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Morphicon Miscellanea - March 2012
13 years ago
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How Long Until Morphicon?!?!
With a little over month to go, your staff is busy working to make Morphicon 2012: Fables & Furry Tails the best ever. To that end, we are still asking for your input as to what panels you would like to see and calling for volunteers to lead panels and gophers to help out in with assorted necessary tasks. Any volunteer work will lead to a discount for 2014. For further information, or suggestions, please navigate to https://www.Morphicon.org/contact and select the appropriate department from the drop-down list. We thank you in advance for your help.
Meet the GoH's: Text Edition, Part 1
Keeping with our recent tradition of having multiple Guests of Honour, we thought it might be nice if you could get to know a bit about the GoH's before actually meeting them at the con. They were asked four questions and allowed to answer however they wished. Both this month and next will feature two of the questions in preparation for Morphicon. Sigil and Heavy Horse will also have separate 'Meet the GoH' panels at the con to answer any other questions you may have.
Now, without further adieu:
How do you feel about being chosen to be a Guest of Honor?
Sigil: I feel well...honored! I'm really excited to participate, and looking forward to getting some nice art out for people to keep as badges and conbooks and such!
Heavy Horse: For me it is a very great honor as it is a welcome recognition of decades of hard work, of honing my craft, and of learning from the bloodied fists of the “School of Hard Knocks.” My 22 publishing credits (as of this writing) came only after 20 years of rejection letters and learning the ins and outs of the art not only of storytelling, but the mechanics of submitting and revising and marketing. To have somebody say “Good job!” is one of the highest honors I can achieve with my art.
What are you looking forward to?
Heavy Horse: The first that comes to mind is the chance to entertain people. If at the end of any of my stories my reader says, “That was time well spent,” I have reached the pinnacle of my art. My second hope is that through the panels I will be leading or moderating, I want to be able to teach other writers how to write without going through all the pain and frustration I encountered. I made every mistake possible and some of them were winners where I went down in flames so glorious there are those who will talk about my failures for the rest of their lives. I want to help other writers avoid those blunders so my own tears and frustration have a constructive reason.
Sigil: I'm looking forward to meeting people in a different part of the country, as I've never been to Ohio! I'm also looking forward to doing some panels and demos and seeing my stuff printed! Other than for my own projects, I've not been published before!
Alan's Giving More to "Yew"
Two more chapters of Heavy Horse's wonderful story, Yew Manor, have been posted to the Morphicon website! As a special treat before the con, we will be posting two more chapters with next month's newsletter. Alan will also be reading the conclusion of his creation at this year's con. If you haven't already, there's still time to catch up with anything you may have missed. Take a look. You won't regret it!
Panel Stew from SonicBlu
Spectacle of Doom:
Hear ye, hear ye! The highlight show of the convention needs YOUR help! If you've ever wanted to experience performances on our stage, you may want to come to the aid of your convention by accepting a role in our Spectacle of Doom show. This show is scripted, so you won't have to worry about trying to think up something on your own. In the Spectacle of Doom, we'll need stage performers (mostly fursuiters), puppeteers, and voice actors. We'll have an open casting call before rehearsals, so come on down and see if you got what it takes to become a performer in the absolute must-see show of the entire convention.
Furry Variety Show/Morphicon Tonight:
Have you got a skit you've been working on and would like some stage time to perform it? You can do so during the Furry Variety Show/Morphicon Tonight! Just come to Furry Variety Show (FVS) rehearsals and bring your material with you. If you don't have any material but you would still like to perform on the stage, just talk to SonicBlu during FVS rehearsals, and we'll fit you in. With thousands upon thousands of background songs at our disposal, we can easily give you your 2 to 5 minutes of fame right on our stage. Don't be shy, just come to FVS rehearsals and RSVP to be in the show. The FVS will be combined with our late-nite talk show Morphicon Tonight, so performance times will fluctuate, depending on how many acts are queued and reserving at least 30 minutes for interviews with the guests of honor. The show always starts off with our traditional "Silly Fursuiter Tricks", so at one point or another, SonicBlu Darkfold may be wandering around the con floor looking to pick out a random fursuiter at random to open the show. If you are interested, just do something silly for SonicBlu, and he may just select you to appear as the show's opener. If you're not interested, don't worry. Nobody will be forced into doing anything they don't want to do. Simply tell SonicBlu whether you are interested or not when he springs the question: "How would -YOU- like to open Morphicon Tonight with your silly fursuiting tricks?"
New rule for the variety show, effective 2012 (and beyond): Thanks to a very sudden, uneventful, and completely unnecessary "entry" in last year's Furry Variety Show, this year we're initiating a new rule. The Furry Variety Show/Morphicon Tonight is looking for participants to perform on the stage during our hour of entertainment. As such, we must reserve the stage time for those that come to rehearsal and make the effort to put something together to entertain the audience. IF you have NOT come to rehearsal, then you CANNOT be on the stage! NO EXCEPTIONS! If you want to participate in the Furry Variety Show, PLEASE come to rehearsal and audition your skits for SonicBlu's approval first. Otherwise, we cannot fit you in and we will not allow you stage time, since it will throw off the timing of the show (and nobody wants to have to sit through 20 minutes of drunken babble from people who have had a few too many in the Frozen Oasis party and want to be "adventurous" and crash a live show already in progress.) So to sum it up, rehearse and audition to earn stage time. If you didn't come to rehearsal, you don't get any stage time. It's that simple.
Atomic Comedy Hour of Doom:
Attention all wannabe comics, laugh factory professionals, and those that have never performed live standup comedy (but always had that dream.) You will want to RSVP to appear on our stage for the Atomic Comedy Hour of Doom, which will be going on the stage right after the Spectacle of Doom. Depending on how many people we have signing up, the routine time per participant may fluctuate to conciliate with the one-hour time bracket. Again, RSVP beforehand first, before getting any stage time. If you have not been able to RSVP for a slot, please ask SonicBlu at any time if there is any room in the lineup to jump behind the microphone. We may have a spot open for you. First come, first served, so brush up on your comedy routines and RSVP early. The "Box of Doom" will return this year and will be located at the bulletin boards. Fill out those slips and drop them in the box to RSVP. Details at opening ceremonies.
With a little over month to go, your staff is busy working to make Morphicon 2012: Fables & Furry Tails the best ever. To that end, we are still asking for your input as to what panels you would like to see and calling for volunteers to lead panels and gophers to help out in with assorted necessary tasks. Any volunteer work will lead to a discount for 2014. For further information, or suggestions, please navigate to https://www.Morphicon.org/contact and select the appropriate department from the drop-down list. We thank you in advance for your help.
Meet the GoH's: Text Edition, Part 1
Keeping with our recent tradition of having multiple Guests of Honour, we thought it might be nice if you could get to know a bit about the GoH's before actually meeting them at the con. They were asked four questions and allowed to answer however they wished. Both this month and next will feature two of the questions in preparation for Morphicon. Sigil and Heavy Horse will also have separate 'Meet the GoH' panels at the con to answer any other questions you may have.
Now, without further adieu:
How do you feel about being chosen to be a Guest of Honor?
Sigil: I feel well...honored! I'm really excited to participate, and looking forward to getting some nice art out for people to keep as badges and conbooks and such!
Heavy Horse: For me it is a very great honor as it is a welcome recognition of decades of hard work, of honing my craft, and of learning from the bloodied fists of the “School of Hard Knocks.” My 22 publishing credits (as of this writing) came only after 20 years of rejection letters and learning the ins and outs of the art not only of storytelling, but the mechanics of submitting and revising and marketing. To have somebody say “Good job!” is one of the highest honors I can achieve with my art.
What are you looking forward to?
Heavy Horse: The first that comes to mind is the chance to entertain people. If at the end of any of my stories my reader says, “That was time well spent,” I have reached the pinnacle of my art. My second hope is that through the panels I will be leading or moderating, I want to be able to teach other writers how to write without going through all the pain and frustration I encountered. I made every mistake possible and some of them were winners where I went down in flames so glorious there are those who will talk about my failures for the rest of their lives. I want to help other writers avoid those blunders so my own tears and frustration have a constructive reason.
Sigil: I'm looking forward to meeting people in a different part of the country, as I've never been to Ohio! I'm also looking forward to doing some panels and demos and seeing my stuff printed! Other than for my own projects, I've not been published before!
Alan's Giving More to "Yew"
Two more chapters of Heavy Horse's wonderful story, Yew Manor, have been posted to the Morphicon website! As a special treat before the con, we will be posting two more chapters with next month's newsletter. Alan will also be reading the conclusion of his creation at this year's con. If you haven't already, there's still time to catch up with anything you may have missed. Take a look. You won't regret it!
Panel Stew from SonicBlu
Spectacle of Doom:
Hear ye, hear ye! The highlight show of the convention needs YOUR help! If you've ever wanted to experience performances on our stage, you may want to come to the aid of your convention by accepting a role in our Spectacle of Doom show. This show is scripted, so you won't have to worry about trying to think up something on your own. In the Spectacle of Doom, we'll need stage performers (mostly fursuiters), puppeteers, and voice actors. We'll have an open casting call before rehearsals, so come on down and see if you got what it takes to become a performer in the absolute must-see show of the entire convention.
Furry Variety Show/Morphicon Tonight:
Have you got a skit you've been working on and would like some stage time to perform it? You can do so during the Furry Variety Show/Morphicon Tonight! Just come to Furry Variety Show (FVS) rehearsals and bring your material with you. If you don't have any material but you would still like to perform on the stage, just talk to SonicBlu during FVS rehearsals, and we'll fit you in. With thousands upon thousands of background songs at our disposal, we can easily give you your 2 to 5 minutes of fame right on our stage. Don't be shy, just come to FVS rehearsals and RSVP to be in the show. The FVS will be combined with our late-nite talk show Morphicon Tonight, so performance times will fluctuate, depending on how many acts are queued and reserving at least 30 minutes for interviews with the guests of honor. The show always starts off with our traditional "Silly Fursuiter Tricks", so at one point or another, SonicBlu Darkfold may be wandering around the con floor looking to pick out a random fursuiter at random to open the show. If you are interested, just do something silly for SonicBlu, and he may just select you to appear as the show's opener. If you're not interested, don't worry. Nobody will be forced into doing anything they don't want to do. Simply tell SonicBlu whether you are interested or not when he springs the question: "How would -YOU- like to open Morphicon Tonight with your silly fursuiting tricks?"
New rule for the variety show, effective 2012 (and beyond): Thanks to a very sudden, uneventful, and completely unnecessary "entry" in last year's Furry Variety Show, this year we're initiating a new rule. The Furry Variety Show/Morphicon Tonight is looking for participants to perform on the stage during our hour of entertainment. As such, we must reserve the stage time for those that come to rehearsal and make the effort to put something together to entertain the audience. IF you have NOT come to rehearsal, then you CANNOT be on the stage! NO EXCEPTIONS! If you want to participate in the Furry Variety Show, PLEASE come to rehearsal and audition your skits for SonicBlu's approval first. Otherwise, we cannot fit you in and we will not allow you stage time, since it will throw off the timing of the show (and nobody wants to have to sit through 20 minutes of drunken babble from people who have had a few too many in the Frozen Oasis party and want to be "adventurous" and crash a live show already in progress.) So to sum it up, rehearse and audition to earn stage time. If you didn't come to rehearsal, you don't get any stage time. It's that simple.
Atomic Comedy Hour of Doom:
Attention all wannabe comics, laugh factory professionals, and those that have never performed live standup comedy (but always had that dream.) You will want to RSVP to appear on our stage for the Atomic Comedy Hour of Doom, which will be going on the stage right after the Spectacle of Doom. Depending on how many people we have signing up, the routine time per participant may fluctuate to conciliate with the one-hour time bracket. Again, RSVP beforehand first, before getting any stage time. If you have not been able to RSVP for a slot, please ask SonicBlu at any time if there is any room in the lineup to jump behind the microphone. We may have a spot open for you. First come, first served, so brush up on your comedy routines and RSVP early. The "Box of Doom" will return this year and will be located at the bulletin boards. Fill out those slips and drop them in the box to RSVP. Details at opening ceremonies.
Lightpaws
~lightpaws
I'm afraid by forcing people to rehersal your show will be seriously shorter then it already is. Solution is simple, tell them at line up you have 3 to 4 mins max and it will be enforced.
