Thousands Flock to See the Classics 02/18/3133
INN - Interstellar News Network
CARLISLE – Where was everyone last weekend? The Carlisle Expo Center, of course!
The Galaxy of Classics show returned to Towne last month and has made the tour of
the world, cumulating with the huge four-day expo this weekend that saw 130,000
Towne residents make the trek to Carlisle. With over 250 classic hovercars, some
more than five centuries old, plus hundreds more vehicles of all types representing
over a thousand years of development, on display, this was the largest show of its
kind to come to Towne in recent memory.
“It was cool!” exclaims Jimmy, age 12, of Port Howard. “It was so neat, I made my
dad take me back on Sunday!”
His father agreed. “I remember coming to see these shows with my own father, so
naturally I brought Jimmy. And you know what? I don’t ever remember them being
so exciting. When Jimmy wanted to come back for a second day, I had to think about
that for about a second!”
Other show-goers expressed similar sentiments. “The Daikanti SuperDodger is
something right out of the history books, and to see it running a slalom in the arena
was just too much!” “Who says interest in hovercars is fading?” “I want that one,
that one, that one, and those five over there, too!”
Graves Productions, the owner of the Galaxy of Classics show, puts on shows all
over the Republic, and beyond, throughout the year, but owns only a small portion of
the vehicles put on display. Normally, the company’s executives contract with
collectors and new hovercar dealers to fill the show with vehicles of all kinds. This
time, though, the producers teamed up with the organizers of four other major shows
to put on an expo the likes of which has never been seen within the Republic.
The show filled almost a dozen major halls, featuring both civilian and military
vehicles from over a thousand years of history. Three halls were packed with such
classic hovercraft as the Jaretti Leaping Fang and the Fed-Talon Jaguar, while four
more were filled with military vehicles of all sizes and kinds—from APCs to main
battle tanks to fighters and even a few BattleMechs, including a Highlander and a
Templar.
Of course, there were the usual features common to all of these expositions. Scantily-
clad models, schtick shows (including a man dressed as a walking bat standing next
to an ancient wheeled sports vehicle) and the entire hall filled with retailers selling their
dubious wares.
Showgoers knew what they liked, though, and flocked in droves to the two eastern
halls. There, producers had set up several large networks of simulators that allowed
patrons the chance to fight one another in BattleMech combat. With the chance to
fight in the great arenas that made Solaris VII famous centuries ago, people stood in
lines up to four hours long for a fifteen minute chance at fame. The simulators were
such a hit that show organizers kept those halls open 24 hours a day for all four days,
and still the shortest lines were two hours in length.
“This was certainly the most profitable show we’ve put on here on Towne,” said
organizer Kyle Graves, “and we’ve been doing this for thirty years, now. This is the
first in a long series of shows that we’ll be putting on throughout the Sphere these
next few years.” When asked about when he’d return with this show, Graves
responded, “Towne’s people have always treated us well. It may be a while before we
can get the entire show back here, but I think it’s safe bet that we’ll be able to put on
smaller-scale shows on an annual basis. It’s just a matter of how long it takes us to
get about two dozen more of those simulator networks constructed, you know?”
Towne Log
+ My God! I couldn’t have cared less about the rest of the show, but those simulators
were INCREDIBLE! >BR?: -Jones
+ Anyone else notice the men with dark suits and sunglasses wandering through the
crowds in the military expo? :- Gr8Tr
+ Anyone else catch that goof in the bat getup and cape? Was there anything more
lame than that? 20th Century Jetcars? Did they even have jets in the 20th Century? :-
FuzionBom
+ The race on Saturday night was pretty cool. Seeing that Jaretti crash in the fourth
turn of lap 179 was painful, though! Jonsey’s right, the simulators were pretty good,
too! :- Fokum
+ Gr8Tr, you know they were recruiters, right? They’re looking for people to fill their
ranks. But they were also looking for people like us who want to uncover their
conspiracies. You didn’t talk to any of them, did you? :- Hippee
+ Why did they have to bring those instruments of evil along? Weapons of war have
no place in a show that supposedly caters to families and children. And what of those
“game simulators?” Are we now teaching our children to fight and kill before they are
even out of primary school? :- PeaceOut
+ Just because you don’t like that stuff doesn’t mean that others can’t. If you don’t
like it, don’t go. It’s that simple. I, for one, enjoyed seeing literally a thousand years
worth of history! :- Grundy
+ I used to pilot a ’Mech in the Sword of Light, and I’ve got to say, those were the
best simulators I’ve ever seen. The only thing they could have done to make it more
realistic was to hook up cooling vests and heaters. And you know what? The sim
cockpits had the hookups for them! :- DragonMan63
INN - Interstellar News Network
CARLISLE – Where was everyone last weekend? The Carlisle Expo Center, of course!
The Galaxy of Classics show returned to Towne last month and has made the tour of
the world, cumulating with the huge four-day expo this weekend that saw 130,000
Towne residents make the trek to Carlisle. With over 250 classic hovercars, some
more than five centuries old, plus hundreds more vehicles of all types representing
over a thousand years of development, on display, this was the largest show of its
kind to come to Towne in recent memory.
“It was cool!” exclaims Jimmy, age 12, of Port Howard. “It was so neat, I made my
dad take me back on Sunday!”
His father agreed. “I remember coming to see these shows with my own father, so
naturally I brought Jimmy. And you know what? I don’t ever remember them being
so exciting. When Jimmy wanted to come back for a second day, I had to think about
that for about a second!”
Other show-goers expressed similar sentiments. “The Daikanti SuperDodger is
something right out of the history books, and to see it running a slalom in the arena
was just too much!” “Who says interest in hovercars is fading?” “I want that one,
that one, that one, and those five over there, too!”
Graves Productions, the owner of the Galaxy of Classics show, puts on shows all
over the Republic, and beyond, throughout the year, but owns only a small portion of
the vehicles put on display. Normally, the company’s executives contract with
collectors and new hovercar dealers to fill the show with vehicles of all kinds. This
time, though, the producers teamed up with the organizers of four other major shows
to put on an expo the likes of which has never been seen within the Republic.
The show filled almost a dozen major halls, featuring both civilian and military
vehicles from over a thousand years of history. Three halls were packed with such
classic hovercraft as the Jaretti Leaping Fang and the Fed-Talon Jaguar, while four
more were filled with military vehicles of all sizes and kinds—from APCs to main
battle tanks to fighters and even a few BattleMechs, including a Highlander and a
Templar.
Of course, there were the usual features common to all of these expositions. Scantily-
clad models, schtick shows (including a man dressed as a walking bat standing next
to an ancient wheeled sports vehicle) and the entire hall filled with retailers selling their
dubious wares.
Showgoers knew what they liked, though, and flocked in droves to the two eastern
halls. There, producers had set up several large networks of simulators that allowed
patrons the chance to fight one another in BattleMech combat. With the chance to
fight in the great arenas that made Solaris VII famous centuries ago, people stood in
lines up to four hours long for a fifteen minute chance at fame. The simulators were
such a hit that show organizers kept those halls open 24 hours a day for all four days,
and still the shortest lines were two hours in length.
“This was certainly the most profitable show we’ve put on here on Towne,” said
organizer Kyle Graves, “and we’ve been doing this for thirty years, now. This is the
first in a long series of shows that we’ll be putting on throughout the Sphere these
next few years.” When asked about when he’d return with this show, Graves
responded, “Towne’s people have always treated us well. It may be a while before we
can get the entire show back here, but I think it’s safe bet that we’ll be able to put on
smaller-scale shows on an annual basis. It’s just a matter of how long it takes us to
get about two dozen more of those simulator networks constructed, you know?”
Towne Log
+ My God! I couldn’t have cared less about the rest of the show, but those simulators
were INCREDIBLE! >BR?: -Jones
+ Anyone else notice the men with dark suits and sunglasses wandering through the
crowds in the military expo? :- Gr8Tr
+ Anyone else catch that goof in the bat getup and cape? Was there anything more
lame than that? 20th Century Jetcars? Did they even have jets in the 20th Century? :-
FuzionBom
+ The race on Saturday night was pretty cool. Seeing that Jaretti crash in the fourth
turn of lap 179 was painful, though! Jonsey’s right, the simulators were pretty good,
too! :- Fokum
+ Gr8Tr, you know they were recruiters, right? They’re looking for people to fill their
ranks. But they were also looking for people like us who want to uncover their
conspiracies. You didn’t talk to any of them, did you? :- Hippee
+ Why did they have to bring those instruments of evil along? Weapons of war have
no place in a show that supposedly caters to families and children. And what of those
“game simulators?” Are we now teaching our children to fight and kill before they are
even out of primary school? :- PeaceOut
+ Just because you don’t like that stuff doesn’t mean that others can’t. If you don’t
like it, don’t go. It’s that simple. I, for one, enjoyed seeing literally a thousand years
worth of history! :- Grundy
+ I used to pilot a ’Mech in the Sword of Light, and I’ve got to say, those were the
best simulators I’ve ever seen. The only thing they could have done to make it more
realistic was to hook up cooling vests and heaters. And you know what? The sim
cockpits had the hookups for them! :- DragonMan63
| February 18, 3133 |