Announcing a Cthulhupalooza memorabilia auction to benefit Child’s Play Charity!

URL for auction: http://tinyurl.com/cthulhucharity

OPEN TO CANADA AND THE US

Own a piece of Cthulhupalooza history! Cthulhupalooza was a benefit event in Vancouver BC Canada organized by Blackhammer Productions and The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets to celebrate the latter’s inclusion on Rock Band the video game. The event consisted of a Rock Band contest, a screening of the silent film The Call of Cthulhu (by the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society) and a live performance by the world’s premiere Lovecraft inspired rock band The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. The event benefited Child’s Play Charity, giving games and toys to sick kids.

Up for auction is a prize kit of Cthulhupalooza memorabilia including:

1. A complete set (7) of Cthulhupalooza soda provided by our amazing sponsor Jones Soda. (Features: Spaceship Zero [bubblegum flavour]; SpaceCorp Reconstituted Space Effluent [root beer]; Colour Me Green Apple; The Thickets live at the Media Club as photographed by Adam PW Smith [cream soda]; The Thickets live at the Penny Arcade Expo as photographed by Adam PW Smith [cream soda]; The Shadow Out of Tim album cover [green apple]; Cthulhupalooza “R’lyeh Calling” logo [green apple].
2. A set of 3 different Cthulhupalooza pinback buttons
3. A Cthulhupalooza poster
4. A Cthulhupalooza T-Shirt (size L or S, your choice) in military green, specially made for Cthulhupalooza volunteers, provided by our sponsor EmbroidMe Vancouver!

This is a one-time offer for fans of The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, Cthulhu, Jones Soda, nerdiness and Child’s Play Charity enthusiasts.

Proceeds from this auction go to Child’s Play Charity!!!!

See http://www.childsplaycharity.org/ and http://www.cthulhupalooza.com and http://www.thickets.net
http://www.jones.soda and http://www.embroidme-vancouverfc.com/

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Just a quick note, while we all recover from a fantastic weekend - the early reports say; Cthulhupalooza was a success! While there were some technical hitches, and time was tight, everyone had a great time, money was raised for Child’s Play, and overall, everyone seems to want to do it again. So stay tuned for more on that! It can only get better and better!

A big thanks to everyone who came out and a great big thanks to all our sponsors who went above and beyond with their generous support!

More soon!

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And the good-hearted maniacs at DesertBus.org!

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To this point, the only film we’ve mentioned to Cthulhupalooza has been The HP Lovecraft Historical Society - The Call of Cthulhu. This is because, this was the only film we were certain we would be showing - but now, as scheduling solidifies, we’re happy to outline some of the other great cinematics we’ll be showing (showtimes subject to the chaos of the day);

Trailer Park - A selection of suitably entertaining “coming soons”
My Necronomicon - A short film that succinctly demonstrates the hazards of esoteric research.
Call of Tutu - One inmates story about a cat. At least, he calls it a cat.
Special Surprise - As yet untitled (it’s probably titled, but we’re not sure what that title is yet), Sponsor Elfsar Comics is proud to share this short film produced in conjunction with some notable patrons.
Dangerous Welcome - A special showing of this Captain Nemo animated short. And you think you left these behind in the 80s. NO!

Also, The Rio will be following Cthulhupalooza with a special screening of the Josh Gilbert documentary, AKA Tommy Chong - more info on that soon and what it means to attendees of Cthulhupalooza!

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[UPDATE - Slight change, as the Rock Band finals will take place prior to the movies now.]

The exact timeline of the event has been a bit approximate for the last few weeks as we sorted out the size of the Rock Band competition, which currently looks like it’s going to be a good size. Based on that, here’s a rough breakdown of the day;

Saturday, December 6th, The Rio
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Doors at 5PM - Between opening and 7:30PM, the preliminaries for the Rock Band contest will take place, while those not competing will have a chance to give the game a try as well!

7:30PM - Rock Band Finals!

8:00PM - Trailers

8:15 - Rock Band Winners Announced

8:30PM - Film program, with Call of Cthulhu starting at 9PM.

10PM - The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets wrap the day up by bringing the house down!

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Can’t come? Don’t want a t-shirt? Still want to help?
(sniff)
You guys rock.

But seriously, if you’re not in Vancouver, or will be out-of-town, or helping someone move or whatever, but you still want to help Child’s Play, you can either go to childsplaycharity.org, where you will find several ways help buy toys and send money for the kids OR if you don’t want to go through all that, you can send us money, and we will add it to the funds raised as part of Cthulhupalooza!

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Cthulhupalooza swag is now available! T-shirts! Buttons! You can even buy them online, here!

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Initially we weren’t sure what we’d have for prizes. Now we’re not sure what to do with them all!

As yet, we have not finalized the Rock Band contest prize pack, though it will be sizable, with a lot left over for draws throughout the day (it’s for the kids!)

We have Rock Band kits from Harmonix, DVD sets from Time-Life - including, just confirmed, a soon-to-be-released Real Ghostbusters DVD set (a $200 value!) - stuff evil from ToyVault, books from Pagan Publishing and Chaosium, Buttons by Six Cent Press, T-shirts from EmbroidMe, prize packs from Rue Morgue Magazine and Jones Soda, and more to come!

If you haven’t picked up your tickets yet, you should act fast, as they’re going quick! And remember, $13 between now and November 26th if you buy them online!

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In addition to buying at the fine locations we previously mentioned (plus Elfsar Collectibles and HighLife, which now have tickets on hand as well), those wishing to attend can buy online and pay via PayPal. If that’s you, contact Toren for more information.

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TICKETS!

Tickets are available now - $16* @ Neptoons, Red Cat Records, RX Comics, Lucky’s, Pulp Fiction, and The Rio Theatre.

*some retailers add a buck or two service charge. But you can always buy online!

For more information, email us!

ROCK BAND CONTEST

Check out the guidelines for the contest - contest is open to all ticket holders, and contest registry can happen prior to ticket purchase, but will need to be confirmed before the day-of-event.

For more information, or to register your band, email us!

PRIZES!

We’ve got some great stuff in store for prizes, such as;

Rock Band kits from Harmonix!
Prize packs from Rue Morgue Magazine!
Prize packs from Jones Soda!
Plush Cthulhus & games from Toy Vault!
DVD sets from Time Life!
And More!

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