Browncoat Ball 2008 Austin, TX USA by Haldira

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Browncoat Ball 2008 Austin, TX USA

POSTED BY: HALDIRA
UPDATED: Monday, October 20, 2008 05:34
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Saturday, February 16, 2008 4:17 AM

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/

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Saturday, February 16, 2008 6:24 AM

SPACEMANSPIFF76

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

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Saturday, February 16, 2008 7:12 AM

HALDIRA

Awesome!

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

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Wednesday, April 2, 2008 1:59 PM

BUCKSHOT

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

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Friday, April 4, 2008 8:38 AM

BOWLWOMAN

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

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Friday, April 4, 2008 8:50 AM

ZEEK

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.

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Friday, April 4, 2008 10:31 AM

HALDIRA

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!

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Friday, April 4, 2008 3:01 PM

AUSTINGLOBE

Quote:
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/

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Saturday, April 5, 2008 6:43 AM

BUCKSHOT

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.

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Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:08 AM

HALDIRA

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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Sunday, April 13, 2008 7:23 AM

FOLLOWMAL

Bumping this for the Browncoat Ball folks.

Oh, how I wish I could go. I know ya'll are gonna throw a heckuva shindig!

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 5:27 AM

HALDIRA

Hi Everyone,

4:00PM - 5:30PM
Themed Activities 3
Bad Guys II
Weapons of the ‘Verse

is almost full. If you want to sign up for that track, do so quickly.

Can't wait to see you at The Browncoat Ball!

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Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:42 PM

HALDIRA

The Bad Guys track is filling up!

We're running out of room in several of our activites in the Bad Guys track, so be sure to register soon in order to secure your preferred activity and time slot. The following sessions are close to capacity:

Activity 1: Fight Choreography - 8 spots left
Activity 2: Knife Throwin' - 7 spots left
Activity 3: Weapons - 3 spots left

Don't miss out if you want to get one of the few remaining spots in these sessions.

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Friday, May 16, 2008 2:56 AM

CYBERGAKI

OK...I leave my hometown for the quieter, less traffic congested Texas Coastal Bend, and what happens?! Arggh! Gorramit. Gonna go check out the website now.

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Tuesday, May 20, 2008 5:58 AM

HALDIRA

Quote:
Originally posted by cybergaki:
OK...I leave my hometown for the quieter, less traffic congested Texas Coastal Bend, and what happens?! Arggh! Gorramit. Gonna go check out the website now.

We hope to see you at the Ball!

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Wednesday, August 6, 2008 6:43 PM

EVIE1

Register for the Browncoat Ball before August 15th, and be entered to win 2 tickets to Creation Entertainment's Salute to Firefly and Serenity: A Celebration for Fans

Winner of drawing will get 2 tickets worth almost $700!

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Tuesday, October 14, 2008 2:11 AM

STEWIEJ84

gorram it! i'm from austin and wont be able to be there!

Zoë: Sir, we don't want to deal with Patience again.
Mal: Why not?
Zoë: She shot you.
Mal: Well, yeah, she did a bit.

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Tuesday, October 14, 2008 4:41 AM

ZEEK

Quote:
Originally posted by stewiej84:
gorram it! i'm from austin and wont be able to be there!

Mainly cause of the lack of time travel technology? It was last weekend.

I'm from Austin and had to miss it to though. I feel your pain. You should come to some of the other austin browncoat stuff though. Every first sunday we watch an episode. There's talk of going to a haunted house or on an austin ghost tour. I think there's karaoke planned just about every month (if you're into that...I'm not

)

Anyway check out the website at austinbrowncoats.com

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Saturday, October 18, 2008 8:11 PM

STEWIEJ84

Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:
Quote:
Originally posted by stewiej84:
gorram it! i'm from austin and wont be able to be there!

Mainly cause of the lack of time travel technology? It was last weekend.

I'm from Austin and had to miss it to though. I feel your pain. You should come to some of the other austin browncoat stuff though. Every first sunday we watch an episode. There's talk of going to a haunted house or on an austin ghost tour. I think there's karaoke planned just about every month (if you're into that...I'm not )

Anyway check out the website at austinbrowncoats.com

that and flights and such. lol. I'm stationed in germany. would love to help the ABC's in any way tho. let me know if I can.

Zoë: Sir, we don't want to deal with Patience again.
Mal: Why not?
Zoë: She shot you.
Mal: Well, yeah, she did a bit.

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Sunday, October 19, 2008 5:01 AM

NCBROWNCOAT

Who got the Browncoat Ball for 2009?

http://fireflyfaninnc.livejournal.com/

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Sunday, October 19, 2008 1:17 PM

EARTHGIRL

Quote:
Originally posted by ncbrowncoat:
Who got the Browncoat Ball for 2009?

Portland Oregon browncoats were announced as the winning bid

Shiny stuff for not a lot o coin:
www.cafepress.com/FireflyCargoBay
and www.FireflyCargoBay.com (we have terrifying space monkeys!)

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Sunday, October 19, 2008 4:41 PM

NCBROWNCOAT

Thanks! A bit far for me next year. Maybe 2010 will be on the east coast again.

http://fireflyfaninnc.livejournal.com/

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Monday, October 20, 2008 5:34 AM

STOWEAWAY

Quote:
Originally posted by ncbrowncoat:
Maybe 2010 will be on the east coast again.

As far as I know, Charlotte is planning to submit another bid next year.
We're trying to come up with a flashy way to get our bid noticed. So if you have any ideas, we'd love to hear them.
Or, if you have some technical know-how, we could definitely put it to good use.
Who knows, your contribution might be the key ingredient to help us win.

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