SliderFest

SliderFest is a LAFF function that takes place at White Castle, that spun out of the idea of SliderCon, but has no other connection other than the locale. While SliderCons are typically tied to LAFF outings, such as LAFF bowling and local conventions, SliderFest was imagined by Nihaler Fox to be a freefloating version. Along with his mate Rayven Wolffe and best friend Ken Redtail, they developed the idea of a meet that was the real life equivalent of open source software. The idea and concept would be there, but anyone could host one at any time, anywhere. It was Rayven Wolffe who came up with the name SliderFest, after having read it on their drinking cups. To date, there have been several dozen SliderFests, held throughout the Chicagoland, Wisconsin and Indiana area.


 * On August 26, 2006, Rayven Wolffe and Ken Redtail were at a SliderFest, when they noticed a large group of high schoolers and college kids right outside the guitar store and spilling into the parking lot and thunderous music pouring from the store, which was hosting a local band in concert. The kids were hanging out in the parking lot, tailgating, on the curb, and in the middle of the parking lot. One couple was even making out halfway under a truck and in the White Castle bathrooms. In the spirit of the music and the free love being passed around, they decided to call this particular Fest SliderStock.