[atariparty] Library not available until June 11th

[Devin Cook]

As an alternative, there might be some good libraries in Sacramento - its a
hop skip and jump away from Davis.




On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 11:58 AM, R.Conner <r.conner at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Do what you need to. I can catch you next year
>
> B
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> --- On *Mon, 2/28/11, Bill Kendrick <nbs at sonic.net>* wrote:
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> From: Bill Kendrick <nbs at sonic.net>
> Subject: Re: [atariparty] Library not available until June 11th
> To: "Atari Party Volunteer Coordination List" <atariparty at lists.sonic.net>
> Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 9:55 AM
>
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> On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 10:06:24PM -0800, R.Conner wrote:
> >
> >    My daughters birthday party is on that day
>
> D'oh. :^(  I'm almost at the point where I'm forced to say
> "if you can't make it, you can't make it... sorry it didn't work out
> this time, I hope you can make it next year."
>
> It basically boils down to:  how do I want to utilize the cash, which
> was so generously donated to me, to put this event together?  I could
> blow almost the entire amount on a smaller space with no built-in
> projector, just to do it sooner rather than later.  Or I could hold
> off until whenever the library happens to be free, and spend the money
> on other things, like the movie we were hoping we could screen, and
> perhaps a prize to give away (I think one or two Atari Flashback 2+
> would be appreciated by the show attendees).  The latter is the
> obvious choice (and the more polite use of the donations).
>
> Some history...
>
> In 2009, I put the show together (albeit for a much shorter length)
> with fairly short notice, and with help from 5 people (3 local to
> Sac/Davis; and one of those introduced himself to me via email
> literally the day before the event, to ask if he could bring his
> 2600.)
>
> I spent maybe $80 on it (out of pocket), since it was almost enitrely
> after-hours at the library (6pm-9pm).  About $50 of that was snacks,
> drinks and cupcakes that I decided to bring.
>
> Nearly half of the systems (7 out of the 15) that were set up were
> from my own collection, and Bob Woolley accounted for another 25%.
>
>
> So I have to keep in mind that I can do this moslty by myself... as
> much as I want every one of you awesome, friendly people to make it,
> the more of you there are, the less likely it is.  It's highly likely
> that I'll continue doing this (or convince someone to take over for me
> :) ) each year, so it's not like this is your last chance to ever come
> do this.
>
> ALSO keep in mind that this is NOT meant to be another Classic Gaming
> Expo or Midwest Gaming Classic, or even Vintage Computer Festival or
> Pin-A-Go-Go.  I am not, and never have, wanted it to be that large.
> In terms of being a 'regional' event, it's meant for Davis &
> Sacramento, and any video game industry or old college friends I can
> convince to come out from the greater SF Bay Area.
>
> The original Atari Party was literally meant to be me & a bunch of
> friends in my living room, but since so many people liked the idea, I
> decided
> to do something a little bigger.  (Doing it at the library the first year
> meant I needed to make it a public event, which I decided would be pretty
> cool, and it turned out to be pretty popular.)  The fact that folks like
> Sal and Conrad are coming to it from _out of state_ is amazing, but even
> then,
> I'd rather not burn $300 just to be able to schedule it around them.
> I'd be shocked if they couldn't sweat out a year without my little event.
> ;^)
>
>
> So, Bob, I can ask the library of the 18th is available if you insist.
> Anything beyond that, and the pricing for a movie changes --
> Swank charges different licesing fees depending on the season, the
> audience size, and indoor/outdoor.  (I double-checked that 6/11 still
> counts as "spring" to them.)
>
> Anything before the 11th, and we can't use the library, and I'd have
> to shell out nearly $300 (so nearly everything people have been gracious
> enough to donate to me!) to rent a room from the city.  That's absolutely
> the last option, in my mind.
>
> So we're pretty much stuck:  6/11 (which we can almost certainly have,
> though we'll know for sure by 3/11) or 6/18 (which I know nothing about,
> and even if it is currently available, we won't know for sure until 3/18).
>
> -bill!
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