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Welcome to the New Wing Kong Exchange, the Internet's best source for all things Big Trouble in Little China! This page contains all of my comments from the past and any new comments I may make during page updates. Page 1 July 19, 2008: Guess what's back... back again... Wing Kong shirts... tell a friend... You can pre-order the shirts, which should be available to ship the week of July 28. I'm also restocking up on other shirts and designs. Also, thanks to BTLC fan Wayne for pointing out a cool new poster (now in the poster section) and a review of BTLC on Britain's Channel 4. June 21, 2008: I will be leaving on a 10 day vacation next week and won't return until the week of July 7. Shipment on all tee shirt orders will be delayed until I return! April 27, 2008: BTLC fan Robby Roadsteamer points out that this winter, a bunch of musicians in several Boston-area bands are making a musical based on Big Trouble in Little China! YouTube video link is here. April 15, 2008: Pick up the latest issue of Wizard Magazine (#199) and you'll find a great little article featuring this site and its BTLC merchandise! Guess it's time to restock my tanks, tees, and hats. Look for a new batch of shirts, including the Pork Chop, Egg, and Dragon designs, in the Tee Shirts section. March 6, 2008: I have re-ordered more tank tops as well as tee shirts! They should be coming in the week of 3/17. December 7, 2007: Just in time for the holidays - I've reordered the Pork Chop Express tee shirts AND Trucker Hats. Orders before 12/14 should arrive in time for Xmas! Also: BTLC fan Peter has created a nifty YouTube video of BTLC to the tune of Over My Head by Sum 41. Check it out! While we're mentioning YouTube, I posted my Big Trouble in Little South Park videos there - for those of you that don't have flash support in your browser, check them out - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Finally: Looking for a killer-looking BTLC poster? Check out what artist Tyler Stout over at Mondotees has done. November 7, 2007: Looks like Actor James Hong (Lo Pan) has been busy lately, making an appearance on the NBC show "Chuck" recently playing a certain Chinese crime boss in a wheelchair named... "Ben" Lo Pan! Click here for Screengrab #1 and Screengrab #2 from "Chuck Versus the Sizzling Shrimp"! Thanks to BTLC fan Lee for the info! Also: BTLC fan Mark informs me of an amusing and thorough BTLC remix video on YouTube. Definitely worth checking out! November 1, 2007: Based on popular demand, I will be doing one final batch of Jack Burton tanks for the holidays. The shirts should be ready to ship in about 3 weeks, and I'll be taking pre-orders until then. Update: The tanks have arrived as of 11/12/07! October 21, 2007: Sorry for the lack of updates... I just got another remix submission from BTLC fan DJ Mike DaSilva - it's practically covers the whole movie - give it a listen in the Music section! Also regarding the tee shirts - I'm starting to phase out my current inventory of shirts. Be sure to grab what's left before they're all gone! August 21, 2007: We have some new music remixes in the Music section courtesy of BTLC fans DJ Rest and Sam. Give them a listen! August 11, 2007: If you missed the "Check in the Mail" and "Indeed" tee shirts the first time around, they have returned in limited quantities! Pick one up today! July 30, 2007: The site Crank Left reports that James Hong answered questions at the recent San Diego Comic-Con, and gave his thoughts on reprising his role as Lo Pan in a possible BTLC sequel. Check out his amusing response here. Also: The black "Check in the Mail" and "Indeed" shirts will be making a return run in the next two weeks! Stay tuned. June 28, 2007: I'd been meaning to post this for a while - BTLC fan Kevan was kind enough to scan a picture from the Quentin Tarantino "Grindhouse" book, which clearly shows the Jack Burton tank on the wall in the bar. If you look closely, you can see it's signed in two places. I wonder what it says? Click the image for a closeup. June 16, 2007: Egg shirts are now in stock! Refilled my stock of Pork Chop shirts too. June 4, 2007: Coming the week of June 18th - Egg Foo Young Tees! Now accepting pre-orders. Refills of other shirts (Burton / Porkchop) coming soon as well. Reverted back to normal store until problems can be resolved. Now accepting international orders again! April 11, 2007: I'm getting word from numerous moviegoers that in the recently-released "double feature" called The Grindhouse, the Quentin Tarantino-directed Kurt Russell film "Death Proof" includes a barroom scene where, tacked to the wall among other memorabilia, is the famous Jack Burton tank top! Pretty neat. Thanks to Rich, Kevan, Brad, and Raindog for the head's up! China Update: Looks like I'll be staying in China until the end of the month! I won't be able to ship any merchandise until at least the first week of May. April 4, 2007: I will be traveling to China on a business trip tomorrow, and won't be back for 1-3 weeks. Any tee shirt orders placed will not be delivered until I return. Since I expect to receive refills on various sizes by the time I get back, these shirts will be available to order. Also: I have decided to make White and Black Pork Chop Express stickers and will accept pre-orders for them. Again, they will not be shipped until at least the end of April, so please keep that in mind when you place an order. Expect a few pictures from my trip when I return! Finally: BTLC fan Kevin mentions that there will be a screening of Big Trouble in Little China in Philadelphia on May 5th. Details are here. March 24, 2007: I'm going to make a limited run of 250 Pork Chop Express stickers, but want to know what color to choose. Poll's over! Black on White background wins! March 21, 2007: Now available for purchase in the Tee Shirts section: Wing Kong tee shirts. Support the the most dangerous, cutthroat den of madmen in Chintown! Pick up one today! March 20, 2007: I'm considering doing a run of Pork Chop Express stickers. Details are in the forum. If you might be interested in this, please send me an email at March 10, 2007: The Wing Kong Trading Co. tee shirts should once again be available after the week of March 26. Also: For those interested, I currently have a Wang-style letterman jacket in stock. It's a size medium (fits most people who wear Large tees), with quilted lining and dark brown embroidery. Price includes a free tee shirt / tank of your choice! Contact March 9, 2007: Maxim Magazine has declared Big Trouble in Little China to be the #1 Greatest Awful Movie of All Time. (I guess this is a good thing!) Thanks to Jeremy of Boston, MA for the find! February 14, 2007: In a recent entertainment piece called "Lessons to Live By" featuring life lessons in movie clips, Jack Burton's famous "Check in the Mail" monologue is #6! And been meaning to post this one for a while: Another Maxim Online clip from a while back features interviews with the cast of Posidon, including Kurt Russell. The interviewer couldn't resist a BTLC reference at the end... Thanks to Eric for the head's up on this one! Also: New remix in the Music section by dj ooz-E And finally: Mark W has done more of his storyboard art - check it out in the Fan section. January 25, 2007: All sizes of Jack Burton tanks are now back in stock! January 17, 2007: Good news, Mister Burton! Dragon of the Black Pool tee shirts are now available, as well as a new batch of Pork Chop Express tees. Check them out in the Tee Shirt section! More Jack Burton tanks are still slated to arrive by the end of the month. December 19, 2006: For those of you who like to wait until the last minute to buy holiday gifts, I will be shipping orders out tomorrow that should arrive by Saturday. Put in your tee or hat orders today to make it in time for xmas! December 11, 2006: You asked for em', so they're here for the holidays - Jack Burton tank tops are back in stock! No pathetic excuses... avoid the Hell of Waiting in Line at the Shopping Mall without Knowing what to Get as a Gift and pick one up for yourself or a loved one today! Also available: Pork Chop tees, hats, and other goodies! December 10, 2006: BTLC fan Chris Roberts writes in about an unexpected appearance of Wang's BTLC Restaurant, the Dragon of the Black Pool: I was watching my dvd set for the early 90's TV show "Eerie Indiana". I was shocked when I got to an episode called "No Brain, No Pain". The episode opens with the line: "Simon and I had decided to make a rare appearance with the family. Stuffing ourselves at the Dragon of the Black Pool Chinese Restaurant..." And wouldn't you know, the neon sign in the window of the restaurant is the exact same one from Big Trouble in Little China. If you can get your hands on Eerie Indiana: The Complete Series, its the last episode on disc 4, called "No Brain, No Pain". Sure enough, that's the sign! I wonder if Fox studios did Eerie Indiana and found that sign in some dusty backlot corner and decided to use it. Click here to see some screen captures. December 6, 2006: They're back! Get your Pork Chop Express tee shirts for the holidays! And, for the first time, the Wing Kong Exchange is happy to offer exclusive Pork Chop Express Trucker hats! Also: The "All in the Reflexes" tee shirts are now on sale for $18! Pick one up today! October 25, 2006: Hi guys, I'm packing up and moving this weekend and won't be able to ship shirt orders until next week. If you placed an order already for one of the Burton tanks/tees, I'll try to get it out tomorrow so you all get your shirts by Halloween. Still no word on the Porkchops... October 16, 2006: There's an ebay auction going on right now for a pair of 1960s Neostyle "Playmate" sunglasses that look just like the white goggles worn by one of the "Lords of Death." Auction ends on Oct 22th. October 9, 2006: BTLC Fan Johnnyswitchblade has sent in a new music mix - check it out in the music section. Pork Chop update: Still waiting to receive the new tees. Hopefully they will arrive by the end of the week - Will keep you all informed. September 26, 2006: Thanks for voting, guys! I've decided to print up two different designs for the Reflexes tees - the Heather gray ringer tee on the left, and the Taupe tee to the right! Both shirts should be ready to ship in about 3 weeks. Preorder now and be the first on your block to have em! Pork Chop update: I'm still hoping to get the batch of new Pork Chop, Dragon, Egg, and Wing Kong tees in the next 2 weeks. If you've already ordered, thanks for your patience - I'll try to ship the shirts as soon as they arrive! Also: Sale on Indeed and Check in the Mail tees! Pick one up today for only $16 US! September 16, 2006: The Wing Kong Exchange is pleased to present a new shirt design featuring Jack Burton saying his trademark quote, "It's All in the Reflexes!" August 27, 2006: I've just ordered a bunch of new Pork Chop, Dragon, Egg, and Wing Kong tees - they should be available in M, L, and XL in about 3 weeks. I'm taking pre-orders now! August 11, 2006: In an ongoing effort to limit the amount of spam e-mail I get, I've changed my two contact addresses. Please note the new e-mail addresses throughout the site. July 22, 2006: A couple
of BTLC fans are trying to get together to create
a Big Trouble-themed RPG using a program called
RPG Maker. Check
out the forum here. If you are interested
in getting involved, contact June 24, 2006: James Lew has been busy lately promoting his 18 Fingers of Death film, and took some time to answer questions for the SAGIndie web site. Check it out! June 9, 2006: BTLC fan "Dave" sends in his latest music remix called "Hey C'mon Let's Go!" Check it out in the Music section and discuss in the forums! June 1, 2006: Martial arts choreographer and Chang Sing actor James Lew answers a series of questions in his first exclusive interview with Wingkong.net! Click here to read the interview. Don't forget to visit his web site at www.jameslew.com! May 25, 2006: I was able to contact my distributor, and starting next week, a limited number of Pork Chop Express, Egg Foo Yong Tours, Dragon of the Black Pool, and Wing Kong Trading Co. tee shirts are now available! Sizes range from Small to XL. Get them before they're gone! May 8 , 2006: You asked for trouble, you got it. New Jack Burton tank tops have arrived and are once again available to order. Pick up a tank in sizes Small through XL. Available to ship internationally too! April 8, 2006: I recently got an email from actor and martial arts choreographer on BTLC, James Lew! James, who played the lead Chang Sing and did many of the fight sequences in BTLC, has been quite busy lately promoting his upcoming film "18 Fingers of Death." This comedy martial arts fest will be released on DVD April 11, 2006, and feature him and the late Pat Morita. More information will be available at www.18fingersofdeath.com. March 31, 2006: I was recently informed of the tragic death of martial arts expert and actor Stuart Quan, who played a Chang Sing in BTLC. Quan suffered a heart attack after a snowboarding trip on January 8, 2006. He was 43. I believe he is the Chang Sing pictured to the right. Quan's IMDB listing shows he had a long and promising career, including a role in James Lew's 18 Fingers of Death. He will be missed. You can check out his tribute site here. March 26, 2006: For those of you who have mad wicked Photoshop skills, I am opening up a new Big Trouble in Little China Photoshop contest, with fabulous prizes for 2 of the winning entries! For more details, go to the Fan Submission section in the Forums! Note: To enter, you will have to register in the forums! Also: I just updated my personal portfolio site. Check it out and send me feedback if you like. March 12, 2006: Ever wanted to own one of the hats that the 3 Storms wear in the film? Looks like a fan in Philadelphia had one custom made and is now selling it on Ebay. The Auction ends on March 18. ALSO: I'm putting together a new art contest for you Photoshoppers. Details will be coming soon. The winners will receive a free Indeed or Check in the Mail tee! Looks like the site recently broke 300,000 hits! Thanks for visiting! February 1, 2006: The Check in the Mail and Indeed shirts are once again available for purchase for only $18! New "Paid Your Dues" Deal - Visit the Check and Indeed pages for more details. January 20, 2006: Due to popular demand, I am doing another run of the Check is in the Mail and Indeed tee shirts, in sizes S through XXL! I am now taking pre-orders for the shirts, which should be ready to ship by early February. January 1, 2006: Happy new year, BTLC fans! To cap off the new year, Blinky Productions has released its short film, "Escape Big Trouble in New Jersey!" Head on over to YouTube.com to watch it! Also: Episode III of my Big Trouble in Little South Park flash animated series is done! Click here to watch it! December 16, 2005: All new shirts are back in stock for the holidays. If you want them in time for Xmas, be sure to place your order by the 19th! December 6, 2005: Just wanted to let you guys know that I haven't forgotten about Episode 3 of Big Trouble in Little South Park. I'm working on it as we speak and I'm going to try to get it out before the end of the year. Also: Big Trouble fan Raphael Falkoff recently submitted an essay he wrote for school on John Carpenter, Religion, and Big Trouble in Little China. I've posted it in the Articles sections for those interested in giving it a read. November 24, 2005: Added a new sound clip and music clip to the Sounds and Music sections. Also, anyone interested in purchasing a Wang-style Dragon of the Black Pool jacket will need to put their orders in this week - DeLong will not be manufacturing any new orders placed from December 1 - January 15. November 14, 2005: The Pork Chop Express, Egg Foo Yong Tours, Dragon of the Black Pool, and Wing Kong Trading Co. Tee shirts are once again available for purchase! Also: BTLC fan John Arenz submitted a new wallpaper design and Mark Warren sent in an industrial BTLC-themed song he did in 2000 called "Chinese Sorcerers" for his project "Japanese Death Machine!" October 24, 2005: The new Jack Burton tank and tee shirts are now in stock! Buy one and compliment your wardrobe today! October 18, 2005: I've sent the new design to the printers, and expect to receive my first batch next week! That said, I'm now taking pre-orders for the New Burton Tank and New Burton Tee shirts! Order today and be one of the first to get it in time for Halloween! The older tanks and tees are now on sale - get em' before they're gone! October 15, 2005: I've begun work on Episode III of Big Trouble in Little South Park. Click here for an exclusive sneak peak at one of the opening scenes! October 6th, 2005: After two+ years of selling the same Jack Burton tank and tee shirt design, I've decided to try redesigning the image to more closely resemble the actual Chinaman logo seen in the film. The new shirts will have a subdued hue tone, finer detail, and more accurate coloring. They will be available in all sizes (even XXL!) Look for the new shirts in Oct / Nov.This means I will begin phasing out the older Burton design shirts, so if you like that logo, you should pick one up today! Click here for the Tee Shirt section. September 20th, 2005: There's still quite a while before Halloween, but I'm starting to get requests for how to make a Jack Burton costume, so I thought I'd post this helpful info:
As always, please send in your photos if you decide to go Big Trouble themed this Oct 31! September 15th, 2005: Recently reported on Fan Boy Theatre.com: Chris Notarile of Blinky Production is filming "Escape Big Trouble in New Jersey!" They even have four teaser posters available for viewing! Look for Escape Big Trouble in New Jersey in mid-October at www.blinky-productions.com! September 13th, 2005: The new Wing Kong Exchange forums are now live! Sign up today and start posting! September 11th, 2005: I've lowered the price of Indeed shirts to $18. Pick up one at this sale price today! Also: Switching hosts and directory structures allowed me to notice certain users who have been hot-linking my images on high-traffic sites. Please do not hotlink any images for userpics, etc. Find an image host to do this instead. September 9th, 2005: After deciding to switch hosts to the more space and bandwidth-friendly startlogic.com, I've also given the site its fifth facelift. Hope you like the new look! August 21st, 2005:
Episode II of my Big Trouble in Little South Park flash animated series is done! Click here to watch it! August 14th, 2005: I've lowered the price on the jackets and will now throw in a free tee shirt with your order! Click here for details! July 25th, 2005: Writer Phil Villarreal of the Arizona Daily Star recently published a review of Big Trouble in Little China - it's definitely worth a read! July 9th, 2005: After a year of planning, the Dragon of the Black Pool jackets are now available for ordering! Find out more info in the Jacket section! Also: The Check in the Mail tees are now on sale for $18! Pick one up today! July 7th, 2005: The Indeed shirts are here! Order one today, and avoid being sent off to the Hell where People are Skinned Alive, it's that simple, understand? July 1st, 2005: The second of three planned shirt designs is coming soon! Find out more in our Tee Shirts section! Also: BTLC fan Uncanny Antman has graciously provided a few new scans of BTLC photos! View them in the Gallery section. June 4th, 2005: I am now taking orders for the first of two types of Dragon of the Black Pool jackets. Click here for more info! May 13, 2005: The new Jack Burton "Check in the Mail" tees are now in stock! Order one today! 03/15/05 - Shirts are back! We just got another shipment of tee shirts in, and now have all shirts in sizes Small through XL! Check them out in the Tee Shirts section. Dragon of the Black Pool Jacket update: I'm still trying to find a jacket manufacturer, but once I do, it shouldn't be too long before these fine jackets become available. If you haven't signed up for one yet, shoot off a note to 03/05/05 - Huge Buzz! BTLC fan and World of Warcraft player Curt recently sent me a screenshot of this interesting item he acquired while playing the popular online RPG...
02/14/05 - Dragon of the Black Pool Jacket After running a poll a while back, it seems that many Big Trouble fans would like to see a Dragon of the Black Pool jacket available for sale. They will be yellow wool letterman-style jackets with brown suede or leather arms. The Dragon of the Black Pool logo will be professionally embroidered on the back. At this time, I'd like to take signups for the Wang Chi-inspired jackets, which will likely cost between $125-250 dollars, depending on the material quality. I won't be making very many (perhaps 10 total), so be sure to sign up for one of these one of a kind jackets now! If you are at all interested in one of these, please write to 01/05/05 - Another year of operation for the Wing Kong Exchange! Thanks for visiting! If you have any news or interesting tidbits to report, feel free to send me a line at Tee Shirt update: Pork Chop Express tee shirts are now available in XXL sizes, and L Jack Burton tees and M Jack Burton tanks can now be ordered. 12/25/04 - Happy Holidays from the Wing Kong Exchange! 12/12/04 - Pork Chop Shirts now available for order You asked for em' now they're here! New Pork Chop Express and Dragon of the Black pool shirts! See the new designs in the Tee Shirts section! 12/01/04 - New Jack Burton Shirt Sizes Available You asked for it, you got it! The Jack Burton tanks and tees are now available in smaller sizes, including a Women's medium! Click here to see! All the other Jack Burton shirts are back in stock! Be like Burton and put the check in the mail today! Have any BTLC news to report? Send your mail to me at:
11/13/04 - Jack Burton Sighted in Austin Halloween's over, but here's a glimpse of Jack hanging out with Hellboy, courtesy of BTLC fan Jay in Austin. 10/25/04 - Jack Burton Sighted with Viking BTLC fan Paul sent in this early halloween pic. 10/02/04 - Jack Burton Halloween Costume Yeah, I've been selling these Jack Burton shirts for a while now, but what better time to buy one than Halloween? Be Jack Burton and impress your friends! You will need a few items to complete your wardrobe:
09/04/04 - Egg's Residence Revealed! BTLC fan Deranged Liquid Sheep recently did some research on BTLC locations and found the location where the interior filming was done for Egg Shen's residence. It was shot at a firehouse, Engine House 23, in Los Angeles. Sure enough, a picture to frame comparison confirms this. Notice the large firehouse door in the back and the roll-up gate on the left that revealed the pole used to slide underneath Chinatown?
Click the pictures to see the larger versions. If you know of any other locations from the film and can take a picture of it, send it in to Merchandising Poll ResultsIn other news, I am closing the Merchanding Poll. Here are the results of new BTLC merchandise you'd like to see: #1 - Dragon of the Black Pool Jacket (146) 23.32% Thanks for making your voices heard, guys. We will consider these options in the future. 08/15/04 - Pork Chops Coming Wes Boyd informs me that the Pork Chop Express tee shirts are currently sold out, but there will be a new batch coming that may look a little different. Stay tuned. 07/15/04 - New Merchandise Poll I'm considering offering some new Big Trouble in Little China-themed merchandise on the site, I'd just like to get some fan input to see what you're interested in. Please check out the poll on the right before you leave. 06/15/04 - At long last, the Wing Kong Exchange is proud to present the first in a series of Flash animated shorts:
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