Mad Max fans convoy ends with arrests

San Antonio Express News ^

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'Mad Max' fan convoy ends in arrests SAN ANTONIO — Eleven "Mad Max" fans of were arrested after alarming motorists as they made their way to a movie marathon in a theatrical convoy in which they surrounded a tanker truck armed with fake machine guns.

As the group was headed to San Antonio from nearby from Boerne on Saturday morning, police received several calls from motorists who reported a "militia" surrounding a tanker truck, a police report states.

Police charged nine people with obstruction of a highway and two others with possession of prohibited knives in addition to obstruction of a highway.

One of the organizers of the convoy, Chris Fenner, said the arrests were unfair. He said he didn't know why anyone would have confused the costumed crew recreating a scene from "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior" — set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland — with a real threat.

"I honestly don't know how that could be, because 'Road Warrior' was so over the top," he said.

About 25 people participated in the convoy and more than twice that number were expected to attend the movie marathon, which was canceled after the arrests.

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Information from: San Antonio Express-News, http://www.mysanantonio.com

[Servant of the 9]

Just thought that this was funny. I like the movies but I guess some people just take it a little too far. I wonder if the kid with the boomerang was there?

Do they lock the cops in the station when 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' is on?
It would probably drive them completely insane.

SO9

[Callahan]

Give the guy a break. They were just having some fun. Some Kerry voter in a Toyota Prius probably cried into his cell phone and thats why the cops showed up.

[Callahan]

Here's the website for the event. They have some pics. Some guy turned his Mazda Miata into a Road Warrior-mobile.

[OXENinFLA]

Darn, I can't find the part where, I think Butters, looks like Humungous and they use the actual sound byte from the Road Warrior. It's hilarious!

[NaughtiusMaximus]

Once upon a time an elderly man was sitting on a park bench staring at a "punked up" young fellow. Finally the punk could stand the staring no longer and went up to the old man and said, "What's the matter, Pops, didn't you do anything wild and crazy in your day?"

The old man replied, "I'm sorry young fellow, I didn't mean to offend and actually yes I did do some crazy things in my youth. Why, one night I got so drunk I had sexual intercourse with a parrot."

"Wow", said the young punk, "Really? You must have been totally stoned."

I certainly was," replied the old timer, "And I want to apologize for staring at you so hard. You see, I was wondering if you could be my son."

[tfecw]

Yeah, judging from the pictures you'd have to be a complete idiot to mistake these guys for a band of "road warriors" coming to take over San Antonio.

Then again I've seen some idiotic responses to a bunch of guys playing dress up. "Will someone please think of the children!"

[Tennessee_Bob]

"Warriors of the Wasteland" Frankie Goes to Hollywood bump.

[dleach]

I saw this while driving home with my kids. Unfortunately they were looking at a dust cloud at a construction site and I was looking at traffic coming east on IH-10.

Saw some guy standing up in a bed of a pickup with a fake missle rack... I figured it was a joke but thought it was rather dangerous to be standing in a bed of a truck going 70 miles an hour...

hah

[camle]

i hope the truck driver was in on it. I know a few truckers who would look out the window, see a bunch of cars with guns, and open fire. these jerks don't know how lucky they are.

[Pilsner]

In College my Greek and Roman Literature prof showed us this film as a mid term. We has to compare and contrast it with The Illiad. I seem to recall that I labeled Max as Achilles, the Warrior Chick as Hector, the guy who, uhh, "caught" the boomerang as Nestor, Humongous as Agamemnon. Can't remember who the dog was.

[Skooz]

I have an excuse to post one of my favorite pictures:

[edpc]

It would have been fine with me as long as the entourage included Mrs. Walker.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Still wondering about Miss Xena's position in the convoy!

[papertyger]

... donning a loin cloth and smashing my cubicle with a massive broadsword...

Isn't this kinda like "throwing back" a drink, and choking on the umbrella?

;o)

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

One of the organizers of the convoy, Chris Fenner, said the arrests were unfair. He said he didn't know why anyone would have confused the costumed crew recreating a scene from "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior" — set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland — with a real threat.

Well duh! Hasn't this dummy ever heard of a little thing we call post-9-11?

[Callahan]

If zit-faced Americans can't roll down the Texas highways in tanker trucks with plastic machine guns duct taped to the front grill, the terrorists will have won!

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

ROFL! I hope they make bail soon so they can get in line for the new Star Wars movie next month.

[Jack Black]

Exactly what kinds of knives are prohibited in Texas. Didn't know Texans were so wimpy about simple knives.

[rabidralph]

Maybe she's not awake, yet.

[robomurph]

Thanks for the link. I think I will start a local chapter in Madison, WI.