marcon - 5/28 to 5/30-2004 - help promote the movie!! by vampirefan

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marcon - 5/28 to 5/30-2004 - help promote the movie!!

POSTED BY: VAMPIREFAN
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Tuesday, March 9, 2004 5:55 PM

This May 28th thru 30th (Memorial Day Weekend) in Columbus, Ohio is MARCON (Multiple Alternatives Realities Convention). There will be discussions, authors, art shows etc. There will also be a FIREFLY PRESENCE!! This will include a Firefly Panel Discussion (for which panel members are needed) and a Firefly Party Room! (party room will be companion bordello/blue sun room theme)
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EDITED TO ADD: There will also be many Buffy/Angel related panels and a Buffy the Musical Singalong with a live cast Rocky Horror style!!! Okay back to Fly's post:
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Two years ago 3500 people attended Marcon. I believe that rivals last year's attendance at WorldCon! One of the organizers met the Chicago Browncoats at CapriCon last year & came again to their FF party room this year. This time he requested a Browncoat Presence at marcon! We need to honor that request!

So far we have only four confirmations. We need more help and more local columbus, ohio browncoats to attend! The participants will be renting a party room for two nights ($230), providing decorations, man power & the like. Even if you can't afford to pitch in, your presence at the con will help us out tremendously!!! You can chat with visitors to the party room, help change the dvds, etc, and hang around while some of the party room organizers fulfill their commitments by hosting some panels in the con (including a firefly panel!!). If you are interested in helping &/or promoting Firefly and the Firefly Movie let us know!! If you have any questions, you can post them here.

edited to add: if you are interested in being part of the firefly discussion panel, let us know.

for marcon info:
http://www.marcon.org/

for keeping updated with the con shindig plans, check this post or go to http://www.shindigified.com/forum (con shindig thread)

(original post by flyhead - some edits made)

come out to the browncoat ball! chicago: sept 17-19, 2004 :: http://www.browncoatball.com
marcon! columbus, ohio: may 28-30th :: http://www.shindigified.com/forum (con shindig thread)

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Tuesday, March 9, 2004 7:04 PM

RKLENSETH

Wish I could but a little to faraway for me.

Any New York Statish Shindigs?

Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.

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Wednesday, March 10, 2004 4:30 AM

VAMPIREFAN

hi! i haven't heard anything about any new york shindigs, but you can check in a couple of places for info...

http://www.shindigified.com
http://www.browncoats.com

i know there are other boards that announce shindigs, but can't think of any others (except this one, fireflyfans.net and the ob)

also, there's going to be a big shindig in chicago in september: browncoat ball. if you think comin' to chicago may at all be a possibility check out http://www.browncoatball.com for more info and you can check the "roadtrip" thread in the forum for people to drive down to chicago with.

laura

come out to the browncoat ball! chicago: sept 17-19, 2004 :: http://www.browncoatball.com for more info

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Wednesday, March 10, 2004 1:06 PM

VAMPIREFAN

any columbus, ohio browncoats out there to take part in getting the firefly word out?

laura

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Wednesday, March 10, 2004 5:28 PM

GETUPKID

Yeah im going to the browncoat ball since i live in milwaukee, but idk if i can make it to ohio ill do my best. and yes i am bringing a 'campanion'to the ball cause shes my girl friend, hey shes been around.

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Thursday, March 11, 2004 4:33 AM

VAMPIREFAN

shiny!!! so now, just remember to register yourself and your companion. (companions are especially welcome at the ball). we'll be posting a registration deadline soon. it will be about a month before the ball. the hotel has a booking deadline, so it will probably be the same date...

hope you have a chance to make it to ohio. it'll be great to have more browncoats there!

laura

come out to the browncoat ball! chicago: sept 17-19, 2004 :: http://www.browncoatball.com for more info

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Thursday, March 11, 2004 5:28 AM

ECMORGAN69

Quote:
Originally posted by rklenseth:
Wish I could but a little to faraway for me.

Any New York Statish Shindigs?

Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.

Yeah, what's with all the Midwest Browncoat balls and such? I guess New York Browncoats just don't have any balls, then

BTW, no flaming necessary, NYC Browncoat here

They can have my "Firefly" DVDs when they pry them from my cold, dead fingers....

Oh yeah,

you, FOX TV!!

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Thursday, March 11, 2004 6:27 PM

LERXST

C'mon Buckeye Browncoats! It'd be awfully embarrassing if I was the only one there actually from Ohio...

Edit: Oops, Flyhead is from Ohio too, my bad.

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Thursday, March 11, 2004 6:31 PM

RKLENSETH

There was a New York Browncoat on the official board the other day saying that Hoyts theater had built a mega movie theater in Syracuse and was wondering if there was any interest from us Browncoats to rent the theater for one day showing of the movie when it comes out. As I am from the Hudson Valley area and near Albany, Syracuse isn't too terribly far for me to go.

Unfortuately I can't find that post anymore...

Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.

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Friday, March 12, 2004 4:47 AM

VAMPIREFAN

hi... i think this is the thread you are talking about:

http://forums.prospero.com/foxfirefly/messages?msg=13712.1

... also... anyone else comin' to marcon? at least for a visit?

laura

come out to the browncoat ball! chicago: sept 17-19, 2004 :: http://www.browncoatball.com for more info

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Friday, March 12, 2004 4:48 AM

VAMPIREFAN

hi!

i'm lookin' forward to meeting you :D

laura

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Wednesday, March 24, 2004 4:41 AM

VAMPIREFAN

marcon update...

well, things are looking good for firefly at marcon. so far, there now may be from 3 to 5 panels about firefly instead of just 1 as we originally thought!

this is shiny news!

so, any other browncoats thinking of attending? let us know by posting in this thread! help us promote firefly and the movie!

also, don't forget - there will be a buffy sing-a-long to the "once more with feeling" episode. this has been one of the most popular panels at marcon the last two years!

see you there!

laura

come out to the browncoat ball! chicago: sept 17-19, 2004 (REGISTER BY: Aug 15th) :: http://www.browncoatball.com for more info

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Wednesday, March 24, 2004 5:15 AM

EMBASSY

Wow, I wish I could go. My first con was a Marcon, in like 1986. Back then Marcon meant "March Convention" and there were easter bunnies everywhere.

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Wednesday, March 24, 2004 4:06 PM

AERRIN

I'm a Buckeye Browncoat! About an hour from Columbus, so /if/ I can watch my money carefully enough and /if/ I can get a Browncoat friend to come with me, you may see me there!

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Thursday, March 25, 2004 4:26 AM

VAMPIREFAN

yay! that would be shiny!

laura

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Friday, March 26, 2004 2:48 PM

HARLOCK

I live in columbus and I will be going to the convention. I go every year, to this and to the big comic book convention in NOV. If you want to start a list of browncoats in Ohio but me on it.

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Thursday, April 1, 2004 2:02 PM

VAMPIREFAN

shiny!! we need more local browncoats! three or four of us who are helping host the party room are going to be on all the firefly panels... that means we need volunteers to stay in the room during some of those times to avoid closing the room down while we are gone :)

this is going to be a fun time had by all ;)

laura

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Friday, April 23, 2004 1:18 PM

VAMPIREFAN

update! looks like there will be 3 - yes read it! - 3 firefly panels at marcon!

you should be there!

laura

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Tuesday, June 1, 2004 5:36 PM

LERXST

Marcon was such wacky fun! I'd never been to a real con before, just a couple of Creation ones. It was such a culture shock. But in a good way.

Rhobyne, Flyhead, and Vampirefan did such an awesome job on the Firefly room. You guys rock! Stay tuned to the OB, Fly promised to post pictures. Sffan and his wife dropped by to help out too. I wasn't much help, as I had to work Friday and Saturday. Hopefully next year I'll be able to schedule a couple of vacation days for that weekend. I might not be too creative in the decorating department, but I can gofer like nobody's business.

Rhob was a little disappointed at the number of people that showed up (to the FF room), but I think we did pretty good for our first time at Marcon, especially since it's mainly a "literary" con. Don't be too disappointed Rhob, the people who wandered in and then quickly left were just looking for free booze. We did have a couple of guys stop in and tell us that they weren't even planning on going to Marcon until they heard there was going to be a Firefly presence this year. And we did recruit some new Browncoats. Plus, we had at least two people stop by who will be voting for the Hugos (and naturally, voting for Firefly).

Next year, maybe we could do better if we got a fan table in addition to a viewing room. Especially if we can get more volunteers to staff them (hint, hint).

I was kinda nervous about sitting the panels, but they turned out to be fun. An easy way to earn free admission, next time I'll do the required five.

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Tuesday, June 1, 2004 6:10 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Just glad this is being posted on June 1st... Sure would hate to miss .....oh, wait a .....minute. Never mind.

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Wednesday, June 2, 2004 3:48 AM

VAMPIREFAN

hi! sorry you missed the con! we did post in the events listing which is why we didn't bump this post much... hope you can make it to next year... check that list for more events (you can find it over on the right-hand side on the main page)...quite a few are coming up...

laura

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Wednesday, June 2, 2004 4:29 AM

VAMPIREFAN

it was good to finally meet you! i had a great time and you were such a good sport sitting in a car with a bunch of giggling women ;) and an awesome help with the tearing down of the party room among other things :D

...and it's true, the panels were not as bad as i thought either...especially when you have rhobyne and flyhead and lee talking up a storm! the panels were fun and we did have a great turnout at the first most conveniently scheduled one... we probably had about 50 browncoats there!

and yes! fan table next year! along with the party room :)

laura

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