I want to thank everyone for being civil and again for Larry Zerner and Paul Kratka for stopping by to leave a message for the fans. It was much appreciated! :)

Overall, I’m personally not thrilled with the way this has unfolded. I was unable to book tickets to the event because I’m getting married less than a month later, but man do I really feel for those that did book the trip.

I’m sure once we, as fans, are given full details we’ll be able to lay the blame for this debacle on who deserves it. If it is because of this Tim Beal fella, keep him away from the shebang.

Also, I have to say that I’m hopefull that the re-scheduled event will go off because, really, how cool would it be to get that many Friday Alumni in the same place at the same time? Most cons that feature reunions have 10-12 Friday guests, tops. Something like this has the potential for dozens. All I’m saying is that I’ll be giving the promoters one more chance.

Fool us once, shame on us. Fool us twice…we’ll pull a Voorhees on your ass.

P.S.- Big thanks to Mr. Kratka and Mr. Zerner for taking the time to address this with us. Its refreshing and reassuring to know that you guys care about this event as much as us fans do.

If the intent was truly to hold the convention next year (why so long a delay, anyway?), then what would be the problem with offering refunds? A show of good faith might convince ticket holders to re-buy tickets when the convention does take place. Having to send emails with “special circumstances” is just an insult, and shows the promoter’s true stripes.

Same here. My feelings are pretty much exactly: I am not evening going to the event as I only breifly considered it, and now I’m VERY much overly glad that I choose not to go. Indeed the person who seems the most responsible chould most certainly do a lot worse then show up to a professional Psychatrist once or twice a week. He seems TOTLALY off his rocker as they say.

Sören Börjes
It’s nice to meet you, once again ;)

I agree the news section here is a vast improvemeant (no offence to Blake & Brenna, the former site runners) of how things used to be, I feel, as well as over all MUCH more friendlier. I don’t know; just seems like many more people from all over the world get along here a lot better then I used to notice on the old boards. It’s no biggie; just felt like mentioning it. Truely it’s a real nice regularly up-dated site. And I’m glad I’ve landed some free time as of late.

Like you I also have my doubts about the con ultimately taking place, as this would be they’re THIRD time changing a locaiton for it in central Texas, but even still, I ultimately wish them the best of luck, as per maybe a region-free DVD or better yet Blu Ray chould be produced from the event and sold somewhere (hopefully here as an Exclusive?) in order to help out, and I would gladly get a copy or two, the big time Paramount-era series fanatic that I am. Oh and I’ve heard about Deutschland’s Weekend of Horror’s (is it co-produced with Fangoria magazine, here in the U.S.?)! Very cool sounding con! I saw Ted White’s now two year old video from the 3rd con up on YouTube for all of us to enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO-rIEbIwNM

Interesting since I dream of seeing Europe within three years, but sadly the U.S. $ (dollar) has been low over the years compared to the almighty Euro as well as the commonwealth of Great Britian Pound mark, and so I’m putting it off for a bit. But I shall get to Europe as they say, eventually. ;) Best of luck in enjoying it here!

Oh and I wanted to say “Hallo” (I assume he is Dutch or northern Belgian, am I correct?) to Sybren van der Schoot as well! Just now noticed him today. And I agree with his comments: It is VERY cool or busy people like Mr. Kratka as well as Mr. Zerner to take time out of they’re personal scheduales–as well as Mr. Dashkawitz (or does he prefer us to use his current Anglacized surname of Dash?) to post on his official Blood & Guts.com forum–to speak out about all of this that has been goin’ on. As I stated I’m not even going to this convention, and I feel oddly “robbed & cheat” for those for have already spent money on the hotel reservations as well as the “Gold & Silver” more pricey tickets to the convention and 25mm film screenings and the like.

I just pray all of this will get sorted out and indeed, the person resonsible for trying to oddly sobotage all of this will indeed as one person noted above, find out that Karma can truely be a bitch. :D

I have a suspicion that the promoters were not expecting the Crowne Hotel sending out these cancellation notices yesrterday and it caught them off guard. People may not have found out until the week of the event, if not for the Crowne. They should be thanked for being very professional in their handkling of this.