New Orleans Brown Coats and Serenity Screening

POSTED BY: marmoset54
UPDATED: Sunday, March 5, 2006 22:17
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MARMOSET54

Friday, February 3, 2006 3:44 PM

Hey all,

There will be a showing of Serenity in either mid February or early March at Igor's Buddha Belly in New Orleans. This is an event that will pull from the three universities in the area (Tulane, Loyola and UNO), as well as the general public. Hopefully, there will be an element of sponsership as well for this huge event from local businesses. As well as showing the movie, a specific night will be designated as Firefly night. This would hopefully provide some organization to the Brown Coats in New Orleans as well. Pretty cool eh? This is one of the best ways that the word could prematurely get around. Any of yall have any suggestions or ideas? Any input would be fantastic.

Will

BROWNCOATBARON

Friday, February 3, 2006 3:51 PM

First off, I live in Baton Rouge and attend LSU. It's great to see a fellow browncoat from Louisiana. I would suggest printing some fliers and posting them around, especially on campus due to high traffic flows of people who would probably like Firefly/Serenity. As a matter of fact I had planned on doing that at LSU as a general promotion, but now I can put a specific event on the fliers. As soon as you get a date and time please post it.

MARMOSET54

Saturday, February 4, 2006 12:01 AM

That's awesome man. The response has been great but I think we can more. I would love having LSU get in on this. Real community during a time where Louisiana needs to come together...browncoats included. Spread it man...you know there's a signal and well...you can't stop it. Any others around here?

NOVASTARCLOUD

Saturday, February 4, 2006 1:08 AM

Fellow River Rat here! I don't live there anymore, but was born there on the river (Oschner). We used to have a shotgun on Magazine Street, right across from Audubon Zoo. I used to listen to the lions roar at night when I went to bed.

I miss old New Orleans. I wish I was still there, despite what Katrina did.

I miss the coffee and beneighs[spelling?].

BROWNCOATBARON

Saturday, February 4, 2006 1:12 AM

Horrible spelling, great food! It's spelled beignet. I haven't been down in a while, I think I may have to go for the Serenity showing and make a few days of it.

MARMOSET54

Saturday, February 4, 2006 2:11 AM

Flyer's complete, date is almost set. Just gotta jump through some logisical hurdles but it looks as if early March is the time. Working on possible sponsership and of course the charity would be "Equality Now." Any other ideas? Come on guys, I like seeing when someone posted. It makes me a little shiney...

LEEH

Saturday, February 4, 2006 2:41 AM

I'm not a New Orleanian, but my best friend is, and she's a fan. I'll let her know about it, although she's kind of busy trying to keep Tulane running. But at least she'll cheer you on!

Um, charity-wise, have you considered donating your proceeds to some aspect of hurricane relief? Not that Equality Now ain't great, but New Orleans and the surrounding area have been through a devastating disaster with some pretty horrific consequences for many of the area's residents. (I've been to the area twice since the hurricane to do rescue work, so I'm not just talking out my theoretical ass.) Many remain displaced and unemployed, because the city's businesses can't even begin to return to normal levels, and there isn't sufficient housing stock. If you are at LSU or Tulane, you are feeling it less, but people who lived in the 9th ward, or students at UNO and some of the other area schools are hurtin'. Might be nice to direct the aid their way.

Just an idea.

"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle. . . ."

BROWNCOATBARON

Saturday, February 4, 2006 2:42 AM

Sounds like you have most of the bases covered. If you could email me a copy of the flyer I will be sure to put some up around campus. I've been thinking of getting a table in Free Speech Alley(LSU campus) and giving away freebies to try to raise viewership of the March 10 Firefly marathon. Happily this is at the same time so I can advertise for both if I go through with it. The only problem is that, as a poor college student, I would have to ask for donations of merchandise from fans. I'm not sure if I'm willing to ask people to trust me like that, so I'll have to think about it some more. But the flyers are a definite, so at least we may get some people to watch/attend. Ah, I just had an idea. You may want to email the local papers/news sources(I only know of the Times-Picayune) to see if they would cover it as a human interest story or a coming together of NO people, you get the idea.

MARMOSET54

Saturday, February 4, 2006 2:19 PM

I didn't even think of Hurricane Relief! That's a great idea. I guess being a Native, I guess I didn't think about it. Perhaps its the fact that it's everywhere in the city? It just takes a place in the back of your mind after awhile. But yes, this could bring the community together which would be awesome.

Well...of ocurse I knew the Sci-Fi marathon was on the 10th. No, no I didn't. Pretty good call eh though?

Today is the day I go out and speak with some businesses. See if we can't get some sponsership going. Ya'll wish me luck alright?

Will

MARMOSET54

Saturday, February 4, 2006 4:23 PM

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