, IT ALSO INCLUDES MUSIC FROM THE LABEL. A LATER VERSION WILL INCLUDE A NARRATIVE COMMENTARY BY JOHN.

MAJOR EXHIBITION COMING SOON!

2007-01-12T09:05:00.000-08:00

MAJOR EXHIBITION THIS SATURDAY!
SCHEDULED TO OPEN FEBRUARY 3RD, 2007

"PICTURES OF THE GONE WORLD"
@ Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana, CA

SELECTIONS FROM THE COLLECTION
OF LONG GONE JOHN

An amazing display of the best pieces from John's treasure trove,
including the first public presentation of "A Pirate's Treasure Dream."
The masterpiece painted by Todd Schorr depicting John as a pirate.

Also included will be excerpts from a new short film by Gregg Gibbs
called "The Gone World" featuring a complete tour of John's house with music from the Sympathy for the Record Industry catalogue.

OPENING NIGHT FESTIVITIES -- FEBRUARY 3RD
7:00 PM TO 10 PM

INCLUDING TWO SPECIAL SCREENINGS OF
"The Treasures of Long Gone John."
@ 6:00 PM AND 8:30 IN THE THEATRE

CSUF Grand Central Art Center
125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92701

Exhibition from Feb 3 to March 18 2007

http://www.grandcentralartcenter.com

IMPORTANT NEWS ABOUT LGJ

2006-12-29T13:28:00.000-08:00

LONG GONE JOHN IS MOVING!

Its official -- John is in escrow on his new digs in Olympia, Washington. He starts packing the first of the year and should have his enormous amount of stuff unloaded early in March. Mover estimates of the size of the collection had it at close to 75,000 cubic pounds.

Director Gibbs plans to document this momentous occasion with a new film project.

STAY TUNED MORE EXCITING NEWS TO COME!

NEW DATES SET FOR SCREENINGS IN 2007

2006-11-29T15:49:00.000-08:00

"TREASURES" IN THE NORTHWEST!

MARKING THE START OF THE NEW YEAR, THE FILM IS SCHEDULED TO PLAY AT

THE NORTHWEST FILM FORUM

IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

JANUARY 5TH, 6TH AND 7TH

TWO SCREENINGS EACH NIGHT AT 7PM AND 9PM

BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!! TICKETS $8.50

Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Ave
Seattle, Washington
(206)329-2629

LONG GONE JOHN BIRTHDAY PARTY SCREENING IN UK!

2006-11-08T03:48:00.000-08:00

CELEBRATION OF LONG GONE JOHN'S BIRTHDAY HELD IN LONDON!

A birthday party and screening of "Treasures" was held at the Horse Hospital In London, England. A wonderful time was had by all. There were balloons and cake and wonderful presents for the audience provided by JUXTAPOZ MAGAZINE and SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY.

A memorable appearance by SAVAGE PENCIL followed the screening. More reports to come.

JUXTAPOZ IN THE UK

2006-10-31T15:04:00.000-08:00

JUXTAPOZ SPONSORS UK INVASION!!

The most popular art magazine in America will conquer the U.K.
with the sponsorship of ALL screenings of "Treasures" in Leeds and London.

EUROPEAN PREMIERE!
LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2006

NOVEMBER 8TH 8:15PM
THE CARRIAGEWORKS: FILM FORUM 2

NOVEMBER 9TH 5PM
THE CARRIGEWORKS: FILM FORUM 1

LONDON PREMIERE!
NOVEMBER 13TH 8PM
THE HORSE HOSPITAL
BLOOMSBURY, LONDON

CHECK OUT JUXTAPOZ AT HERE

FIND THE HIDDEN TREASURES!

2006-10-30T14:14:00.000-08:00

FIND THE HIDDEN TREASURES!

See if you can find the hidden treasure on the home page to discover some of the wondeful animation in the film.
Music by April March, not included in the film, but we love it anyway and it is found in the Sympathy Catalogue.

ENJOY MATEY'S

BIRTHDAY PARTY IN LONDON

2006-10-15T14:33:00.000-07:00

COME CELEBRATE LONG GONE JOHN'S BIRTHDAY
IN LONDON, ENGLAND!!!!!

NOVEMBER 13TH (The day of LGJ's birth)

SPECIAL SCREENING AT THE HORSE HOSPITAL
Doors 7:30pm Film 8:00pm

Special Q and A Session with Director Gregg Gibbs and Savage Pencil!
D.J. Set of Sympathy Classics!!
Birthday Cake and Birthday Presents!!!

John characteristically will not be attending
he says he's going into drydock to have his barnacles scraped
he's also preparing to move the Sympathetic Nerve Center to Olympia, Washington
(watch out K Records and Kill Rock Stars there's gonna be a new kid in town)

UK DATES SET FOR "TREASURES"

2006-10-03T14:48:00.000-07:00

LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2006

THE FILM WILL HAVE TWO SCREENINGS

NOVEMBER 8TH AND 9TH

MORE DETAILS TO COME!!!!

SAD NEWS.

2006-09-24T21:27:00.000-07:00

The production team at "Treasures" has just learned some unfortunate news that we deeply regret reporting to our extended family. Last week, our favorite feline and a true star of the film -- Go the Cat, left the physical world. Those that have viewed the film never forget the lasting impression Go leaves. In every city, at almost every screening... Go elicits howls and hoots that represent the peak of reactions. Go will truely be missed by us all and will live on forever in his silver screen debut.

GO THE CAT

REST IN PEACE.

IDAHO DATES SET

2006-09-04T14:40:00.000-07:00

IDAHO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
PRESENTS "TREASURES"

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30TH AT THE EGYPTIAN THEATER
2:15pm

SUNDAY OCTOBER 5TH AT BOISE EDWARDS DOWNTOWN STADIUM 9
4:30pm

Director Gregg Gibbs will be in attendance!

FREE SCREENING AT OTIS

2006-09-04T14:32:00.000-07:00

COME ONE, COME ALL!!!

HEAR YE, HEAR YE!
FREE SCREENING AT OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN

9045 Lincoln Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90045

THURSDAY OCTOBER 5TH
Ahmanson Building 7:30pm FREE

Following the screening is a Q and A with Director Gregg Gibbs and Ben Maltz Gallery Director Meg Linton.

FYI - Both Meg and the college appear in the film.

INCREDIBLE REVIEW IN "PULSE" NEWSPAPER

2006-08-24T16:55:00.000-07:00

"REPORT FROM MINNEAPOLIS"

READ THE ENTIRE "PULSE OF THE TWIN CITIES NEWSPAPER" REVIEW
HOT PICK!

Disney may have a blockbuster with Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom as hunky Caribbean seadogs, but if you want to see a hardcore contemporary pirate, catch a screening of Gregg Gibbs' "The Treasures of Long Gone John" during the last days of the Sound Unseen Festival. A self-proclaimed outcast, John has spent his whole life collecting things -- from the neighbor's trash to commissioned oil paintings -- to make up for the emotional and physical abandonment of his estranged family. The result is an amazing collection of art and commerce from a haggard hipster with the Midas touch. The film showcases John's massive and spectacular collection of underground art and toys, and includes interviews with some of L.A.'s hottest lowbrow artists (a term, by the way, that most of the artists abhor.) "A gentleman and a scholar," "an art pirate" and "a fun guy" are just a few of the ways that people like Frank Kozik, Coop, Mark Ryden, Camille Rose Garcia, The Pizz and Robert Williams describe their beloved John. Addicted to music as much as art, John founded the indie label Sympathy for the Record Industry in 1988 -- pirating bootleg recordings he made of punk bands at Le Masque. Less than two decades later, he has single-handedly released more than 750 recordings by 550 artists, including The White Stripes, The Melvins, El Vez, The Dwarves and Hole. Calling himself an "anti-mogul," John prefers handshakes to contracts, splits the profits and lets the musicians keep the master recordings. Do not miss this compelling film that not only documents an eccentric visionary and art patron, but also highlights some of the most interesting and heretofore undocumented visual and recording artists of today.
7:20 p.m. & Aug 24 at 9:45 p.m 810 W Lake St. soundunseen.com SARTOR

NOTE: This review was listed with a color "detail" reproduction of the incredible painting Todd Schorr created called "A Pirate's Treasure Dream" and FOR THE RECORD -- Sympathy never released pirated bootleg recordings of punk bands at Le Masque.

IDAHO WELCOMES THE FILM!

2006-08-16T12:35:00.000-07:00

IDAHO FESTIVAL GETS READY TO ROCK!

"Treasures" has been asked to be part of the prestigious 2006 Idaho International Film Festival. The festival takes place at the end of September. Director Gregg Gibbs will be in attendance.

More Info on the way.

"TREASURES" WELCOMES NEW CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

2006-08-16T12:13:00.001-07:00

NEW ADDITION TO PRODUCTION TEAM!

The "Treasures" familly has expanded to include new Co-Executive Producer Craig Tanimoto.
Craig brings his vast experience in marketing and advertising to the production. His company, Japanese Monster, is one of the leading commercial production houses and becomes one of the film presenters. Craig's enthusiasm for the work of the artists in the film has inspired his growing art collection. He looks forward to bringing his expertise to the future promotion of the film.

WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO HAVE HIM ABOARD!

Check out the Japanese Monster website.

www.japanesemonster.com/2006

FILMMAKER GIBBS TO ATTEND FESTIVALS

2006-07-29T10:33:00.000-07:00

FOR YOUR INFORMATION!

Director Gregg Gibbs will be attending all four screenings of "Treasures" in Chicago and Minneapolis. This is thanks to the wonderful sponsorship from JUXTAPOZ MAGAZINE. He'll be present for rare Q and A sessions after each screening. Greet and Meet the Director of the film.

Gibbs is also available for FREE MEALS while in town and looks forward to regaling privileged guests with in-depth tales of the making of the film. PLEASE NO PHOTOS. Autographs $5 w/ senior citizen discount.

JUST ANNOUNCED! Gibbs will be joined by EXECUTIVE PRODUCER GREG ESCALANTE during the trip to Australia when the film screens at THE MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.

MORE APPEARANCES AND SPECIAL SCREENINGS SOON TO BE ANNOUNCED!

CHICAGO DATES ANNOUNCED

2006-07-29T10:26:00.000-07:00

"Treasures" will be screened in the lovely state of Illinois in late August as part of the prestigious
CHICAGO UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL. There will be two screenings.

SUNDAY AUGUST 20TH @ 7:00 PM
and
MONDAY AUGUST 21ST @ 7:45 PM

Both screenings at:
Music Box Theater
3733 North Southport Ave.
Chicago, IL

If you're in the area, don't miss this special opportunity to catch the film.

More info at:
www.cuff.org/2006