[Dragaera] What 'cha do'n? (Nov 2017)

[Johne Cook via Dragaera]

Cool idea. I hope it comes together.

On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 5:43 PM, Corwin Brust via Dragaera <
dragaera at lists.dragaera.info> wrote:

> So, here’s an idea which I, myself, have thought of…
>
> If this threatens to take over the list, I guess DDB or Felix or
> someone can bounce us to fetch our own subscribers, but, so y’allv’e
> had it first…
>
> Let me know if you might be able to come, to help out, and all of your
> best most and most fun ideas for a Steven Brust focused convention,
> especially as may relate to test balloon for same in Minneapolis, Late
> Fall 2017.
>
> For a number of years I’ve been discussing with various people the
> concept of creating an SF convention around Steven Brust/Dragaera/Vlad
> Taltos/etc/or so forth.  I now have a --somewhat long-shot-- plan to
> pull together such a thing.  It’s crazy --- isn’t that enough?
>
> A one-year trial balloon, probably with a reg cap well under 500.
> More like 100.  Maybe 250?  I think 50 should be fine, in terms of
> pulling it off...
>
> One pro, several fahn guests
>
> Single track of programing designed by Steven
>
> Music and gaming, we think.  Probably.
>
> Food being kinda a thing, thinking fine-dining, Friday and Saturday
> evening maybe? Could potentially be a separate ticket, or something,
> we think, maybe?
>
> Stream/record programing and music (and cooking?) for supporting
> members who can’t make it after all, people who missed the first year
> should it keep going, and so on.
>
> THIS YEAR!
>
>
> VALDCON -November, 24th-25th, 2017 in Minneapolis?  What could go wrong?
>
> ***
>
> I still need lots of help pulling this plan together, so I might give
> up in the next several weeks if going public with the project doesn’t
> flush out people interested in helping make it happen.  I’ve been
> focused on keeping the commitments fairly modest for each of my
> hearties, but let’s not kid ourselves -- convention building a quite a
> job of work. A mighty Thank You out to those who’ve offered to help or
> soon will.
>
> And then too, some sense that I would not go bankrupt if I signed an
> hotel contract would be good.
>
> On that note, did I mention a have quite a number of SKZB related
> goodies just at the moment?  Another round of MSS, some first editions
> that could become signed first editions, posters, signed records that
> are starting to get difficult to find and also that Dad has said
> hang-out time with people is definitely top item on the menu if this
> manages to come about?
>
> Which nearly brings me to the beauty of the all or nothing funding
> model, especially for creating a new fan convention.  Like many
> people, I’m interested in developing tools to make various complex and
> extremely fun things a bit easier and less risky.  To that end, by
> offering various types of convention membership opportunities to
> interested potential convention members **only if we get enough
> overall interest**, we can basically open a door for anyone who might
> be able to take the idea further to come charging in with light-bulb
> glowing and finger raised.
>
> Finally, more best for last than last for least, Dad has talked with a
> few professional writers he allegedly knows, and who sound interested
> in doing a lecture series style set of talks with him.  This would
> include Emma Bull, Skyler White and Will Shetterly, would occur
> Thursday, Nov 23rd --the Thursday following Thanksgiving, and Steven’s
> actual birthday-- and would be a separately ticketed event supported
> out of the same fund-raising initiative.
>
> Which fund-raising initiative is hereby declared potentially in season
> subject to our being shouted down by you, our peers in Steven’s fan
> base.
>
>
> To sum up --b/c fuck corporate america but hey, bullet-point lists!
>
> - All or nothing flash-fundraising initiative to see if this idea/this
> year could happen
> - Coming soon to a social financing platform near you!
> - Lots of interesting things sitting around, here and there.
>
>
> Thanks in advance for your thoughts and all whatever support may befit
> and especially too for sticking with good 'ol dragaera.info, part of
> your low-key first-to-know network of internet services.
>
>
> --
> Corwin
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> corwin at bru.st
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