Slopfest #58 · 1984 · Vienna
I'll Be Back (Annually)
A cyborg from the future promised to return. So did we, every year, invited or not.
Museum status: Pending acquisition by a museum of modern art. Pending since the day it was made.
- Venue
- Apollo Kino, the late show
- Attendance
- 4,880
- Also spotted
- A Bravo Starschnitt of Arnold Schwarzenegger, still missing the left leg (issue 12 never arrived)
- Fun fact
- 1 tin head, 57 winners, 57 returns
What happened
The Blechkopf, returned by its 57th winner, was fitted with red eyes and a battery and set at the entrance, where it said 'I'll be back' in a strong Styrian accent every forty seconds. This was popular until about 10 p.m. It was raffled off at midnight and was back in the committee office by Tuesday, as promised.
Elsewhere in 1984
James Cameron's The Terminator premieres. Its cyborg, played by a Styrian-born actor, promises: 'I'll be back.'
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