About this episode

CatBusRuss discusses his experiences at QC Fright Con and Planet Funk Con, including celebrity encounters and panel scheduling frustrations.

CatBusRuss is starting a new job this Monday, so regardless if he was asked to host his " I Dig Crazy Flicks " panels, he is getting one more convention out of the way. This has led him to a chill pair of conventions in Davenport with movie stars that get him hyped for a film. Welcome to QC Fright Con & Planet Funk Con . Our host was made aware of Planet Funk Con from watching Cinema Snob videos in 2025 to promote his appearance there. By the time Brad Jones was advertising it, it was too late to apply as a panelists. Russ did apply this year, and received an email making sure that he was available because they "we're going to schedule all of your panels", but he never received any further updates. After seeing that Planet Funk only had one panel room, doubts arose. When he contacted the con about the schedule, all he received back was the same info being advertised. This left our host a little frustrated after restocking promotional buttons, but the Peoria Chiefs and the Chicago Cubs are out of town. The Quad Cities is as good of an escape as any place else. And thus far, he has no regrets. Just confusion that QC Fright Con and Planet Funk Con are being…

People in this episode

Host: CatBusRuss

Topics covered

• conventions
• film reviews
• celebrity encounters
• horror films
• panel discussions

Keywords

• QC Fright Con
• Planet Funk Con
• CatBusRuss
• Sam Jones
• Ken Foree

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: QC Fright Con, Planet Funk Con, Peoria Chiefs, Chicago Cubs

Books & works: Flash Gordon, Cinema Snob, I Dig Crazy Flicks, Scanner Cop

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