STREET TEAM 06! Watch / post here for info...

[Antares]

Greetings all!

I am the new Street Team Leader for Kumoricon. It was great meeting many of you at the May meeting. And now it’s time to hit the streets! Below is a list of the people I saw at the meeting. I will try my best to get in touch with each of you in the following week (May 22-28, ‘06) to make sure you have the information and material you need to spread the word about Kumoricon!

•   Kyd compromise
•   mgken
•   Hellsap
•   Neco_Chan
•   Snowspell
•   Leashy
•   Haru
•   Dizzy-Kat
•   Para / ParaNexus
•   YOJIMBO - I didn’t catch your forum names, so I’ll try to contact you offline or through the Yojimbo posting.

What is Street Team? It's a team comprised of people who are willing and able to deliver fliers and posters to local businesses (comic shops, restaurants, etc.) I am putting together a checklist of other stuff you can ask at the same time, and trying to map out coverage areas so we’re all not going to the same shops.

If you have any questions, or if you would like to join the street team, please PM me or email me. I’m sure this will be a great team, and I hope that we can plan something fun at the convention to reward everyone for their hard work!

[Trumby]

I was one of the Yojimbo who signed up to do it. Your best bet of contacting me would probably be through email or PMs here on the forums.

[Paru]

Greetings all!

•   Para / ParaNexus

What is Street Team? It's a team comprised of people who are willing and able to deliver fliers and posters to local businesses (comic shops, restaurants, etc.) I am putting together a checklist of other stuff you can ask at the same time, and trying to map out coverage areas so we’re all not going to the same shops.

If you have any questions, or if you would like to join the street team, please PM me or email me. I’m sure this will be a great team, and I hope that we can plan something fun at the convention to reward everyone for their hard work!

Paru but meh. again NOVA, PorSFis my main drop sites, I can also handle Future Dreams Comics As i Go there once a week. I'll contact Tengoku(University of Portland's Anime club) to see if they are intrested. If not one else is is doing PSU's anime club I could do that as well, thou with so many stops I'll need some soon.

[Vondan]

When Spindrift asked me to start a list of stores in Eugene I said I could take the information around town when it is ready.  But I’d rather not be called a street team, it sounds like I’m supposed to put on a trendy Japanese track suit and drop and Break dance at random times as Mini Moni wannabe college girls appear out of no wear and stop traffic with an impromptu Karaoke.

[spindrift]

When Spindrift asked me to start a list of stores in Eugene I said I could take the information around town when it is ready.  But I’d rather not be called a street team, it sounds like I’m supposed to put on a trendy Japanese track suit and drop and Break dance at random times as Mini Moni wannabe college girls appear out of no wear and stop traffic with an impromptu Karaoke.

Vondan I am shocked that you would not dress up in a trendy track suit and break dance.


Everyone point and make fun of Vondan for not wanting to break dance for us

[Antares]

Hello -

I just sent an email to those of you who wrote yours down at the meeting.

Emails I have:

Necko.chan
snowspell(?)
Leashy
Haru
dizzy-kat
Paru

Also - please let me know where you drop stuff off (stores, clubs, libraries etc.)  I am trying to get two more bits of info for the packets (charity info and vendor table info) and we should have posters soon. If you need more fliers - let me know; remember we have a limited supply, but if you know of good places, we want to get the world out. Thanks!


P.S. Thanks for your help Vondan - you can be a Publicity Shinobi if it makes you feel better...  A breakdancing shinobi!

[Hawkeye]

Go ahead and count me in, as there's a couple of really good places I can think of to drop off fliers that are right on my way to school.

[Vondan]

P.S. Thanks for your help Vondan - you can be a Publicity Shinobi if it makes you feel better...  A breakdancing shinobi!

Yes a shinobi a person of shadow and so fitting the word back from the Sword assesment it is a type of wakizashi used by shinobi of thr Ichizan Ru cir 1600.

And street team should put on a show in track suits on a set that looks like a street intersection.  I'll be the old man with a news apaper who shakes his fist at the kids

[Hawkeye]

Will you have the fliers or should I bug darkerlight about that one?

[guspasho]

Track suits and spontaneous breakdancing are required.

[Neko_Chan]

I don't live in the Portland area, so I can hit comic book shops around Corvallis, Albany and Philomath. :3

[TomtheFanboy]

I don't live in the Portland area, so I can hit comic book shops around Corvallis, Albany and Philomath. :3

Hee hee hee, philomath sounds like a college course!
Philomath 202: Ethics of Geometry

I will PM you my information, I guess I didn't get onto the list!
OOPS!

[Hawkeye]

Philomath sucks ass.  I lived in Monmouth, worked in Corvallis and my roomie at the time had family there.  Neko, don't forget to hit Monroe and possibly make your way up to Toledo, Newport and the like if you can.

[Vondan]

... don't forget to hit Newport and the like if you can.

I dare any one who goes to newport to go to the riply's museum and put a box of pocky and a kumoricon flyer in the pocket of the hobbit statue

[Hawkeye]

take me down there vondan and I will, LOL

[Antares]

Big long weekend coming up. Lot of shopping to be done - so spread those fliers around! Here is my first try at a checklist with contact information. I will send those of you who have given me your email address a printable copy:

NOTE edited 6/10/2006: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ASK ALL OF THESE THINGS!!!

If you just drop off fliers and let me know where, I can contact the shop for more info, thanks! - Sarah

STREET TEAM CHECKLIST:

□ “Hi - I’m from, Kumoricon, the Portland Anime Convention.”

□ Would you mind if I left some fliers?
o Can I leave some near the Manga section?

□ Can I hang up a poster? (Note- posters coming soon!)

□ Would you like to have a vendor table at the Convention?
o The convention is September 2-4, 2006
o For more information, you can contact Eric Teitzel, Exhibitor Manager, at exhibitors@kumoricon.org

□ Do you have any items you would like to donate to our live charity auction to benefit P:EAR?
o P:EAR is a non-profit organization in the Portland Metro Area. P:EAR stands for Program: Education Art Recreation P:EAR builds positive relationships with homeless and transitional youth through education, art, and recreation.
o Since all donations benefit a charity, all donations are tax deductible (contact Auction Manager Sarah Bartash if you need p:ear’s tax id# = sb@bellethecat.com or 503-659-4069)

□ Would you be interested in an ad in our convention book?
o All the information as to rates and contact information is on the ad letter and rate sheet. (Let me know if you need a rate sheet / letter. Otherwise, the store can contact Publicity Director Kristin Bartholomew at kumori_girl@yahoo.com)

□ Thank you!


Weeeeeee! Let me know what you think / how you do. Good luck and have a great weekend!!!!

[BlackjackGabbiani]

I put some handbills up in the cafe at Powell's yesterday.

[Antares]

Hey all - the fliers are currently at Fanime this weekend, but I will get you more next week. We should also have posters by then. Sorry for the delay -- enjoy your weekend!!!

[Hawkeye]

coolness, works for me

[guspasho]

Can I add something to that?

If someone asks a question you don't know the answer to, tell them you'll get back to them on it, ask it here, and get back to them when someone can provide you an answer. That way we can all inform ourselves of what other information the vendors are expecting of us. And get business cards or the vendor's contact info, and pass them on to Sarah. They will be essential to keep for years beyond.

[Antares]

Great advice - thanks!

[Hawkeye]

if they want to donate things have them contact antares or myself, or have them email industry@kumoricon.org

[Antares]

Hello All!

Welcome to summer - almost here. Please check out our new fansite page - Street Team HQ! It is a work in process but is looking good, and it has the ad sheets ready to download (if anyone needs them.) FYI we would like the ads for the con book by June 30. Major props to darkerlight for the fansite:

http://kumoricon.info/street.php

I am still working on getting a.) more fliers and the posters and b.) a list of places to hit. Here is an update of what I know about who is going where:

Necko.chan = Corvallis, Albany and Philomath
Leashy = Vancouver
Dizzy cat = Milwaukie
Paru = NOVA, PORSFIS  other clubs and shops and such...
TomTheFanboy = Beaverton, Tualitin
Trumby = Clackamas
Kendra = Beaverton
Vondan = Eugene

Please let me know any updates/ changes or if I'm just dead wrong :-). Also, please post if you need more fliers. I should have them in hand soon, along with the posters (I know two of you have gotten in touch with me already...).  

Please post to let myself and others know once you drop stuff off somewhere and any general comments (interested in ad, didn't want us leaving fliers, etc.).

BlackjackGabbiani: Posted at Powells

Whew. I think that's all for now!

[Antares]

Fliers are here!!! I can drop them off / mail them if you tell me where.

Or - if you want to pick them up from me, let me know and I can have them avalible for you (I live in Milwaukie).

Also -  I edited the checklist above to let you all know that you do NOT have to ask everything at every place. If we just have help getting fliers out, that is supurb and we really appreciate it.

Speaking of which - here is the list of places I have hit and the response I have received:

Things From Another World, Milwaukie -- Dropped off fliers with Sane, the manager. He encouraged me to contact Lisa at Dark Horse Comics for donations (Meg our con chair talked with her last year)

Redding Library, Milwaukie -- Left fliers in magzine rack near enterance.

Counter Media, Portland -- Dropped off fliers. He said he would contact us if he wanted a table etc. (good source for henti for those of you interested)

Reading Frenzy, Portland -- Dropped of fliers. Said they cannot donate. Not interested in a table, but said that they would pass on info to some of their zine makers who draw manga.

Video Lair -- Video rental shop in Sellwood. Has a small anime section. Dropped off fliers.

Others???

[Paru]

I've droped off some of those flyers over at Future Dreams(Portland), I'll ask about tables etc this friday, I do belive they have done tables at conventions before.

I've taken some to NOVA already, talking with webmaster for a link.

the Tengokuno club(UP.edu) doesn't meet durring the summer and the end of the semister party happened before the meeting. the next time they meet would be after the con or rather at the con for those attending.

 Again waiting for late July for the takashi miike movie to ask Clinton street theatre about droping them off.

there are a few video stores that if i had time I could ask the best one would be movie madness, HUGE section devoted to anime, VERY popular.

NW film center will be showing "sons of Samurai" a marathon of samurai movies from June 30th to August 12th. I could ask if I attend one of the movies.

I do have some flyers left, but not sure how long that would last.

[guspasho]

Others???

I'm not sure if you already know this but Excalibur Comics on SE Hawthorne has one of the largest (if not the largest) anime rental selection in the country.

[Hawkeye]

If it helps, I have plans to hit Excalibur as I do believe they are going to donate a few items.  I can take some posters and/or fliers with me.

[Antares]

Posters are still not here yet,  but we are working to shuffle off those fliers as fast as we can. Hawkeye - I left you a voice mail a few days ago regarding auction stuff. I'll email or pm soon!

[Paru]

I can visit the 42nd\sandy street things from another world and most likely cosmic monkey friday, as well. I could also go by periodicals & books paradise sometime and the main powells book store(there is a powells on hawethorne that does have manga). If no one else is going anyways.

[Vondan]

Wll there be materials to pick up at the June meeting.  Or did I ask this allready.   I can start spreading them around the next day

[Antares]

I'll be coming to the June meeting, as far as I know...

[Antares]

I can visit the 42nd\sandy street things from another world and most likely cosmic monkey friday, as well. I could also go by periodicals & books paradise sometime and the main powells book store(there is a powells on hawethorne that does have manga). If no one else is going anyways.

Thanks for that! Sounds great. I am not sure if Powells has a place for the fliers, but you can check. According to the list I have, they have already turned us down for donations.... Hawkeye?

[leashy]

Don't worry, I've got a handle on all the places to hit in vancouver, I know of at least 4 comic places, there is a magic card shop I will be gooing to, a few asian markets, some of my favorite thai and sushi resturants.  Don't worry I've got it covered =D I just need some posters!

[Antares]

Hello everyone!

Yes.. the posters... well, we currently have no posters. They are still coming. So for now, just go ahead with the fliers. Thanks!
 
Also, here is The list of Comic Book Shops on the web - searchable by any city in any state (and other countries too!)

 http://the-master-list.com/

Granted, we are dropping fliers off at more than just comic shops (gaming and card shops are great too, along with libraries, Asian grocery stores, video rental places, etc.) but this is a really useful list (however, note that some data has not been updated in a while - I noticed that one place was closed but still on the list)

- Signing off

[Darkerlight]

Make sure you ALWAYS post or give us a heads up on the stores that you have gone to and what happened with them: if they did or did not want info.

[Vondan]

A few hours after the June meeting I have to Play D&D with 2 peaple from Emerald City Comics do you realy want to know EVERY THING we talk about

[Darkerlight]

Not everything! but if they don't want us there or they needs something else from us ect. we need to know.

[Vondan]

I Know they are into anime they always have the K Con flyers and they have the largest anime section in town and used to host an anime club    I told the manager that if any one comes in to ask to get in a huff and say that VonDan is his Official K Con ambassador.

[Antares]

I hit a few more places:

Main Branch Library - fliers left at info desk. They said they'd put them off. Nice shelf of manga in graphic novel area

Powells downtown - they were very nice and let me leave them at the desk nearest the manga section.

Gamers Hideout on 99E - left fliers and info

CDGameXchange also on 99E (McLoughlin Blvd.) - left fliers, got name of contacts to possibly approach for donations / ads etc. Dave or Joe reachable on Mon or Thurs A.M. I have their phone number (Darkerlight, I'll bring that to the meeting)

I checked on the fliers I had left at the Milwaukie Library and at Things from Another World in Milwaukie and they still had a few left. I also stopped at Excaliber, thanks to the post here - they do have an awesome collection of anime! The lady who works the manga section works Tuesdays but I didn't catch her name. (p.S. I didn't have my fliers with so I didn't leave any there yet....Hawkeye, did you want to hit this place?)

[Paru]

Future dreams has fliers I talked to the owner and right now  he has alot on his mind and said to ask in a few weeks(last friday).

Things from another World 42\sandy mentioned firstly that the millwalkie store makes the choice about any of this then corrected themself's and said Dark horse Corprate office. They did ask me what the other locations said, I said I personally did not do the others and can't remember what was said.
So I just droped off fliers.

I was running late to go visit cosmic monkey friday, they are not open monday So I'll go tomarrow.

[Kendra]

I left some at Heroes and Hobbies, a collectables store in Beaverton. The man I talked to wasn't really responsive, and asked to be contacted by someone who was 'from the convention' before putting out the fliers.

The rest were distributed at The Pillows concert in Seattle.

[Antares]

We are doing really well - but we gotta keep it up! I just realized that we only have two general meetings before the Con! ACK!

I will have an update up VERY SOON as to where we have hit for sure, where I think someone said they were going to drop, and places we still need to go.

ALSO - the posters are STILL comming, so depending on when they are printing, maybe a few of us could get together and check on some of the places we have already left fliers (the responsive places :-) ) and see if they a.) need more fliers and /or b.) want to hang a poster.

More soon,

[Hawkeye]

we should have a day where all of us from Beaverton go out and about together and hit all the places we can think of.  There's me, kendra, tomthefanboy, and others I'm sure so this could be kinda cool.  if you're interested, let me know as this could be fun

[Vondan]

I went to Emerald City Comics on saterday.  They wanted ALL the flyers but I left them 30 as they are the bigest anime renter in town.  They want a poster and such and more flyers.  I talked the the manger and they dont want to vend due to the distance and I asked about swag for the acution and he said keep asking him he'll think about it.  If the con was in eugene they would be all over it.   Gonna hit some more stores tonight

[jaybug]

I talked to that guy a coulpe of weeks ago, he said he doesn't drive for any distance, must get car sick. I mean c'mon, those glasses.

So if you could let us know when the posters get in, I could pick some up and drive to points south and deliver. Unless you really want to mail them. Personally I could stand to get out of the house.

Wanna go for a drive vondan or anyone?

[Vondan]

I talked to that guy a coulpe of weeks ago, he said he doesn't drive for any distance, must get car sick. I mean c'mon, those glasses.

So if you could let us know when the posters get in, I could pick some up and drive to points south and deliver. Unless you really want to mail them. Personally I could stand to get out of the house.

Wanna go for a drive vondan or anyone?

When i talked to him he said it's to far he would fall asleep on the way there.


yeah Road trip will we wear togas like on Animal House

[Antares]

A few hours after the June meeting I have(emphasis added) to Play D&D

Did they forcing you at knifepoint?

[jaybug]

It was either him, or the sea urchins.

[Vondan]

A few hours after the June meeting I have(emphasis added) to Play D&D

Did they forcing you at knifepoint?

I'm a nerd so I HAVE to play D&D. That and if one guy is gone for that game session the others cant play and they have to sit around playing consol games and making geek talk for 6 hours.    If there had been no D&D after the meeting I would have said every one come to my workshop to play with the sewing machines and costumes supplies

[jaybug]

They would also run and play in the street with scissors if told to do so.