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[Merrick]

I’ve been in negotiation with the Fringe Organisers for 2010 and we’ve secured a place in the artistic and eclectic Fringe Parade to be held on Friday February 19th (we think).

Those of you who may not have been to a Fringe Parade, it's a “sticky sweet ooze of fun and expression spilling out into the streets of Adelaide” or in other words an exciting display of sights and sounds including different Fringe acts, community groups (like us), support groups and community awareness groups who provide a pageant style parade from the corner of Hutt and Flinders Street, down to East Terrace and into Rundle Street.

Now the theme is SpaceJam, and although we could come up with loads of spacey themed costumes we need to demonstrate that the ACG is not just about Sci-Fi
Please post what costume you may think you want to use too.

So who wants in?

[Merrick]

List

Merrick (Costume unknown as yet, probably something Sci-fi)

[Old Trenchy]

Daaaaaaaaaamn... I would love to Master Chief it at this parade but I doubt I'll be able to finish it in time (let alone lose this weight )

I agree with the sentiment that we should probably show that the ACG is about all sorts of costumes but I do wonder how out of place we would look 'out of theme'.




Merrick (Costume unknown as yet, probably something Sci-fi)
Old Trenchy (Tentative Gears of War, but IF there is a Watchmen group I can be convinced to get my Rorschach on)

[Maceo]

Don't know if I'll attend this.
I'd think it'd be an interesting experience though, and I've got nothing else planned - so I may as well do my (somewhat small) part in representing the guild.

Merrick (Costume unknown as yet, probably something Sci-fi)
Old Trenchy (Tentative Gears of War, but IF there is a Watchmen group I can be convinced to get my Rorschach on)
Maceo (Steampunk... don't quite have anything else... unless someone wants to offer me a costume (hint, hint ))

Edited by Maceo, 23 November 2009 - 06:46 PM.

[Darth_horus]

Do Star Wars/star trek costumes count???

[Merrick]

Do Star Wars/star trek costumes count???

Sure do!

[El Presidente]

According to their website their definition of "Space Jam" is:

Space: 1. A continuous area or expanse which is free or unoccupied; 2. freedom and scope to live and develop as one wishes; 3. the dimensions of height, depth, within which all things exist and move; 4. the final frontier.
Jam: 1. squeeze or pack tightly into a space; 2. improvise with other musicians; 3. make fruit into jam; 4. relax hangout or chill-out.

So with the exception of a reference to a TV show, there is nothing in there that says it is SciFi/space oriented. The only thing that really points this way is their poster of a spacesuit wearing a pink tutu.

And just a reminder the Fringe organisers are, umm, "artistic" so their categories are pretty vague. The one we decided we fitted best into is:
"Category 4: - CARNIVAL – includes: Show, celebration, energetic, animate, abundant, lavish, rich, colourful, unrestricted, bubbles, fantastical, fruity."

I don't think it would actually be in our best interests to just do SciFi themed costuming so any costume is welcome!
(though if somebody owns a space suit, I'll happily make a tutu for you...)

[yoyoydyne]

In case anyone hasnt heard yet, WE are running two more nights of The maiden flight of the olympia, our LARP
from june ,during the Fringe, as a result we will be also inthe parade to promote the same.
Hopefully we can walk together as a larger group.
we will have some costumes that will need to be filled.
Steve

[Merrick]

I'll just mention here, in response to yoyodyne's post, the Maiden Flight of the Olympia Fringe Event is being run by Steve, Catherine, Hass, Jo, and Christian and some others but under their own banner of 'Dynamic Creations', rather than as an ACG run event.

Walking together in the parade, sharing resources and personnel will of course be encouraged.

As El_Presidente has reiterated, the SpaceJam theme is not limited to space and sci-fi, we would like to demonstrate that the ACG is not just about sci-fi.

[Darth_horus]

I guess i will keep my options open in regards to the parade then, would do a Sci-fi costume but love to don the steampunk as well if given the chance.

[Merrick]

Steampunk's definitely gonna be popular this year.

Essentially anyone who's considering coming, go in the costume that you are most proud of, or your favourite, regardless of theme.

[Maceo]

Definately Steampunk for me then!
... unless I get a better offer.

[Reactor drone]

I could probably don something spacey that I have to jam myself into

[Silver Moonblaze]

According to their website their definition of "Space Jam" is:

Space: 1. A continuous area or expanse which is free or unoccupied; 2. freedom and scope to live and develop as one wishes; 3. the dimensions of height, depth, within which all things exist and move; 4. the final frontier.
Jam: 1. squeeze or pack tightly into a space; 2. improvise with other musicians; 3. make fruit into jam; 4. relax hangout or chill-out.

That's really quite a ridiculous definition. I mean, you can make jam out of things other than fruit.

[Merrick]

I could probably don something spacey that I have to jam myself into

Cyberman?

Actually that's an order boy not a question!

[Old Trenchy]

Cyberman?

Actually that's an order boy not a question!

Agreed! I need to see this awesome suit!

[Darth_horus]

Agreed, most excellent suggestion..

Love the cybermen

[Quinten JarVos]

I'll be there. prolly clone it up

[Last_Chael]

I'm in for sure! At this stage I'm going to say Wonder Woman, since that's the costume I'm the most proud of! But I'll probably decide closer to the date, depending on what other people are wearing (to help promote the diversity of the costume group )

[Merrick]

I received a little more information this week. The parade starts at 7.00pm so we need to be there before this time. Compared to other groups we are pretty self-contained and don't need a lot of help from the organisers so if we turn up 30 minuites prior, that should be adequate at this point. Marshalling is on Bartels Road and the parade will head east down Bartels Road toward Dequetteville Terrace, left into D'ville Terrace, travel north past the Bowling club and then turn left again into Rundle Road. The parade ends at Stag corner (East Tce Rundle St/Rd intersection).

This event is only 5 weeks away and I have a phone meeting with the organisers this week so we need to lock in a few ideas. It's be toyed around that we have those coatracks on wheel to push along with a variety of costumes on them, or perhaps a large paper mache sewing machine. Let me know if you have any ideas or if you want to expand on these ideas?

Ultimately, as has been stressed the theme is so vague, we'd like to showcase a range of costuming genres. Please if you're thinking of coming, wear whatever costume is the one you are most proud of or perhaps the most colourful!

Add yourself to the list and the costume you'll be wearing and we'll see what range of genres we can come up with.