Fifty State Open House
So, I could go into why May kicked me in the teeth, but I'm going to spare my flist that. Suffice it to say I'm happy to see this month come to an end and hoping for a much better June.
I had a thought. One of my most favorite fannish things is to get together with other fans in real live person. List life and LJ life is fun, and I have dear friends in that world whom I've never met in the flesh, but there's still nothing that can compare to watching eps and song vids and sharing zines and telling stories with a room full of like minded folks, so here's my thought: Open houses. One per state. Now, I have no idea if we have Starsky and Hutch fans in all fifty states, but I thought I'd start off big and let things whittle down from there. This is how it would work. I live in Texas, outside of Dallas, and I'd pick a date and invite any Texan who wants to come (and isn't allergic to cats) over to spend a fannish day doing fannish stuff. With snacks! I have lots of original Lorraine Brevig art, every version of every episode, oodles of song vids, and people to vouch for my character so that those who want to come but don't know me will hear that I'm not a serial killer:)
So, I can cover Texas, or at least north Texas. What about Washington and California and Pennsylvania and you see where I'm going with this. Good idea? Lame idea? Any interest?
I had a thought. One of my most favorite fannish things is to get together with other fans in real live person. List life and LJ life is fun, and I have dear friends in that world whom I've never met in the flesh, but there's still nothing that can compare to watching eps and song vids and sharing zines and telling stories with a room full of like minded folks, so here's my thought: Open houses. One per state. Now, I have no idea if we have Starsky and Hutch fans in all fifty states, but I thought I'd start off big and let things whittle down from there. This is how it would work. I live in Texas, outside of Dallas, and I'd pick a date and invite any Texan who wants to come (and isn't allergic to cats) over to spend a fannish day doing fannish stuff. With snacks! I have lots of original Lorraine Brevig art, every version of every episode, oodles of song vids, and people to vouch for my character so that those who want to come but don't know me will hear that I'm not a serial killer:)
So, I can cover Texas, or at least north Texas. What about Washington and California and Pennsylvania and you see where I'm going with this. Good idea? Lame idea? Any interest?