[Coco] CoCoFEST Commercials

[Randall Kindig]

Thanks, Neil!  I will see you there.  Look for Floppy Boy (the nickname I’ve gotten from my co-workers; not particularly flattering :)

Randy


> On Sep 6, 2016, at 12:29 AM, Neil Blanchard <neil at neilscomputerservice.com> wrote:
> 
> Just finished listening to Floppy Days Episode 64. Was so cool to hear the TRS 80 CoCoFEST! Commercial in there. Really enjoyed the talk about HP Series 80 computers. 
> Thanks Randy for doing your podcast. Look forward to seeing you at VCFMW.
> -Neil
> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Randall Kindig <randall.kindig at gmail.com> 
> Date: 2016-09-05  11:35 PM  (GMT-05:00) 
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com> 
> Cc: Melanie and John Mark Mobley <johnmarkmelanie at gmail.com> 
> Subject: Re: [Coco] CoCoFEST Commercials 
> 
> They’re the best commercials I’ve heard for any of the shows!  Gave me a chill :)  Thanks for letting me run one.
> 
> Randy
> 
> 
>> On Sep 4, 2016, at 12:23 PM, John W. Linville <linville at tuxdriver.com> wrote:
>> 
>> On Sat, Sep 03, 2016 at 11:51:59PM -0500, Melanie and John Mark Mobley wrote:
>>> There are some wonderful CoCoFEST commercials on the CoCo Crew Podcast
>>> Episode #15.
>>> 
>>> CoCo Crew Podcast Links:
>>> Website: http://cococrew.org/
>>> Audio Link: http://host2.cyberears.com/30769.mp3
>>> Show Notes: http://cococrew.org/cococrew-podcast-15.html
>>> 
>>> The 1st commercial is at about time mark 10:55 (MM:SS)
>>> The 2nd commercial is at about time mark  or 109:34 (MMM:SS)
>>> 
>>> Also there Floppy Days Podcast #63 talks about the CoCoFEST a little bit.
>>> 
>>> And Floppy Days Podcast #64 time mark 15:49 (MM:SS) has a CoCoFEST
>>> commercial.  This commercial is very well done.
>>> 
>>> Floppy Days Link:
>>> http://floppydays.libsyn.com/
>> 
>> Yes, Mike Rowen has been doing a lot of really cool bumper clips
>> for us lately, including several promos specific to CoCoFEST! We
>> have run some bits ourselves, and intend to run quite a bit more
>> (i.e. all that we can get) in upcoming episodes.
>> 
>> Also, with Mike's permission I posted one of his CoCoFEST! promos on
>> the Facebook pages for Floppy Days and Retro Computing Roundtable. As
>> you (John Mark) mention, Randy picked it up and ran it in Floppy
>> Days episode 64. Hopefully the RCR folks will pick it up as well,
>> but I haven't heard from them on that.
>> 
>> Mike has produced several other great audio clips promoting CoCoFEST!,
>> displaying enthusiasm and humor as well as much-better-than-average
>> voice acting skill. I plan to box them up and parcel them out to a
>> few other retro-themed podcasts in hopes that they will be as kind
>> as Randy and run them too. And if nothing else, they should all
>> find a home on The CoCo Crew as well.
>> 
>> CoCoFEST! -- Be part of the equation!
>> 
>> John
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