Texas Browncoats...REPORT!

POSTED BY: ecgordon
UPDATED: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 13:41
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ECGORDON

Thursday, March 25, 2004 2:36 PM

I know there are a few other Texicans around here, spotted some on the "Honk if you love Firefly" thread a week or so back. Also, since we are getting new recruits on a daily basis there are probably even more now.

So how's about it? Let me know where you are in Texas, and if there is any chance we could organize a shindig. I'm right about in the middle of the state, in Waco.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

LEMAT

Thursday, March 25, 2004 11:58 PM

I'm in/from Houston, but I don't have a car and Metro doesn't have a bus I can take that far. Maybe I can convert someone in my dorm who has a car.

I would like to get together and meet some people in the area, though.

Jon, the lonely browncoat.

GAMBIT3

Friday, March 26, 2004 1:01 AM

Dallas area here, and i just had my first convert last week. Go me!

__________________________
Kaylee, will you marry me?

DAVCO92

Friday, March 26, 2004 1:05 AM

Houston - 3 converts with 4th "in process" and 5th lined up and waiting. Oh, you know you're a rabid fan when you plan on buying someone a DVD player so that they can watch Firefly...LOL!

Edit: Family member, so not TOTALLY psychotic...

Burn the land, boil the sea...

RICHARDECHEANDIA

Friday, March 26, 2004 1:46 AM

The first Dallas Browncoat is reporting for duty! Would be oh so pleased to make the trek to Waco

OR

we'd be pleased to host the Texas Shindig here in Plano, TX - former home to Mr. Alan Tudyk that we all know (and love) as Wash.

If there's a Texas Shindig, I can bring many, many video tapes of Alan performing in a local comedy troupe that we were both part of called Rubber Chicken. Even back then he was funny and had a great sense of comedic timing.

I can't wait to meet the rest of y'all (as we say here in Tx).

Richard

Mal: Is there blubber?

CALDEEN

Friday, March 26, 2004 4:45 AM

Dallas Tx here. Well, Mesquite actually, but close enough. I know of several Firefly fans in Waco. Dont think most of them post here though. Have converted a couple here in Dallas, and atleast 1 in Houston. Working on people all over the world via EverQuest.

I belive there is a shindig planned for May in Austin. It may have been canceled but there was a thread on it awhile back. Dont know if I will be able to attend due to the money thing though.

I am not worried about the bullet with my name on it. Just the thousands marked "Occupant".
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ECGORDON

Friday, March 26, 2004 5:11 AM

I could definitely go for an Austin Shindig. Lived there for about 12 years before returning to my home town of Waco. I think it's a very shiny town...that is if they would ever finish all the highway construction.

I would also be interested in learning of any other Waco Browncoats. I haven't been fortunate in interesting anyone else in the show...yet, that is. Still trying though.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

DAVCO92

Friday, March 26, 2004 5:41 AM

Well...I was born in Waco, but left ASAP. Does that count? LOL!

Burn the land, boil the sea...

LEMAT

Friday, March 26, 2004 6:01 AM

Gorram it, I done said I can't get out of Houston. Now y'all want to have all these shindigs I can't go to.

Fine, anyone want to have a Houston shindig?

Jon, still lonely in the 3rd ward.

JRC

Friday, March 26, 2004 6:06 AM

From the great capital of Texas, Austin, I'm sayin' "Howdy, y'all!!" There was a post 'bout a month ago, concerning a shindig here and we were supposed to register and stuff, but, haven't heard anything since.

Everyone dies alone.

ASTARTE

Friday, March 26, 2004 6:49 PM

Also here in Austin.

Still Flyin'

ARTCAT81

Wednesday, February 8, 2006 10:02 PM

Houston browncoat here
www.houstonbrowncoat.com

Houston is planning this years LoneStar SHindig it will be in JUne all are invited we are piggybacking on ApolloCon

Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse

MISTERUNIVERSE

Wednesday, February 8, 2006 10:09 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by ecgordon:
I know there are a few other Texicans around here, spotted some on the "Honk if you love Firefly" thread a week or so back. Also, since we are getting new recruits on a daily basis there are probably even more now.

So how's about it? Let me know where you are in Texas, and if there is any chance we could organize a shindig. I'm right about in the middle of the state, in Waco.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

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FREELANCEPILOT

Wednesday, February 8, 2006 10:46 PM

Austin Texas.
Where we have the University of Texas at austin
Guardians of a priceless artifacts of history,
like the Warren Report, and a complete Single Set of the Gutenburg Bible...
And a cow named Bevo.

Wash: Yeah, but psychic? That sounds like science fiction.
Zoë: You live on a spaceship, dear.
Wash: So?

MCALLEN

Wednesday, February 8, 2006 11:26 PM

I got kinda excited about the other Texas Browncoats ... until I realized most of these posts were from about 2 years ago. Guess that's what I get for being a latecomer, huh?

Arlington here. Have converted 4 so far, and continuing to work on more.

Not sure who the genius was who made the shirt design (step up and claim your credit if you're the creative one!), but I saw an old thread recently with one of the funniest shirt designs ever ....

Big Serenity logo reading "PLANO--The crappy town where Wash is a hero."

HI-larious!

MAL: We're still flying.
SIMON: That's not much.
MAL: It's enough.

MILFORD

Thursday, February 9, 2006 2:34 AM

stephenville here. Not too many converts, but lots of FF/S in the lectures when I teach.

Remember, that but for one trifling exception, the entire universe is made up of others.- Oliver Wendall Holmes

THOLO

Thursday, February 9, 2006 3:15 AM

waco texas here, and i know of 5 here. but there may be more.

Keep Flying!

KWICKO

Thursday, February 9, 2006 3:28 AM

Another Austinite here. Well, transplanted Austinite... I grew up in San Angelo, about 100 miles from Odessa (also known as "O-Desolate"). My two brothers lived and worked in Midland/Odessa for a number of years, before heading for greener (literally) pastures just north of San Antonio.

Mike

"Kaylee, find that kid that's taking a dirt nap with baby Jesus; we need a hood ornament."

BITTERBIERCE

Thursday, February 9, 2006 3:58 AM

Houston 'coat reporting, sir. If you're ever coming Houston way, we should organize some Shiner's and shindigs.

"Immorality: The morality of those who are having a better time" - HL Mencken

BARNABY36

Thursday, February 9, 2006 4:42 AM

An Austinite is me. If we had a Shindig, that would be awesome. Maybe I could convince some friends to go.

Ben

RCAT

Thursday, February 9, 2006 6:32 AM

Howdy, from San Marcos my ownself. So Austin would be shiny for me (or San Antonio). I've converted at least one here who's on the verge of browncoating.

Don't you just love this party? Everything's so fancy, and there's some kind of hot cheese over there.

CHOZZEN

Thursday, February 9, 2006 9:04 AM

I have been trying to convert my sister, who lives in Marble Falls, but the local video store hasn't even heard of Firefly.:(

ARCLIGHT

Thursday, February 9, 2006 12:20 PM

Houston. With this thread being 2 years old you'd think there would be a shit load more Texicans to have responded.
Anyway "Keep Flyin'".

ECGORDON

Thursday, February 9, 2006 12:57 PM

I'm the one who started this thread nearly two years ago, and I'm still in Waco. Have met a few other Browncoats but not many. I know you're out there...but where?

I've met artcat and her brother Lost Thought, and others at a shindig near Austin about a year and a half ago, met others at two different Serenity screenings in Austin last year, and tried to get a meetup group started here but it never gelled.

I'm definitely up for a trip to Houston in June.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

ARTCAT81

Thursday, February 9, 2006 1:50 PM

It will be great to see you again hun

folks I know the Dallas crew is active they are a shiny group (roadtripped up to shindig with em once)

www.dallasbrowncoats.com

Austin has a yahoo group ( I think) I know several come down and join us from College Station every so often as well.

Yall (well ok all browncoats) are welcome at our June LoneStar SHindig (well yall are always welcome but this is gonna be a big one!)

www.apollocon.org click here for the dates, umm last year they had quite a few technical panels going with the NASA guys running em, Houston crew will be on some panels as well (that is still being worked out)

the Party officially begins that Friday we have a party suite reserved for the whole weekend. Friday night is a Tea ceremony meet and greet, food looking like it escaped from shindig, light stuff like fruit, strawberries being a must have, and "some kind of hot cheese over there"

there will also be a costume contest later that weekend. if folks come into town early, notify the Houston board, www.houstonbrowncoats.com we will make sure to meet up with you and give you the tour or schedule you your very own train job!

one of the Houston crew has reserved several hotel rooms I think she still has some crash space available,yall can also use our board to figure out your roommate arrangements if you need one/two or three :)

WE are hoping to have a big presence at apollocon it is very kind of them to let us do this, and please remember there will be browncoat oriented stuff at the con

Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse

MCALLEN

Thursday, February 9, 2006 2:25 PM

Thanks for the Dallas Browncoat link. I'll have to check that out. I'm a fairly new Browncoat and hadn't found them yet.

As for shindigs, I'd definitely haul to Austin for one, especially if the Alamo ever does another Firefly marathon like they did last year (I can not believe I hadn't found the 'verse at that point, or I SO would have been there!). And might come to Houston in June--never been to a con, but Firefly has convinced me I might want to try it.

Glad to see the Texans crawling out of the black to say hello!

MAL: We're still flying.
SIMON: That's not much.
MAL: It's enough.

ARTCAT81

Thursday, February 9, 2006 3:30 PM

I have never been to con either, but as one of the leaders of the Houston crew I am going this year!

It ought to be a blast 3 days of shindigging!

Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse

FREELANCEPILOT

Thursday, February 9, 2006 3:59 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BitterBierce:
Houston 'coat reporting, sir. If you're ever coming Houston way, we should organize some Shiner's and shindigs.

Shiners and shindigs.
How else are you supposed to do it?

Wash: Yeah, but psychic? That sounds like science fiction.
Zoë: You live on a spaceship, dear.
Wash: So?

DAVEC5

Thursday, February 9, 2006 4:51 PM

A recent Browncoat recruit reporting - I'm near Waco (about 60 miles SE - near Lake Limestone, back in the woods at a little place I like to call Serenity, TX).
I'm a fan of pretty much all of Joss Whedon's work...but Firefly/Serenity has to be my favorite.

Glad to see so many interested people. I still can't understand why this great program isn't still on tv today - all the shows I like usually get shot down to make room for a stupid reality show....aaaagggggggaaaa!!!

count me in

ARTCAT81

Thursday, February 9, 2006 5:30 PM

suggestion for yall waco folks while yall are all watching this thread I suggest yall use this thread to organize a shindig in Waco, just simple meetup at a restaurant thats easy to find or something.

Once you have had one meetup its easier to have more and get organized

the biggest thing is spotting each other at the shindig location that first time. where clothing that is easy to identify folks as browncoats.

Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse

ARTCAT81

Thursday, February 9, 2006 9:31 PM

whoops! forgot to mention earlier if yall plan on visiting houston and want to hang out with some browncoats, drop us a line on our board, if we get a weeks notice we can make sure to schedule a shindig during your visit

Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse

HERA

Thursday, February 9, 2006 10:04 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by richardecheandia:
If there's a Texas Shindig, I can bring many, many video tapes of Alan performing in a local comedy troupe that we were both part of called Rubber Chicken. Even back then he was funny and had a great sense of comedic timing.

Austin reporting here. Being centrally located in our BDS, I'm game for anything. Road trips are shiny.

The above alone would be worth the price of admission!

"Wanna?" – Mal to Kaylee, Out of Gas

ARTCAT81

Sunday, February 12, 2006 3:57 PM

bumping this so that more Texas folks can find their way to us

Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse

TIVO25

Sunday, February 12, 2006 5:16 PM

That nice little rest area between Dallas and Ft. Worth, a.k.a. Arlington.

MCALLEN

Sunday, February 12, 2006 5:17 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by TiVO25:
That nice little rest area between Dallas and Ft. Worth, a.k.a. Arlington.

Hey, Tivo! I'm in Arlington, too!

MAL: We're still flying.
SIMON: That's not much.
MAL: It's enough.

CTPARKER333

Sunday, February 12, 2006 5:36 PM

Still lurking in Austin for the time being. By the way, there IS a Yahoo group for Austin browncoats. Here's the link:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/austin_browncoats/

MOONSHOT

Sunday, February 12, 2006 10:57 PM

hey I just found out about all of this. I think I was in a hole or maybe just asleep for a very long time. Just down in SA so not too far from anyone. Does anyone know if there is a group here?

FLETCH2

Monday, February 13, 2006 12:11 AM

Any 'coats going to ConDFW in Richardson in 2 weeks?

ARTCAT81

Friday, February 24, 2006 1:53 AM

The Houston Browncoats are delighted to announce that Cedric from teh Bedlam Bards will be attending the LoneStar Shindig at ApolloCon June 23-25, 2006
PLease check your local group, or our houston board for updates :)

www.houstonbrowncoats.com

yall are more htan welcome to use us and this event as a springboard to get your group meeting regularly. It ought to be a blast we are trying to sign another guest or two currently I will give yall the update as soon as I know something.

Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse

QWERTY

Friday, February 24, 2006 3:25 AM

Hi, checking in also from Houston. Well, I'm much closer to Tomball, but I don't like admitting it. The mailing address says Houston, so I'm saying Houston. ;o)

MOONSHOT

Saturday, February 25, 2006 12:19 AM

most I know say that SA is driving distance to both Austin and Houston. It's just long driving distance.

ARTCAT81

Sunday, February 26, 2006 4:08 AM

:) its totally driveable, last year or has it been two now? the Houston Crew roadtripped to Austin to meet up with teh Austin Crew, had a blast!

Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse
www.texasartcat.com/bluesun.html

ARTCAT81

Thursday, April 20, 2006 8:39 PM

Boosting the signal about the Lone Star Shindig!
LoneStar Shindig at Apollocon!
Special events include a question and answer session with Greg Edmonson, live performances by Cedric of the Bedlam Bards ( www.bedlambards.com) , a tabletop Serenity RPG game, a Live Action Role Play (LARP) in the 'verse, and one mighty fine shindig Saturday night, a masquerade ball, I understand we will have a copy of keep flying or two on hand, and BWAH! to play with as well. Further special events are in the works and will be posted just as soon as we can!

www.houstonbrowncoats.com - Houston Browncoats are hosting this years LoneStar Shindig
www.apollocon.org - kindly letting us piggyback their event,welcoming us and bending over backwards to arrange more events geared towards the browncoats.

Folks, this is not just a shindig or a convention, its both and we have a BIG DAMN HERO coming! Greg Edmonson the composer of Firefly's music !!!!!! ANNND we have Cedric of the Bedlam Bards coming ( www.bedlambards.com )

see you in the world! Please help spread the word, our Lonestar Shindig website will be live shortly

Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse

DAYVE

Thursday, April 20, 2006 9:05 PM

Hey Artcat, nice to see you've resurected this puppy.....
I'm near Bryan-CS on my little rancho and missin me some Firefly. The Lonestar Shindig sounds like the cure for what ails me. But, unfortunatly, looks like it just ain't in the stars for me.

Me and the crew usually head to the beautiful turd-brown waters of the third coast for a few days of R&R right around the time you guys will be up to your eyeballs in mudders milk or cold brews....
Port A isn't all that far from Space City, but it's gonna be damn hard to drag me off that fishin boat...... so, all i can do is wish you guys all the best... have a great time and keep flyin'

dave

ARTCAT81

Friday, April 21, 2006 3:27 AM

Well, if that fishing thing does not work out yall have a plan b!
Did i mention many of the ladies (if not all of them) that are involved in the ladies of the browncoats calendar project will also be attending? :p

if you are ever in houston look up our crew we meet at least once usually 2-5 times a month

Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse

DAYVE

Friday, April 21, 2006 4:43 PM

Plan B - for sure. Thanks for invitation...i will try to get down to meet all you fine folks as soon as possible. BTW...i was born down there, well in Sugarland actually...back when it was spelled "Sugarland' and Imperial Sugar was still in business... a few moons back....be careful dippin your toes in Oyster Creek....probably still a few gators hidin out down there!

dave

ARTCAT81

Friday, April 21, 2006 5:43 PM

I've put my toes in oyster creek before :p and yes there are still Alligators in there.

I work in your home town

Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse

ARTCAT81

Friday, April 21, 2006 5:44 PM

I've put my toes in oyster creek before :p and yes there are still Alligators in there.

I work in your home town

Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse

ZZETTA13

Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:29 AM

zzetta13 here,

stationed in Beaumont,Tx
Thats Beaumont not Beaumonde....

I'd love to make it to a Texas Shindig. Trouble is I'm a browncoat but my boss is pure Alliance. Don't want him to send any blue hands after me looking for a sample of my brain tissue.

I'll keep checking the board for updated details.

Z

JONESTEIN

Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:06 AM

I'm up in Foat Wuth, but gonna try my gorram best to make it to the LS Shindig. I've failed miserably in converting my friends and family, so I need be in the company of some like-minded folk for a change. :)

-Jonestein
*************************************
OPERATIVE: ...and I'm unarmed.
MAL: Good.
(BLAM!)

FIGHT TO RE-LIGHT!!
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ANONYMOUS1

Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:28 AM

artcat81,

There is a Serenity Charity Screening
being planned for Houston, TX on
June 23, 2006.

Is that you doing the planning or is
it Apollocon or someone else?

http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com

June 23, 2006
Houston TX (USA) - Pre-Planning

Current Status As Of April 21, 2006:
23+ Cities In 4 Countries On 3 Continents
Planning June Charity Serenity Screenings

ARTCAT81

Monday, April 24, 2006 1:20 AM

It is me or rather the good folks at ApolloCon so it will be at the Apollocon lonestar shindig if they can make it happen!

Hoping to hear back from them soon!!!

Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse

ARTCAT81

Monday, June 25, 2007 2:33 PM

I figure its about gorram time to resurrect this thread...

Still in Houston & cocaptaining my beloved shindig crazy
Houston Browncoats www.houstonbrowncoats.com

Dallas is hosting this years LoneStar Shindig

Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse

WASHNWEAR

Monday, June 25, 2007 5:41 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by artcat81:
I figure its about gorram time to resurrect this thread...

Right-o! Abilene (by way of Bryan/College Station, San Antonio, & Austin)...and fiercely proud of it (for a given value of 'proud')! Glad to be here among this splendid collection of Browncoats. Please see my "letter of introduction", which I'm gonna post any minute now (as I've been meaning to for the last month or more...)

Maybe like this...

It was like that when we got here!

ARTCAT81

Monday, June 25, 2007 5:43 PM

Welcome aboard :)

Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse

WASHNWEAR

Monday, June 25, 2007 5:47 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by artcat81:
Welcome aboard :)

Thank you kindly!

Quote:
Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse

Got NO DOUBT about that.

It was like that when we got here!

ARTCAT81

Tuesday, June 26, 2007 1:41 PM

:) Bumping because obviously there are more Texas Browncoats out there (since WashnWear posted yesterday)

Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse