Last night all the cancelled Flanners who were at the hotel were shipped by coach to one of the Buffy cast members venues for a private party.
The Buffy cast member's name has already been made public on the OB, which is linked to from Whedonesque, so unless that's misinformation, there's probably little sense in not mentioning it, here.
[link] What a goddess.
I read my favorite quote of the evening in the comments to that thread [link]
Oh, I forgot to add. When Ron Glass pulled up for the party, someone was explaining to him how they were volunteers, and without skipping a beat, he said, "I am, too."
Does anyone know of a centralized discussion and planning spot for the ripped off?
Regan, the woman I believe you're talking to, started an LJ community -- BE Victims. I imagine it'll be busier come Monday, once focus turns from salvaging the weekend to making the BE folks pay.
There's also my own Flanvention Helpline - [link]
Although it's a bit out of date with regards to refund information. I'm going to revisit that today for when people get back. The people outside of their credit card's refund limit (in terms of days) are in real trouble and legal action is going to be required I think, but that has to be handled very carefully due to the nature of how Boosters is set up. I don't know what's going to happen on that score - any suggestions welcome.
Also Topic!Cindy, yes, I agree on all counts regarding the actors. Jonathan Woodward really went out of his way - I think he actually paid for things this weekend himself to make them happen.
Claire Kramer deserves flowers and a full house every night at her place. I really want to write about it all, but edits. So many edits. Aiyee.
Regan, the woman I believe you're talking to, started an LJ community -- BE Victims. I imagine it'll be busier come Monday, once focus turns from salvaging the weekend to making the BE folks pay.
Heh! Thanks, Monique. I read about that LJ community yesterday, and was in the process of linking Regan to it, when I checked back here one last time. I hope those who lost money can gather in one central spot. I don't know how much of a chance they have, but working together is their best chance.
One thing on their side is the amount of publicity they're receiving.
Claire Kramer deserves flowers and a full house every night at her place. I really want to write about it all, but edits. So many edits. Aiyee.
Oh, I'm so glad you mentioned her name. I've been foot-in-mouthy more than usual lately, so I didn't want to do more than link, but I didn't want to play the whole Glorymort game. Seriously. What she did was just the best. Her bar isn't even set to open for another week.
Although it's a bit out of date with regards to refund information. I'm going to revisit that today for when people get back. The people outside of their credit card's refund limit (in terms of days) are in real trouble and legal action is going to be required I think, but that has to be handled very carefully due to the nature of how Boosters is set up. I don't know what's going to happen on that score - any suggestions welcome.
Kevin, even though Regan already runs the LJ community, I linked your Helpline blog, and recommended that if she didn't have a Whedonesque account, she contact Simon and ask if she could get one to publicize the BE Victims lj there, and that she hit the Ff boards, too.
Also Topic!Cindy, yes, I agree on all counts regarding the actors. Jonathan Woodward really went out of his way - I think he actually paid for things this weekend himself to make them happen.
I know. *sigh* Like I needed to think he was any more adorable.
The only reason I went for the Buffy-cast-member thing was because I didn't know if they wanted to be credited, is all. There's a few people who asked not to be named when it was all kicking off on Thursday.
Now that it's done we should see to it that they get as much publicity as possible for their business. They basically hosted a cast party and took in 200+ people with little notice. It was a generous thing to do and they deserve something wonderful.
Allyson - agreed. I'm going to try and slashdot the story and mention the restraunt name and all that joy.
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