Hi all. An update on the console party for Bemanipalooza
via princesspeach1337
As you all know, as part of the event we intend on throwing a console party on Sunday the 7th of February, which at this stage will be held at Bemani Central, better known as The Victoria Hotel. I've spent the last couple of weeks gathering info and costing on the party, and should all go to plan, it'll be a hell of a night!
Problem is, we need cash. Throwing a party isn't cheap, especially in a licensed venue. See, unlike the console parties of yore, we need to rent everything in (aside from our consoles and games, which we can stuff in our suitcases). All our stuff needs to be booked, ordered and arranged in advance, and we can't do that without paying for it up-front. And so, I present the following copypasta
"Most importantly, we need NUMBERS. Definitive, hard-wired, locked-in numbers. So far I can count maybe three people I know of who are definitely going to be there, and definitely are going to contribute to the party fund. A Facebook "Accepted" is pretty useless these days and the last thing I want is to go ahead and book all this and then have to split the entire bill five ways or so. (And remember this has to be paid BEFORE the trip, you can't just turn up in Melbourne with a handful of cash for this.) I really can't afford to even consider covering this myself (my personal budget is $75, absolute max.) and so I really need the assurance that I'm going to get the financial backing for this, and that I'm going to get it soon."
For the record, so far the budget is looking like the room and equipment hire will total around $600, and then if we want to buy a drinks package (bottomless beer, wine, juice and soft-drink) we can order that up to a week in advance, and that'll cost about $20 a head for two hours. (Bearing in mind this is a licenced venue, but they do have a great bar!)
A few things though;
- The function will only go until midnight, max (they gotta get some sleep at some point too, you know!)
- The liquor license on the Hotel only goes until 11pm on Sunday nights
- We can't bring our own food in, and this even goes as far as banning your own snacks (this is such unfair BS though, I fully intend on bringing in a suitcase of nibbles)
In other news, keep spreading the word about Bemanipalooza around the community! If there's any people you think that should know about this, tell them! Send them a link to the group, or any of the main Bemani forums in Australia; just do it! Anyone with a keen interest in music gaming and good times is welcome! There'll be plenty to do, heaps to see and general Melbourne shenannigans afoot so book those flights soon and let us all know when you're locked in. (Oh and stay tuned to the RTF Forums for all the happenings as they arise
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Phew. I'm done now. Who needs a drink...
- Trisha
tl;dr
we need
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confirmed numbers on who will be there
- and how much you can pitch in for this party
we gotta place the booking really soon. our alternative is not at all (which is an option)
