DOA ’96
Exactly 30 years ago was the final day of Dynamo Open Air in Eindhoven. The Saturday headliner was Venom, the Sunday headliner was Slayer, and I was lucky enough to have a backstage pass so I could interview the Gods Rock'n'Roll, to whom I had laid down my soul more than a decade earlier. I shall spare you the details of many miscommunications that happened in the days leading up to the actual interview, but the
Douglas Adams died 25 years ago
A sad day today, but not as sad as 25 years ago, when Douglas Adams died. Douglas Adams, the utterly funny author of the classic "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and the possibly even greater "Dirk Gently" books. I cannot emphasize how much I think every single person should read these books, preferably yesterday. When I read these, back in 1988, it changed my writ
The Rise of the Atari ST Demo Scene
In March 1986 I heard about this really cool, powerful and affordable new computer, the Atari ST. At the time I was an enthusiastic Commodore 64 owner, and around me many people intended to make the switch to the Amiga. This machine was still in the (albeit relatively near) future, and its price tag was predicted to be substantial.
Then my best ’64 friend, Frank
Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged – Zombie Edition
Aeons ago, well, in the mid 90s, I programmed the then latest version of a swearing accessory for the Atari ST(E)/TT/Falcon called "The Automated Final Grandson of Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged".
Wowbagger: A fictitious character from Douglas Adams' "Life, the Universe and Everything" who, after an incident with a liquid lunch and a piece
Richard Karsmakers