Oh! And we made gift bags for all the attendees. Our friend Maeline got licensing for three of the songs on the show, so we were able to burn a CD for each of the attendees as a souvenir. Also in the goodie bags were a Snickers bar, a bottled water, Lost energy drink (Hansen's donated six cases), Popgurls bookmarks, a tv guide with evangeline lilly on the cover, and the weekend program.
We raised over 5K for Children's Defense Fund.
Harold Perrineau wins "best entrance into a party, evah." He burst into the room and hit the dance floor, dancing with fans.
Greg Grunberg got on the phone to a fan or two who couldn't make it when passed random cells.
Allyson, that all sounds marvelous. You done good.
Harold Perrineau wins "best entrance into a party, evah." He burst into the room and hit the dance floor, dancing with fans.
That
made my heart go thumpetty thump for a couple reasons -- one -- that man knows how to work a dance floor, and then there was the whole "Dear lord, how can I stop them from mobbing him???"
It's probably a good thing he was so tired.
Also, for pre-party, Maya hired a sound designer to have actors do those airport announcements in between songs, so that as people were sitting in the "pre-flight" lounge with their cocktails, a woman's voice would come over the intercom and say, "Paging John Locke. John Locke, please pick up the nearest white courtesy phone..."
Ha! That's awesome.
So of course, the entourages caused the bar bill to exceed expectations, causing us great worry. But the show picked up the whole tab. Just said, "hey, the fans buy these drinks, give us the bill, we're honored to be here."
And that happened quietly, with no fanfare.
The night before, one of the producers stopped by the gathering of fans who went bowling on his way home from a party, and picked up their tab.
And that is double awesome. Major props to them.
Sounds like a wonderful evening. Congrats on a successful shindig, Allyson, and thanks for telling us about it.
I had a good time, Allyson.
Thanks for all your efforts.
Glad it went so well -- it certainly sounds like it was a fun time.
Wow, Allyson, that sounds fantastic. You really know how to throw a shindig. You have a truly magical ability to create a safe and fun space for fans and creators and actors to meet and take pleasure in each other's company. It ain't easy and it could go wrong in so many ways - but it never does when you set it up. Congratulations. Sounds like it was lovely for the fans and for the cast. I bet the cast members who couldn't come will be jealous!
I loved the DVD, the best, I think. The producers filmed the cast saying hello to the fans, saying they wished they could celebrate with us.
I love that.
Sounds like a weekend chock full of good on all fronts. Congratulations.
Oh! It's all so marvelous! I knew Allyson & Kristen would do a hell of a job! But I'm so glad that it went well and that everyone had such a great time. It just sounds amazing. So jealous!
So much fun. And yay, Harold Perrineu and DDK! Hotness!
And yay, World's Hottest Security Team! Hee!
That's just great.
