# David Fox and Annie (Larris) Fox in Italy in September! **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [June 17, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/david-fox-and-annie-larris-fox-in-italy-in-september/2818 "2018-06-17T21:45:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/david-fox-and-annie-larris-fox-in-italy-in-september/2818/1 "2018-06-17T21:45:51Z")
It’s official! So excited! > ---
**Author:** ![Sushi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/sushi/32/163_2.png) [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/david-fox-and-annie-larris-fox-in-italy-in-september/2818/2 "2018-06-18T05:41:20Z")
So you’re going then? Or better yet, invite them to visit your town/city and guide them around. ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/david-fox-and-annie-larris-fox-in-italy-in-september/2818/3 "2018-06-18T07:55:11Z")
> [@Sushi](#): > > So you’re going then? What do you think? 😃 😃 It’s 30 years that I wait to meet David Fox! ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/david-fox-and-annie-larris-fox-in-italy-in-september/2818/4 "2018-06-18T07:58:34Z")
FYI: **Cervignano del Friuli** is near Venice, in the North-East region of Italy. Here’s a map, if you plan to come to visit: ![immagine](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/7/79865a4248f14ab967ed00a2785c59138d56478f.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![tasse-tee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/tasse-tee/32/4002_2.png) [@tasse-tee](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/tasse-tee)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/david-fox-and-annie-larris-fox-in-italy-in-september/2818/5 "2018-06-18T08:27:17Z")
> [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > It’s 30 years that I wait to meet David Fox! I’m excited on your behalf!! 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/david-fox-and-annie-larris-fox-in-italy-in-september/2818/6 "2018-06-18T08:38:49Z")
> [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > near Venice Too far away from my place to just jump over. ☹ Greet David from all forum members! ---
**Author:** ![tasse-tee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/tasse-tee/32/4002_2.png) [@tasse-tee](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/tasse-tee)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/david-fox-and-annie-larris-fox-in-italy-in-september/2818/7 "2018-06-18T08:42:16Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > Too far away from my place to just jump over. ☹ Nonsense, you just need a bigger trampoline 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/david-fox-and-annie-larris-fox-in-italy-in-september/2818/8 "2018-06-18T08:48:54Z")
> [@tasse-tee](#): > > Nonsense, you just need a bigger trampoline 😉 Like this one? ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/3/3a4573dcb7cf86bed92b5e88993dacbd7e09527f.jpg) I guess I would need something like this: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kVuVd-HWo0c/hqdefault.jpg "Bad Mouth") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVuVd-HWo0c&t=99) ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/david-fox-and-annie-larris-fox-in-italy-in-september/2818/9 "2018-06-18T09:01:54Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > Greet David from all forum members! I’ll do, under payment! 😄😄 ---
**Author:** ![Gffp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/gffp/32/12183_2.png) [@Gffp](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Gffp)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/david-fox-and-annie-larris-fox-in-italy-in-september/2818/10 "2018-06-18T09:07:48Z")
That’s interesting, @LostTrainDude > > ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/david-fox-and-annie-larris-fox-in-italy-in-september/2818/11 "2018-06-18T09:08:58Z")
> [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > I’ll do, under payment! 😄😄 Do you accept likes? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tasse-tee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/tasse-tee/32/4002_2.png) [@tasse-tee](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/tasse-tee)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/david-fox-and-annie-larris-fox-in-italy-in-september/2818/12 "2018-06-18T09:16:31Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > Do you accept likes? 🙂 I would pay for a hello from everyone in likes - if only Discourse would let me 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/david-fox-and-annie-larris-fox-in-italy-in-september/2818/13 "2018-06-18T10:16:48Z")
I could make a video-greetings, to post here ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/david-fox-and-annie-larris-fox-in-italy-in-september/2818/14 "2018-06-23T11:14:45Z")
> **[Cervignano Filmƒestival - il Cinema del Confine e del Limite](http://www.facebook.com/CervignanoFilmFestival/photos/a.677722308921295.1073741828.674440092582850/2300268213333355/?type=3&source=57)** > > DAVID FOX IN ITALIA 21-22 SETTEMBRE > I limiti e i confini tra Cinema e le altre arti: quest’anno tocca al rapporto tra Cinema e Videogame, il passaggio da testo lineare a testo interattivo. Nei sei... I’M SO EXCITED!!! ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/david-fox-and-annie-larris-fox-in-italy-in-september/2818/15 "2018-08-21T16:00:59Z")
@David has made a request via Twitter: > So, even the more recent Zak players, which have played Zak McKracken for the first time this year in this forum (@tasse-tee, @PiecesOfKate, @Frenzie …) Would you mind to tell your story to David Fox? I promise to film every second of his speech in Italy! 😁 Of course, old players (@Sushi, @Someone … ) are welcome as well. @milanfahrnholz already has answered ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/david-fox-and-annie-larris-fox-in-italy-in-september/2818/16 "2018-08-21T16:07:16Z")
I’m not on Twitter, but I’ll ping a friend of mine. We played Zak together back then. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/david-fox-and-annie-larris-fox-in-italy-in-september/2818/17 "2018-08-21T16:54:53Z")
Feel free to write here, David will read nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![Frenzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/frenzie/32/4416_2.png) [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/david-fox-and-annie-larris-fox-in-italy-in-september/2818/18 "2018-08-21T18:08:36Z")
> [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > So, even the more recent Zak players, which have played Zak McKracken for the first time this year in this forum (@tasse-tee, @PiecesOfKate, @Frenzie …) > Would you mind to tell your story to David Fox? Like the long version starting with Curse of Monkey Island in '97/'98 or the tl;dr that I played Maniac Mansion & Zak McKracken in 2018 after playing Thimbleweed Park? ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/david-fox-and-annie-larris-fox-in-italy-in-september/2818/19 "2018-08-21T18:10:11Z")
> [@Frenzie](#): > > I played Maniac Mansion & Zak McKracken in 2018 after playing Thimbleweed Park? Your impressions on how it was playing Zak McKracken today, since it’s a game born 30 years ago. How did it feel? Did you feel lost, amused, thrilled… ---
**Author:** ![Frenzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/frenzie/32/4416_2.png) [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/david-fox-and-annie-larris-fox-in-italy-in-september/2818/20 "2018-08-21T18:26:59Z")
I think we actually just had a topic about that. I guess I’ll just jot down some impressions? - There were a few too many verbs for my liking. I disliked turn on/off (I don’t “turn on” a torch, thank you very much) and the switch kid verb in particular. The what is verb was completely redundant. - The switch kid verb was annoying because my preferred way of selecting verbs isn’t with the mouse but with the qwert/asdfg/zxcvb set of keys, except while normally you just go one to the left/right that verb behaves differently so suddenly you’re stuck. - The C64 version looked and most of all _sounded_ best. - I don’t dislike taking some notes on paper. I haven’t scribbled this much since _Her Story_. My maps were memory aids, not full maps, so it’s questionable whether even just a few months later they’re still usable even to me. - I think it was much harder to accidentally waste things (other than money) than it was in Maniac Mansion. This is good, imo. Other than a few minor quibbles, I can barely believe how modern this game feels, even though it’s as old as I am. Of course I enjoyed it! It basically ate all of my spare time for a week. [Next page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/david-fox-and-annie-larris-fox-in-italy-in-september/2818.md?page=2)