KansasFest « back to albumKansasFest 2008 Look at all the crazy money I made at KFest! (Photo courtesy Stavros Karatsoridis)Michael shows off his SimTower.It's... it's so... BEAUTIFUL!"Uh-oh! Here they come AGAIN! Brace yourselves..."Half a Stavros is better than no Stavros.The first supper.Loren entrances our keynote speaker with his hypnotic knotting.The most magnanimous Sheppys.I don't know how welcoming a committee they can be with such mischevious grins.Every vegetarian's worst nightmare.Geoff has yet to come through on his annual threat.Keynote speaker Lane Roathe attempts to enjoy the cookout incognito.Lane competes with the AppleCrate for attention.Where there be programmers, there be soda.Lane informs the audience that being a programmer is a great way to attract babes.When one AppleCrate isn't enough.You can tell the tourists by their lanyards.If there's anything that benefits from a high-definition flat-screen monitor, it's an Apple II.Rob Walch of the Today in iPhone podcast makes his second annual appearance at KFest -- as do his slides.So easy, you don't even need opposable thumbs!The "touch screen" -- not just more marketing lingo!The 6502 powers the Apple II with enough processing power left over for a shirt.Every university needs a stalker.Andy farms pharmaceuticals.Doctors in repose.Everyone shows up for the pizza party!Sorry, Dr. Steve -- you snooze, you lose!Hardware for presentation on software for scanning.KFest was sufficiently distracting for no one to notice the nuclear explosion off in the distance.Bruce's entertaining session on Softdisk entertainment.The driver of the green bus has the shirt to match.Sheppy's presentations are always less scary when he gives them in person, as opposed to being a giant disembodied face on a wall.Sheppy sweated to give us a new Sweet16, so much that he needed to beverages just to talk about all the new features!The point-and-click interface doesn't work as well on a projection screen.Fun fact: Rockhurst students don't use cafeteria trays.Two out of five KFesters notice a camera.The world's second-largest cock!The marquee may not show it, but this night was made for Apple II users.Mike may not have been at KFest '08 in person, but he was there in spirit.One computer per geek sounds like an awfully low ratio.The AppleCrate's cowlick.Wiiiii!!!Zero tolerance sometimes calls for deadly force. Fortunately, Rockhurst is a designated Zero Force Sector.The Apple iPhone: everywhere that A2 Airlines flies.Oh, I've heard of those!"Tony, that 'pull my finger' gag is getting pretty old."Not only was Tony on in-flight IM -- he was taking a screen shot of my admonishment. I guess that makes me a young fogey.No one session can capture the entire awesomeness that is SHEPPY.No sunglasses? No problem! Michael can make them using fewer than 16 Apple II's.For most people, pool is a game of skill; for us, it's a game of physics and geometry.This is as formal as we get.This dinner brought to you by Coca-Cola.Aren't they a cute couple? And to think, they wouldn't even be here if it weren't for the Apple II!... Well, actually, none of us would be. (BTW, does anyone think Sheppy looks like Tom Hanks here?)I was prepared to grab Henry by his collar and eject him from the event, but it looks like he's going to take care of himself himself.Will this pound cake pass the Hawaiian Scent Test?Howard's gifts make for a difficult lot from which to choose just one!When I was a kid, our apples came in rainbows!The employees tethered all their products when they saw US coming.Sheppy admires that more than half the software on the shelf, he wrote.Bouncy bouncy! It's never too early to introduce someone to the fun of Apple computers.It's never too late to introduce someone to the fun of Apple computers.If only my mom had known about this game when I was kid -- I might've given her fewer headaches!The came you can read along with!Ryan could've carried out more, but Krispy Kreme knows to leave us wanting for next year.Twits tweet Twitter tweets.James does his Paul Potts impersonation.The best part of waking up is doughnuts in your cup.We've secretly replaced Tony's brain with Folgers crystals. Let's see if anyone notices.It's like herding cats, but it's worth it.KansasFestYou're never too old to act like you're still in college.You're never too old to act like you're still in college.Sheppy is, as always, prepared to quash the dreams of any potential HackFester.The Crimson Apple strikes again!No KansasFest session is complete with pantomine.Until Tony makes his declaration, Ryan is sure to stand far away from the unidentified prize.Which one is Abbott and which Costello?I wish I were BIG.Won't somebody please take me home?Hey! Where did everyone go? 🙁Ken makes his one phone call.This is what we do to misbehavin' computers in NEW YAWK.His pitch is that of a snake oil salesman -- except this is the real deal.In Russia, computers put YOU to sleep!Dr. Steve holds the conch shell.What's Greek for "cheers!"?In anyone else's hands, it'd just be a straw. But in Michael's?... Be afraid. Be very afraid.Geoff re-enacts his famous "I'm not a crook" scene from 2006.These are what's called "air quotes".Geoff re-enacts his drunken stupor from 2005. (And every year since, actually.)Oh, Spuds! What a wicked influence you are.An Apple II deserves an Andy II.I used to focus on my driving. Then Tony showed me the way.The sun sets over Kansas City. Thus endeth another KFest.You never know what scallywags might climb out of Kansas City and into your car.Geoff impersonates Ryan's 2007 "A2Unpugged" photo.Ryan strikes back! He too is not a crook.Ryan, unpugged.OMG! I can't tell them apart!They laugh alike, they walk alike, at times they even talk alike...Okay, now this is just getting creepy.More air quotes than any one "man" can "handle"!These are the photos that make me miss Jeri.Ties, ties, everywhere, and not a one to write home about.