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Apply Now To The OCTOBUTT-NUMB-A-THON!!!

Why is it "Butt-Numb-A-Thon?" by Freddie Mercury	Oct 11th, 2006 01:40:00 AM
And not "Numb-Butt-A-Thon?"
Fuck-fuck-fuck-fuckity-snot-fuck y by Roguewriter	Oct 11th, 2006 02:11:28 AM
Having back surgery about two weeks before the event kicks off, so it's pointless even to enter this year. Not that there's been any point to entering ANY year. I give up. Enjoy, Harry n' kids. I sure wish you'd do these things more often, Harry, and let more first-timers snag choice seats. Some of us aren't gettin any younger, you know!!!!! =(
pick me pick me! by emu47	Oct 11th, 2006 02:14:27 AM
working up my application and crossing my fingers! please, oh please, oh please ... must go to Butt-Numb-A-Thon!
This is the first year I have the perfect free time! by Lenny Nero	Oct 11th, 2006 02:43:54 AM
Wow, both this and the release of my first DVD of my films and work. Good night.
Wish I could go..... by mattyholmes	Oct 11th, 2006 02:44:04 AM
but being in the UK makes it more than a little difficult to get to. www.obsessedwithfilm.com
DAMMIT HARRY by satansteve	Oct 11th, 2006 03:40:43 AM
buttnumbathon UK! Give the people what they want!
we usually have several UKers by HEADGEEK	Oct 11th, 2006 03:59:28 AM
BNAT can't be moved, because the Alamo Drafthouse can't be moved and an integral part of the fest is that environment and experience. It's an experience that people have flown from New Zealand, India, China, France, England, Norway and Germany to attend. It's all about how far you're willing to go for a perfect 24 hour experience with the greatest audience of filmlovers you'll ever spend time with.
And people from Manchester too... by reni	Oct 11th, 2006 04:12:55 AM
xxx.
Will you fly me over by Papa Lazaru	Oct 11th, 2006 05:05:09 AM
Has there ever been an Irishman at the BNAT ? They reason i ask is that i will be willing to take one for the team and let you fly me over there for free to represent the Irish nation for the first time . Also if you wanted to put me up for a few nights , i'd let you do that too , thats just the type of selfless bloke that i am .
Oh yes oh yes OH YESSSSSSSSS by Nordling	Oct 11th, 2006 05:40:16 AM
It's that time of year again!
Question for Harry by John-Locke	Oct 11th, 2006 05:44:50 AM
How do you stand with groups? There are a dozen or so members of The Zone who all want to go, two of us (including me) from the UK, would a group application be something you'd consider?
Hey Harry... by Ridge	Oct 11th, 2006 05:52:59 AM
Weresmurf here. You might have several UK'ers... but how about springing for one group of Aussies, particularly Latauro, myself and honorary aussie Dimnix, to be shipped over for a week!!!
One fucking year...dammit by Wyrdy the Gerbil	Oct 11th, 2006 06:46:19 AM
I live in the UK and financially just cant afford it but one year i will make it or die trying...
jabberwookie, by Bean_	Oct 11th, 2006 08:38:52 AM
I don't understnad why you'd be posting on this site if you didn't share a love of film that all of us here do. BNAT is a chance to see classics and new features together with an audience that shares your passion for movies all in 24 hours... if you don't think that's the coolest damn thing you've ever heard, I dunno what you're doing here.
Fine, guys, stay away. by 433	Oct 11th, 2006 08:47:08 AM
It's a blast...every single year. Talking about getting the films as rentals just shows how this isn't the event for you. It's about the group experience of watching film, no matter what the film is, in the greatest movie theater you'll ever be fortunate enough to numb your butt in.
BNAT is simply... by film_chic	Oct 11th, 2006 08:48:51 AM
...the best time that any film geek could imagine having. It is. Anyone who complains about the application process needs to shut up and give it a try. It's totally worth it!! I wish I could try this year, but will be in Dublin that weekend (and am not compaining about that!). If only it could have been the next weekend, though. :/ Have a blast guys!! (And, I don't know, Harry...Mori's pretty cool.)
it's not the distance, it's the cost by satansteve	Oct 11th, 2006 09:25:11 AM
us educators don't make all that much money.
well actually that does it... by satansteve	Oct 11th, 2006 09:26:48 AM
i'm saving for next years bnat, saving for that trip, and if i dont get in, i'll cry, cry, cry.
Don't debate the guy by Nordling	Oct 11th, 2006 09:43:46 AM
Take your experiences, relive them in your head, then put them next to this guy's post, and see what wins.
Travel expenses? by BatCountry	Oct 11th, 2006 09:45:36 AM
I take it you don't pay our airfare to TX?
distractions by Buffalo500	Oct 11th, 2006 10:01:25 AM
What if you end up sitting in front of a little geek who keeps on kicking the back of your chair no matter how many times you ask him to stop......for 24 hours.
Jabberwookie to Drown in a "Pile" of His Own Urine... by Read and Shut Up	Oct 11th, 2006 10:31:01 AM
...which means numbnuts here can change the laws of physics. Actually, Harry...? Can you add Jaberwookie's drowning in a "pile" of his own urine to the program for BNAT? You could charge good money for that. Ah, but I digress - Jabberwookie? You still here? You can go now.
Buffalo500... by Garbageman33	Oct 11th, 2006 10:31:37 AM
Then you turn around and kick the living shit out of him. With any luck, it'll be Mirajeff. We've already seen how easily he goes down.
Buffalo500 by film_chic	Oct 11th, 2006 10:39:12 AM
That's part of the joy of the Alamo. The rows are far enough apart that you can't even reach the row in front of you. Someone trying to kick the back of seats would just end up taking out a few servers instead.
24 hours by Buffalo500	Oct 11th, 2006 10:42:40 AM
seriously, that's a long time to be sitting down. I can do maybe 3 movies in a row during a film festival but then my mind and body begins to go.....guess I'm too old for this s**t
Film Chic by Buffalo500	Oct 11th, 2006 10:45:03 AM
I'm liking that cinema already, pity they can't all be like that.
Think of the College kids, HARRY!! Final exams Dec 9-15 by George Newman	Oct 11th, 2006 11:04:45 AM
I have wanted to go so bad for YEARS but BNAT has always had the worst timing!! If you keep this schedule I'll have to wait 2 more winters until I'll have the freedom to try and go. BLARGH
Byahhh by DoodlyDingDongTickTock	Oct 11th, 2006 11:07:10 AM
1) Full Name and Aliases Victor Ezra Randolph/GalaxyMan2k/Vezran/Do odlyDingDongTickTock 2) If you have a website/myspace/live journal/ blog type of thing - what is the URL? Sorry. 3) Age 18 4) Male or Female? Male 5) First R rated Movie You Ever Saw? Alien when I was three-years old. I swear to you, I shit my pants in the chest-burst scene. My brother, who was 12, is a sadistic bastard. 6) Biggest Guilty Film Pleasure? Big Trouble in Little China 7) Occupation? Student 8) Where you currently live? Santa Cruz, California 9) Best Film You Have Seen Thus Far This Year? Jet Li's Fearless 10) Weirdest Film You Have Ever Seen? Dead-Alive 11) If you could be any film character and could explore yourself, who would you be and what would you do? (maximum of 150 words) I would be Snake Plisken, I would time travel back to 2001 and start anarchy. Maybe save the country. 12) What did you think of the portrayal of the Phoenix Storyline in X3, if you saw it? (maximum of 150 words) I was disapointed that it was rushed. I think the Hellfire Club is a really important element of X-Men, and they were totally written out. The killing of Xavier like that also felt like a cheap trick. I think trying to do the entire Phoenix Saga in one film is irresponsible. There are a lot of great lines in the X-Men universe that would have fit better into that one film. 13) What 3 future films that you could reasonably pray to see at BNAT do you most hope you'll see? Hot Fuzz, Grindhouse, 300 14) What 3 vintage films do you most wish to see on the big screen at BNAT? Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn, La Noche del Terror Ciego, Full Metal Jacket 15) If you could live happily ever after with any film character ever - who would it be and why? (maximum of 150 words) I choose Jennifer Connelly in Mulholland Falls before she got crushed. Dude, look at her. Holy shit. 16) If you could possess one film prop, what prop would you possess? Shaun's cricket bat. 17) What film most warped you? A Scanner Darkly 18) Why do you want to come to Butt-Numb-A-Thon 8? (maximum of 350 words) Because I chose my major at UCSC as Film and Digital Media. Now that I'm up here though, I have doubts. I feel like I should do something more serious. I have tons of dreams of movies. Ideas, plans, half-completed scripts, storyboards. And I hear people say follow your dreams all the time, but it's hard. Doing the film school route, it feels like these people don't love movies. They're just a bunch of old white guys wanking off to each other's trivial bullshit. I want to come to BNAT just to be surrounded by like-minded folks. Also, I want to go the Alamo Draft House so bad. I want to see Austin so bad. Thanks man. 19) Have you ever attended a BNAT, if so, which ones? No, sir. 20) If not - have you tried to get in and couldn't? No, sir. EC: Moriarty can't be as cool as Harry Knowles because Knowles is large and in charge. He's also a ginger kid. That makes him pro. AND. Knowles was in the extras on the Spaced DVD, which makes him a pymp. The kid NEEDS to be called, Logan Plisken Knowles. Logan can go both ways too. See how on top of things I am? The pic is my home-constructed Speed Racer costume. I bought that helmet for 60 bucks just to make it complete. http://i63.photobucket.com/alb ums/h127/STICK1000/55d3dc90.jp g
DoodlyDingDongTickTock by film_chic	Oct 11th, 2006 11:28:37 AM
Might I be (at least one of) the first to say. WHAT THE FUCK?!?!!!!
Byahhh II by DoodlyDingDongTickTock	Oct 11th, 2006 11:37:50 AM
BYAHHHHHHH
Exactly... final exams by El Scorcho	Oct 11th, 2006 11:51:58 AM
I would have tried to get in the last few years, would have flown from Indiana if I got in, but it's always the weekend before final exams. So, I guess I will have to wait until 2008 when I will be free.
WOO! by smallerdemon	Oct 11th, 2006 11:58:21 AM
:) Hooray! and... uh... oh man, I feel a little queasy too. That means I gotta get working on it. STUPID BUTTERFLIES! Great... my productivity for today is shot all to hell. I'm not going to be thinking about anything else but BNAT8.
heh by smallerdemon	Oct 11th, 2006 12:10:09 PM
What better way to communicate anger and bitterness than through excessive use of the internet's favorite punctuation? There is no better way my friends.
BNAT!!! by Dmann	Oct 11th, 2006 12:16:49 PM
BNAT!BNAT!BNAT!BNAT!BNAT!BNAT! BNAT! YAY GEEK CHRISTMAS! Bnat is like a family reunion for people I'm not actually related to.
jabberwookie bent his wookie by keepcoolbutcare	Oct 11th, 2006 12:49:00 PM
and now he's sad.
I just 'explored myself' by XoanonTORN	Oct 11th, 2006 01:31:11 PM
it didn't come out too good... Have fun at BNAT8 peeps Michael Regina Editor in Chief/Segment Producer PH: 514.947.5221 http://www.TheOneRing.net http://www.KongisKing.net http://www.TheOneLion.net http://whatisthedavincicode.bl ogspot.com/
X3 is a screening question? by Badger999	Oct 11th, 2006 01:59:01 PM
Given your well-publicized grudge against Fox and X3, is it safe to assume that anyone who liked X3 is immediately weeded out?
jabberwookie by XoanonTORN	Oct 11th, 2006 02:41:26 PM
Glad we banned you..I could care less what you think of it.
Count me in by NubtheSquirrel	Oct 11th, 2006 03:04:31 PM
I am within driving distance from Austin. I have never been to the Drafthouse let alone Austin so I am looking forward to getting in and enjoying some great cinema with my fellow geeks. Harry, expect my application on the 15th. Thanks.
You don't hide your trollness by LawyersGunsandFunny	Oct 11th, 2006 03:57:31 PM
Good job. I'm sure that makes you that more sexually desirable to the opposite sex...
I saw X3 but I pretty much already forgot about it by wash	Oct 11th, 2006 04:52:16 PM
You're not going to make me watch it again are you?
it's worth the trip by smallerdemon	Oct 11th, 2006 04:53:04 PM
I know it seems expensive to fly to Austin for it for a lot of folks, but honeslty, it's worth it. If you're unemployed, well, yeah, I wouldn't suggest flying in from the UK or even Seattle. But if you've got a job, eat Ramen for a few months to pay off the plane tickets, because it's absolutely worth it. And once you go, you want to go back.
By God and sonny Jesus... by LoudmouthCracker	Oct 11th, 2006 05:47:03 PM
... I will make BNAT this year. I will. I will sift through the family photo albums until I find that perfectly, awe-inspiringly humiliating photograph that some asshole in my family took when I was little kid. I will dedicate hours to the question of which movie character I would be, and why. All you fuckers are hereby on official notice: I will loot, pillage and plunder if I have to. I will take on all comers in Thunderdome, except Juggfuckler. Be prepared for DeadlySilentNinjaCracker to perch in the tree outside your door, ready to snatch the tickets from your cold, lifeless hand after he takes your head off with the flying guillotine. I will make it to BNAT this year, and woe be to any hapless sum'bitch who happens to stand in my way. And now, back to your regularly scheduled talkback.
What are the odds of actually getting into this thing? by RichardtheBloody	Oct 11th, 2006 05:51:32 PM
I'm seriously considering trying to get in, but I'm wondering how many people will get in and how many people send something in. Can anyone help me out?
Finally by infamousralf	Oct 11th, 2006 06:40:10 PM
There is a realistic chance that I could go to BNAT this year. I look forward to the kickassery that it is sure to be.... provided I get in of course.
every damn year by Nevereverwhere	Oct 11th, 2006 08:25:15 PM
you pick the weekend before finals. Fuck. Oh well, I happen to not have a test on the following monday so I'm still gonna try this year. One day to recharge should be enough.
Best . . . by georges garvaren	Oct 12th, 2006 01:00:40 AM
top left-hand corner animation ever ! And I just might try to have my ass numbed by a red-haired geeky man this year. Cross you butt cheeks and here's hoping!
the odds by HEADGEEK	Oct 12th, 2006 01:26:07 AM
Last year thousands (under 10k) applied for a seat. Many of those were groups, pairs, singles. From all walks of life. In addition, this celebration is an AICN annual get together - and triples for my birthday celebration. Each year - there are about 115 seats up for public grabs. Half of those will be chosen from local Austinites. The other half are from around the country and world. It's tough to choose and it's hard to get in, but eventually - for those that make it, they help out a great charity here in Austin, attend an amazing event and have an experience that few will ever get to partake in.
So, youre saying im in!? by georges garvaren	Oct 12th, 2006 01:35:39 AM
Just goofing.
Cool, I'm applying by antonphd	Oct 12th, 2006 05:23:02 AM
I am getting my application ready right now. This is one affair I have wanted to attend for many years now but couldn't.
ShiftyEyedDog - $60 by Parallax	Oct 12th, 2006 06:32:49 AM
Went to BNAT7 and it was great. The $60 ticket price covered a dozen films... five bucks each towards a good cause. And let's not forgot the prize pack which was probably worth double the cost of admission anyway. I'd have loved to apply to go to BNAT8 this year but will be busy. Just as well... this year's application requires more writing than your average J. K. Rowling book.
Badass by TheAmazingMikeMac	Oct 12th, 2006 07:50:53 AM
(like everyone) I hope I get in, sounds fucking awesome.
No pressure, right? by dj_d	Oct 12th, 2006 09:45:14 AM
Now i'll be spending the weekend freting over my application, and waiting by the laptop to see if I got in. Don't make us wait too long, Harry!
fuck that uk shit. by rambozo	Oct 12th, 2006 09:50:13 AM
I'll take one for the team and ride the 1L ALL the way downtown with the tweek kids and stinkies. I won't even make you pay for my bus ride. I'll sport the 50 cents myself. Think of how much you'll save on airfare. Just don't make me write an essay. MY GOD! how I hate to write essays.
Sounds good... by jpdisco	Oct 12th, 2006 10:32:21 AM
Can I get in if I bring a film star?
jpdisco by sully55	Oct 12th, 2006 05:04:09 PM
appearing in a bedroom flick with me does not make your mom a "film star"
grindhouse by slappy jones	Oct 12th, 2006 06:36:57 PM
i imagine will be there yeah?at least planet terror i am sure..fuck I would like to attend one of these things someday
Never been... want to go. by Juggernaut125	Oct 12th, 2006 08:53:41 PM
That's it. I'm filling out an application.... You can't win if you don't play. But finding an embarassing photo's gonna be tough. I've never been the 'photogenic' type.
YEAAAAAA!! NEW ANIMATION!! by thebearovingian	Oct 12th, 2006 08:55:44 PM
Thanks Harry! It's good to know you listen sometimes. Peace out, brother!
Mexico present at BNAT8 (hopefully) by artgutser	Oct 12th, 2006 09:23:29 PM
This would really make my otherwise dull year
harry, if you would... by Malebolgia	Oct 12th, 2006 09:30:09 PM
pay for my airfare and hotel , I'll think about it.
i'm gonna try anyway.... by Flux_brown	Oct 12th, 2006 11:35:06 PM
i've always wanted to go to BNAT since god know's when, and since i'm livin in austin now...maybe...just maybe, i'll have a chance fingers crossed
0.014375% chance, optimistically by JWSiegel	Oct 13th, 2006 08:57:01 AM
0.014375% chance for male non-Austin residents (115/2/2/2000), more likely much less (+2k applications). Life is all about trying/best effort, though, right? I've never wanted to go to anything more in my life, Harry! :)
Your percentage is way off by conniebrean1	Oct 13th, 2006 04:50:03 PM
You've got to move the decimal two places for it to be a percent, man. So really you're looking at 1.4375%, that's 100 times more likely. Hell, you're practically guaranteed a spot.
Weeeeeee by emeraldluxury	Oct 13th, 2006 09:44:27 PM
Oh boy oh boy! Love da bnat! Harry is the best superhost evah! Nothin like seeing a movie with the biggest movie geeks on earth! Makes every movie sparkle as they should. Some of the best parts are the little commercials in between the movies too. Whoever puts that together is friggin genious! Hugs to bnatters everywhere.
Weeeeeee by emeraldluxury	Oct 13th, 2006 09:44:32 PM
Oh boy oh boy! Love da bnat! Harry is the best superhost evah! Nothin like seeing a movie with the biggest movie geeks on earth! Makes every movie sparkle as they should. Some of the best parts are the little commercials in between the movies too. Whoever puts that together is friggin genious! Hugs to bnatters everywhere.
ShiftyEyedDog by WONKABAR	Oct 13th, 2006 11:58:32 PM
It's the Austin-vibe that makes it cool. As somebody who's been to the San Diego Comic-Con off and on since 1985 I can attest to the fact that it was in some ways cooler when it was more of a home-town event rather than the monster it is today (there are even some recent vistors who have bitched that it should be moved.) It's still cool, but it doesn't have the same "hanging with fellow kin" kind of feeling it once had. There are even some SD-geeks that don't even go anymore cuz it's just too crazy. Bringing in too many folks from the outside would kind of rob BNAT of it's identity and charm methinks. It's about being a part of their world for a couple days. A few new friends from other parts getting a chance to see how they do it down in Austin. It's the locals that are your guide and the ones that make that theater probably THE coolest place in the world to see a flick. That's what made it special for me and my buddy when we went. We damn near wanted to move there afer our trip. I'd love be invited to hang with Harry and friends again, and be a part yet another TRUE movie experience.
Harry's gonna have a lot of reading to do! by hippolyta	Oct 14th, 2006 10:59:50 AM
I'll fill it out but I feel sorry for your girlfriend this week. You'll be reading 24-7! Anyway, I promise I won't cry this time if I don't get in. However, I will have to kill you...
Hey tylernol by freak2thec0re	Oct 14th, 2006 08:38:07 PM
It's Saturday night. You're at home on the internet. Enough said.
Tylernol has the delicate shoulders of a woman. by Rearden	Oct 14th, 2006 08:58:56 PM
And the word you were looking for was "VICARIOUSLY" not "PRECARIOUSLY" you fucking retard. (and by they way, all the geeks are laughing at you)
Thanks for the head's-up there Tylernol. by WONKABAR	Oct 14th, 2006 11:36:19 PM
I had no idea my thoughts about X3 and the film character I'd most like to be were "personal information" Gee, I'm glad you're here to tell us these things.
SENT by Nordling	Oct 14th, 2006 11:58:04 PM
Yay!
Its time by evergreenoldboys	Oct 15th, 2006 12:01:02 AM
ooooh my toes are tingling!
Good Luck by justcheckin	Oct 15th, 2006 09:55:44 AM
Good luck everyone... sounds like a blast!
503 valid RCPT command must precede DATA by scrivener	Oct 15th, 2006 11:40:00 AM
Is the address down still?
i'm praying to thor himself that i get picked by waggy	Oct 15th, 2006 04:38:22 PM
sounds like my chances are slim though.... :(
damn - looks like nordling is never sending his... by HEADGEEK	Oct 15th, 2006 08:34:30 PM
oh well, he had a good streak
11) EXPLORE YOURSELF by antonphd	Oct 15th, 2006 10:54:12 PM
What do you mean exactly? Do you mean, like, being Kim Basinger in 9 1/2 Weeks and masturbating? What?
Butt Numb-A-Thon 8 should have a killer line-up, but... by DirtySouthMouth	Oct 15th, 2006 11:43:05 PM
...this is the film to see RIGHT NOW!!! Totally twisted...: http://video.google.com/videop lay?docid=-7143060291255140694 &q=brandon+holeman&hl=en
So who's going? by MattyAGoGo	Oct 16th, 2006 03:30:31 AM
I just sent in my application today. I just want to see if anybody else on here is jonesing to go. I figured what the hell? I've never been to Austin, my job sucks, and I could use a nice little roadtrip.
I certainly hope to go by conniebrean1	Oct 16th, 2006 04:19:31 AM
but there's really no telling if I'll get in, what with the odds being near impossible. When do we find out about the results, anyway?
Application in... by Boba Fat	Oct 16th, 2006 05:21:47 AM
and despite impossible odds I've managed to convince myself that I'm going.
AHHHHEIEIIEEHEHHEIEIEHHAHHAHAHEI EIEIIEIEIEEIEIRRHGHGH! by Nordling	Oct 16th, 2006 05:36:56 AM
I am gelatinous goo...
Tylernol... by Boba Fat	Oct 16th, 2006 06:43:13 AM
You're right, my application was sent in precariously, I was on the edge of the sofa as I typed
Submitted! by JWSiegel	Oct 16th, 2006 04:28:42 PM
Yikes! I haven't been this nervous for years! Being accepted would be a dream come true... :)
Just making sure of something by RichardtheBloody	Oct 16th, 2006 06:46:44 PM
So, if three friends and I applied, it would be four Apps in one e-mail, with 8 pictures attached?
richard the bloody by HEADGEEK	Oct 17th, 2006 01:09:27 AM
that is correct
iLaugh by hamroll	Oct 17th, 2006 11:56:15 AM
www.ilaugh.com What do you think, Harr'?
Where's Harry's Magnolia Review? by binarybender	Oct 17th, 2006 02:58:38 PM
As far as i remember, he never actually reviewed it as it was too painful or something...
DoodlyDingDongTickTock, Brilliant....... by konkrete590	Oct 17th, 2006 04:57:02 PM
I loved your extra credit answer and Shaun's cricket bat, fricken Brilliant!
Hey Harry ... Did you get mine this time by rodnunley	Oct 18th, 2006 12:19:12 AM
Last time my e-mail got lost to the e-mail gods. Now I am nervous as all hell that (though I have sent it) my e-mail never got to you. I have no nails left to bite !!!
Nice logo by WONKABAR	Oct 18th, 2006 01:43:49 AM
Octobutt a? I would say it has something to do with Casino Royale....but that comes out on Nov 17th. Well anyway, it has a nice ring to it.
That's one sweet logo. by Nordling	Oct 18th, 2006 05:38:28 AM
Really cool.
SENT IT by John-Locke	Oct 18th, 2006 06:53:33 PM
Finally decided on some photos, me hopes you got it Harry.
Locke? Hell, I'm still waiting on Nordling's by HEADGEEK	Oct 19th, 2006 01:48:03 AM
...
Still waiting ... by rodnunley	Oct 19th, 2006 02:23:44 AM
Well that didn't calm my fears at all. No sir, not one little bit ...
Never gonna happen. by tetris_the_movie	Oct 19th, 2006 02:24:45 AM
Let me know when there is a "click here to win a trip to the butt-numb-athon, no purchase necessary" link.
Aieieiieiieiieieie! by Nordling	Oct 19th, 2006 05:32:49 AM
I sent that bitch at 12:00:03 AM Sunday night! /grumbles, prepares to flood mailbox...
Say it isn't so Grande Rojo by John-Locke	Oct 19th, 2006 05:53:29 AM
0H N00000000000000000000000000000 00ES!
Harry just wondering.... by evergreenoldboys	Oct 19th, 2006 04:59:38 PM
Did you get an application for c ladusky? All this talk of nordling has me worried!
Why would anyone NOT want to go to Butt-Numb-A-Thon???? by goonie	Oct 19th, 2006 06:55:21 PM
BNAT 7 was one of the best times I've ever had in my whole life.
heh heh heh... by HEADGEEK	Oct 20th, 2006 12:26:33 AM
panicky ants... where oh where does the honey drip drip drip... poor Nord... drip drip drip... tick tock... muahahhahahahahahahaaa
You Torturous Bastard by rodnunley	Oct 20th, 2006 12:48:44 AM
... I can't get too upset because I would probably be the same way. I can't wait for this years Geek Christmas (what I've been calling BNAT for years) to arrive. Just thinking about it gets me all a titter.
You're right Harry... by evergreenoldboys	Oct 20th, 2006 01:09:08 AM
Why am I panicking (sPaz KiBby tWiTch...)? No big deal...its only the most eagerly awaited, impossibly magical birthday party on the face of the earth. Panicking would be ludicrous!
I Want A Golden Ticket! by sureshotgl	Oct 21st, 2006 01:35:13 AM
Not even Mr. Slugworth will be able to get his hands on my BNAT8 tickets.... that's if I get them of course... I said GOOD DAY!!!!
That's my line by WONKABAR	Oct 21st, 2006 04:26:17 AM
Sorry, couldn't resist
SPENT! by keepcoolbutcare	Oct 21st, 2006 03:59:41 PM
err, SENT! But now I'm spent. Too. Much. Pressure. Hoping the hottie whom I plan to attend with pics will offset my fugly mug and generic composition. A man(child) can dream...
Keepcool's plan is excellent by HEADGEEK	Oct 21st, 2006 07:15:44 PM
yum yum
shhh... by keepcoolbutcare	Oct 21st, 2006 08:35:16 PM
don't inflate her ego or she'll leave me!
Best seat in the house? by sureshotgl	Oct 21st, 2006 08:37:17 PM
Harry -- do you have a seat you sit in every year or do you change it up... what is the "best seat in the house"?
Keepcool has me beat... by goonie	Oct 21st, 2006 09:37:48 PM
I applied with my dad, who is about to turn 60. I wanted to bring him for his birthday present. Maybe I should have applied with a hot chick instead. FOILED AGAIN! DAMN YOU KEEPCOOL!
No hot chick with... by Boba Fat	Oct 22nd, 2006 05:12:17 AM
my application but I could bring a couple of prostitutes?
do blow up dolls count? by SPACEHUNTER3-D	Oct 22nd, 2006 06:46:30 AM
my girl sally is cuddly and bouncy
Spacehunter3-d by Boba Fat	Oct 22nd, 2006 07:29:18 AM
Sneak her in deflated.
Sent! by dj_d	Oct 22nd, 2006 01:32:37 PM
Although I don't think I included my nick here - so look for an email from 'deej' Harry!
cross fingers by myager	Oct 22nd, 2006 08:05:42 PM
Sent. Good luck everyone. With the extremely great fortune of attending 6 and 7, I would love to make the trifecta. Indescribably great days, both. Leslie Banks and the best villain face EVER in The Most Dangerous Game. The Ong-Bak/Kung-Fu Hustle two-fer. The Lady Vengeance gut punch. Power and O'Hara in Black Swan. KONG. And for the record, Toys are NOT for Children. Now comes the waiting.
Señor Harry.... by artgutser	Oct 23rd, 2006 12:31:01 PM
I might not be able to bring a hot mamacita, but as you can see from the embarassing photo of my application (hope you got it), with low light and a couple o beers I look kinda hot as a lady....well somewhat hot......ok, no that bad........damn, now that I think about it, you better drink a keg of beer and a bottle of tequila, and then look at the picture.
Señor Harry..... by artgutser	Oct 23rd, 2006 12:45:24 PM
I might not be able to bring a hot mamacita, but as you can see from the embarrassing photo of my application (hope you got it), with low light and a couple o beers I look kinda hot as a lady....well somewhat hot......ok, no that bad........damn, now that I think about it, you better drink a keg of beer and a bottle of tequila, and then look at the picture.
Okay, you got me by R James	Oct 23rd, 2006 12:45:37 PM
If I'm honest I have to say it probably is the best October you remember.
Okay, you got me by R James	Oct 23rd, 2006 12:57:15 PM
If I'm honest this is one of the best Octobers you remember.
Best seat in the house by goonie	Oct 23rd, 2006 10:04:56 PM
The theater is relatively small, so every single seat offers a great view. I went last year, and I was assigned to the next-to-last row. In a megaplex I would hate to sit so far back, but at the Drafthouse it was awesome. One note-- sitting next to the aisles is good if you have to pee a lot, since you are in your seat for 24+ hours. Oh yeah--the last row is couches, so those are probably the best seats, comfort-wise.
Best seat in the house by goonie	Oct 23rd, 2006 10:09:18 PM
Sorry if I sent this twice--my computer froze. The Drafthouse is relatively small, so every seat is really awesome. The last row is comprised of couches, so those are probably the best seats for BNAT because of the comfort.
Best Food in the house by sureshotgl	Oct 24th, 2006 02:09:51 PM
What are the best items on the Drafthouse menu for digesting during the 24hr funfair of film?
Royale with Cheese by WONKABAR	Oct 24th, 2006 03:17:49 PM
Damn good. But don't mix with Sparks, lest you enjoy your insides twisted into goo.
What is your coolest BNAT experience? by artgutser	Oct 24th, 2006 05:30:33 PM
Can any of the BNAT veterans share some of their coolest BNAT experiences?
Coolest BNAT experience by sureshotgl	Oct 24th, 2006 05:55:26 PM
Ask me after December 10th... (fingers crossed)hope hope
Best BNAT moment by goonie	Oct 24th, 2006 06:27:34 PM
The best thing about BNAT is just meeting all the cool, friendly people. Last year there was a pre-BNAT party at Pedazo Chunk (Harry's sister's store), and it was awesome. I seriously made a ton of friends, and everyone was super-nice and eager to socialize. It was like Freshman Orientation at Geek University. My other memory was at about 3am I was chatting to this girl about the delicious fried pickles at the Drafthouse-- only later did I realize she was one of the stars of Hostel (I think her name is Natasha).
BNAT Experience by smallerdemon	Oct 25th, 2006 12:56:39 AM
Probably the end of TEENAGER MOTHER and/or the end of TOYS ARE NOT FOR CHILDREN. TEENAGE MOTHER ends with the world's most painfully antiseptic, emotionless, faceless "birth" ever captured on film. And it is icky. And then... breakfast. TOYS ARE NOT FOR CHILDREN ends and after the credits roll someone blurts out "Damn you Tim! Boobies are supposed to be fun!"
Far too many to name ... by rodnunley	Oct 25th, 2006 02:26:27 AM
But off the top of my head I have to say I loved every moment of each one I have been to. I really loved all the new friends I have made over the years. And I can't wait to see all my friends reactions at all the weight I have lost in the last year (if I get in). God I love BNAT. I love the Tim & Carrie, Harry, Father Geek, Quint, Rae, Eli, painful films, Masawyrm, and all the other people who make BNAT great. But mostly I hope I am there to see the look of sheer madness on Yoko's face as it slowly dawns on her over the course of the night what she has gotten herself into ...
BNAT Highs by Boba Fat	Oct 25th, 2006 04:00:20 AM
Goonie talked to an actress, Smallerdemon saw "the world's most painfully antiseptic, emotionless, faceless "birth" ever captured on film" and Rodnunley wants to come to show how much weight he's lost? You better have something better than the above up your sleeve Harry or they'll be a riot!
Hey Boba by rodnunley	Oct 25th, 2006 04:30:42 AM
You'll find (if you ever attend one of these wonderfull events) that it about more than the actual movies you see. It's about the people you see the movies with. The moments inbetween the films that make it so memorable. I just hope one day you'll get the chance to see what I am talking about.
Hey Rod by Boba Fat	Oct 25th, 2006 04:46:58 AM
I'm sure you're right, but I could'nt resist a little ribbing at the comments after all the build up Harry has given the BNAT. I know it will live up to the hype and if we both get to go I'll see you there.
Yeah, I can't pick a single moment. by Nordling	Oct 25th, 2006 05:37:13 AM
Too many to mention. Having a real-life Oz munchkin talk about how honored he felt being on that movie... Weeping as Sam carries Frodo and turning around and seeing damn near everyone weeping with me... the "Got to give it up for that" applause at the end of the log traffic wreck in NIGHT WARNING... Mori announcing to everyone that he's going to be a dad... watching Harry lose his composure when he's talking about how great the LOTR films are to Peter Jackson... oh, the RAIDERS remake done with kids. That was a great moment... the double whammy of kickassosity that was ONG BAK/KUNG-FU HUSTLE... Rita Hayworth in 3D... man. Don't get me started.
Well then, good luck to all by artgutser	Oct 25th, 2006 09:08:34 AM
Thanks for sharing those special moments and what BNAT means to you guys. I really wish everyone good luck and If I also get lucky, we´ll see eachother at OCTOBNAT.
But you forgot... by smallerdemon	Oct 25th, 2006 10:38:26 AM
the breakfast after the birthing. :) It was all eggs and salsa. It was disturbingly reminding of afterbirth. I also loved the after-the-movie murmur after OldBoy. The most common review: "Well, that was fucked up." I also remember the monkey movie making me cry. sniff sniff Stupid monkey! Also, Salome and everything about it. The use of the "transporter" to get a copy of LOTR: FOTR to the Drafthouse. Oh, and the... buffalo wings. During THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA someone ordered buffalo wings. Let me tell you, your initial order never made it to you. It made it to the floor in the aisle right next to where we were sitting. No one bothered to clean it up. The rest of BNAT those wings were slowly ground into the carpet of the aisle and the smell of wings sauce wafted throughout the evening, but never as strong as during TPOTA. I can never seen that Phantom mask now without also smelling buffalo wings.
Haha Boba by goonie	Oct 25th, 2006 10:58:02 AM
Boba's email made me crack up-- Yeah, I guess talking to an actress sounds like a lame best memory, but it was still pretty funny. I was chatting with her for like 10 minutes, and then Eli Roth walked up to me and asked if I recognized her from the movie. I was like, "Huh?" But in all seriousness, I truly agree with the others-- it's about the people you meet, and sharing a 24+ hour film experience with them. The people sitting to your right and left will become your family for the weekend. You can go into the Drafthouse knowing no one and leave with a huge group of pals. It's really incredible.
Where O where has Harry gone? by sureshotgl	Oct 25th, 2006 11:32:45 AM
He must be in the BNAT zone given that today is the deadline... Anyone know when he announces the lucky BNATers?
Goonie by Boba Fat	Oct 25th, 2006 11:35:32 AM
Glad you saw the funny side.
sureshot by smallerdemon	Oct 25th, 2006 11:38:10 AM
Is the end of today the deadline? I thought it was last night at Midnight central time (i.e. when the 25th arrived). I wasn't sure, so I made sure mine was in well before.
No Matter... by sureshotgl	Oct 25th, 2006 12:36:52 PM
I gots mine in last week!!! That would suck if it was last night midnight and people were thinking it's tonight... ouch
Deadline... by sureshotgl	Oct 25th, 2006 12:44:33 PM
when you pay taxes you have until the 15th of April and it means it has to be postmarked on the 15th up until midnight... so I would think people have through the 25th... In the words of Arsenio: "Things that make you say hmmmmmm"
Deadline...and taxes? by ridemaster	Oct 25th, 2006 03:47:31 PM
If applying to BNAT is like paying taxes, does that mean we can apply for a 6 month extension?
deadline tonight at midnight by HEADGEEK	Oct 25th, 2006 03:54:23 PM
thus spake harry
oh nord reminds me... by smallerdemon	Oct 25th, 2006 06:13:11 PM
Oh yeah. BNAT5's standing ovation for Peter Jackson at the end of ROTK. We probably had to ditch one of the movies in the lineup to make up for time lost because we applauded so long. Probably the actual highlight of BNAT5 was THE GENERAL with Guy Forsyth and his band playing. That was a piece of movie going magic that I will always keep in my heart like nothing else. That was nothing short of transcendent.
the general and Guy by AnwarNamtut	Oct 25th, 2006 11:10:23 PM
That really was cool. I had forgotten about that, I guess because it was so early in the night and so much amazing shite happened right after, and after that, and after that! Harry, I sent in my bidness just now from my juno account. Allah and Shatner be with me! All you haters, if you are smart, MOVE TO AUSTIN! I did after a Drafthouse visit (OK so I had some encouragement, my girlfriend moved here first), and life has been amazing. Otherwise, stay away and keep on hating...unless you have a nice rack, then come visit...
BNAT-a-thon by Grendy	Oct 26th, 2006 08:15:06 AM
man, I think one of my fave memories has been at like 6 am loaning my toothbrush to a very needy Mongo. I got a pic of him coming out of the men's room with such a smile on his freshly brushed teeth and while wearing hot-pink fuzzy slippers no less! It makes me laugh, and when I saw him the next year he remembered me immediately. Maybe it helped that that year my hair was hot pink, I don't know. I loved smallerdemon's BNAT-retrospective DVD that I got in the mail a few weeks later, and having Chariot Races with the bike-rickshaw guys downtown back to our hotel while Vegas and Norlding and I yelled lines from Ben Hur to each other while urging the bikers onward. Oh yeah, I did see some kick ass movies. I bought the british dvd set of OLDBOY as soon as I could, months before it came out here just so I could make people watch it and go WOW like we did that year. And when I didn't get it back I re-bought the 3 disc set in English R1 because I think it's worth it. I LOVED LOVED LOVED the band with The General. It's cool to say I watched a movie 'with' Peter Jackson! There's too many extra wonderful things about BNAT, and I hope to come back this year. OH! and Zee German! I loved him. WE adopted a German film student studying in America. He even stayed at my hotel with me and my brother as we didn't want him to stay in an iffy hostel. I mean, Eli Roth was there, he knows what it's like! He's not able to come this year, but I will gladly send him some swag if I get it this year.

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