At KansasFest 2010, I presented an off-topic session on the 'Double Rainbow' and 'Old Spice' viral Internet memes.
Tag: KFest
On the Road Again…
As with this time last year, I'll be AFK for a few weeks as I enjoy a summer vacation in Missouri, then Washington and Missoula. I have some Showbits content queued for the next two weeks, so there will be something to read while I'm gone. I didn't want to leave the site in a…
Do Androids Dream of Electric Apples?
When David Szetela delivered his keynote speech at KansasFest 2007, he revealed a fact that is little-known to all but diehard geeks (which was, of course, exactly who he was addressing). It connected two of my favorite things: the Apple II computer and the Terminator movies. In the Terminator films, the audience is often treated…
Goin' to Kansas City…
Just a brief post to indicate that Showbits updates will be scarce this week, as I am leaving in a few minutes for KansasFest, the annual Apple II expo held in Kansas City, Missouri. I'm on the convention's planning board, which is a conflict of interest that prevents me from covering the event for most…
Fantastic Faux
And now the trailer for the next Fantastic Four film is up. I know why I watch this stuff: after watching the best parts of a bomb excerpted into trailer form, I'm saved the time and money of watching the rest of the movie. Here, we have Johnny Storm chasing the T-1000, who has some…