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- MICRO PALOOZA
- Y'All Come Now, Hear?
- by Dave Moorman
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- The first ever Commodore Micro-
- Palooza will happen in Portland, OR on
- December 30, 2003!
-
- The PLACE is a retro-arcade called
- Ground Kontrol, at 610 SW 12th Ave.,
- Portland, OR. (See the Run It for a
- map.)
-
- The TIME -- 1 PM to 10 PM.
-
- The COST -- $3 for C= People (to
- help pay for the band).
-
- Besides C=Luminaries -- such as
- Jeri Ellsworth, Robert Bernado, and
- Yours Truly -- we will rock to the
- serious SID sounds of [8 Bit Weapon]
- -- and perhaps other 8-bit music
- makers.
-
- The Micro-Palooza is more of a
- Gathering than an Expo. We'll have
- numerous C-64's and other C= gear up
- and running with plenty of games and
- demos. And we'll have a Palooza of pop
- and pizza and talk: Lots of C= People
- sharing joys and frustrations -- plus
- folks off the street, curious about
- what's going on.
-
- Ground Kontrol is an old-fashion
- video arcade with all the classic
- coin-ops to bring back great memories.
- The machines will be pushed back to
- give a crowd of 70 or so room to
- Commodore to our hearts content.
-
- The band -- 8 Bit Weapon -- plays
- c-64's and Amigas, making the SID's
- sing! Other 8-bit bands are also lined
- up to provide extraordinary
- entertainment.
-
- And LOADSTAR is right there in the
- middle of it! I say "is" because the
- whole lolla-palooza began with our
- decision to go to Portland this
- Christmas to visit our son and
- daughter-in-law. I figured I might
- have time to get together some of you
- Northwesters during our stay.
-
- But the week before the Chicago
- Expo, I got talking with Robert
- Bernardo on the phone. I mentioned
- going to Portland. Robert had just
- been up there visiting Jeri Ellsworth
- and others. They, too, were thinking
- of some sort of Northwest gathering --
- and everything clicked.
-
- Robert knew about Ground Kontrol
- and 8 Bit Weapon. More importantly, he
- got on the phone with both and began
- negotiating arrangements. He also has
- contacted clubs all up and down the
- Coast, telling about the event.
-
- We realize this is all on very
- short notice -- and the Tuesday after
- Christmas is not necessarily a great
- day for schedules. But such things are
- buggaboos only to people who think the
- C-64 is obsolete!
-
- We'll be there -- and hope anyone
- from the Rockies west and the Bay
- north (and of course anyone from
- anywhere else!) will make this unique
- Commodore Pilgramage!
-
- See you in Portland!
-
- DMM
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