Decorations and Vendors! also, WHO HAS A BOOM BOX?

[The Shadow Queen]

We should invite certain vendors into our room, such as those carting weapons, whips, handcuffs, leather gear, and the like. People! Help me out! Find vendors of evil-related items and bug them to vend in our room!

Also, re:decorations. I was wondering what happened to those two fake stone towers/castle wall things that Dan the Mime posed near during the February Wicked Faire? I'd really like to have them or something like them at the entrance to our room. Alternately, if people can each bring a piece of cardboard and cut it in the shape of the top of a fortress turret:

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^ignore the dashes, I needed them for spacers


We could tape them to rim the edges of tables, backs of chairs, put em near walls, things like that. I suppose also there could be paper cutouts of similar things. If anyone is an artist or knows artists or can go bug one of the vendors/artists on this site, maybe someone could draw us a colorful dragon to guard our fortress.

I'd love to have zombies tromping about snarling at people, and jesters, or jugglers, and people bringing in evil music to play.. Does anyone have a boom box?

Also, food.. I know the hotel is sposed to be the sole caterer of things..is there any way we can have some of th food areas set up in our room? So long as we're overlords and not actually overthrown yet, we should be able to live it up! Really, I think we might have some friendly relations with the Hedonists toward that end.

Someone mentioned Laser tag at one point...what about watergun fighting in part of the room? Perhaps in a fake Moat area.

I know I write a lot and they put me up as head of the Tribe, but I'm really ill-equipped time-wise to take care of the Evil Overlord planning and execution on my own. I'm performing, and currently starting a new job while dealing with all sorts of living complications, so I'm absolutely ready to hand over the shiny title if someone else is willing to do the work. Evil Overlords who can't work/work with people at least temporarily...probably don't get to be overlords in the first place.

[The Shadow Queen]

Would you and Bakeneko be interested in co-running the Evil Overlord room stuff?

[Kitsune Hazard]

Hmmm...it's a possibility. Lemme mull that over with her and see what we can come up with. I know we're having a party Friday and Saturday night up in our room....so have to think on this some.

[Uncle Marc]

However, my ETA was for Saturday, not Friday...

[The Shadow Queen]

"If you would rather, i could take the reins."

That would be most excellent!! *Bows before your greatness*

[Pretty Kitty]

If someone else is taking-over as Head of the Evil Overlords or co-running it with the Shadow Queen, might they drop me an email sarah(at)widdershins(dot)com, so I can include you in the tribe leader emails that I send?

[Rebecca]

I could get you some "castle walls" - I have a ton of stone scene setter plastic sheets, and I'd love to be involved with any kind of foam fighting going on - I'll admit, foam swords are one of my crafts of choice. Medieval settings and LARPs are most of the rest, so I could definitely hook you up there if you need it!

[The Shadow Queen]

Please do so! Just go right ahead and do as you like to the room. I trust ya :D

[Rebecca]

The scene setters are long super-light plastic sheets that are printed like stone walls - with them, a little clear packing tape and a few extra boxes, some moveable castle-like columns or something could easily be done. I happen to have a large number of tall cardboard boxes, so I will see what I can bring to accomplish the task with a few volunteers.

One issue may be that I will not be there Friday evening, but other than that, I plan to be vending by noon, so if I can get there by 9am-ish, an hour and an extra set of hands or two should do the job nicely.

You can see the castle wall print on the box in front of my booth in the pic

[Uncle Marc]

Just leave room for a Cross and George to do his whipping demo. I think he uses a bull whip.

[Pretty Kitty]

The room is quite large. There should be plenty of room for everything: a castle, a foam sword fight, a cross, and a stage area, methinks. : )

[Uncle Marc]

...and this is why you get paid the big bucks! Keep up the good work and tell JM he needs to give you a raise!

[Criala]

Last call, getting ready to make a giant pile of all the things I'm bringing.

Was there or was there not a wish for the childs' building blocks that make a castle? Please message me if it is a YES. I'll check before I leave to make sure I didn't forget anything.