Nerdapalooza 2010

Well, here we are with only three weeks to go and things are starting to really come into place on our end. We’re looking forward to hosting all of you here in sunny Orlando!

We do have to start off on a serious note, though. We were recently informed by one of our artists that when they reserved a room with the venue, he was forced to pay more than our discount because the rooms blocked out for Nerdapalooza had been used up. This is not truly the case, and fortunately our artist informed us of the situation. We were able to work with the hotel and alter the artist’s charge for the room to reflect our discount. We were able to save him over $100 with a simple call to the hotel. If any of you, be you artist, fan or other, have reserved a hotel room and were informed that the Nerdapalooza discount was no longer available, please contact our event director, Aaron, as soon as possible so that he can get you a superior discount. If anyone has been detoured to stay at another hotel when informed that the discount was no longer available, please consider changing to the Orlando Airport Marriott. The reason we ask, once again, is that we are getting the venue rental discounted at a higher rate based off of the number of rooms that are rented. Basically, the more people staying at the hotel, the less the event will cost Nerdapalooza, the more money we can give to our charity, Child’s Play. So, to recap, please stay at the Orlando Airport Marriott, and if you were unable to take advantage of the discount, email Aaron at event AT nerdapalooza DOT org.

Next up, my pal, Z. over at Hipster, Please! proposed a tradition last year of challenging Nerdapalooza performers to include a cover into their setlist. We were treated to such treats as Marc with a C’s tribute to the original geek rock song, the Who’s Pinball Wizard, and Krondor Krew’s apropos cover of Vanilla Ice’s Ninja Rap. Well, Z. and I are bringing it back! Once again this isn’t by any means mandatory, but we’re encouraging the artists to give a tribute to a musical influence. If you get a chance, ask a favorite artist of yours to add a cover to their upcoming set list!

Next, we got more than a few people asking about the Pre-Party! Well, as we can see from the line-up, it’ll be The Megas backed up by a few nerdy acts rocking your faces at A Comic Shop. I guess it’s time to announce the when! As this Facebook event will easily tell ya, the Pre-Party will start at 7 PM! Remember, just like every year, A Comic Shop is supplying some free beer and free pizza, and if you want to make sure you get some you better get there sooner than later, as it is delivered on a first come-first serve basis! Still on the fence on if you want to attend Nerdapalooza? This is the best place to get a taste of what it’ll be like! We’ll still be selling tickets at the Pre-Party, so if you like what you’re hearing, you can throw down the coin to get your entry to Nerdapalooza 2010!

Well, that’s all we got for now! I heard a rumor we’ll be announcing the full schedule VERY soon, so keep those RSS feeds warm! Much nerdy love!

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Here I sit in moist Orlando, while my pals, Cap and Triforce Mike of Nerdy Show, are on their way home after hob-nobbing with some amazing people over at E3 – the Electronic Entertainment Expo, including none other than Geoff Johns, creative director of DC Comics. Not that I’m jealous or anything.

However, if you are interested in ANYTHING that went down at E3, I HIGHLY recommend peeping their E3 coverage. Mike and Cap have a critical and reliable perspective to not just nerd gaming, but nerd culture overall. So, give the vids a peep, because there is some AWESOME stuff going on that will excite the current gamer, turn back on the old school but retired gamer, and titillate potential players.

First off, we’d like to remind you that our venue is the Orlando Airport Marriott, and that it’s highly advised that when you come for Nerdapalooza, you stay there. Primarily, we ask because the more people that stay there, the less it’ll cost us to rent the venue, which directly impacts how much money we get to give to our charity, Child’s Play. Also, it just makes sense!! Who wants to get drunk and rock on all night and then have to walk/drive a mile or two to the next nearest hotel? Doesn’t make sense!! You’ll definitely want to keep all of your awesome partying reserved to one location: the Orlando Airport Marriott. If not for yourself, think of the children!!!

Next on the docket, we are proud to announce a returning sponsor, D Cubed Productions! They brought some awesome video presentations last year, and we’re glad to see that they’re back to party on with all of you!

Well, that’s all we got for now, so I’ll just leave you with this. Enjoy:

Much nerdy love,

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Short week this week. The Nerdapalooza Team is in high gear getting the festival prepared for all of you. This will definitely be one for the record books.

First up, I wanted to remind y’all to vote for us as Best Festival in the Best of Orlando competition. You don’t need to live in Orlando to have an opinion, so go go go and vote for Nerdapalooza!

Second up, we have moved where we’re still selling Final Boss Packages!! We’ve moved where they’re being sold to the Nerdapalooza Store! Buy one today!

Next, we want to direct your attention over to the Geek Peek Post, where they are doing quite a bit to help support Nerdapalooza! They coordinated the effort to get Dr. Awkward to Nerdapalooza, and are also coordinating some great prizes around getting as many artists out as they can! For $5 you can get entry to a massive raffle filled with TONS of prizes, including the possibility to be in a Doc Awk music video to be filmed at Nerdapalooza!! For only $5 why not help a little bit?

We also are VERY honored to announce two new sponsors: the first is Fangamer, a phenomenal company that coordinates professional level fan merch, such as Yomega-brand, Earthbound-style yo-yos! They were awesome enough to actually be the fourth coolest nerdy THING of 2009, according to Nerdy Show’s Final Boss countdown last year. Our second sponsor we’re announcing is Mobile Gaming Events, a local video game competition company. They coordinate rigs of televisions and systems at major events, such as this year’s Megacon. They’re working with our Play N Trade sponsors to give you an amazing gaming experience while at Nerdapalooza (ya know, if you’re into awesome gaming). You can take a peek at their assortment over here!

Well, that’s all we got for now. Back to the grindstone with this hex!! Much nerdy love,

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