PDXCUG Meeting - Get Lamp Screening with Jason Scott
Vol. 1, No. 5 - September 9, 2010 - Meeting Highlights
Get Lamp Screening - A Huge Success
The meeting was centered around the screening of the Get Lamp documentary. Special guest Jason Scott showed a crowd-pleasing version of the film and followed-up with a Q&A session.
We recorded the entire event (except the screening itself) and came out with approximately one hour of video where Jason talks a lot about how the film was made, people he talked to, etc. and answered questions from the 45-50 people who were in attendance.
This event was made possible with the cooperation and participation of the following:
- Jason Scott, Director and Creator of Get Lamp
- Backspace and staff
- Ground Kontrol - Retro Arcade
- Earl Evans of Retrobits.com
- Nick Doyle, Event Video
- Attendees from Portland, OR and beyond
- Members of the Portland Commodore Users Group
Q&A Session Video (approx. 1 hour)
Event Snapshots
Jason Scott
Jason poses with one of the three lamps used in the film.
Sound Check
A Backspace staff member does a quick sound check and then fills the room with music before the event starts.
Earl Evans
Earl Evans, of Retrobits.com, welcomes everyone and introduces the event.
Greg Alekel
PDXCUG Founder, Greg Alekel, makes some announcements and kicks off the screening.
Jason Scott
Jason Scott introduces the film
Photo of Movie Playing
A clip of an interview in the film.
Another Photo of Movie Playing
Another clip of an interview in the film.
Jason Scott
Jason Scott follows-up with a Q&A session. Watch the PDX Commodore Users Group Get Lamp Q&A Session Video.
Raffle Prizes
PDXCUG held a raffle where we gave away two copies of the complete Get Lamp DVD sets, complete with the collectible coins.
We also gave away a brand-new copy of Zork II, still in its original shrinkwrap.
Get Lamp Raffle Prize
Congratulations to our winners Jerry S. and Dan O.
Zork Raffle Prize
The lucky winner was Jeff G. Congratulations, Jeff!
Other Notable Snapshots
Some photos during the course of the evening's adventure
Check-In
Members check in and receive their raffle tickets.
Raffle Entry
Deciding which raffle to enter is the hardest part.
PDXCUG Members
Members of PDXCUG pose for a quick snap.
During the Break
Guests get ready for the screening by ordering some yummy food and drinks from Backspace.
Cool Atari Shirt
Anyone care to translate?
Zork and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on Commodore 64s
Five Commodore 64s were set up with Zork and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for guests to try their hand at text adventure games.
Commodore 64 Set Up
Getting the C64s Ready at Home
The dining room table at home was littered with Commodore 64 computers, monitors and disk drives in preparation for the September meeting. Needless to say, my wife was glad when it was over!
Guests playing Zork and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Commodore 64s ready for play
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - first command I typed, "Get Lamp".
Guests playing Zork
Guests playing Zork (in the background) while waiting for the movie to start.