Here’s an interesting super 8mm podcast I came across. It is featured as part of the On Super 8 website, which is an excellent super 8mm resource.
WordPress upgrade
It’s been a long time but I finally upgraded WordPress. So if you see anything funny going on, let me know, since I might have missed a file or something.
Protocon 3.0 Official Announcement
Protocon 3.0 will be occurring in Chestertown, MD at Webb Manor from August 16-18. Here’s the itinerary. Protocon 3.0
Friday, August 16th
6 to 9 PM — Arrivals
9 to 10 PM — Handout Hard Rations and Rules
9 to 12 PM — Movie: The Swarm
12 to ? — Late Night Discussion
Saturday, August 17th
8 to 9 AM — Eat Rations
9 to 10 AM — Write script
10 to 1 PM — Build “The Secret Thing”
1 to 2 PM — Eat Rations
2 to 4 PM — Shoot “The Secret Thing” Film
4 to 5 PM — Thom’s Dinner Time Speech
5 to 6 PM — Eat Rations
6 to 10 PM — Brian’s game
10 to 12 AM — Video Games & Party
12 to ? AM — Party
Sunday, August 18th
8 to 9 AM — Eat Rations
9 to 10 AM — Hard Ration Trophy
12 to 1 PM — Thom’s Farewell Speech and Goodbyes
Wikipedia
The Wicker Man II: Fowlpurgisnacht finally got mentioned on Wikipedia. Check it out here. Look under the “Related Films” category at the bottom of the page.
Young Goodman Brown also gets a small note on Wikipedia. Look under “External Links”.
Not that any of this is a huge deal, but somewhere in the validation universe it’s gotta count for something.
The Cave of Trouble in: Search for the Chupacabra
While my favorite film of the so-called Cave of Trouble period remains Spontaneous Combustion1, The Cave of Trouble in: Search for the Chupacabra2 was always my friends’ favorite. Shot a couple years before the launch of Protozoic, the film was never officially put on the site3.
In hopes that people will surf in and watch the movie, or any of the movies on this site for that matter, I’ve drafted some comments below to try and drum up some hits.
Synopsis
The Cave of Trouble in: Search for the Chupacabra remains the hardest hitting documentary and DOCUMENT EVER in the HISTORY OF MAN to deal with the blood sucking DEMON known as the chupacabra. Often derided as a spoof and inept Blair Witch, The Cave of Trouble in: Search for the Chupacabra is a new level of FEAR, TERROR and BLOOD SUCKING GOATs. Shot on location in Salisbury, Maryland, home of FRANK PERDUE, whether you are a hardcore cryptologist, lonely housewife, Japanese exchange student, or the Surf Punks’ # 1 fan, The Cave of Trouble in: Search for the Chupacabra is mandatory viewing.
- At some point I plan to repost Spontaneous Combustion because it was never posted to our Podcast. ↩
- This appears to have been the full title of the film. For whatever reason, I always thought the film’s title was Search for the Chupacabra, but it appears that it was not. ↩
- Initially, the film may have been intended to go on the Cave of Trouble website, as at the end of the movie the Cave of Trouble site is advertised. By 2003 however, the Cave of Trouble site, like Chook Industries, was no longer maintained and the video was never made available on either of these two aforementioned sites. ↩
HOLY SHIT
This picture is priceless. We were having problems getting the fire to take, so Brian added some boxes and a lot of lighter fluid. It took.
We all backed away except for Tom.
Sing Star
Brian and Buff brought their new PS3 with Sing Star. It was a popular use of time throughout the weekend. Mike was particularly entertaining.
Heated conversation
I’m sure this conversation was nowhere as heated as it looks. Tom always has great expressions.
We all spent the 4th of July in Sutton, WV at Maplewood. I’ll stick up a picture of the house at some point too.
edit — Here’s the house.
Blueberries
Blueberries should be called green-poo berries. I’ll leave it at that.
