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JagFest '98 Newsletter #1 - 2/19/98

Second Annual-
Atari Jaguar Festival, 1998
Newsletter #1

///Greetings

Well, it's that time again! Time to organize the yearly event known as "JagFest". This year, I (Kevin Manne), have taken up the duty of organizing the festivities. With the experience that helping organize last year's 'Fest brought me, things should go (and have been going) fairly smoothly. I've already called around and found a place to have it, and have a date (sort-of) pegged down.

Here's looking forward to a worthy sequel to the original JagFest, with more surprises and Jaguar goodness than ever (and hopefully higher attendance ;-))!

///Details

Here's the scoop as of today, on date/time/location, etc.:

Date:
Tentatively scheduled for the last week of July, definitely on a Saturday. Whether it will turn out to be held on the 25th of July or the 1st of August is still up in the air.

Time:
9:00 am till midnight (although we may be able to squeeze a few more hours out :-)).

Location:
Corfu Fire Hall
116 Main Street
Corfu, NY 14036

This is a good location because it's close to the NYS thruway exit (48-A), is not IN the city of Buffalo, but still close enough to the airport (about 20-30 mins east, all on one road). Directions will be posted on the JagFest homepage.

Accommodations:
The closest hotel is an Econo Lodge. Expect rooms to cost about $65 per night, unless I can work out a group rate deal (which I will try to do)...then the price should go down even more from there. Here's the address and telephone # of the hotel:

Econo Lodge
At Exit 48-A
Pembroke, NY 14036
(716) 599-4681

Other Attractions:
Considering the fact that most people will be coming from out of town, I thought there may be some interest in the amusement park, Darien Lake, that is 10 minutes away from where the Fest is being held. They are also in the process of building a hotel so there will be the option for people to stay there instead of at the Econo Lodge, but expect to pay a higher rate. There is camping available at the park too, for those who may be interested. As for the park, there are 4 roller coasters and a bunch of other rides, a waterpark and more. If you want to know more about Darien Lake, you can contact them at:

Darien Lake Theme Park and Camping Resort
9993 Alleghany Road
Darien Center, NY 14036
(716) 599-4641 (Administration)
(716) 599-2211 (Camping)

Niagara Falls is also within driving distance from Corfu as well!

///Other Stuff

This years Fest will have food! That's right. I've arranged for there to be plenty of food available right there for everyone's convince. As for what will be served, I haven't decided yet. But it will most likely be something simple like Burgers and Dogs, unless everyone who is attending is vegetarian, then there will probably be a menu change :-)

Dark Knight Games has already committed to attending, and will be bringing along some cool surprises. Custom controllers anyone?

Jaguar underground games will be available to play...I will bring my modified Jag and PC so everyone can check it out. The PC will also be hooked up with Internet access, so everyone on the Net can stay updated.

///You Can Help!

If you will be attending, please help us out by sending an e-mail to chadjag@geocities.com. In it, include your name, e-mail address, and what you will be bringing. Things which are needed are Jaguars, Monitors(!), Catboxes, AirCars and (hopefully) Battlesphere cartridges, and other appropriate video game hardware. Feel free to bring classic Atari videogames too!

///Tickets

Tickets will be available before the event for $10, or at the door for $12. With your paid attendance you will receive some cool Atari/Jaguar stuff like last year, but what it will be is undetermined as of yet. E-mail KevinManne@wycol.com to order your tickets!

///Fin

That's all I can think of for now! As more JagFest '98 news crops up, I'll keep everyone updated. Keep an eye on the JagFest homepage for the latest, too. For comments/questions about JagFest, this newsletter or anything, drop an e-mail to KevinManne@wycol.com and I'll get back to you ASAP.

Thanks for reading,
The JagFest '98 Staff