Carl
08-25-2007, 02:50 PM
Hi Folks!
This is a mass E-mail to all of you who have RSVP'd for the Dark-Hunter DragonCon
parade! Okay, there are some rules to follow and of course you need to be registered which you can do in the Hyatt, Grand Hall exit on the Exhibit Level, Thursday & Friday. Instead of
me going through all the nitty-gritty details about the parade myself I'm going to paste some
pertinent information from the DragonCon parade. PLEASE READ IT!
For those of you participating in the parade (you can register for this until Friday at the Hyatt– so please don’t think it’s too late to join us for the fun), you are going to receive some giveaways from Sherrilyn. Sherri noted that in regards to the parade, the best place to meet is probably outside the Marriott Lobby by the fountain. No one should be able to miss the fountain as it looks like a giant spaceship. The meeting time there will be 8:30 AM and then the whole group will walk over to the parade meeting place at 8:45. We’ll have picket signs for some of you to carry while others will be given the trinkets we’ll be handing out to the crowd. The plan is for the banner to go first with the Simis following behind it. Then next up is the Dark-Hunter Mobile with Savitar, Ash and Sherri in it. Then all the Hunters, Demons, Daimons, gods and Squires will follow behind it. BTW do we have an Artemis? I thought we did, but we haven’t heard from whoever emailed that she would be there. If we still do, please email me sherrilynkenyon@charter.net to let me know.
Those who want to join the fun, the costumes are easy. You can come as a Simi or in Grecian wear to be a god (if someone wants to be Cupid, we’d love it), basic black wear for Dark-Hunters. Dream-Hunters usually wear white. Were-Hunters and Squires wear anything and everything and if you want to come sporting Dark-Hunter shirts we’d love it! Just remember you have to register for the parade ribbon on Thursday and Friday with the DragonCon people at the Hyatt in order to march and we will be filmed for cable and local TV. So come out and show you’re Dark-Hunter spirit before the world.
If you have been in a DragonCon parade before and you know all the ins and outs - please volunteer your knowledge so we can make this flow as smoothly as possible. Your tribute will be greatly rewarded with hugs, kisses and Simi BBQ sauce.
I'll be answering any of your personal questions that I can and also posting any announcements from Sherri.
Ya'll take care and recruit some friends for this great get together.
Kindest Regards,
Jack Taylor
Personal Assistant to Sherrilyn Kenyon
~Please Read The Following~
6th Annual Dragon*Con Parade
Director: <parade@dragoncon.org>Jan Price
With almost 1400 costumed participants and
featured on CNN, our 2006 parade was a record
breaker indeed! But hey, were greedy and want
more of this wonderful merriment and madness for
2007. More costumes! More vehicles! Floats, we
want floats! How about a balloon or two soaring
above Peachtree? Marching bands, you bet!
Its easy to become part of Dragon*Cons annual
parade. To find out more or to sign-up to be part
of it, check out the <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dc_parade/>Yahoo
D*C Parade group or contact us at
<parade@dragoncon.org>parade@dragoncon.org.
Plan to join us Saturday, September 1 as
participant or onlooker. The parade starts
promptly at 10 AM. Our parade route follows
Peachtree Street from Woodruff Park (at Auburn
Avenue) to the Hyatt, then continues down Baker
Street and ends on Courtland Street at the Marriott and Hilton.
-----------------------------------------
Hello Again From the 2007 Dragon*Con Parade!
Thanks for registering. We look forward to each
parade because of you! The basic information you
need for participating in the parade at-con is
contained in the text of this email. By
following the requests below, you assist us in
making this a wonderful experience for everyone.
Parade Section Designation: You have been
assigned to the Anime/Animation/Gaming section
of the 2007 Dragon*Con Parade.
If you have a change to your costume or the
number of people marching, please let us know at
our check-in table in the Hyatt (see below). You Don’t have to be preregistered. You can register there at the table after you arrive.
First Contact, Thursday, 8/30 or Friday,
8/31/2007 At Con Check-In and Ribbon Pick-Up
Parade staff will be manning a table just outside
the convention registration/badge pick-up area
(Grand Hall in the Hyatt Regency, Exhibit Level).
If you received this email you MUST check-in with
us and pick-up your parade ribbon(s) on Thursday or Friday.
Hours: Thursday 4:00 - 9:00 PM
Friday 9:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Remember, if you haven’t registered for the parade, you can do so right there at the table.
Parade Day At A Glance, Saturday, 9/1/2007
Timetable
(The parade goes on rain or shine!)
9:00 - 9:15 AM (or before): Parade vehicles arrive for staging
9:00 - 9:30 AM: Participant line-up/parade section staging
9:45 AM: Line-up/staging of
both marchers and vehicles is final
10:00 AM: Step-off onto Peachtree Street
Start: Woodruff Park (Peachtree St and Auburn
Ave, about 4.5 blocks south of the Hyatt Regency)
Unless otherwise directed, parade vehicles (cars,
trucks, floats) will be lined up on Auburn Avenue
and Park Place (fountain side of Woodruff
Park). D*C Parade Staff (well be wearing shiny,
gold parade badges) will direct you into place.
Marchers will be staged on Park Place in front of
the Sun Trust Building and on the sidewalk
running beside the park, and in front of the
fountain on Auburn Avenue. Marchers and
motorcycle/scooter riders, should look for a sign
with your parade section name on it, or look for
like costumes. Thats where you should line-up.
Please follow the instructions and/or directions
from D*C Parade Staff, members of D*C Security,
and the ATL PD, only. This greatly down on confusion and reshuffling.
Once were ready to go, your parade section will
be called on deck and then given the move out
command meaning youll be starting the march on Peachtree.
Marchers will be given signals by Leigh
Bennett-Conner (X Track Director) who welds a
bull horn with flair. Vehicles will be merged into the parade by the same
experienced Parade Staff that assisted you into staging positions.
Our parade route, from Woodruff Park at Auburn
Avenue, follows Peachtree north back to the Hyatt
Regency (approximately 4.5 blocks), turns right
onto Baker Street (one block) and turns right
again onto Peachtree Center Avenue. The parade ends at the
Marriott front entrance on Peachtree Center Avenue. (Map attached as PDF file)
Disband: The renovations at the Marriott
necessitated a few changes to our route,
including where we end the parade. Since the
front entrance of the Marriott is a normally busy
area and the parade is larger than last year, we
ask that you move away from the area quickly,
following the instructions from Parade Staff, D*C
Security and/or the ATL PD stationed in that area.
If you are meeting friends immediately following
the parade, DO NOT plan to meet in the Marriotts front entrance/driveway.
The Little Coffee Shop of Horror is once again
providing a water station at disband. This year,
we should have energy drinks available as well
from the folks at Freek. Please remember to
thank them. And, only take one beverage per person.
A Few IMPORTANT Reminders for Everyone
1. Use common sense and show courtesy for all involved
with the parade.
2. Show up on time and be patient during staging/line-up.
3. Prepare yourself for the weather (bring along water, dont forget sunscreen).
4. No costume is no costume! Remember the parade
is held on city streets and decency laws will
apply. Watching the parade is open to the public, small
children and other impressionable beings will be
along the route. Additionally street/everyday
clothing, unless it's identifiable with a character, isn't
appropriate for the parade. Please choose your costume wisely.
5. When tossing trinkets to the crowd, please use
an under hand toss or place them directly in the
recipients hands. No strike-out pitches and no projectiles, please!
6. No flash pots, explosive devices, fireworks or
loaded devices of any kind. Absolutely not allowed, period.
7. Non-working or prop weapons (part of your
costume) are OK. The Atlanta PD escorts the
parade and may make swift response to any action
they deem inappropriate or threatening. Think
about how you brandish you weapon. A reminder
that any weapon carried at D*C must be peace
bonded and approved by D*C Security, who will also be in hand at the parade.
8. If you have a question about whether or not
something will be allowed - ask beforehand!!
9. Have fun! Have fun! Have Fun!
Note: We reserve the right to remove any
person(s) or prop (including weapons) from the
parade, at any time, deemed offensive, potentially dangerous or otherwise
inappropriate for the event.
Looking forward to meeting you at our table AND seeing
you in the parade at Dragon*Con!
JP and the most excellent D*C Parade Staff
This is a mass E-mail to all of you who have RSVP'd for the Dark-Hunter DragonCon
parade! Okay, there are some rules to follow and of course you need to be registered which you can do in the Hyatt, Grand Hall exit on the Exhibit Level, Thursday & Friday. Instead of
me going through all the nitty-gritty details about the parade myself I'm going to paste some
pertinent information from the DragonCon parade. PLEASE READ IT!
For those of you participating in the parade (you can register for this until Friday at the Hyatt– so please don’t think it’s too late to join us for the fun), you are going to receive some giveaways from Sherrilyn. Sherri noted that in regards to the parade, the best place to meet is probably outside the Marriott Lobby by the fountain. No one should be able to miss the fountain as it looks like a giant spaceship. The meeting time there will be 8:30 AM and then the whole group will walk over to the parade meeting place at 8:45. We’ll have picket signs for some of you to carry while others will be given the trinkets we’ll be handing out to the crowd. The plan is for the banner to go first with the Simis following behind it. Then next up is the Dark-Hunter Mobile with Savitar, Ash and Sherri in it. Then all the Hunters, Demons, Daimons, gods and Squires will follow behind it. BTW do we have an Artemis? I thought we did, but we haven’t heard from whoever emailed that she would be there. If we still do, please email me sherrilynkenyon@charter.net to let me know.
Those who want to join the fun, the costumes are easy. You can come as a Simi or in Grecian wear to be a god (if someone wants to be Cupid, we’d love it), basic black wear for Dark-Hunters. Dream-Hunters usually wear white. Were-Hunters and Squires wear anything and everything and if you want to come sporting Dark-Hunter shirts we’d love it! Just remember you have to register for the parade ribbon on Thursday and Friday with the DragonCon people at the Hyatt in order to march and we will be filmed for cable and local TV. So come out and show you’re Dark-Hunter spirit before the world.
If you have been in a DragonCon parade before and you know all the ins and outs - please volunteer your knowledge so we can make this flow as smoothly as possible. Your tribute will be greatly rewarded with hugs, kisses and Simi BBQ sauce.
I'll be answering any of your personal questions that I can and also posting any announcements from Sherri.
Ya'll take care and recruit some friends for this great get together.
Kindest Regards,
Jack Taylor
Personal Assistant to Sherrilyn Kenyon
~Please Read The Following~
6th Annual Dragon*Con Parade
Director: <parade@dragoncon.org>Jan Price
With almost 1400 costumed participants and
featured on CNN, our 2006 parade was a record
breaker indeed! But hey, were greedy and want
more of this wonderful merriment and madness for
2007. More costumes! More vehicles! Floats, we
want floats! How about a balloon or two soaring
above Peachtree? Marching bands, you bet!
Its easy to become part of Dragon*Cons annual
parade. To find out more or to sign-up to be part
of it, check out the <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dc_parade/>Yahoo
D*C Parade group or contact us at
<parade@dragoncon.org>parade@dragoncon.org.
Plan to join us Saturday, September 1 as
participant or onlooker. The parade starts
promptly at 10 AM. Our parade route follows
Peachtree Street from Woodruff Park (at Auburn
Avenue) to the Hyatt, then continues down Baker
Street and ends on Courtland Street at the Marriott and Hilton.
-----------------------------------------
Hello Again From the 2007 Dragon*Con Parade!
Thanks for registering. We look forward to each
parade because of you! The basic information you
need for participating in the parade at-con is
contained in the text of this email. By
following the requests below, you assist us in
making this a wonderful experience for everyone.
Parade Section Designation: You have been
assigned to the Anime/Animation/Gaming section
of the 2007 Dragon*Con Parade.
If you have a change to your costume or the
number of people marching, please let us know at
our check-in table in the Hyatt (see below). You Don’t have to be preregistered. You can register there at the table after you arrive.
First Contact, Thursday, 8/30 or Friday,
8/31/2007 At Con Check-In and Ribbon Pick-Up
Parade staff will be manning a table just outside
the convention registration/badge pick-up area
(Grand Hall in the Hyatt Regency, Exhibit Level).
If you received this email you MUST check-in with
us and pick-up your parade ribbon(s) on Thursday or Friday.
Hours: Thursday 4:00 - 9:00 PM
Friday 9:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Remember, if you haven’t registered for the parade, you can do so right there at the table.
Parade Day At A Glance, Saturday, 9/1/2007
Timetable
(The parade goes on rain or shine!)
9:00 - 9:15 AM (or before): Parade vehicles arrive for staging
9:00 - 9:30 AM: Participant line-up/parade section staging
9:45 AM: Line-up/staging of
both marchers and vehicles is final
10:00 AM: Step-off onto Peachtree Street
Start: Woodruff Park (Peachtree St and Auburn
Ave, about 4.5 blocks south of the Hyatt Regency)
Unless otherwise directed, parade vehicles (cars,
trucks, floats) will be lined up on Auburn Avenue
and Park Place (fountain side of Woodruff
Park). D*C Parade Staff (well be wearing shiny,
gold parade badges) will direct you into place.
Marchers will be staged on Park Place in front of
the Sun Trust Building and on the sidewalk
running beside the park, and in front of the
fountain on Auburn Avenue. Marchers and
motorcycle/scooter riders, should look for a sign
with your parade section name on it, or look for
like costumes. Thats where you should line-up.
Please follow the instructions and/or directions
from D*C Parade Staff, members of D*C Security,
and the ATL PD, only. This greatly down on confusion and reshuffling.
Once were ready to go, your parade section will
be called on deck and then given the move out
command meaning youll be starting the march on Peachtree.
Marchers will be given signals by Leigh
Bennett-Conner (X Track Director) who welds a
bull horn with flair. Vehicles will be merged into the parade by the same
experienced Parade Staff that assisted you into staging positions.
Our parade route, from Woodruff Park at Auburn
Avenue, follows Peachtree north back to the Hyatt
Regency (approximately 4.5 blocks), turns right
onto Baker Street (one block) and turns right
again onto Peachtree Center Avenue. The parade ends at the
Marriott front entrance on Peachtree Center Avenue. (Map attached as PDF file)
Disband: The renovations at the Marriott
necessitated a few changes to our route,
including where we end the parade. Since the
front entrance of the Marriott is a normally busy
area and the parade is larger than last year, we
ask that you move away from the area quickly,
following the instructions from Parade Staff, D*C
Security and/or the ATL PD stationed in that area.
If you are meeting friends immediately following
the parade, DO NOT plan to meet in the Marriotts front entrance/driveway.
The Little Coffee Shop of Horror is once again
providing a water station at disband. This year,
we should have energy drinks available as well
from the folks at Freek. Please remember to
thank them. And, only take one beverage per person.
A Few IMPORTANT Reminders for Everyone
1. Use common sense and show courtesy for all involved
with the parade.
2. Show up on time and be patient during staging/line-up.
3. Prepare yourself for the weather (bring along water, dont forget sunscreen).
4. No costume is no costume! Remember the parade
is held on city streets and decency laws will
apply. Watching the parade is open to the public, small
children and other impressionable beings will be
along the route. Additionally street/everyday
clothing, unless it's identifiable with a character, isn't
appropriate for the parade. Please choose your costume wisely.
5. When tossing trinkets to the crowd, please use
an under hand toss or place them directly in the
recipients hands. No strike-out pitches and no projectiles, please!
6. No flash pots, explosive devices, fireworks or
loaded devices of any kind. Absolutely not allowed, period.
7. Non-working or prop weapons (part of your
costume) are OK. The Atlanta PD escorts the
parade and may make swift response to any action
they deem inappropriate or threatening. Think
about how you brandish you weapon. A reminder
that any weapon carried at D*C must be peace
bonded and approved by D*C Security, who will also be in hand at the parade.
8. If you have a question about whether or not
something will be allowed - ask beforehand!!
9. Have fun! Have fun! Have Fun!
Note: We reserve the right to remove any
person(s) or prop (including weapons) from the
parade, at any time, deemed offensive, potentially dangerous or otherwise
inappropriate for the event.
Looking forward to meeting you at our table AND seeing
you in the parade at Dragon*Con!
JP and the most excellent D*C Parade Staff