WELCOME TO THE FIRST BALLDEMO BY SWITCHBLADE OF THE CRUSADERS #THIS DEMO IS REALLY QUITE OLD, &IT WAS JUST WAITING FOR THE MEGA-DEMO TO BE FINISHED. &IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE A BRAKE ONCE IN A WHILE, RIGHT? ^AS I SAID BEFORE, THIS DEMO IS REALLY OLD, I WAS GOING TO RELEASE A VECTOR-DEMO, BUT THE OBJECTS WERE *SO* BAD... ]THE DATE NOW IS, WELL WHAT IS IT? OH, THE DATE NOW IS 17TH APRIL 1990 AND I'M REALLY DISAPOINTED ABOUT THE PARTY IN DRAMMEN. %WHY COULDN'T THE POLICE, BJ ELECTRONICS AND T-DATA STAYED AWAY? ]WELL, NOW I HOPE EVERYONE WILL JOIN THE BOYCOTT OF THESE COMPUTER FIRMS THAT CHARGE TOO MUCH... @THIS IS THE FIRST DEMO I'VE FINISHED IN A LOOONG TIME. ^IT WAS JUST LIKE I COULDN'T FINISH ANYTHING, COZ I GOT BORED. %CALL THE CRUSADERS BBS AT: 0 6 8 1 0 8 8 1 OR &0 6 8 1 0 8 6 4 [THE BIGGEST AMIGA-BBS IN SCANDINAVIA. #WE'RE APROACHING THE MIDDLE OF THE DEMO, SO GET READY TO RUN FOR THE KITCHEN TO GET A SNACK. $HAVE YOU REMEBERED TO VOTE FOR THE EUROCHART TOP TEN??? ^IF NOT, DO IT NOW. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A VOTING FORM, CONTACT US.]HI EVERYBODY! IT IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE CRUSADERS.. IT IS NOT AFL, NOT SECURITATE, BUT VISION..... STARFADER OF VISION..... WELL, I'LL JUST WRITE SOMETHING ABOUT THE-BEST-BUT-SHORT COPYPARTY IN DRAMMEN NORWAY. WELL, I'M A FINNISH GUY, TRAVELLED HERE FAAAAAARR FROM HELSINKI SF, PAID HUNDREDS OF MARKS (FIN) TO GET A TICKET TO THE AEROPLANE. ^THEN, 7.4.1990 I LEFT HOME TO THE AIRPORT.. AT 7.10 AM I ARRIVED THERE, AND TOOK MY AMIGA TO THE CARGO (OR WHAT EVER), THEN, 40 MINS LATER, THE PLANE FINALLY GOT OFF THE AIRPORT. THE NEXT ONE-AND-A-HALF HOURS WOULD BE SPENT IN AN AEROPLANE.. FIRST, THERE WAS SOME PROBLEMS WITH MY AMIGA TO BE TAKEN TO THE AEROPLANE, LIKE WHERE TO PUT IT AND SO ON.. WELL, ALL PROBS SOLVED AND..HEY! THERE'S OSLO! SLIDING IN THE AIR, LOOKING AT THE MOUNTAINS.. @THEN AT THE FORNEBU AIRPORT I SPENT 2 MINS SEARCHING FOR THE CRB GUYS WHO PROMISED TO GET ME.. AND, WHERE HAD THEY BEEN ALL THE TIME I SEARCHED FOR'EM.. RIGHT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM... WELL, THE NEXT HALF HOUR TO BE SPENT IN A BACKSEAT OF A LADA........ OK.. THEN, THERE'S DRAMMEN!!! WELL, THE SCHOOL WAS IN MY LIFE ONLY FOR APPROX. 5 HOURS, BECAUSE SOME UGLY PERSONS VISITED THE PARTY.. C O P S . . . . &SO, FIRST, ALL THE ELECTRICITY WAS CUT OUT, I LOST A PIC (SRT.INC.LOGO..GREAT ONE!!)... SO ALL PEOPLE WERE SO DAMN HURRIED AND MAD, THAT 3 HOURS AFTER YOU COULD FIND 3M SHUTTERS ALL OVER THE FLOORS... I NEED 'EM VERY MUCH SO I TOOK ALL SHUTTERS I COULD FIND (SF POST TAKES 'EM OFF..) THEN. THE POLICE SAID THAT ALL PEOPLE THAT WERE FAR AWAY COLD STAY AT THE SCHOOL. SO I STAYED. THE COPS TOLD US NOT TO CONNECT AMIGAS OR ANYTHING OR ELSE THEY'D TAKE AND SELL THEM.. %SO I AND SOME FRIENDS WENT TO CHECK DRAMMEN HOTELS.... AFTER 10 METRES OF WALKING I HANDED OUT THE DRAMMEN MAP, AND 2 MINUTES AFTER WE GOT A ROOM CALLED -330 MULLER HOTELL DRAMMEN-.. THEN TODAY, 9.4.1990 I AM STAYING AT SWITCHBLADES PLACE CAUSE WE RAN OUT OF MONEY AND HAD TO LEAVE THE HOTEL... WELL, I LEAVE TOMORROW AT 20.15 TO HELSINKI.. THE BEST EVER COPYPARTY IN SCANDINAVIA............ SEE YA! STARFADER!! WELCOME TO THE MIDDLE OF THE DEMO, YOU CAN NOW GET A SNACK FROM THE FRIDGE. AND DON'T FORGET A LITTLE SOMETHING TO DRINK. WE HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED THE DEMO SO FAR, AND THAT THE NEXT HALF WILL BE JUST AS GOOD, OR EVEN BETTER. PLEASE BE AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE AS WE VERY MUCH WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE... BY THE WAY... THIS DEMO SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE MEGA- DEMO, BUT SINCE IT ALL TOOK TOO LONG, WE DECIDED THAT THE MEGA- DEMO PROJECT IS TERMINATED.