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It’s Pronounced Yo-Van-Ka

While it was lovely to meet so many horror fans at the recent Fangoria Weekend of Horrors in Burbank, CA, I noticed many of you aren’t aware that my name is pronounced with a “Y” and not a “J”. For the record, it’s “Yo-Van-Ka”. I know it’s confusing, but it’s not my fault, I’m from Serbia. ;) Thanks, pics of my recent LA trip to follow.

The same weekend we made sure to visit some friends. Here we are sharing a Phantasmeal with Gigi Bannister, Angus Scrimm, Don Coscarelli and Reggie “The Ice Cream Man” Bannister. I love the Phantasm family. They’re such great people.
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While in town I stopped by Fango twice to support my friend Tony. It was an incredbile turn-out, sold out on Saturday. Next year they’re moving to the LA convention centre. It’s great to see so many people supporting the genre. Keep it up, kids!
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As always, I stayed with my good friend Spooky Dan (the coolest Goth guy I know). Here we are with artist Peter Mihaichuk . You should check out his website.
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While I’m at it, here’s a photo of my retarded Pug, Godzilla.
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Aaaand a shot of the Deadly Spawn for spice!
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4 Comments »

  1. Comment by Liiiiiisa — May 22, 2007 @ 2:33 pm

    And here I was thinking it was Yo, Vanka…..
    (groan…..)

    The non-franco world fucks up my family name all the time! I feel your pain.

    Now, where are those hot pictures?????

  2. Comment by Dave — May 22, 2007 @ 3:02 pm

    How does the Jess Franco world do with it?

  3. Comment by Jovanka — May 22, 2007 @ 6:01 pm

    Europeans often use the same principle, so they get it right most of the time.

  4. Comment by DrPhibes — May 24, 2007 @ 6:00 pm

    I always secretly knew that was how your name was pronounced. But if I ever met you in person I’d still ask to be sure.

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