The Golden State Pops Orchestra paid tribute to Stu Phillips last night in the beautiful, 1930s art-deco Warner Music Hall. I didn't think I was going to be able to make it to the concert, but I was able to at the last minute and was glad I did.

I admit I was a little disappointed when I first saw the program; Stu had told me that they would be performing Knight Rider during the concert, but it wasn't listed on the schedule. These things happen, but I was still looking forward to the other performances. First, conductor Steven Alan Fox led the orchestra performing the end credits to Star Trek First Contact (not one of Stu's pieces). They also performed a classical piece Stu composed, to show that Stu wasn't just a "Hollywood" composer.

Stu came on stage and led the orchestra performing movements from Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers, and an independent film he scored, "The Name of the Game is…Kill." Before each piece, Stu would give a brief overview of the storylines and characters. He was very funny about it all, and had a tongue-in-cheek attitude about how shows were a bit different in the 70s. The BSG theme in particular was absolutely amazing performed live.

An amazing weekend was had in Las Vegas as Paul Casey put on the first Las Vegas Car Stars. With over 15 TV & Move cars, many Hot Rods and celebrities (from Knight Rider: Michael Scheffe and Catherine Hickland!) a great time was had while also helping the Children's Miracle Network.

Paul continually proves to be a driving forcing in being one man making a difference through these events to help these children's lives. Knight Rider Festival II takes place in Las Vegas March 19-20, 2010. We'll have more about that in the upcoming weeks and months.

You can find more photos on the Las Vegas Car Stars website or in the Knight Registires forum. As a special treat you can find video from the event on Catherine Hickland's twitter, and author Nick Nugent's YouTube.

She's been cool enough to share a video where she shows of her beautiful KITT replica. She plans to send more on her twitter @cathickland over the weekend, so be sure to check her out and tweet her thanks!

The Las Vegas Car Stars event is being put on to raise money for the Children's Miracle Network! It features some amazing cars from TV and Film, so if you are in the Las Vegas area, check out this FREE event and support an amazing cause.

For more information on Las Vegas Car Stars visit their website at lasvegascarstars.com or our recap post earlier in the week.

This weekend on Fremont Street, Paul Casey will be producing the "Las Vegas Car Stars" event. In it's first year, this free event for all features many of the famous cars you grew up with over the years with a celebration only Las Vegas can provide!

Scheduled to appear are the A-Team Van, Adam 12 Stationwagon, Back to the Future Timemachine, Bandit Trans Am, Blues Brothers, Bullitt Mustang, Dukes Police - Sheriff Roscoe, Fast & Furious, General Lee - Dukes of Hazzard, Herbie the Love Bug, KITT, Mad Max Interceptor, Magnum P.I. Ferrari 308, Starsky & Hutch, Star Wars H-Wing, Tango & Cash, Towmater from Cars.

The event takes place on both Friday Oct 23 and Saturday Oct 24, so be sure to check out their website at lasvegascarstars.com for the complete schedule.

Paul as you recall also produces Knight Rider Festival which returns for it's second year on March 19th - 20th, 2010.

If you weren't at KnightCon this past weekend, be sure to check out knightconuk.ning.com for a wealth of submitted photos and videos from the event. Great stories are being told all around, so check it out! There is footage of the 22 KITT conversions, with countless other replica cars, the fans, and guests Michael Scheffe and Nick Nuggent. It's really worth spending a few minutes checking out.

Congrats again to Steve, Rob and their hard working team!

This past weekend the yearly Knightcon 2009 a UK event was held in Halifax. Steve and team once again put together an amazing event that was enjoyed from people from all parts of the world. Our good friend MJ Knight files this report for his Knight Watch series.

Pictures of the event can be found on HoffSpace here or here as well as this batch from skotbites on Flickr. Countless other images can be found on the net, if you have a link to share, please do so in the comments below!

Tomorrow Premiere Props and Picture Car Warehouse will be holding the Massive Car and Movie Prop Auction, featuring items from a large selection of Movie and TV shows, including the Knight Rider. Featured in the auction is a 1991 Dodge Stealth, which was converted into the Knight 4000 for the Knight Rider 2000 movie. It doesn't specifically say if this was a screen used vehicle, and if I was a buyer, I'd like some assurance of that. The auction listing does mention that the dash was used in the Buck or cut away car, which is used to shoot closeups on a sound stage.

In addition to that is two 1969 Mustangs, which were used in the episode Fly By Knight.

The auction is this Saturday, August 15th at Los Angeles Center Studios, at 450 S. Bixel Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017. There will be a preview of the items, though we are told the Knight 4000 will NOT be on location, beginning at 9am till 11am. The auction itself begins at 11am. If you can't make it down you can bid via icollector.com or by phone. More information is available at the Premier Props website.

For more information on Ted Moser of Picture Car Warehouse, check out our interview with him, where we talk about his involvement with the Knight Rider 2008 Telefilm.

We hope to have more directly from the auction itself by the end of the weekend, so check back!

1991 Dodge Stealth from Knight Rider
Starting Price: $1,000 | Estimates: $80,000 - $300,000

1969 Ford Mustang Fastback
Starting Price: $1,000 | Estimates: $40,000 - $150,000

1969 Mustang Mach 1 Fastback
Starting Price: $1,000 | Estimates: $45,000 - $200,000

UPDATE: You can see Sue's report from the auction on our video page!

As we mentioned last month, Knight Rider Festival is set to return to Las Vegas on March 19th and 20th, 2010. The Festival and artist Nick Nugent have finalized the design for this years logo. Check it out above and visit the Festival website for a pretty slick animation.

In the months ahead, as the preshow preperations begin, we will be sure to keep you updated on Knight Rider Festival 2! In the mean time, check out our pictures and videos from this years event.

Last Weekend, George Barris hosted the Culver City Car Show and several KITT replicas were on hand. Check out these threads one or two, for more photos and reports from the event! Knights of the West Coast were on hand with their replicas, as was Michael Scheffe and Catherine Hickland and other friends of the Knight Rider community! Looks like a great time was had by all.

photo by 1991firebirdkitt. thanks to him, IHeartKITT and Victor Kros for sharing their stories and photos.

News broke last week that David Hasselhoff will once again participate in the Gumball 3000, an annual car event in the vein of "Cannonball Run". This year the cars will trek from the west coast starting in Los Angeles, all the way to the east coast finishing in Miami Beach Florida.

We followed the Gumball 3000 last year and even got to catch up with David Hasselhoff at the LA finish line. Hopefully we'll have the same luck this year.

The official word from Gumball 3000:

STOP PRESS: HASSELHOFF FOR GUMBALL
20.04.2009 Rally News

Alert the media, alert the authorities – David Hasselhoff will be driving this year’s "Coast to Coast" Gumball 3000.

Accompanied by his daughters, Taylor-Ann and Hayley, the Hoff will be joining over 100 supercars in the seven day drive from Los Angeles to Miami, which departs from Santa Monica Pier on Saturday 2nd May.

The actor, whose hit show ‘Baywatch’ remains the most watched television show in the world with over 1.1 billion viewers, waved the starting flag in San Francisco for the 2008 Gumball.

Gumball blogger, Georg Fecthter, convinced the star to join him on last year’s rally. As the Hoff’s godson, Georg was given one of the original Knight Rider KITT cars as a gift on his birth and, after spending $40,000 on restoring the 1982 Pontiac Trans Am to its original condition, entered the world famous car in the 2008 rally.

Unfortunately, KITT came a cropper with a broken fuel pump in Los Angeles just one day into the rally. Luckily though, the Hoff had already swapped vehicles to a more up to date and reliable Audi R8.

The star, who in 2006 saw a musical based on his life open in Australia, is still to confirm what he will be driving on this year’s rally. But you can rest assured it will be one of the most photographed cars on the route.

thanks to dhasselhoff.net for spotting it first.

Paul Casey, the producer behind Knight Rider Festival, has put up on eBay some parts he received from Cinema Vehicle Services that were screen used from the Knight Industries Three Thousand for the current series. Proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Children's Miracle Network. Remember - Knight Rider Festival returns next year March 19-20, 2010. Auction Link

At the opening night of Knight Rider Festival, Mayor Goodman presented Paul Casey and Knight Rider Festival a proclamation dedicating March 21's as "Knight Rider Festival Day." Here now is that proclamation, what an amazing honor for all those involved!

Proclamation
From the office of the Mayor

Whereas;
Knight Rider Festival pays homage to the television series both past and present and the revolutionary car of the future KITT; and

Whereas;
Paul Casey and the cast and crew of Knight Rider will be recognized for their contributions to the entertainement community in Las Vegas; and

Whereas;
The observance of Knight Rider Festival raises public awareness about family values and broadens our understanding and appreciation of the Knight Rider Theme "One Man Can Make A Difference"; and

Whereas;
Money raised at today's event will be donated to Children's Miracle Network to help children and their families across the country; now

Therefore;
I, the Mayor of the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, hereby proudly proclaim March 21st to be:

Knight Rider Festival Day
In the City of Las Vegas and ask all citizens to show their support for Paul Casey, the Cast and Crew of Knight Rider and the KITT replica car owners.

In witness whereof:
By the powers granted to me,
I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal of the
City of Las Vegas to be affixed
this 21st day of March, 2009.

Honorable Oscar B. Goodman
Mayor, City of Las Vegas

In an exclusive interview for our 11th edition of the Knight Rider Online Podcast, Honnziva speaks with Paul Casey. Paul was the producer behind the Knight Rider Festival, that took place this year in Las Vegas for Knight Rider and Children's Miracle Network. We catch up with Paul and get his thoughts about how the event went, the money raised for the charity and talk to him about the future. In particular he lets us know about the confirmed date for Knight Rider Festival 2 - March 19-20, 2010.

Please welcome Honnziva and Weeezl for their first podcast for us! There is more than just the interview with Paul, so please check it out! We hope to get under a regular schedule for these, so please check back. You can find the podcast here.

And thanks again to The Shadowy Flight for hosting last weeks podcast!

We had our HD cameras rolling all weekend at The Knight Rider Festival, where fans came from all around the world to meet such Knight Rider stars as:
Justin Bruening, Rebecca Holden, Catherine Hickland, Stu Phillips, Don Peake, Jack Gill, George Barris, Dennis Braid, Tony Wood, Michael Scheffe, Buzz Bundy, James Smith, James Winburn, Nate Truman and Glen A. Larson.

Check out the video above, or visit our Videos page for more videos of the event.
Also be sure not to miss photos of the event on our Photos page.

It was great to see so many new faces. If you see your self, drop into our forum and let us know.