Cole ''JediCole'' Houston

Half-Ass Productions

Often mistaken for an ALL-CON partner, Cole ''JediCole'' Houston is actually just an avid fan of the convention who has been involved in one capacity or another since 2005. From dealer room vendor to content provider, to volunteer, to Group Captain of ALL-CON Games and Theory (the Game Shows track), he is a permanent fixture of ''Your Favorite Con''!

When not running herd on his department (with the tremendous assistance of Cat Houston and the whole Games and Theory team) he has been prolific podcaster who produced two audio and two live-streaming video podcasts. Dallas on Air's ''The Rantcor Pit Live'' and ''Aisle of Toys'' were retired last year after nine and five year runs respectively, so who knows what is next? A Star Wars fan since 1977, toy collector even longer, and self-proclaimed ''Fandom's Biggest Fan'' can be found annually all over ALL-CON!

Producer: Half-Ass Productions

THU 11:00 AM: ALL-CON Opening Ceremony (45 mins.)

Room: LAKESIDE BALLROOM (Lake Level) Rated: Everyone

Produced By: Half-Ass Productions

An ALL-CON tradition!

Every journey has a beginning. Let your convention weekend journey begin in the best possible way with a lively overview of an experience 20 years in the making!

Join Cole ''JediCole'' Houston, veteran of all prior 19 years of ALL-CON Dallas, as he acts as your guide to the entire four-day event ahead. There is a lot ground to cover (with over 300 events in this year's lineup) and precious little time to inform and entertain the show's early arrivals. For over a decade now JediCole has been introducing attendees, new and seasoned, to an overview of what is in store for them in a rapid-fire orientation on ''Your Favorite Con'' and he is more that up for the challenge yet again!

Speaking: Cole ''JediCole'' Houston

Category: Presentation

THU 5:00 PM: Someday Monkey Won't Play Piano Song (45 mins.)

Room: LANTANA I (Breezeway) Rated: Teen

Produced By: ALL-CON Games and Theory

With a title like this, it's got to be something unusual!

Cole ''JediCole'' Houston delves into an aspect of popular culture that is decidedly not his forte - music!

Cole hosts this lively panel which will feature members of Games and Theory as well as some familiar faces at ALL-CON on a journey through music and lyrics and what we sometimes hear and hear incorrectly. From the obvious, like your odd ''One Ton Tomatoes'' and ''Bathrooms on the Right'' to more obscure and decidedly personal anecdotes on lyrics that sounded like something wholly other to tales of fun encounters with popular songs.

The hand-picked panelists will ''play it by ear'' in an interactive exploration of decades of popular music that affords the audience a chance to get in on thact. No singing required!

Speaking: Cole ''JediCole'' Houston; Becca Thomas; Zach Schrotter; Dean Phillips; Jason the X; Shawn Padilla

Category: Game Show

SAT 11:00 AM: The Fault in Our Star Wars (45 mins.)

Room: LANTANA I (Breezeway) Rated: Everyone

Produced By: ALL-CON Games and Theory

Show me on the Death Star where Star Wars hurt you...

The one thing all Star Wars fans have in common is disappointment. Not overall disdain for the cultural juggernaut that is ''The Star Wars'', bur rather point where the Saga let us down. Even the most loyal aficionado of George Lucas' cultural phenomenon has been put off to some degree by one or more of the franchise's movies and television shows. With so much to love there is often a little bit to hate.

Cole ''JediCole'' Houston expands on one of his favorite episodes of his past podcast, ''The Rantcor Pit Live'' in a panel that explores his personal journey as a Star Wars fan from that fateful summer of 1977 through the present day. While the Disney era is often the target of fan-boy disdain, expect a more even-handed approach to revelations of the times that Star Wars fell just a bit flat from the 80s through today.

Special surprise guests will be joining the panel and will be announced as they are confirmed.

Speaking: Cole ''JediCole'' Houston

Category: Game Show

SUN 9:00 AM: JediCole's Morning After (45 mins.)

Room: LANTANA I (Breezeway) Rated: Everyone

Produced By: Half-Ass Productions; Happy Cat Productions

And yet again, if you are among the handful who are either an early bird or just someone no hung over from Saturday night partying, ALL-CON's oldest talk show gives you something to first thing Sunday morning!

Start your day the JediCole way again this year with recurring features like ''It Came From the Dollar Store'' and ''You Can't Win'' as well as some new surprises cooked up to keep things a little different.

Zack ''The Talk-Lord of the Sith'' Schrotter will yet again be drug out of bed early to join the fun as the answer to the question, ''is there ANYTHING to do on Sunday morning?'' is answered yet again: JediCole's Morning After... Well, it is ''SOMETHING''!

Speaking: Cole ''JediCole'' Houston; Zach Schrotter

Category: Discussion