The Southwest Popular American Cultural Association will hold its annual conference Feb 11-14 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and one of the tracks is “Mystery Science Theater and the Culture of Riffing.”
(Sorry about the bad link. Now fixed.)
Topics include:
* Mystery Science Theater and the Culture of Riffing 1
* Mystery Science Theater: Screening: The Films of Joe Don Baker – “Final Justice”
* “Keep Your Stupid Comments in Your Pocket!”: Riffing as Collective Composition and the Cult of ‘The Room’
* Next Sunday, A.D.: The Sociocultural Value of Riffing and Its Future With Fans Of “Mystery Science Theater 3000”
* Sting, Debbie Reynolds, and God: “Mystery Science Theater 3000” as Cultural Palimpsest
* Robotic, All Too Robotic: Kierkegaard and Nietzsche On Board the Satellite of Love
Thanks to “M” for the heads up.
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Albuquerque isn’t that far from Oklahoma City. I may have to look I into taking a drive out, at least for the days these panels are being held.
Link points right back here, probably not what you were after…
Main Page:
http://southwestpca.org/conference/conference-programs/
Conference Program (looks like the MST3K stuff starts on Friday):
http://conference2015.southwestpca.org/schedule/all?page=4
Albequerque? I know I should have taken a left turn at Albequerque.
This doesn’t look like Pismo Beach.
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Well, I learned something new today.
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La residencia de ancianos más bonita de Toledo.