Bill speaks to author and film historian "42nd Street Pete" Chiarella about his various endeavors, from selling 8mm loops and managing Past Midnight Video to working security at horror conventions, hosting radio and YouTube shows, publishing magazines like Grindhouse Resurrection and writing books like A WHOLE BAG OF CRAZY. Topics include: Sid Haig, Something Weird Video, movie theatre riots, Sage Stallone and Grindhouse Releasing, Gary Klar, Screw Magazine, Sam Peckinpah, Pete's appearances in the documentaries UNCONVENTIONAL and 42nd STREET MEMORIES, Vanessa Del Rio, managing a drive-in in 1973, Lee Van Cleef, the changing nature of horror conventions, THE DEATH COLLECTOR, Gary Kent, snuff movies and giving to charities.

Visit Pete Chiarella's website:
https://www.42ndstreetpete.net/

Watch UnConventional:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVC-QzMwW4k

Watch 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street:
https://tubitv.com/movies/616810/42nd-street-memories

Watch The Strange And Terrible Saga Of New York City Liquidators,inc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaB0lpx7DqM

Subscribe to the 42nd Street Pete YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@42ndStPetesGrindhousePurgatory

Listen to 42nd Street Pete on the Hellbent For Horror podcast:
https://hellbentforhorror.com/podcast-episodes/2017/11/19/episode-060-slave-to-the-grindhouse-with-42nd-street-pete-chiarella

Buy Blue Book #1 from Something Weird Video:
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Buy DVDs and Blu-Rays from Alternative Cinema:
https://alternativecinema.com/

Buy PIECES from Grindhouse Releasing: https://shop.grindhousereleasing.com/products/pieces-1983-2-blu-rays-cd-combo?_pos=1&_sid=7a16fbb9a&_ss=r