Sleepless Snoozeletter #1

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The following SLEEPLESS SNOOZELETTER was distributed via real mail during the summer of 1999. Hooray! This version has been hyperlink-ified with additional visual aids.

We send the SNOOZELETTER to selected fans, viewers and former Vertov agents approximately 3 times a year. To get your free copy, let us know.

Vertov Industries
P.O. Box 240673
Honolulu, HI 96824-0673

Battle for the Planet of Sleepless rages

In April 1999, Vertov Industries presented Battle for the Planet of Sleepless, a multimedia expo on the grounds of Kapiolani Community College. Included among the festivities were ten screenings of favorite Sleepless episodes and an exhibit of artifacts presented in the Lama (library) gallery. (Click here to see where that was.)

Pictured above is part of just one of the glass cases, featuring props from the show and Vertov memorabilia. We included an exhibit on music, posters, design documents, scorched and melted plastic models, gutted video decks and cameras, and, of course, our finest prop firearms. (Click here to see a list of most of the stuff that was there.)

In addition to a dozen cases, ten freestanding mannequins displayed the full costumes of some Sleepless characters, who appeared slightly more wooden than usual. Among the immobile, looming figures were Scanlan, General Geebee, Azul, and Mr. Gutson, who came complete with wheelchair. (Let us not forget the total bastard of an action antihero, Copp Kidd.)

In conjunction with the event, the Honolulu Weekly reviewed Sleepless, declaring the show "intelligent" (!) Vertov team members also appeared on KITV’s Good Morning Hawaii, where Tiny Tadani declared his complementary breakfast "delicious."

The final ingredient to our expo was a series of ten screenings during the month. We showcased favorites from the Sleepless library and rarely-seen alternate recordings that could not be broadcast on television for fear of legal repercussions. (It sounds more exciting than it is.)

Hey, if you know of a public gallery space that would benefit from the installation of Battle for the Planet of Sleepless or classic show screenings, let us know.

Espionage epic PIECES OF . . . returns

The next new Sleepless episode coming to your television is our surprising spy trilogy Pieces of . . . .

Most of our viewers remember the short, three-part action serial "Pieces of Chloe" that premiered on Sleepless way back in 1995-1996, but they didn’t know that was only a fraction of the full story. This year, we bring you the uncut Pieces of . . . , with each episode expanded to gargantuan feature length.

In addition to Chloe, we bring you a new cast of badass assassins, flamboyant maniacs, mercenaries, secret agents, and, of course, the President. You’ll see sinister plotting, railroad chases, espionage tech in nations on the verge of war, and--this is our special guarantee--you will see our characters horribly killed in every outlandish way imaginable!

If you are a little funny in the head, you might want to dance around your living room as you listen to the fresh music composed for Pieces, including the all-original Pieces theme song.

If you want to know when Pieces will premiere, let us know! (Explore the Pieces of . . . pages)