Re: Filk con & lyric query

Hi-

replyOkay, so here's my two cents' worth on the campground idea. It's difficult to pull off if you have valuable instruments you'd like to take to a filk. But when we did the filk relaxacon in Denver (the one year we did it) we found a large cabin with cabins around it--one of the cheaper, privately owned resorts. We found this to be less expensive than a hotel.

On the whole, I think the best thing to do is begin holding house filks on a regular basis, so that people know there's an active filk scene here. Once we've built up momentum, we can start thinking about a very small con--say one that emphasizes songwriting filk publishing and general nattering rather than one that emphasizes performance. If that takes off,it can grow as it will.

I also need to get some more students at ehe U involved. I know there are filkers here, I've talked to at least five. So I'll try to track them down and get enough of them together to start a student organiztion, which would give access to even better meeting places on campus than the ones I have access to among the test tubes.

i'll let you know what's going on.

Anne

replyOn Sun, 24 Nov 1996, clan of the four winds wrote:

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> >One thought that occurs: must one hold it at a hotel? Might a campground
> >be used instead? There might be money saved that way. On the other hand,
> >it might make a dealer's life difficult and preclude an art show--if that
> >matters. Ummmm...
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> >R
> That might work too, if we did it in the summer, in a park that wasn't near
> houses, so we could be LOUD :) You'd have to compete with SCA groups for the
> good parks though. Hmmmm. People would have to bring camping stuff...maybe a
> park that has trailer hookups too, right near the tent area. You have the
> problem of not having a sound set up too. MAny thoughts to ponder...
>
> Charlene B
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Received on 11/25/96