Tomorrow, I'm doing something rather unusual: I'm going to a day of activities that celebrate the YouTube rebirth of a daily Teletext games magazine that ran from 1993 to 2003. The "publication" (if that's the right word) in question is Digitiser, which you may recall I wrote a bit about back when creator Paul "Mr Biffo" Rose first put out his new Digitiser "TV show" on YouTube.
Since the initial run of Digitiser: The Show, Rose and company have been experimenting with various other formats as well as preparing for a possible second season of the show. In the meantime, there's tomorrow's Digitiser Live event, which unfolds in the evening and is complemented in the daytime by a fan-organised event known as "Chunky Fringe", which features various panels and exhibitors with a connection to Digitiser, Biffo and/or Teletext.
I'm both excited and nervous about going to this. I have struck up something of a casual acquaintance with Biffo on Twitter as well as throwing him some Patreon support for the last few months, so I'm keen to meet him and shake his hand, along with those of the other cast members Paul Gannon, Octav1us and Larry Bundy Jr — all of whom are creators I respect greatly.
At the same time, the prospect of doing exactly this fills me with terror and dread. I worry about making a complete idiot of myself or somehow offending someone, even though the latter part in particular is especially unlikely. But these are people who, if I have the opportunity to make an impression, I want to make a good impression. And so, riddled with social anxiety as I am, I am very nervous about saying and doing the right thing.
Of course, there's no guarantee I'll have the opportunity to even get close to any of them, so this may all be a moot point. Regardless, I'm looking forward to the day despite my anxiety, and I'm sure I'll provide you all with a full report in the very near future!
If you happen to be anywhere near the UK and able to get to the outskirts of London tomorrow, a few tickets are still available. Grab one here.
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