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Dan Eggleston

About Me

I'm an actor, and am currently also a producer on Z: A Zombie Musical. I retired after teaching 34 years. Harry Knowles and Wiley Wiggins are my best known former students. I taught 8 years in San Antonio and 26 in Austin, the last 24 at Lamar Middle School. I was born in California, but lived there only 8 weeks. I lived in NJ for 10 years, not too far from NYC. Lived in KC 6 years where I attended a fantastic boys' prep school (Pem Day), then moved to San Antonio, where i finished high school. Went to Kingsville (Texas A&I Univ) for college (our school won the NAIA nat'l championship in football sr year) where I was in the band (which went to LA & won the Internat'l Lions Parade). Got my BA in math and then a 2nd BA in history and an MA in history (with a thesis on Shawn Phillips). Moved to Austin in '75.

My Interests

i love films (and have been in over 100); i am currently a producer on Z: a zombie Musical, in which i am the zombie philospher (http://www.azombiemusical.com/index.html is the official website) check out our trailers at http://one.revver.com/find/video/zombiejohn

Music:

i love many kinds of music, especially classical & folk. i wrote my thesis on a folk rock musician, Shawn Phillips.

Movies:

I am a producer of a zombie musical feature film (http://www.azombiemusical.com/index.html is the official website)A story by Austin news8 is archived at http://news8austin.com/content/your_news/?SecID=278&ArID =156710Joe O’Connell's piece in the Austin Chronicle is at http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2006-02-10/sc reens_feature2.htmlJohn Kelso's story in the Austin American-Statesman is at http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/03/ 10kelso.htmlA photo from the 3 Austin mayors scene is at http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2006-03-24/po ls_naked.html Photos of pre-production and trailers can be viewed at 1. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=c6jgfaf.4da5a0t7&x=0 &y=-2vm4xz Jan 2. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=c6jgfaf.cq14sxez&x=0 &y=6qmd4d May- 3. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=c6jgfaf.85rj4ygz&x=0 &y=-ize7ws June 29- 4. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=c6jgfaf.caxwohaz&x=0 &y=-udn47g July 9 - 5. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=c6jgfaf.bpppmobf&x=0 &y=-81rwgk July 27 - 6. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=c6jgfaf.5mkg5ygz&x=0 &y=blnqx7 July 31 - 7. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=c6jgfaf.b2wj7vab&x=0 &y=ndc61 Aug 12 - 8. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=c6jgfaf.1dtpw0yj&x=0 &y=fxw9wq Sep 3 - 9. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=c6jgfaf.bhy3l3q3&x=0 &y=qr3zsi Sept 17 - 10. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=c6jgfaf.c25adnrv&x=0 &y=s697dl Sept 21 - 11. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=c6jgfaf.ab33e98z&x=0 &y=fxiaan Oct 9 - 12. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=c6jgfaf.ca6zu2mb&x=0 &y=-mkxe7f Oct 21- 13. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=c6jgfaf.2smw9os3&x=0 &y=-gwq01t Oct 23- 14. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=c6jgfaf.5u5n7ga7&x=0 &y=8d7uln Oct 30 – 15. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=c6jgfaf.80ua1ufj&x=0 &y=jcgtnv Nov 17- 16. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=c6jgfaf.apl4cq5z&x=0 &y=-t7skyb Nov 27- 17. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=c6jgfaf.8msb5cgv&x=0 &y=-ofozf4 Dec 18 – 18. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=c6jgfaf.22bhwblr&x=0 &y=k9pzgn Jan 8 19.http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=c6jgfaf.2ovwwdsv& x=0&y=9vyspk Mar 620. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=c6jgfaf.cdxde9v3&x=0 &y=-a8pmr9 Mar 19- 21. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=c6jgfaf.6cryd9mf&x=0 &y=-hnwjeb May 7-

Television:

I love the Simpsons. Arrested Development, Steve Allen, Monty Python,

Books:

i read all the time. among my favorite authors are Jasper Fforde and Orson Scott Card. Robert Caro's books are amazing. Gerald Durrell's are also. i've read over 6200 books.

Heroes:

Harry Truman

My Blog

Check out this event: zombie musical concert benefit & silent auction

Hosted By: Dan EgglestonWhen: Sunday Sep 23, 2007 at 6:00 PMWhere: Trophy's Bar & Grill 2004 South CongressAustin, TX 78704United StatesDescription:Dan Eggleston Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Dan on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:10:00 PST

Z in film festival!!!!!!!

Z: a Zombie Musical has been invited to screen at the PROVIDENCE ZOMBIE/HORROR FILM FESTIVAL running October 26 - October 31. The Cable Car Cinema, a 130-seat arthouse cinema, plays host to the Festiv...
Posted by Dan on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:16:00 PST

David Massengill

i saw david massengill 9 years ago & twice more within the following year; he is FANTASTIC & when sally started AAS last year i suggested she book him; she did so; very cool to get one of my fave sing...
Posted by Dan on Sun, 06 May 2007 07:45:00 PST

Step-Mom's Funeral

sat got up early & drove to Bulverde (80 mis) for the service. my dad's funeral was 11 years ago (after 19 years with Thelma) & was a rather cold, formal affair. Thelma's, i'm glad to say was very p...
Posted by Dan on Sun, 06 May 2007 07:42:00 PST

Step-Mom's Funeral

sat got up early & drove to Bulverde (80 mis) for the service. my dad's funeral was 11 years ago (after 19 years with Thelma) & was a rather cold, formal affair. Thelma's, i'm glad to say was very p...
Posted by Dan on Sun, 06 May 2007 07:42:00 PST

chron story on me

http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid% 3A471806Crew Stories: Dan EgglestonBY JOE O'CONNELL Dan Eggleston likes to count. Consider the 6,363 books he's read so far in this life (27...
Posted by Dan on Thu, 03 May 2007 07:25:00 PST

Chron story interview

Chron story interviewI had my photo taken for a story in the Austin Chronicle at noon today & was interviewed by Joe O'Connell for 45 minutes earlier this hour. The piece will be in the crew news sect...
Posted by Dan on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:12:00 PST

How To Succeed In Film Festivals...Without Really Trying

Our Short film, "How To Succeed In Film Festivals...Without Really Trying" has been invited to screen at the Wildsound Film Festival in Toronto Canada!!!!!!!!!! (and we haven't yet submitted it to ...
Posted by Dan on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:02:00 PST

tv news story on z & me - our zombie guitar quartet

Jim Swift did an awesome story, featuring me, on his "on the porch" serieshe featured our zombie guitar of Joe Ely, Michael Fracasso, Jimmy Lafave and Sara Hickman. check it out athttp://www.kxan.com...
Posted by Dan on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:53:00 PST

Z update June 2

I found a location for the chase scene (near Pioneer Farms) so that problem is solved. Thanks to Fred for helping us get a bonfire location it is between Lockhart and Luling. In about a week they wi...
Posted by Dan on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 09:10:00 PST