Browncoat Ball 2008 Austin, TX USA

POSTED BY: Haldira
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HALDIRA

Saturday, February 16, 2008 2:17 PM

Hi-Yo Serenity!

When the Rim was young and danger lay at the end of every course, The Browncoats brought not so much law and order to the length and breadth of the Western ‘Verse!

Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear and the far flung future.

The Browncoats ride again!

This, my friends, is no Alliance town. It’s where the Old West meets the Final Frontier.

We are Austin.
We are Browncoats.
And we aim to misbehave!

Join us for three days of entertainment in the most exciting, yet laid-back city in America! From October 10th thru 12th, 2008, you’ll get the chance to meet and hangout with your new and old best friends in the ‘Verse! Visit our website for more information about what lies in store for you when you get together with the Austin Browncoats and Aim to Misbehave!

http://www.browncoatball.com/

SPACEMANSPIFF76

Saturday, February 16, 2008 4:24 PM

thank you! i live in belton, about 70 miles door to door. i know what im doing this fall.

HALDIRA

Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:12 PM

Awesome!

Sign up soon. We have limited space and we'd love to have you!

BUCKSHOT

Wednesday, April 2, 2008 11:59 PM

Hello, is anyone else going to this? Is this an official Firefly event? It seems kind of expensive for a convention if there aren't going to be any celebrities. I mean I know that there's other stuff happening, but you can go to some major conventions and see Firefly fans and other Whedonverse stuff for a lot less money.
I'd really want to go to this if I know it'll be worth it. Does anyone have any more information about this?

Bucky

BOWLWOMAN

Friday, April 4, 2008 6:38 PM

Hi Bucky

I notice by your profile that you only registered for your FFF.net account a few hours before you posted your message, so I'm wondering if you're relatively new to FF/Serenity fandom. If so, great, welcome! If not, then I'm actually somewhat surprised that you're not that familiar with the Browncoat Ball, as this is the 4th year for the event.

The Browncoat Ball (BCB) is an international, fan-based, fan-run event that has taken place in previous years in Chicago, San Francisco, and most recently, Philadelphia. Austin has the honor to host the 2008 festivities. The event is based off the episode "Shindig," but we host other activities and programs based around the entire FF/Serenity 'verse. The entire point of the event is precisely the comments you made in your post, that we DON'T have a lot of official/celebrity participation in order to keep the fan-based flavor of the event.

If you have any questions about specifics regarding costs and events, please email me. I hope you have a change of heart and we see you in Austin this October.

Becky
www.browncoatball.com
Registration/Transportation/Special Needs
becky (at) austinbrowncoats.com

ZEEK

Friday, April 4, 2008 6:50 PM

Also Austin is a pretty cool city. If you've never visited before you might be interested in coming just to check it out. There's a lot of live music and culture to check out. People here are way more open minded than other places I've visited in Texas.

Also the Austin browncoats are very nice, welcoming people. I'll likely be at the ball if I ever get not lazy and sign up already.

HALDIRA

Friday, April 4, 2008 8:31 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:
Also the Austin browncoats are very nice, welcoming people. I'll likely be at the ball if I ever get not lazy and sign up already.

Zeek, do we need to throw a "sign up for the ball" shindig? Pizza, drinks, Firefly playing in the background - and laptops lining the tables, ready for registration.

:)

About the Ball, I couldn't say it better myself. These events are fan run, fan done. And Austin in no Alliance town, my friend. :)

Hope to see you here!

AUSTINGLOBE

Saturday, April 5, 2008 1:01 AM

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Originally posted by Buckshot:
I'd really want to go to this if I know it'll be worth it.
Bucky

In addition to the activities, one thing that makes this different from many conventions is the fact that the major parties are included in the cost as well as some meals.

For instance, on Friday, there is a cocktail hour; on Saturday they offer a continental breakfast, cocktail hour, banquet and ball. On Sunday, there is also a brunch.

These are on the schedule page : http://www.browncoatball.com/2008/schedule/

BUCKSHOT

Saturday, April 5, 2008 4:43 PM

Bowlwoman, I'm not really new to Firefly fandom, but I haven't been involved with the organized groups. I'm mostly a gamer and go to the bigger conventions like GenCon and DragonCon. I've recently started GMing Firefly and think it's probably the best western-style RPG out there (though I wish there was more supplemental material). I have a good friend in Austin who is also a gamer (the same person who I went to Butt-Numb-A-Thon with), so I could stay in Austin relatively cheaply. This is one of the reasons I probably couldn't justify the cost of the Ball. I try to eat as cheap as possible at conventions to save money, and I don't really drink a lot of alcohol, so the cocktail hours would be wasted on me. Some of those tracks look really fun, and make the convention very unique compared to the bigger cons, so I'm sure this would be a great deal for a lot of people, but I'm probably gonna have to sit this one out.

Buckshot Bill Was Here.

HALDIRA

Thursday, April 10, 2008 6:08 PM

Today is the last day to register for the Browncoat Ball and receive the VIP Registration Packet. This packet will contain a bonus DVD Documentary and other collectibles. Go to www.browncoatball.com to register! Don't forget to pick up a t-shirt, too!

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