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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