T-Fest a week from Saturday!!

Updated on February 19, 2014 By Ken Begg 17 Comments

March the 1st at Sandy Petersen’s house in Rockwall TX, outside of Dallas, per usual. I hope to see many of you there. We generally get rolling around 10:00 A.M.

We’ve basically bashed out the line-up, and it’s pretty good, I think. We had one movie that I personally love (a fact not hidden on these pages–and no, it’s not Smokey and the Bandit, but I love that too). However, Sandy’s son Arthur half-convinced us it was too well known and mainstream. We’ll see if it gets a slot at a later fest. Maybe a survey of the crowd will answer the question.

Anyway, attendees will get to see aliens, robots, more robots, ray beams, killer animals, really really cheap production values, really high production values completely wasted, high production values completely not wasted, old stars, big big stars, cavemen, drug lords, heroes with Peter Frampton hair, imaginary giant bees, explosions, fight scenes, capitalist exploitation (at least twice) and of course one of Sandy’s patented quizzes.

We usually run a movie or two at Sandy’s on Friday night, as well, and run movies all Sunday, for those who can hang around a while. Everyone is welcome to come for those, as well. If you come Friday (or another night) and would like accommodations at Chez Petersen, it can be arranged by dropping me a note at ken@jabootu.com.

Also, anyone in Houston who wants to have dinner with me, Kirk and Patty Draut and Black Chad on Thursday night (Feb 27th), should also drop me a note at ken@jabootu.com.

Thanks!

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  • Reed

    Do…you-ooo, you!
    Watch… what I do?

  • The Rev.

    I realized Sunday we were two weeks out. Man, that weekend has the potential to be the best ever. Friday, we’re celebrating our unofficial anniversary (our official anniversary isn’t for another two years); Saturday, Ken and Sandy pummel us with movies; and Sunday, for a change, I actually have free and plan to come back out and spend more time with those who survived Saturday. Too bad you’re not doing ’80s supernatural movies this time around; I was really sad to have missed that back in November.

    Anyone want me to bring anything? Ken, did you want any more of that orange soda I brought last time? If you do, we’ll need to let Sandy’s wonderful wife know that I promise not to drop and shatter any bottles this time. God what a mess that was. Anyhow, just drop a note here; I’ll see it.

    I’m trying to get the last two reviews done, although I’ve hit a snag in that I cannot find my notes at the moment. I’m considering bringing the laptop this time, although it occurs to me I don’t have Word or anything on it to type with (and would need to make sure I’m near an outlet as I’m certain the battery would never last an entire day). If I make it to B-Fest next year, as I plan to, I’ll definitely need to have something like that by then; written notes were just not the way to go with that.

  • Ken_Begg

    We didn’t get to nearly all of the ’80s supernatural movies we had, so you might be able to cadge a few more if Sandy’s cool with it.

  • The Rev.

    Good to know. I’m hoping he has a few I’ve not seen, which seems a safe bet.

    Of course, if he wanted to go with nutzoid Asian movies along the lines of Eternal Evil of Asia I would have no complaints there, either.

  • Jamie B.

    And here I just sent an email to Sandy for all that info. I should have known you would have had everything well in hand. :)

    I’ll be in Dallas Friday and don’t fly back to the lovely GalaxyJane until Sunday.

  • Ken_Begg

    Sweet! Wait until you have to explain your knocked-out tooth and huge facial tattoo.

  • The Rev.

    I thought the hazing ritual was to be kept secret. You’re going to be in big trouble with Sandy, man.

  • Jamie B.

    Here I thought Sandy just sacrificed a random guest to Shub-Niggurath.

  • Reed

    Pssst… It’s not random. Don’t tell the new guy!

  • Jamie B.

    That’s it! I’m getting a hotel room!!!!

  • The Rev.

    Ken is probably somewhere in Austin right now, digesting delicious BBQ and punning up a storm with Kirk and Patty whilst watching something horrible.

    I envy him.

    Except maybe for the punning part.

    And possibly the horrible movie.

    Okay, I just want BBQ and to hang out with Kirk and Patty. Is that so wrong?!

  • Reed

    I think it’s just “Q”, because there’s no B there. I promise you, there’s no B there.

  • Jamie B.

    You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas.
    – Davy Crockett

    See you all either later today or tomorrow!

  • The Rev.

    Well, to those of you who’ll be there tomorrow, see you then! To those who can only be there in spirit, we’ll be thinking of you!

    When we’re not screaming in agony at whatever Ken and Sandy have decided to show us, that is.

  • kgb_san_diego

    Thanks, to Ken and Sandy for all of the “fun”, and double thanks to Wendy and Kirk for the wonderful dinner. Thanks all!

  • The Rev.

    I’m grumpy with them now; they didn’t say goodbye to me, and then (through no fault of their own) had to leave Sunday before I could get back out there. That doesn’t excuse them for Saturday night, though. Grrr.

    I also have to say, I’m shocked by the majority vote for worst movie. I don’t even know some of you anymore. Picking anything over a Ted V. Mikels movie or a Jabootu classic needs a pretty damn good explanation, I’m thinking.

  • Jamie B.

    That was a wonderful weekend! Can’t wait to see you all again.
    Thanks especially to Sandy and Wendy for opening their home and Kirk for cooking all the meat.