Alright.
The first night was really fun. They showed the KOK in the theatre and had some cool 80's-themed previews beforehand (basically 80's music videos and commercials). Afterwards, there was time for Q&A with Steve where a mic was passed around for people who had questions. After that there was a chance for getting autographs.
For the question time I first asked Steve what his favorite DK board was. He said it was the Pies Stage. I also asked what it was that he threatened to take away from Derek during the infamous "Wipe my butt!" scene. He said that what he said was "If you don't be quiet, I will take away your Rush!" "Rush" -as in the band, Rush. Apparently, Derek had been given some Rush music for learning to play drums. Lastly, I asked Steve what his personal best was on DK in college. He said it was in the 900Ks around 1991. He said he KSed the game at least 3 times trying to figure out what was up with the KS bug, since it was basically unknown to people back then.
After the Q&A I had a chance to meet with the organizer (Chris), the Bloomington newspaper reporter that had contacted me (Mike -who said he was able to interview Steve for about an hour before his flight to MN), and Steve (I also had a chance to say hi to Dana before the movie). Additionally, Tim Ballderamos, the perfect pacman player, was in attendance as well. After I let the autograph line die out, Steve and I got into some exciting conversations about DK point-pressing and potential KO4 bracket competition strategies. I was also able to snag about 15 of the event posters and had Steve sign 5-6 of them.
So, if anyone wants me to mail one to them, be sure to PM your postage info. I'm gonna do it on a first-come, first-served basis (with signed ones being used up first). So far, I already have 2 people (Jeremy and then Allen) who have given me their info. Lastly, I also had a chance to have Steve sign my copy of the DK manual that I used for my final major edits I made to it before KO3.
I walked with Steve and Chris (the organizer who put him up in an hotel attached with the MOA) as I was heading out and let him know that we'd love to have him sign up on DKF and that there'd be no pressure to be a huge contributor or anything that would soak up all his time.
Tomorrow I will be there for the entire time Steve makes his attempts. He said he's been practicing as of recently for the KO4, so maybe he has a good chance to beat his own PB. If Jace has something set up with the TG stream where I can give DKF a shoutout, I'll be sure to do so. Maybe I can even supply some sort of commentary on his gameplay (*hint to Jace, if you read this!*
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