Samhain Fancy Dress Party 2005-10-29

Talliesin

Craic agus ol agus ceol agus more drink.

There will be a fancy-dress party in the downstairs at The Ginger Man on Fenian Street on Saturday the 29th of October, eight-til-late.

Tickets €10 at the door or in Adonis (the piercing place in Miss Fantasia's, go into Miss Fantasia's and then down to the back).

All welcome (Pagan or not, it's a party not a religious event). The room for the party has its own toilets, so you can change into fancy-dress there if you don't want to travel dressed.

Map to Fenian St.:

MrVestek

Sounds good, will see if a few mates are interested and if so will sort out tickets :P

Suaimhneach

I'll try get peoples to come along too

Now to get a dress in time!

Talliesin

Oh, any proceeds will go into the Féile Draíochta kitty. Such funds will help ensure another excellent Féile Draíochta next year, and eventually build up to a trust that can be used to purchase and run a burial site for the Pagan community.

Suaimhneach

Really?

Talliesin

Yeah, but that's some time (a few years at least) down the line, in the mean time keeping Féile Draíochta in funds will help ensure great Féile Draíochtas.

When the burial site does become a reality it will be great for the community to have somewhere to bury our departed and the site will also serve as a ritual space for people of different traditions with the community.

The focus for now though is fancy-dress and partying!

Nevyn

ConConnor

I hope to attend this with my Partner and Daughter.

http://www.druidschool.com/site/1030100/page/587337 is a link to the true timing for the Celtic New Year [of Lunar Samhain].
If people are interested I can do a short talk on it on the night.

kestrel

Talliesin wrote:

build up to a trust that can be used to purchase and run a burial site for the Pagan community.

can i just say- that is an excellent idea! i was just goin to be cremated, but i think i'd much rather this!

i will try my damndest to come to the party, but i won't know until the day wether i can go or not (i'm a last minute person) so will i be guarenteed a ticket or is there a limit on the numbers sold?

Talliesin

ConConnor wrote:

I hope to attend this with my Partner and Daughter.

Well your daughter has to come. I've got her selling tickets.

ConConnor wrote:

If people are interested I can do a short talk on it on the night.

Most likely a chat with the more interested over a pint would be more appropriate, though the Lunar Samhain thing is certainly something I've been meaning to look into, having come across it but not researched properly, so I'll be sitting around the table for that one.

kestrel wrote:

will i be guarenteed a ticket or is there a limit on the numbers sold

There's a practical limit on how many we can fit into the room. I very much doubt we'll reach capacity, so I wouldn't worry about it though. It would be great if we did though!

mysteria

Talliesin wrote:

Craic agus ol agus ceol agus more drink.

There will be a fancy-dress party in the downstairs at The Ginger Man on Fenian Street on Saturday the 29th of October, eight-til-late.

How late depends on whether we sell enough tickets in advance to pay for a late license! So please buy some if you know you'll be coming. You'll be able to get them at the Dublin Moots (Second Thursday of the Month, The Teachers' Club, 7:30pm) €8 if you get one in September, €10 if you get one in October or at the door.

All welcome (Pagan or not, it's a party not a religious event). The room for the party has its own toilets, so you can change into fancy-dress there if you don't want to travel dressed.

Map to Fenian St.:

Merry Meet Talliesin,
I'm very interested in your Samhain party, how can I get tickets for myself and a few pals ? Is the moot you're talking about "An Fainne?" Halloween this year is within the cycle of the balsamic moon, or dark moon, the phase right before the new moon, The weekend of October 29 and 30 is perfect for public Spiritual networking, although this Halloween might'nt have the same wild energy as last year's which fell on a full moon. BB.

Suaimhneach

And the date gets nearer!

Everything still going to plan?

Many tickets sold?

MrVestek

Hey Tell, any chance I could see you some time during the week to get a ticket or two off of you? If not where would I go to get some?

ConConnor

Most likely a chat with the more interested over a pint would be more appropriate, though the Lunar Samhain thing is certainly something I've been meaning to look into, having come across it but not researched properly, so I'll be sitting around the table for that one.

Hi,
it may take more than one pint - see you on the night

Suaimhneach

Achillies, I can meet you in town at some stage and give you tickets if you want. Mysteria if you could make it for the same day that'd be great!

How does this weekend sound?

MrVestek

Sure Jes cheers that'd be great, just need to find people interested in going with me first tho. I know that a few other friends from Kildare will be there on the night but I dont wanna go in all on my own like a sadcase :P. I'll let you know, I'm sure I still have your number somewhere.

Talliesin

Phew!

Well, I'm a busy sort of late, but yes the party plans are progressing nicely.

We've enough confirmed numbers that we'll be looking to get a late license, though I haven't yet got it confirmed that we'll actually have it. The numbers are a good mix of Pagans and non-Pagans too, enough of each that it'll have a community event feel to the Pagans, but the non-Pagans won't feel like they're complete outsiders either.

\o/

Suaimhneach

Yeah, and I've just sold four tickets, granted it was to my dad.

Achilles, text me when it suits you to meet up. I am in town Friday day and saturday day and night

MrVestek

I might be meeting up with a friend of mine on Thursday for him to get me some tickets, and I'm working Friday and Saturday. I'll have to see which fans out Jess but I have your number so I'll let you know.

MrVestek

Hey Jesjes, would it be possible to meet you in town tomorrow (Friday) at about 1 or 1:30? I'll need 3 tickets methinks. Anybody else who confirms that they're coming with me afterwards will have to pay at the door.

*goes off to iron his Starfleet Uniform...*

SixShot

Talliesin wrote:

Craic agus ol agus ceol agus more drink.

There will be a fancy-dress party in the downstairs at The Ginger Man on Fenian Street on Saturday the 29th of October, eight-til-late.

How late depends on whether we sell enough tickets in advance to pay for a late license! So please buy some if you know you'll be coming. You'll be able to get them at the Dublin Moots (Second Thursday of the Month, The Teachers' Club, 7:30pm) €8 if you get one in September, €10 if you get one in October or at the door.

All welcome (Pagan or not, it's a party not a religious event). The room for the party has its own toilets, so you can change into fancy-dress there if you don't want to travel dressed.

Map to Fenian St.:

Aright Folks that sounds pritty cool. Im Neo Pagan My self & it would be intersting to meet more well Pagan folk. but apart from that Its been ages since I went to a fancy dress party I will try convince the G/F to go shes not pagan but you said it was for all none Pagan & Pagan alike how many is this place going to Hold & where would I get me tick's if the G/F & a few mates mite go & excuse my Grammer hope U can all read it

Talliesin

Glen in Adonis (the piercing place in Miss Fantasia, go into Miss Fantasia and then go down to the back of the shop) has tickets for sale.

Suaimhneach

Yeah, I am in work and have break 1-2. I'll pm you my new number now.

hairyheretic

Will there be tickets on the door for any last minute types, or do you need to get them in advance?

Talliesin

There should be plenty of tickets at the door.

I would ask anyone who could do so to get them in advance though, since that means our expenses are covered as they arrive without having to borrow from my own limited funds (we've the late-license paid for and shall be arranging that soon, still some food to pay for though).

MrVestek

There's gonna be food?! OMFG, and I was just there for the drink and the fancy dress and whatnot. OMFG i'm even more there than I already was. Cheers for the tickets Jess :P

Suaimhneach

Like the sig Talliesin

Np Achilles.

Full Moon tomorrow on Tara, I'll try sell some there

SixShot

Talliesin wrote:

Glen in Adonis (the piercing place in Miss Fantasia, go into Miss Fantasia and then go down to the back of the shop) has tickets for sale.

ok Cool is there plenty of tickits & excuse my Spelling I sux at it

MrVestek

I must admit tho after meeting Jess I was expecting something a bit more flashy than green raffle tickets for the tickets. Heh, still can't wait for the party, have already switched days in work for it :P

Suaimhneach

Minimal cost for tickets means they can put money towards the late bar...

think about it!!

Some people might come from the Full Moon on Tara, it was mentioned, most want tix on the door option tho.

Talliesin

Jesjes wrote:

Minimal cost for tickets means they can put money towards the late bar...

And for that matter, minimal funds is the only reason I'm bothering to have advance sales at all, having a few tickets sold now means I don't have to delve into my own pockets (which are not terribly deep at the moment).

Asok

For a lazy git like myself where can i get tickets I have meh costume >.< , or will i just turn up and pay on the night?

Talliesin

Asok wrote:

For a lazy git like myself where can i get tickets I have meh costume

Ah now Asok, read the thread:

Talliesin wrote:

Glen in Adonis (the piercing place in Miss Fantasia, go into Miss Fantasia and then go down to the back of the shop) has tickets for sale.

Asok wrote:

or will i just turn up and pay on the night?

Talliesin wrote:

There should be plenty of tickets at the door.

I would ask anyone who could do so to get them in advance though, since that means our expenses are covered as they arrive without having to borrow from my own limited funds (we've the late-license paid for and shall be arranging that soon, still some food to pay for though).

Asok

Sleep deprivation be a cruel mistress, my apologies. See you on saturday.

monkeyfudge

I should be along for a bit...

I'll bring my pet monkey too...

be sure to say hello to the man with the monkey...

Monkeys are allowed, right?

MrVestek

Well if they let you in then, all I can say is yes :P I'll be there tonight too man, be sure to say hello to your fellow podcast buddy in the trekkie uniform

Suaimhneach

Oh, I'm so excited!!

haha.

Running late, and yet, still find time to post here.

It's a great night already so it is.

Gonna buy batteries for my camera so everyone prepare for me to flash the camera at you!

Asok

So eh what time are people heading down to this shin dig?

Suaimhneach

8ish.

I'm gonna get a taxi, feck it. Means I can wear the getup and dont have to rush as much.

MrVestek

Sitting in a net café as we speak waiting for people to turn up, with erm, 45 minutes to go lol. There's 4 of us here tapping away on pcs. The Geekdom Elite.

MrVestek

Damn that was one good night. Great to see a fair few boardsies in the flesh, and get hammered with them all :P. Nothing like the site of a Starfleet Officer dueling with 2 Jedi Warriors with an 18th Century Prostitute as my hostage.

Pics will be posted soon.

Talliesin

Well the party made a grand profit of €37.97 and a spool of string, which shall be donated to Féile Draíochta the next time I see Barbara or Lora and have €37.97 and a spool of string on me (i.e. soon).

I for one had a good (if tiring) time and would be happy even if I had been out of pocket on it.

Everyone else said they had a great time, and hopefully they weren't just being nice and humouring me.

Next year it shall be bigger and better than before, and you've all got plenty of time to plan your costumes.

I have a year to think of something more outrageous to wear, but have promised* several people that if I'm wearing such a short skirt again I shall not mosh to Rage Against the Machine.

Because we couldn't agree on who would win first and second fancy-dress prize, joint first prize went to Barbara Lee (Medusa) and Jessica Connors/Jesjes (traditional 16th century Irish garb). Runners-up prizes went to someone who I must apologise to for forgetting his name, I think it was Achilles (Star Trek officer, won the prize for having the perfect hair style) and Con Connors (for dressing like Con Connors and still not looking out of place).

Many thanks to my co-organiser poeticseraphim, my press-ganged-on-the-day assistant tSubh Dearg, Gavin Morrison for his music equipment and for tolerating my disappearing three times while he was trying to work out out to get it plugged into the bar's amp, Barbara Lee for forgetting to bring the cash-box I asked to borrow and hence compelling me to use my stocking to amusing/horrifying effect, everyone who brought CDs at the last moment when a disaster afflicted the planned music, House of Astrology for giving me the runners-up prizes on the house, Jesjes and Glen Powell for selling tickets, Dublin South FM, the An Fainné list, the An Fainné moots and Boards.ie for helping me promote it, and everyone who came and drunk enough that I should get my deposit back.

*However this promise was not a sworn oath. Really it's my discovering I am to old/unfit to mosh any more that will save you from the sight. Pray that I do not take up jogging in the meantime!

Suaimhneach

16th century :P

I have pics too, but a **** connection atm, damn IBB!!

Great craic, a success. It can only get better from here on out!

Talliesin

Jesjes wrote:

16th century :P

Was it not 16th Century?

Suaimhneach

It was. Steve got it wrong.

Nice post Jon

Dathai

I dont care if it was 18th, or 16th,I liked the fact that there was lots of breasts, and lots to be seen.

Oh yeah, hurry up with the freakin' pics people!!!!

MrVestek

Dathai wrote:

I dont care if it was 18th, or 16th,I liked the fact that there was lots of breasts, and lots to be seen.

Oh yeah, hurry up with the freakin' pics people!!!!

****e, mine were visible through my uniform?!

Suaimhneach

Mine are quite away in all those pics I'll have you know. A nice young dignified lady such as myself would never ever be seen showing too much flesh! Well, at least not in any of my own pics!

Daithaí, I have a pic of your missus showing some leg! The sooner they're up the better, eh?!!

Dathai

Ooh! JesJes, you were all about the flesh the other night, myself and the missus were loving it
I think I'll have the exposing stuff for myself thank you

Talliesin

Jesjes wrote:

It was. Steve got it wrong.

I think he was referring to tSubh's costume (though I think he still got it wrong, if memory serves she was meant to be an 19th Century prostitute, not 18th Century).

MrVestek

Ohh good god, I was holding SOMEONE hostage in the picture. It was Jes, you were meant to be some kind of prostitute right? If not then erm... sorry heh.

*edit*

None of the photos have been emailed to me yet by the Jedi guy who was there or from a friend of mine so someone, get photos online NOW!