CoCoFest 2023 Vlog

We attended CocoFest 2023 in Chicago. Then some Canadians came to The Lab to visit!
L. Curtis Boyle
‪@The_CoCo_Nation‬
Ken Waters
‪@CanadianRetroThings‬
#retrocomputers #tandyradioshack

[@TheREALJosephTurner]

Your autofocus technique is on point! 🤣 The song made my day!

[@fractalMD]

Taylor has perfected it. 😅

[@SusieTheExhaustedCatLady]

Everything about this vid is brilliant.

[@fractalMD]

We. Are. Crazy.

[@SusieTheExhaustedCatLady]

@@fractalMD 😂

[@frnno967]

OMG this is hilarious!

[@fractalMD]

😂😂😂

[@8bitsinthebasement]

Glad that everybody had a great weekend at the fest, Coco forever!!!

[@fractalMD]

Wish you were there with us!

[@tombarber8929]

They should have taken a left at Albuquerque

[@fractalMD]

Get out of my head.

[@tombarber8929]

@@fractalMD never!

[@David_Ladd]

Great video and it was great seeing you all in person again!!!! CoCo Forever!!!!

[@fractalMD]

It's David Ladd!!!!

[@David_Ladd]

@@fractalMD , YES! Yes, I am!!! lol Hope you all are having fun. :)

[@timothyp8947]

Always a happy moment when one of your videos pops up - totally bonkers, totally love it 😊

[@fractalMD]

Not even we know what we are going to do.

[@mogwaay]

This was a masterpiece from begining to end! More random people sitting in the background plz 😅

[@fractalMD]

Come visit!

[@RetroTechChris]

Haha, that's great! How fun that you had visitors! Looks like you all had a great time at CoCoFest 2023.

[@sloopymalibu]

We did, I told you to come with me! :)

[@fractalMD]

We did! You should listen to your Sloopy!

[@GarthBeagle]

Great times, good music! #freethecanadians

[@fractalMD]

They are ours now!

[@GarthBeagle]

@@fractalMD 🇨🇦

[@MisterMsk]

The awkwardness between scenes makes this all that more enjoyable. Great video. Glad you all enjoyed yourselves.

[@fractalMD]

We have distilled awkward to is finest essence.

[@joelavcoco]

Nice. Looking forward to CoCo 3 video goodness.

[@fractalMD]

So excited to have a coco3!

[@brianwieseler5938]

It was really nice meeting the both of you at CoCoFest. I’m glad you enjoyed the Color Computer 3. I look forward to seeing what you do with it. Have fun.

[@fractalMD]

We love it!!!

[@floydjohnson7888]

The "I Love Tandy" song bent the brain of this grizzled programmer. Geeks with voices! Awesome!

[@fractalMD]

It's a groovy tune.

[@marksuper4920]

"Taylor and Amy's Peel-a-Burger" sounds like a great late night burger joint.

[@fractalMD]

Tag line, "it's genetic"

[@fairlyamused]

Cocofest was a blast!

[@fractalMD]

Yes!!!!

[@vectrexer]

I am not very many videos into you treasure trove of productions. But I have to say I am already spoiled and expecting many more songs and their performances. Yay TTAAS.

[@fractalMD]

We shall do our best!

[@EvilestGem]

Love you guys you make me smile. Reminds me of the teenage part of myself that lives deep inside (I'm 45 now :D)

[@fractalMD]

We are right there with ya. But I refuse to *completely* grow up ever.

[@RetroComparisons]

That looks like a fun convention. Nice harmonies on the song!

[@fractalMD]

Love us some Cocofest!

[@RetroComparisons]

@@fractalMD Cocofest sounds nice but if they had Cocoafest that would be sweet.

[@fractalMD]

@Retro Comparisons I'm filing a complaint that they don't call the dinner that, already!!!

[@RetroComparisons]

@@fractalMD Lol!

[@CurtisBoyle]

Saturday night CocoaFeast - an all chocolate smorgasbord!

[@derelor1337]

Love your videos ❤ So much positivity!

[@fractalMD]

Hooray!

[@kastinkayak]

That song will make Radio Shack come back!

[@fractalMD]

Looool

[@johanlaurasia]

Glad to see Curtis and Ken made it to Bluff City... now off to Beale St and B. B. Kings for lunch!

[@fractalMD]

There might have been Corkys BBQ and Gibsons Donuts....

[@drjohnfisher]

I was totally waiting for AJ to swan dive into the crowd…. Glad Curtis and Ken were able to make it down to visit with you guys!

[@fractalMD]

Cocofest really does need a mosh pit.

[@anjanettepetty-kountz3785]

Haha oh man help us all!!

[@sloopymalibu]

It was great seeing you both again, it is always a great time! Also, I am now famous! I was mentioned on the Show! :D

[@fractalMD]

THE MOST FAMOUS!

[@anjanettepetty-kountz3785]

Legendary!!!

[@sloopymalibu]

@@anjanettepetty-kountz3785 I guess now... I have to get a mention on Sibling Rivalry! :D

[@geekwithsocialskills]

Awesome CoCoFest 2023 recap! I did notice you had fake Amy at your booth. The real Amy always has sun glasses on her head. Just saying LOL. It was cool to see you all singing, including AJ getting into the mix. Welcome to the CoCo 3 computer owners club!

[@fractalMD]

Caught me without them!

[@Kehvarl]

It sounds like you had a lot of fun! I'm looking forward to your CoCo 3 episode.

[@fractalMD]

We have A LOT more video ideas cooking. 😊😊😊

[@speedbird737]

you guys are brilliant! come to the UK!!

[@fractalMD]

Ooh, we would love to do that.

[@RonsCompVids]

It has finally been answered. Why does Taylor peel her Krystal/White Castle sliders? It's genetic.

[@fractalMD]

Prolly autosomal dominant.

[@anjanettepetty-kountz3785]

A most excellent performance and the highlight of CocoFest I’m sure!! And those t-Shirts are awesome!!! 🤩 It was so much fun finally meeting you ladies! I’m already counting the days until the next “fest”!!! ❤

[@fractalMD]

We were decked out in SR gear! Next fest, plz. Isn't it crazy when you meet for the first time but feels like you already know someone?!

[@anjanettepetty-kountz3785]

@@fractalMD I couldn’t agree more! It’s like we’ve been friends since 1985

[@fractalMD]

@Anjanette Petty-Kountz hell yes!

[@DavidStahlOLDHAPPyMACs]

Glad you guys had fun and some great finds. Now you know that CoCoFest will never be the same after your sold out Live concert.

[@fractalMD]

We have scarred them all forever, it's true.

[@DavidStahlOLDHAPPyMACs]

LOL

[@CurtisBoyle]

@@fractalMD - And if you didn't... my guitar "playing" surely finished them off!

[@fractalMD]

@@CurtisBoyle Don't be silly!

[@JamiesHackShack]

Freaking awesome vid y'all! That's a hoot that you think you ran off one sub! 😆 I think I'm going to try to make it next time. Maybe I can rustle up a composite thinger for my mc-10! What nice guests to boot!

[@fractalMD]

You should come! Luckily we got back to even and actually adedd a few in the end! But thank heavens we don't take ourselves too seriously.

[@mzody]

Going through the back catalog. Love that there was a random trombone at CoCo Fest.

[@fractalMD]

Hahaha

[@floydjohnson7888]

1:54 I grew up in the eastern recesses of the Chicago metropolitan area, and was therefore familiar with White Castle. As such, bumping into Krystal in Atlanta and New Orleans made me feel like I was in a parallel universe.

[@fractalMD]

I know what you mean!

[@ActionRetro]

Why isn't this song on Spotify?!

[@fractalMD]

I mean, excellent question!

[@bonemar66]

And that was "the better version".

[@fractalMD]

Oooh yes

[@EricRangell]

Thanks for helping me enjoy this event vicariously. I'm curious if you ever did anything with Coco Midi, or Jim Brain's Midi Maestro. I watched a few videos about it.

[@fractalMD]

Not so far, but with us you never know what we will get into next. We certainly don't know!

[@AlbinoZamboni]

I didn’t know that in the US there is a bread that has to be peeled like a banana. In Italy we don’t have this special bread!

[@fractalMD]

Very special American secret. 😂

[@douglasleany6091]

Now that you've done both Krystal and White Castle burgers, which would you say is the easiest to peel, (asking for a friend)? It was great to see Curtis and Kevin there with you. I hope you were able to return them safely to Canada with minimal red tape. One more thing: I'm a bit worried, after seeing your "I Love Tandy" performance, that some record executive will come in and swoop the two of you up, and then we'll only be able to see you if we buy expensive concert tickets. While I can't begrudge you great success, I will be most sad if that happens.

[@fractalMD]

I'll have to leave the peeling answer to Taylor. But 100% chance we are the next Taylor Swift. 😂

[@douglasleany6091]

@@fractalMD You've already got the "Taylor" part down, so you're halfway there!

[@fractalMD]

@@douglasleany6091 she already copied our song, 42! 🤣

[@bretlinden8248]

White Castle is so gross. Since you went to Coco fest the natural culinary choice woulda been Coco Puffs. I'm coo coo for Coco Puffs.

[@fractalMD]

But can you peel a CoCo puff?

[@bretlinden8248]

@@fractalMD I can try. Let me get back to you...

[@eebuckeye]

How did you like White Castles compared to Krystal? Pretty much the same thing?

[@fractalMD]

Krystal is the superior gut bomb.

[@celticht32]

The two links guys to Curtis and Ken dont work.. they give 404's

[@fractalMD]

Oh no! I'll tell Taylor.

[@TaylorAmyShow]

think I fixed it.

[@Alex_Valentine]

Do Canadians bite?

[@fractalMD]

They Tim Bit.

[@CanadianRetroThings]

​@@fractalMD 😂