Last weekend I attended the second annual Boatfest gathering, which again took place in Hurricane, West Virginia. Despite its name, the event has nothing to do with boats — it’s a gathering of retrocomputing and retrogaming enthusiasts named after the organizer, John “Boat of Car” Shawler.
Boatfest is difficult to summarize because it’s different things to different people. Some people… read entire post
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Yukon Cinema 5 Demolished (The Goonies Lied to Me)
I was twelve years old and had just finished sixth grade in the summer of 1985 when I saw The Goonies in my town’s local movie theater, the Chisholm West 5. The theater has changed names a few times throughout its life. In the 1990s it became Dollar Movies 5, a discount theater, and in the 2000s it was purchased… read entire post