Forums of the Megaverse®

from Kevin's Murmur 6/09/07 You’re the first to know . . .

To alleviate this problem, I, Kevin Siembieda, have been rummaging through the warehouse and Palladium’s archives as well as my personal collection, to sell rare collectibles in an E-Bay auction.

Half the auction will be signed Palladium Books and related products, and the other half will be artwork and animation cels.

Since we expect to be moving to a new location in April 2008, this will help us reduce some of what we have to move to the new place too.

Packing the warehouse to move is gonna be a huge and costly undertaking. I wonder if the fans bought enough stuff at the last OH to put a dent into the stockpiles, but if so, maybe OH 2008 before the big move would be a boon. It looked like people were scooping up books left and right.

So...does April move = March OH? That would be sweet. It would be awesome to have the Open House in the warehouse one last time before they move to a smaller, but more economicly effective location.

I would love to see the next OH start on Thursday so we could get in more gaming. I had such a great time that I was bummed when I turned around and everything was done.

OH 08 in March, sounds like a plan to me, although one month doesn't seem like a long time to pack up a business.

Perhaps Palladium can count on some voulenteers to assit them following the open house.

Chello!

Well, last I heard, someone in Taylor told me they're looking at 1st weekend in June....after the move.

(Although Kevin did like my idea to have the OH the same weekend as the move and turn it into a RIFTS LARP..."Hurry up, move those crates! The CS will overrun us in just a few hours....!!!!" )

Tony

Ohh I love a good mystery. Before, after 2009, whatever could it be...

sawg138 wrote:March is no good for me, but the timing in May for this one was perfect. Right after finals.

I heard several posters say they would have prefered June so they could have finished all their finals for college/university/high school.

sawg138 wrote:

Greyaxe wrote:

sawg138 wrote:March is no good for me, but the timing in May for this one was perfect. Right after finals.

I heard several posters say they would have prefered June so they could have finished all their finals for college/university/high school.

June's still bad for me. The meginning of May is perfect. A couple weeks later and I'm back in class.

Yeah, but you're expendable.

If it was early June I could probably do it. Late June, I'll be moving out of my apartment and to wherever I end up going to grad school at (hopefully).

Warwolf wrote:

sawg138 wrote:

Greyaxe wrote:

sawg138 wrote:March is no good for me, but the timing in May for this one was perfect. Right after finals.

I heard several posters say they would have prefered June so they could have finished all their finals for college/university/high school.

June's still bad for me. The meginning of May is perfect. A couple weeks later and I'm back in class.

Yeah, but you're expendable.

If it was early June I could probably do it. Late June, I'll be moving out of my apartment and to wherever I end up going to grad school at (hopefully).

Just once I want an open house to not be smack dab in the middle of my finals.

March is a little bit chilly in Michigan for some, but I'll come any time of year they hold it.

Josh Hilden wrote:Last I heard (rumor mind you) was that the next OH would be in 2009.

I assume you mean one officially hosted by Palladium, right? I mean, we could do an earlier one on our own at the Troy, MI Hilton (like Youmacon).

We could do it at a campground, we could do it at a convention hall, we could do it wherever we wanted.

/Sub

sawg138 wrote:No campgrounds. Rob does not camp.

So rent an RV for a couple of days.

/Sub

sawg138 wrote:

Subjugator wrote:

sawg138 wrote:No campgrounds. Rob does not camp.

So rent an RV for a couple of days.

/Sub

It's still camping.

Coward.

/Sub

sawg138 wrote:For not being brave enough to be miserable? I call that smart. I spent entirely too much time without solid buildings that include indoor plumbing when I was in the Corps. I don't camp.

Have you seen modern RVs? They include freakin satellite dishes for cripes sake!

/Sub

sawg138 wrote:

Subjugator wrote:

sawg138 wrote:For not being brave enough to be miserable? I call that smart. I spent entirely too much time without solid buildings that include indoor plumbing when I was in the Corps. I don't camp.

Have you seen modern RVs? They include freakin satellite dishes for cripes sake!

/Sub

Hotels have cable, full sized bathrooms, and don't rock when you walk through them.

Actually, the only thing a modern RV cannot compete with is the full sized bathrooms (OK - the BIIIIG ones can, but we're not talking about those).

Like I said, they now have DirecTV and they have mechanical stabilizers to prevent the rocking.

/sub

Josh Hilden wrote:

Subjugator wrote:

Josh Hilden wrote:Last I heard (rumor mind you) was that the next OH would be in 2009.

I assume you mean one officially hosted by Palladium, right? I mean, we could do an earlier one on our own at the Troy, MI Hilton (like Youmacon).

We could do it at a campground, we could do it at a convention hall, we could do it wherever we wanted.

/Sub

I am all for it Dennis.

The more I think about it, the more I like the campground idea. I mean, for $25/night you can get four people in a campground just fine. Add in a few RVs and have some people bring large folding tables, and we've got a lot of gaming going on!

/Sub

Ninjabunny wrote:plus fresh air!

Isn't that anathema to some gamers?

Ninjabunny wrote:

Subjugator wrote:The more I think about it, the more I like the campground idea. I mean, for $25/night you can get four people in a campground just fine. Add in a few RVs and have some people bring large folding tables, and we've got a lot of gaming going on!

/Sub

plus fresh air!

Find a campground with wireless internet, and I'm in.

Just doesn't seem right.

Josh Hilden wrote:Shouldn't be that hard in Detroit Metro. There are several decent camp grounds in very developed areas.



City Camping!

In Detroit? You'd wake up to find your RV had been stripped with you in it!

You know, we (we meaning my wife and I) would love to go to another OH, but we have decided that unless our kids are taken care of, i.e. being watched by family members, then we just can't do it. Too much strife with the kids. BUT, however, if it was to be at a campground, then we would have no problem taking the kids and we would be able to go. Lets all go Camping!

verdilak wrote:You know, we (we meaning my wife and I) would love to go to another OH, but we have decided that unless our kids are taken care of, i.e. being watched by family members, then we just can't do it. Too much strife with the kids. BUT, however, if it was to be at a campground, then we would have no problem taking the kids and we would be able to go. Lets all go Camping!

Wait a min, Im confused. Yoour more concerned about your kids wandering around the enclosed Palladium Warehouse, where from any point you can see any other point. But you seem totally non-challant about letting your kids run around in the woods near Detroit! Eee ghads man! Are you hoping for them to start a new life being raised by Wolverines or gang members?!

Granted there are a lot of brightly colored things in the warhouse for the kids to get into os I see the convern there, but still...


...I tease... Deffinately save up your duncats for a weekend babysitter.

A few people camped last year, but the hotel is a much better environment, especially if you want to drink and game all night. Thats what we did.

oh oh oh Sign me up, i have not been able to do any real camping since Spokan WA

Ah drunken gamming, good times.

I'd rather not camp in the area. You don't know what you'll find out there. As I said, join us at the hotel for a big ol' Palladium Party.

in march right for the move, my birthday is on March 7 so this is my gift to myself

so which hotel are we all staying, need to know so I can make reservations.

this is good news.... my family is moving to Port Huron Mi this June... and to my luck it is only about an hour from the Palladium HQ... so i will do everything i can to make it just so i can meet a long time hero of mine, not to mention to be able to put faces to alot of the names from this site..

trust me boyo your better off not seeing mine

Lucas wrote:trust me boyo your better off not seeing mine

Yes, he frightens small children... and rodents.

(Just for the record, I have no clue what Lucas looks like, I'm just giving him crap.)

I, on the other hand, frighten full grown adults.

5 feet 11 inches
183 lbs.
Aberant
Ash Blond
Hazel eyes.

Lucas wrote:so which hotel are we all staying, need to know so I can make reservations.

Well, in 07 we stayed at the Ramada, but it is over priced for the crap they give you.
Also, PB is changing headquater's so it the OH 09 won't be in Taylor. Fro the last press release I read they were deciding between two locations.
With luck it'll be closer to the family farm and I can just crash with my relatives, don't plan on staying away from the action long tho, if at all.