Apologies for any inconveniences but the date of our club discussion is actually Saturday 17th, not 18th.
Therefore Alan Moore is to be ignored, instead we can celebrate the day being the 37th birthday of the computer mouse, from Douglas Engelbart's patent on November 17th, 1970. Everyone give a big Click for Doug!
The Time Has Come (as a well-known Walrus once said) To Talk Of Many Things.
Such things include;
Choosing a name for the club
Formation of a possible Club committee (for those interested)
Creating a proper membership system for the club
Brainstorming Ideas for events
And Much More! (Seas, Ships and Ceiling Wax are all tentative items at this stage)
The club has been going for roughly six months now, and our email list has grown quite well. So I feel it's time to bring other people interested in helping run the club together to help it carry on into the future (maybe in a hovercar or something like that).
We will be needing a financial membership system at some stage, to cover things such as a regular newsletter and the club's insurance, something we will be needing if we hold any more events like Martin Pearson a few weeks back, a big thanks to Darren at Gifts for the Geek for helping us out to make that happen!
So if you're interested in having your say on what our club should be doing in the future come along to Gaming Knights (3rd floor) on Saturday the 18th of November at 3pm. You don't have to have anything to do with committee work, that will be for just those of us that enjoy pain at a later time.
Coincidentally this will also be the date of Alan Moore's birthday. We all know Alan from the original League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and V for Vendetta graphic novels. Happy Birthday Alan.
So once again that is:
Sat 18 November
3pm
Gaming Knights 3rd floor (Rock O Cashell Lane - off Lt Malop St)
If you have received this email twice, please let me know. If you would rather not receive these emails also let me know. Any other questions... you know what to do.
-- Ben Hughes Programme Manager Nullus Anxietas 2: The Australian Discworld Convention www.ausdwcon.org
The Time Has Come (as a well-known Walrus once said) To Talk Of Many Things.
Such things include;
Choosing a name for the club
Formation of a possible Club committee (for those interested)
Creating a proper membership system for the club
Brainstorming Ideas for events
And Much More! (Seas, Ships and Ceiling Wax are all tentative items at this stage)
The club has been going for roughly six months now, and our email list has grown quite well. So I feel it's time to bring other people interested in helping run the club together to help it carry on into the future (maybe in a hovercar or something like that).
We will be needing a financial membership system at some stage, to cover things such as a regular newsletter and the club's insurance, something we will be needing if we hold any more events like Martin Pearson a few weeks back, a big thanks to Darren at Gifts for the Geek for helping us out to make that happen!
So if you're interested in having your say on what our club should be doing in the future come along to Gaming Knights (3rd floor) on Saturday the 18th of November at 3pm. You don't have to have anything to do with committee work, that will be for just those of us that enjoy pain at a later time.
Coincidentally this will also be the date of Alan Moore's birthday. We all know Alan from the original League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and V for Vendetta graphic novels. Happy Birthday Alan.
So once again that is:
Sat 18 November
3pm
Gaming Knights 3rd floor (Rock O Cashell Lane - off Lt Malop St)
If you have received this email twice, please let me know. If you would rather not receive these emails also let me know. Any other questions... you know what to do.
I've been asked to let everyone here know that there are a couple of pieces of memorabilia for private sale at the moment:
1 Calendar: Leonard Nimoy's words of wisdom 1980 - $8
1 Badge - A30 (not sure exactly what it refers to, I'll guess Star Trek 30th anniversary but can't be sure) - $3
1 Badge - Epic Comics 10th Anniversary - $3
If you are interested in any of these items please contact me - grombek@... - and I will arrange details with the seller.
Also, a reminder that this time next week Martin Pearson will be on his way to Geelong. If you want to book your tickets early for a $5 discount either reply to me here or phone me - 0402 941 948 - for details.
Martin will be playing at the Guides Hall, 33 Myers St, on the 5th of October. Doors open at 7pm.
If you have received this email twice, please let me know. If you would rather not receive these emails also let me know. Any other questions... you know what to do.
Mark and I have been plastering parts of Geelong with advertising for Martin Pearson's show, but we'd like your help too, where you can. Martin is coming to Geelong the day he gets back from the Phillipines, and before that he will have been to Brisbane and Darwin, so we want to make this worth his coming.
Having said that, I do know Martin and he is a truly wonderful and enjoyable man just to know. No matter how many people turn up I'd guaruntee a good time.
So I'm attaching the .doc files of the flyers and posters we're using, it your workplace / school / other club or organisation, etc. will be willing to display them then please do. Otherwise we've done the majority of Geelong city and Pakington street, if you are willing to approach bookshops, cafes, etc. then that would be muchly appreciated!
See you all there, and please remember to contact me privately if you'd like to pay early for a $5 discount :-)
Mark and I have been plastering parts of Geelong with advertising for Martin Pearson's show, but we'd like your help too, where you can. Martin is coming to Geelong the day he gets back from the Phillipines, and before that he will have been to Brisbane and Darwin, so we want to make this worth his coming.
Having said that, I do know Martin and he is a truly wonderful and enjoyable man just to know. No matter how many people turn up I'd guaruntee a good time.
So I'm attaching the .doc files of the flyers and posters we're using, it your workplace / school / other club or organisation, etc. will be willing to display them then please do. Otherwise we've done the majority of Geelong city and Pakington street, if you are willing to approach bookshops, cafes, etc. then that would be muchly appreciated!
See you all there, and please remember to contact me privately if you'd like to pay early for a $5 discount :-)
Just a thought for another name. Which is totally left field from what
have been coming up with. Hopefully not in use yet. "The Off Worlders"
Thoughts? comments?
MARTIN PEARSON will be performing his Unfinished Spelling Errors of Bolkien in Geelong this October.
When: Friday 5th October, doors open 7pm, show starts 8pm
Where: Geelong Guides Hall, 33 Myers st, Geelong.
Cost: $20 at the door*
* Pay early and only pay $15. Contact Ben for details - grombek@... or 0402 941 948
Martin speaks and sings his take on the Lord of the Rings in both book and film format. This witty one-man show will leave you in tears from one-liners, in-jokes and musical parody no part of the trilogy is left untouched!
Costumes are encouraged, geekiness is welcomed, laughter is required.
CDs of the show iwll be available at $40.
Brought to you by The Shop: Gifts for the Geek and The Geelong Science Fiction Club.
If you have received this email twice, please let me know. If you would rather not receive these emails also let me know. Any other questions... you know what to do.
Sorry I haven't been around much lately, here's my catch-up contribution;
I like Beta Victoria - for the geeky explanation, I'm a bit concerend about how it comes across pre-explanation though, and you can't always explain it to people if it's on a poster / ad / etc. We've also had SFIG: Science Fiction In Geelong (could also be Speculative Fiction - covering Fantasy, Horror and Sci-Fi as I often do myself) I like acronyms so I think this is my current favourite.
Also I am fond of Sci-on. So I will put my toop three in as:
1. SFIG
2. Beta Victoria (or something similar)
3. Sci-on
I agree with Mark, we do need to discuss this finally in person, it's just good to get some brainstorming done prior to that.
We'll organise some kind of meet soon, there's a couple of things in planning at the moment. Including the swap meet idea - still trying to work out insurance issues for that, but looking at December.
Funny, I think Sky Captain is also brilliant, yet I'm continually amazed by the reaction of other people to it. It leaves so many people cold. I think it might be a generational thing - you either have a soft spot for the retro SF vibe or you don't.
On Sun Aug 26 2:59 , mark fielding sent:
I like the idea of Beta, but Victoria sounds a bit Victorian, no pun intended. I also liked Sci-On ( my apologies to who suggested it I can't remember who) But I thought it needed another name with it, maybe something like Beta Sci-On.........something or rather.
I really like the idea of a 50's 60's logo. I love that sort of Sci-Fi advanced but somehow backwards, like "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow." love that movie.
----- Original Message ---- From: Lucy Zinkiewicz yahoo.com>
To: GeelongSFClub@... Sent: Sunday, 26 August, 2007 5:48:01 PM Subject: RE: [GeelongSFClub] A Club by any other name would smell as sweet?
David
I really like the concept, whether or not we use the logo design!
> I hestitate to mention my suggestion - mainly because the explanation of the > logic is geeky to the power of several thousand. But here goes... > > Beta Victoria >
> (now the explanation - and apologies to those who got it immediately. ..) > > Stars within a system are given greek prefixes, in order, based on > magnitude. Eg., Alpha Centauri, Tau Ceti. So, if Victoria was a
> constellation, then the 'brightest' star would be Melbourne, making > Melbourne Alpha Victoria... Coz we're next in line, we'd be Beta... > > Tragic, innit? > > On the other hand, our initals would be BV (as opposed to the slightly
> better known VB) which would make it diabolically easy to design a logo > based upon unashamedly ripping off their rather well known logo. It isn't a > terribly SF-ish logo, admittedly, but then maybe we could put a lightning
> bolt through it. Or surround it with a few electrons in orbit around it, > like in any old-school B Grade SF of the 50's & 60's involving RADIATION > (whooo, scary!) > > And because our logo resembled a beer company logo, it might attract people
> to conventions & events who would not otherwise turn up... > > Or land us in court.... > > Damn, it's even lamer when I see it in print! > > Sorry, > > David.
> > -----Original Message----- > From: GeelongSFClub@ yahoogroups. com.au > [mailto:GeelongSFClub@ yahoogroups. com.au]On Behalf Of mark fielding > Sent: Saturday, 25 August 2007 3:33 PM
> To: GeelongSFClub@ yahoogroups. com.au > Subject: Re: [GeelongSFClub] Re: A Club by any other name would smell as > sweet? > > > > I'm with Lucy I don't want to be labeled either and I'm not totally
> comfortable with Geek either, sorry guys. > I think it would be a good idea to discuss this at a meeting one night too > Ben. I'm all for modern technology but it's only a tool, I much prefer
> social interaction. Is there a time limit on choosing a name? To me a name > has to be right, mean something not just a name pulled out of a hat. I > personally would like a name that has meaning, sounds cool, and just rolls
> off the tongue. > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Ben Hughes <grombek@gmail. com> > To: GeelongSFClub@ yahoogroups. com.au > Sent: Friday, 24 August, 2007 10:44:43 PM > Subject: Re: [GeelongSFClub] Re: A Club by any other name would smell as > sweet? > > > > Good point Lucy, > On that note - do people feel comfortable with the word Geek?
> I know I'm proud of it, but not everyone is. > >
> On 24/08/07, Lucy Zinkiewicz wrote: > Please, no more refs to Trek, or Star Wars --- I'm not a big fan > of either and don't want to be labelled as a Trekker or a Jedi
> Knight! > > --- byebyeduggan < byebyeduggan@ yahoo.com. au> wrote: > > > Just a few Name Idea's I ave been throwing around:
> > > > G-SPACE: > > Geelong Sci-fi Place for All Cosmological Explorers > > > > G-ASTRAL: > > Geelong Adventurers and Sci-Fi Trekkers Lodge > > > >
> > I'll try and think of more! > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo!7 Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _
> Feel safe with award winning spam protection on Yahoo!7 Mail. > http://mail.
yahoo.com. au > > > > > > > -- > Ben Hughes > Programme Manager > Nullus Anxietas 2: The Australian Discworld Convention > www.ausdwcon. org > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - > -- > Sick of deleting your inbox? Yahoo!7 Mail has free unlimited storage. Get > it now. >
> > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.2/967 - Release Date: 22/08/2007 > 6:51 PM >
Thank you, David!
I'll follow it up.
Gabrielle
--- In GeelongSFClub@..., "davencarmel"
<davencarmel@...> wrote:
>
>
> There's one on Ebay in Sydney - about $10 including freight
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GeelongSFClub@...
> [mailto:GeelongSFClub@...]On Behalf Of gabrielle
> Sent: Saturday, 1 September 2007 11:48 PM
> To: GeelongSFClub@...
> Subject: [GeelongSFClub] club name and book searches
>
>
> Hi there
> Re names:
> Geelong Sci-on, or Beta Sci-on sound good
> - sorry, not into "geeks incorporated"
> Science Fiction in Geelong would be SFIG - you could get an
> interesting logo out of that!!
>
> Re searching for books: I want a copy of 'The Planet of Flowers"
by
> Warren Norwood, published about 1984, Bantam Books (paperback)
It's
> the fourth in the series "The Windhover Tapes" - I've got the
other
> three - can anyone suggest where I could enquire for a
secondhand copy?
>
> Gabrielle
>
>
>
>
> No virus found in this outgoing message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.13.2/983 - Release Date:
1/09/2007
> 4:20 PM
>
There's one on Ebay in Sydney - about $10 including freight
-----Original Message----- From: GeelongSFClub@... [mailto:GeelongSFClub@...]On Behalf Of gabrielle Sent: Saturday, 1 September 2007 11:48 PM To: GeelongSFClub@... Subject: [GeelongSFClub] club name and book searches
Hi there Re names: Geelong Sci-on, or Beta Sci-on sound good - sorry, not into "geeks incorporated" Science Fiction in Geelong would be SFIG - you could get an interesting logo out of that!!
Re searching for books: I want a copy of 'The Planet of Flowers" by Warren Norwood, published about 1984, Bantam Books (paperback) It's the fourth in the series "The Windhover Tapes" - I've got the other three - can anyone suggest where I could enquire for a secondhand copy?
Hello Gabrielle,
In regards to your book search I can recommend two places. The first is Barwon
Booksellers which is located in Geelong. The second being
http://www.suzs-space.com if
the book you are after isn't on that site you can register your interest and
they will try and
get a hold of a copy for you. Not to mention the amount of stock they don't have
listed on
their website.
Cheers
~Mark
--- In GeelongSFClub@..., "gabrielle" <gabriellebr2@...> wrote:
Hi there
Re searching for books: I want a copy of 'The Planet of Flowers" by
Warren Norwood, published about 1984, Bantam Books (paperback) It's
the fourth in the series "The Windhover Tapes" - I've got the other
three - can anyone suggest where I could enquire for a secondhand copy?
Gabrielle
Hi there
Re names:
Geelong Sci-on, or Beta Sci-on sound good
- sorry, not into "geeks incorporated"
Science Fiction in Geelong would be SFIG - you could get an
interesting logo out of that!!
Re searching for books: I want a copy of 'The Planet of Flowers" by
Warren Norwood, published about 1984, Bantam Books (paperback) It's
the fourth in the series "The Windhover Tapes" - I've got the other
three - can anyone suggest where I could enquire for a secondhand copy?
Gabrielle
Funny, I think Sky Captain is also brilliant, yet I'm continually amazed by the reaction of other people to it. It leaves so many people cold. I think it might be a generational thing - you either have a soft spot for the retro SF vibe or you don't.
On Sun Aug 26 2:59 , mark fielding sent:
I like the idea of Beta, but Victoria sounds a bit Victorian, no pun intended. I also liked Sci-On ( my apologies to who suggested it I can't remember who) But I thought it needed another name with it, maybe something like Beta Sci-On.........something or rather.
I really like the idea of a 50's 60's logo. I love that sort of Sci-Fi advanced but somehow backwards, like "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow." love that movie.
----- Original Message ----
From: Lucy Zinkiewicz yahoo.com>
To: GeelongSFClub@yahoogroups.com.au
Sent: Sunday, 26 August, 2007 5:48:01 PM
Subject: RE: [GeelongSFClub] A Club by any other name would smell as sweet?
David
I really like the concept, whether or not we use the logo design!
> I hestitate to mention my suggestion - mainly because the explanation of the
> logic is geeky to the power of several thousand. But here goes...
>
> Beta Victoria
>
> (now the explanation - and apologies to those who got it immediately. ..)
>
> Stars within a system are given greek prefixes, in order, based on
> magnitude. Eg., Alpha Centauri, Tau Ceti. So, if Victoria was a
> constellation, then the 'brightest' star would be Melbourne, making
> Melbourne Alpha Victoria... Coz we're next in line, we'd be Beta...
>
> Tragic, innit?
>
> On the other hand, our initals would be BV (as opposed to the slightly
> better known VB) which would make it diabolically easy to design a logo
> based upon unashamedly ripping off their rather well known logo. It isn't a
> terribly SF-ish logo, admittedly, but then maybe we could put a lightning
> bolt through it. Or surround it with a few electrons in orbit around it,
> like in any old-school B Grade SF of the 50's & 60's involving RADIATION
> (whooo, scary!)
>
> And because our logo resembled a beer company logo, it might attract people
> to conventions & events who would not otherwise turn up...
>
> Or land us in court....
>
> Damn, it's even lamer when I see it in print!
>
> Sorry,
>
> David.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GeelongSFClub@ yahoogroups. com.au
> [mailto:GeelongSFClub@ yahoogroups. com.au]On Behalf Of mark fielding
> Sent: Saturday, 25 August 2007 3:33 PM
> To: GeelongSFClub@ yahoogroups. com.au
> Subject: Re: [GeelongSFClub] Re: A Club by any other name would smell as
> sweet?
>
>
>
> I'm with Lucy I don't want to be labeled either and I'm not totally
> comfortable with Geek either, sorry guys.
> I think it would be a good idea to discuss this at a meeting one night too
> Ben. I'm all for modern technology but it's only a tool, I much prefer
> social interaction. Is there a time limit on choosing a name? To me a name
> has to be right, mean something not just a name pulled out of a hat. I
> personally would like a name that has meaning, sounds cool, and just rolls
> off the tongue.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Ben Hughes <grombek@gmail. com>
> To: GeelongSFClub@ yahoogroups. com.au
> Sent: Friday, 24 August, 2007 10:44:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [GeelongSFClub] Re: A Club by any other name would smell as
> sweet?
>
>
>
> Good point Lucy,
> On that note - do people feel comfortable with the word Geek?
> I know I'm proud of it, but not everyone is.
>
>
> On 24/08/07, Lucy Zinkiewicz wrote:
> Please, no more refs to Trek, or Star Wars --- I'm not a big fan
> of either and don't want to be labelled as a Trekker or a Jedi
> Knight!
>
> --- byebyeduggan < byebyeduggan@ yahoo.com. au> wrote:
>
> > Just a few Name Idea's I ave been throwing around:
> >
> > G-SPACE:
> > Geelong Sci-fi Place for All Cosmological Explorers
> >
> > G-ASTRAL:
> > Geelong Adventurers and Sci-Fi Trekkers Lodge
> >
> >
> > I'll try and think of more!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo!7 Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _
> Feel safe with award winning spam protection on Yahoo!7 Mail.
> http://mail. yahoo.com. au
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Ben Hughes
> Programme Manager
> Nullus Anxietas 2: The Australian Discworld Convention
> www.ausdwcon. org
>
>
>
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -
> --
> Sick of deleting your inbox? Yahoo!7 Mail has free unlimited storage. Get
> it now.
>
>
> No virus found in this outgoing message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.2/967 - Release Date: 22/08/2007
> 6:51 PM
>
I like the idea of Beta, but Victoria sounds a bit Victorian, no pun intended. I also liked Sci-On ( my apologies to who suggested it I can't remember who) But I thought it needed another name with it, maybe something like Beta Sci-On.........something or rather. I really like the idea of a 50's 60's logo. I love that sort of Sci-Fi advanced but somehow backwards, like "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow." love that movie.
----- Original Message ---- From: Lucy Zinkiewicz <l_zinkiewicz@...> To: GeelongSFClub@... Sent: Sunday,
26 August, 2007 5:48:01 PM Subject: RE: [GeelongSFClub] A Club by any other name would smell as sweet?
David
I really like the concept, whether or not we use the logo design!
> I hestitate to mention my suggestion - mainly because the explanation of the
> logic is geeky to the power of several thousand. But here goes...
>
> Beta Victoria
>
> (now the explanation - and apologies to those who got it immediately. ..)
>
> Stars within a system are given greek prefixes, in order, based on
> magnitude. Eg., Alpha Centauri, Tau Ceti. So, if Victoria was a
> constellation, then the 'brightest' star would be Melbourne, making
> Melbourne Alpha Victoria... Coz we're next in line, we'd be Beta...
>
> Tragic, innit?
>
> On the other hand, our initals would be BV (as opposed to the slightly
> better known VB) which would make it diabolically easy to design a logo
> based upon unashamedly ripping off their rather well known logo. It isn't a
> terribly SF-ish logo, admittedly, but then maybe we could put a lightning
> bolt through it. Or surround it with a few electrons in orbit around it,
> like in any old-school B Grade SF of the 50's & 60's involving RADIATION
> (whooo, scary!)
>
> And because our logo resembled a beer company logo, it might attract people
> to conventions & events who would not otherwise turn up...
>
> Or land us in court....
>
> Damn, it's even lamer when I see it in print!
>
> Sorry,
>
> David.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GeelongSFClub@ yahoogroups. com.au
> [mailto:GeelongSFClub@ yahoogroups. com.au]On Behalf Of mark fielding
> Sent: Saturday, 25 August 2007 3:33 PM
> To: GeelongSFClub@ yahoogroups. com.au
> Subject: Re: [GeelongSFClub] Re: A Club by any other name would smell as
> sweet?
>
>
>
> I'm with Lucy I don't want to be labeled either and I'm not totally
> comfortable with Geek either, sorry guys.
> I think it would be a good idea to discuss this at a meeting one night too
> Ben. I'm all for modern technology but it's only a tool, I much prefer
> social interaction. Is there a time limit on choosing a name? To me a name
> has to be right, mean something not just a name pulled out of a hat. I
> personally would like a name that has meaning, sounds cool, and just rolls
> off the tongue.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Ben Hughes <grombek@gmail. com>
> To: GeelongSFClub@ yahoogroups. com.au
> Sent: Friday, 24 August, 2007 10:44:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [GeelongSFClub] Re: A Club by any other name would smell as
> sweet?
>
>
>
> Good point Lucy,
> On that note - do people feel comfortable with the word Geek?
> I know I'm proud of it, but not everyone is.
>
>
> On 24/08/07, Lucy Zinkiewicz <l_zinkiewicz@ yahoo.com> wrote:
> Please, no more refs to Trek, or Star Wars --- I'm not a big fan
> of either and don't want to be labelled as a Trekker or a Jedi
> Knight!
>
> --- byebyeduggan < byebyeduggan@ yahoo.com. au> wrote:
>
> > Just a few Name Idea's I ave been throwing around:
> >
> > G-SPACE:
> > Geelong Sci-fi Place for All Cosmological Explorers
> >
> > G-ASTRAL:
> > Geelong Adventurers and Sci-Fi Trekkers Lodge
> >
> >
> > I'll try and think of more!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo!7 Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _
> Feel safe with award winning spam protection on Yahoo!7 Mail.
> http://mail. yahoo.com. au
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Ben Hughes
> Programme Manager
> Nullus Anxietas 2: The Australian Discworld Convention
> www.ausdwcon. org
>
>
>
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -
> --
> Sick of deleting your inbox? Yahoo!7 Mail has free unlimited storage. Get
> it now.
>
>
> No virus found in this outgoing message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.2/967 - Release Date: 22/08/2007
> 6:51 PM
>
David
I really like the concept, whether or not we use the logo design!
Fantastic!
Lucy
--- davencarmel <davencarmel@...> wrote:
> I hestitate to mention my suggestion - mainly because the explanation of the
> logic is geeky to the power of several thousand. But here goes...
>
> Beta Victoria
>
> (now the explanation - and apologies to those who got it immediately...)
>
> Stars within a system are given greek prefixes, in order, based on
> magnitude. Eg., Alpha Centauri, Tau Ceti. So, if Victoria was a
> constellation, then the 'brightest' star would be Melbourne, making
> Melbourne Alpha Victoria... Coz we're next in line, we'd be Beta...
>
> Tragic, innit?
>
> On the other hand, our initals would be BV (as opposed to the slightly
> better known VB) which would make it diabolically easy to design a logo
> based upon unashamedly ripping off their rather well known logo. It isn't a
> terribly SF-ish logo, admittedly, but then maybe we could put a lightning
> bolt through it. Or surround it with a few electrons in orbit around it,
> like in any old-school B Grade SF of the 50's & 60's involving RADIATION
> (whooo, scary!)
>
> And because our logo resembled a beer company logo, it might attract people
> to conventions & events who would not otherwise turn up...
>
> Or land us in court....
>
> Damn, it's even lamer when I see it in print!
>
> Sorry,
>
> David.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GeelongSFClub@...
> [mailto:GeelongSFClub@...]On Behalf Of mark fielding
> Sent: Saturday, 25 August 2007 3:33 PM
> To: GeelongSFClub@...
> Subject: Re: [GeelongSFClub] Re: A Club by any other name would smell as
> sweet?
>
>
>
> I'm with Lucy I don't want to be labeled either and I'm not totally
> comfortable with Geek either, sorry guys.
> I think it would be a good idea to discuss this at a meeting one night too
> Ben. I'm all for modern technology but it's only a tool, I much prefer
> social interaction. Is there a time limit on choosing a name? To me a name
> has to be right, mean something not just a name pulled out of a hat. I
> personally would like a name that has meaning, sounds cool, and just rolls
> off the tongue.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Ben Hughes <grombek@...>
> To: GeelongSFClub@...
> Sent: Friday, 24 August, 2007 10:44:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [GeelongSFClub] Re: A Club by any other name would smell as
> sweet?
>
>
>
> Good point Lucy,
> On that note - do people feel comfortable with the word Geek?
> I know I'm proud of it, but not everyone is.
>
>
> On 24/08/07, Lucy Zinkiewicz <l_zinkiewicz@ yahoo.com> wrote:
> Please, no more refs to Trek, or Star Wars --- I'm not a big fan
> of either and don't want to be labelled as a Trekker or a Jedi
> Knight!
>
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> > Just a few Name Idea's I ave been throwing around:
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> > G-SPACE:
> > Geelong Sci-fi Place for All Cosmological Explorers
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> > G-ASTRAL:
> > Geelong Adventurers and Sci-Fi Trekkers Lodge
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> > I'll try and think of more!
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I hestitate to mention my suggestion - mainly because the explanation of the logic is geeky to the power of several thousand. But here goes...
Beta Victoria
(now the explanation - and apologies to those who got it immediately...)
Stars within a system are given greek prefixes, in order, based on magnitude. Eg., Alpha Centauri, Tau Ceti. So, if Victoria was a constellation, then the 'brightest' star would be Melbourne, making Melbourne Alpha Victoria... Coz we're next in line, we'd be Beta...
Tragic, innit?
On the other hand, our initals would be BV (as opposed to the slightly better known VB) which would make it diabolically easy to design a logo based upon unashamedly ripping off their rather well known logo. It isn't a terribly SF-ish logo, admittedly, but then maybe we could put a lightning bolt through it. Or surround it with a few electrons in orbit around it, like in any old-school B Grade SF of the 50's & 60's involving RADIATION (whooo, scary!)
And because our logo resembled a beer company logo, it might attract people to conventions & events who would not otherwise turn up...
Or land us in court....
Damn, it's even lamer when I see it in print!
Sorry,
David.
-----Original Message----- From: GeelongSFClub@... [mailto:GeelongSFClub@...]On Behalf Of mark fielding Sent: Saturday, 25 August 2007 3:33 PM To: GeelongSFClub@... Subject: Re: [GeelongSFClub] Re: A Club by any other name would smell as sweet?
I'm with Lucy I don't want to be labeled either and I'm not totally comfortable with Geek either, sorry guys. I think it would be a good idea to discuss this at a meeting one night too Ben. I'm all for modern technology but it's only a tool, I much prefer social interaction. Is there a time limit on choosing a name? To me a name has to be right, mean something not just a name pulled out of a hat. I personally would like a name that has meaning, sounds cool, and just rolls off the tongue.
----- Original Message ---- From: Ben Hughes <grombek@gmail.com> To: GeelongSFClub@yahoogroups.com.au Sent: Friday, 24 August, 2007 10:44:43 PM Subject: Re: [GeelongSFClub] Re: A Club by any other name would smell as sweet?
Good point Lucy,
On that note - do people feel comfortable with the word Geek?
> Just a few Name Idea's I ave been throwing around: > > G-SPACE: > Geelong Sci-fi Place for All Cosmological Explorers > > G-ASTRAL: > Geelong Adventurers and Sci-Fi Trekkers Lodge > > > I'll try and think of more! > > > > > Yahoo!7 Groups Links > > > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ Feel safe with award winning spam protection on Yahoo!7 Mail. http://mail. yahoo.com. au
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Ben I found this site last week and it is really good. It's a really
good forum site and quick and easy to post and reply to messages. It's
not a chat site but different sheds for different threads. I set one
up for my Airbrushing discussions.
I'm with Lucy I don't want to be labeled either and I'm not totally comfortable with Geek either, sorry guys. I think it would be a good idea to discuss this at a meeting one night too Ben. I'm all for modern technology but it's only a tool, I much prefer social interaction. Is there a time limit on choosing a name? To me a name has to be right, mean something not just a name pulled out of a hat. I personally would like a name that has meaning, sounds cool, and just rolls off the tongue.
----- Original Message ---- From: Ben Hughes
<grombek@...> To: GeelongSFClub@... Sent: Friday, 24 August, 2007 10:44:43 PM Subject: Re: [GeelongSFClub] Re: A Club by any other name would smell as sweet?
Good point Lucy,
On that note - do people feel comfortable with the word Geek?
> Just a few Name Idea's I ave been throwing around: > > G-SPACE: > Geelong Sci-fi Place for All Cosmological Explorers > > G-ASTRAL:
> Geelong Adventurers and Sci-Fi Trekkers Lodge > > > I'll try and think of more! > > > > > Yahoo!7 Groups Links > > > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ Feel safe with award winning spam protection on Yahoo!7 Mail.
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Please, no more refs to Trek, or Star Wars --- I'm not a big fan
of either and don't want to be labelled as a Trekker or a Jedi
Knight!
--- byebyeduggan <byebyeduggan@...> wrote:
> Just a few Name Idea's I ave been throwing around:
>
> G-SPACE:
> Geelong Sci-fi Place for All Cosmological Explorers
>
> G-ASTRAL:
> Geelong Adventurers and Sci-Fi Trekkers Lodge
>
>
> I'll try and think of more!
>
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>
> Yahoo!7 Groups Links
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Just a few Name Idea's I ave been throwing around:
G-SPACE:
Geelong Sci-fi Place for All Cosmological Explorers
G-ASTRAL:
Geelong Adventurers and Sci-Fi Trekkers Lodge
I'll try and think of more!
I agree Ben GSFC looks to mush like a footy club. Sci-on has got my vote, but I think a name before or after it is needed, but I do like it.
----- Original Message ---- From: Ben Hughes <grombek@...> To: GeelongSFClub@... Sent: Wednesday, 22 August, 2007 11:11:37 AM Subject: [GeelongSFClub] A Club by any other name would smell as sweet?
Hello again.
Less waffly email this time.
Starting now.
The Club needs a name.
Make suggestions.
We already have a few;
* Guild of Geelong Geeks (GoGG) or Geelong Geek Guild (GGG) and other
variants.
* Scion, or Sci-on
* Geelong Geeks
* Geelong Science Fiction Club
* Sci-Fi Nerds, Geeks, Dorks
* Moya's Crew
* Jedi Knights
* Alien Technologies
Personally I'm not keen on Geelong Science Fiction Club - as it can be
shortened to GSFC - which is too similar to GFC. But that's just me :-)
~Ben
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Hello again.
Less waffly email this time.
Starting now.
The Club needs a name.
Make suggestions.
We already have a few;
* Guild of Geelong Geeks (GoGG) or Geelong Geek Guild (GGG) and other
variants.
* Scion, or Sci-on
* Geelong Geeks
* Geelong Science Fiction Club
* Sci-Fi Nerds, Geeks, Dorks
* Moya's Crew
* Jedi Knights
* Alien Technologies
Personally I'm not keen on Geelong Science Fiction Club - as it can be
shortened to GSFC - which is too similar to GFC. But that's just me :-)
~Ben
Before moving on to new and wonderful things, here's a quick report
of what happened over the weekend;
Geek Games extravaGanza - an enjoyable night, played a few games,
discovered what wa popular - mainly the Smegity Smegs. We may do
another similar event in the future so stay tuned.
Ultimate Showdown brought 38 characters together to do battle in a
contest of power, wit and (mostly) popularity. It all came down to a
battle between the Doctor, a Dalek, Severus Snape and Miss Piggy! The
Doctor was put against Snape and lost on the basis that both were
loveable, but the Doctor was expendable because of regeneration. This
put the Dalek against Piggy - a very close call. The Dalek won,
though I believe it came out very battered. Finally Dalek vs. Snape -
the Ultimate Showdown. I knew who I was backing and it won - the
Dalek!
Alan Ruck Day on Sunday was very interesting - a glimpse at the
fantastic looking new Star Trek fan film: Of Gods And Men. This isn't
just any fan film, it's starring Alan Ruck and many other cast from
the various Star Trek series'. We're told the first part will be
released online in September. www.startrekofgodsandmen.com
Apart from that, Alan Ruck is a very friendly person - he made a
point to shake everybody's hand and introduce himself in the
beginning. He was happy to chat about whatever and whoever we wanted.
That's enough waffling from me for now - on to my next email :-)
~Ben
Thanks Carmel,
As an addition to these games I will advise those of you on this list
(as a thank-you to being on the list, those other non-list peoples
won't know): Be there first to choose your adopted character, and
join a team. Characters are limited to one per person, teams will be
limited as well, depending on the number of people arriving.
Any more nominations need to be in by tomorrow (Friday) midday, I'll
add a few more in for numbers (with help from Christopher), we can
always kick some out if there's too many;
Neo
Mr Smith
Hiro Nakamura
Duck Dodgers
Marvin the Martian
Dave Lister
Astroboy
--- In GeelongSFClub@..., carmel reid <sleepygal@...>
wrote:
>
> I nominate ....Kimba the White Lion
>
> & just for good measure...Boris and NatashaCiao
>
> Carmel
>
>
> To: GeelongSFClub@...: grombek@...: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:43:25
+1000Subject: Re: [GeelongSFClub] Ultimate Showdown
>
>
>
>
>
> Ok, here's a quick list to get us started:
> Batman
> The Joker
> Luke Skywalker
> Emperor Palpatine
> Captain Picard
> Borg Queen
> Kermit the Frog
> Miss PiggyGodzilla
> King Kong
> The Doctor
> A Dalek
> The Powerpuff Girls
> Harry Potter
> Gandalf
>
> Add more from the same stories, or different ones - add as many as
you want!
> ~Ben
>
> On 09/08/07, Ben Hughes <grombek@...> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> The Ultimate Showdown is a game that needs some input before it can
begin next Friday.You've probably seen versions of it before - it's
been done at various sci-fi cons, and probably more well known is
Celebrity Deathmatch - the TV show version. Also, see
http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/ultimate+showdown/ , or not if you
don't like cartoon violence :-)Our version will be comparitivuely low
budget, no animation or claymation (feel free to bring your play-
dough if you really want to though).What we do is pit characters
against characters, from all different series, stories and universes
in the Ultimate Showdown. On the night we will periodically call a
vote between two randomly picked characters and see who wins. It
could be chosen by likeliness, or by popularity - it's all up to the
vote.So before then we need to choose the contestants. Choose your
favourite characters from anywhere! Since there is a probability
thatsome entrants will need to be culled to create the correct number
for a tournament follow these guidleines;Entrants should be
preferably heard of, even if you don't know the series well (ie no
minor characters)A balance of Good and Evil is preferable, a variety
of genders, backgrounds etc. will be aimed for.But for now just
suggest characters, the more the better. I'll set a limit closer to
the date when we have a good idea of the size it should reach.I'll
also post a few suggestions later to help give you some ideas.~Ben--
Ben HughesProgramme Manager Nullus Anxietas 2: The Australian
Discworld Conventionwww.ausdwcon.org
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The Ultimate Showdown is a game that needs some input before it can begin next Friday. You've probably seen versions of it before - it's been done at various sci-fi cons, and probably more well known is Celebrity Deathmatch - the TV show version. Also, see http://www.weebls- stuff.com/toons/ultimate+showdown/ , or not if you don't like cartoon violence :-)
Our version will be comparitivuely low budget, no animation or claymation (feel free to bring your play-dough if you really want to though).
What we do is pit characters against characters, from all different series, stories and universes in the Ultimate Showdown. On the night we will periodically call a vote between two randomly picked characters and see who wins. It could be chosen by likeliness, or by popularity - it's all up to the vote.
So before then we need to choose the contestants. Choose your favourite characters from anywhere! Since there is a probability thatsome entrants will need to be culled to create the correct number for a tournament follow these guidleines; Entrants should be preferably heard of, even if you don't know the series well (ie no minor characters) A balance of Good and Evil is preferable, a variety of genders, backgrounds etc. will be aimed for.
But for now just suggest characters, the more the better. I'll set a limit closer to the date when we have a good idea of the size it should reach. I'll also post a few suggestions later to help give you some ideas. ~Ben
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The Ultimate Showdown is a game that needs some input before it can begin next Friday. You've probably seen versions of it before - it's been done at various sci-fi cons, and probably more well known is Celebrity Deathmatch - the TV show version. Also, see http://www.weebls-
stuff.com/toons/ultimate+showdown/ , or not if you don't like cartoon violence :-)
Our version will be comparitivuely low budget, no animation or claymation (feel free to bring your play-dough if you really want to though).
What we do is pit characters against characters, from all different series, stories and universes in the Ultimate Showdown. On the night we will periodically call a vote between two randomly picked characters and see who wins. It could be chosen by likeliness, or by popularity - it's all up to the vote.
So before then we need to choose the contestants. Choose your favourite characters from anywhere!
Since there is a probability thatsome entrants will need to be culled to create the correct number for a tournament follow these guidleines; Entrants should be preferably heard of, even if you don't know the series well (ie no minor characters) A balance of Good and Evil is preferable, a variety of genders, backgrounds etc. will be aimed for.
But for now just suggest characters, the more the better. I'll set a limit closer to the date when we have a good idea of the size it should reach. I'll also post a few suggestions later to help give you some ideas. ~Ben
-- Ben Hughes Programme Manager
Nullus Anxietas 2: The Australian Discworld Convention www.ausdwcon.org
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