SECRET PAGE
Congratulations. You have found the gooey center of the website!
Errata, detritus and apocrypha to spare...
The Many Deaths of Dr. Pinkerton
4/29/1996 - Skeletonized by The Evil One
5/23/1998 - Blown up by Secret Lab self-destruct mechanism
8/21/2000 - Stranded in Hell by Filbert
2/16/2001 - Killed by re-animated zombie band
10/5/2001 - Turned into a toad by the demon Belial and then stepped on by Dr. A Pentatonic
8/19/2003 - Stepped on by the C.O.G. Robotic Android Prototype
10/31/2003 - Squished by giant Pillsbury Dough Boy
5/7/2005 - Power overload in Hypnotronic Helmet; head explodes
5/11/2007 - Shocked to death by angry fairy
3/7/2008 - Brain exploded after Dr. Momus A. Morgus deactivated protective force field
3/13/2009 - Dragged off and killed by Jason Voorhees
5/9/2009 - Clobbered to death by his own colleagues
10/16/2009 - Bludgeoned to death by angry extraterrestrial
12/12/2009 - Killed by premature release of Filbertitis virus
4/13/2012 - Electrocuted by Dr. Morgus via cel phone
7/7/2012 - Executed by Communist terrorists
6/29/2013 - Exterminated by Daleks
6/11/2016 - 'Deleted' by Cybermen
5/4/2018 - Run through with a drumstick by Drumbot 2.0
Of geek interest: evolution of C.O.G.'s main show system
C.O.G. Profusely thanks Dr. Demento for playing us in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, and 2010!!!
Playlist from 1999 show
LISTENPlaylist from 2000 show
LISTENPlaylist from 2001 show
LISTENPlaylist from January 2nd, 2005 show
LISTENPlaylist from January 16th, 2005 show
LISTENPlaylist from February 13th, 2005 show
LISTENPlaylist from January 7th, 2007 show
LISTENThe following individuals are proud possessors of C.O.G. CD's:
Weird 'Al' Yankovich
Lee Ving of FEAR
Jello Biafra of The Dead Kennedys
The cast of Mystery Science Theatre 3000
Brak, Zorak, and the gang at Williams St. Animation
The Upper Crust
Mojo Nixon
DEVO
Ben Edlund (creator of The Tick)
GWAR
The Misfits
The Upper Crust
Chris Jericho AKA Moongoose McQueen of FOZZY
Harry Shearer (Derek Smalls of Spinal Tap)
CURSE OF THE C.O.G.!
The following had bad luck befall them after hosting the Consortium!
New Orleans Science Fiction & Fantasy Festival - June 1996 - folded in 1997
Daiquiri Island - December 1996 - closed in 1998
Jimmy's Music Club - multiple shows, May 1997 through July 1999 - closed in 2000
Exoticon III - November 2000 - defunct by 2002
Chante Beusche - April 2001 - defunct by 2002
The Ark Theatre - July 2001 - closed 2002
The Shim Sham Club - June 2002 - closed 2003
New Orleans After Midnight show - February 2005 - defunct same month
TwiRopa - July 2003, March 2005 - destroyed by hurricane Katrina
Babelcon - July 2008, July 2009 - went into bankruptcy in 2009
The Hangar - August 2011 - shut down early 2012
Fear Fest - Oct 2011 - immediately went bankrupt
Triage - March 2012 - building condemned, club closed three weeks after C.O.G. show
World Steam Expo - April 2012 - defunct by August 2012, hotel closed in 2018 + owner arrested
Siberia - July 2012 - music license revoked by city three days after C.O.G. show (Update: back open 2018!)
House of Shock - multiple shows October 2000-2018 - sold off to haunt franchise after 2018 season
Castillo Blanco - July 2015, May 2017, closed 2018 and sold
Rare Form - May 2015 & 2016, closed 2017
Bad Wolf January, March 2018 & 2019 - closed June 2019
Hideaway Lounge - June 2023, closed November 2023
The Marsh Room - August 2023, burned November 2023
Results of the infamous 'Ideas Wanted' contest