Hollister in 2008!

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September 8th, 2006

04:59 pm - I've been remiss...
...in posting the voting results.

Hollister in 2008 got 79 votes in the first count. While we didn't lose in first place (like we had hoped), according to Tom Veal, this is a record for an ineligible write-in candidate.

We're still the biggest losers ever!

The 2008 Worldcon was awarded to Denver. This was such a big surprise that everybody thought the "Denver Wins!" headline in the hoax-zine was a hoax. This was such a big surprise that Denver didn't even have a suite to host their victory party in. They really thought they were going to go down in flames.

In the final count, they won by 12 votes. Hollister in 2008 beat the spread!

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August 30th, 2006

yourbob

03:08 pm - Last Call - Hollister Store
The Hollister 2008 Store will be closing down "any day now". If you want something, get it now!
Current Location: home from LACon IV
Current Mood:

bouncy

August 24th, 2006

kevin_standlee

07:57 am - If You Think I Looked Angry at Opening Ceremonies...
A conversation I had last night with someone who ought to know better (I make significant allowances for people who have no Worldcon experience) who had just come from the Hollister in 2008 party infuriated me. This person somehow had interpreted what he'd been hearing at the (wonderfully decorated and run, BTW) Casa de Worldcon party as meaning that the committee had somehow nefariously subverted the ballot ("fixed" it) and arranged (how, I never determined -- maybe through me as head of the Business Meeting?) to have Hollister declared the winner. I asked this person, "How? Tell me how Hollister wins the election."

He said, "Well, if they get a majority of the votes, then they'd win."

I said, "No, they wouldn't. They haven't filed. They aren't actually eligible. It's all in the WSFS Constitution." Unfortunately, I didn't have a Souvenir Book with me, so I couldn't look up the appropriate rule (section 4.5.4, and no, I didn't remember the precise citation last night) and show it to him. He claimed to defer to my knowledge of the WSFS rules -- and frankly, in this case he should, as I was involved in drafting that section -- but remained unconvinced. He also expressed severe concern about how this was going to confuse those first-time Worldcon attendees who would not know how to vote.

I looked at him askance. "Do you really think a significant number of people who walked in off the street are going to want to stump up $40 to vote for a hoax bid? For that matter, do you really think that Hollister will poll enough votes to keep any bid from polling a first-ballot majority?" I guess he did, so to that extent the Hollister in 2008 Committee should be proud that we've managed to convince at lest one person that we are a certified Menace to Fandom. (Make sure to ask Cheryl Morgan for your ribbon saying so!)
Current Mood:

annoyed

August 23rd, 2006

07:59 pm
The Hollister in 2008 party is set up in Hilton room 5-424, and ready to be opened at 9-ish. I think we're going to have a real impact here in Anaheim.

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August 18th, 2006

kproche

02:17 pm - Our thanks to those who've made this all possible...
As

bovil and I prepare to meander southward tommorow, by way, of course, of our much beloved Casa de Fruta, where we shall purchase serious quantities of amazing potables and comestibles for the party next week, I'd like to thank some of the people who've made said run on the farmer's market possible --

Our "I'm a Nut" (Friend of the Bid) and Pre-Opposing Members, those who've ~~gone~~ paid that extra ~~mile~~ few farthings to help ensure only the finest San Benito County agricultural products will appear at the party on Wednesday.

Here, then, is a sneak preview of the promised "Wall of Fame" and "Wall of Shame" for the Hollister in 2008 bid:

Be warned: This is a 1.6M file... you won't want to open it via dial-up.

The full-size posters will be displayed in all their polychromatic glory at the Hollister in 2008 bid party Wednesday, August 23, at LA Con IV, the 64th Annual World Science Fiction Convention.

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August 17th, 2006

11:57 am - Hollisteristas!
Two special print copies of the eBound Pacheco Progress 1-6 will be at the Hollister party on Wednesday night.

If you're a bid committee member or a contributor to Pacheco Progress and get to the party, we would like you to sign this special edition. Copies will go to the Fan Fund Auction and to the Fanac Fanhistory Archive.

August 16th, 2006

05:01 pm - New posters...
All these are PDFs. However, if you're a good Hollisterista and have been reading Pacheco Progress you should be used to that by now.

The updated informational poster

And all the "Make Hollister in 2008 your #1 choice!" campaign posters:

August 5th, 2006

03:57 pm - Now it can be told!
Mayor Garcia and the inimitable Bill Burns of eFanzines.com (without whom I'd be relegated to publishing this on my own web server) bring us the eBound edition of issues 1-6 of Pacheco Progress, "The complete progress reports of the bid to bring the greatest convention of all-time to the greatest agricultural roadside attraction of all-time." If you're late to the game, you don't have to go digging through old journal entries to find all the issues.

If you're not subscribed to the eFanzines.com mailing list, you're missing out on great fanzines of today and yesterday, all available in easily-downloadable format.

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August 4th, 2006

04:47 pm - Oh, for those of you who recently joined us...
...you may want to start by checking out the basic Hollister in 2008 info...

03:55 pm - Progress!
The final edition of Pacheco Progress (our regress report 6) is hot off the press.

In this issue:

Newsflash! Newsflash! Newsflash! (you'll have to read it to find out about what)
Casa de Fruta facilities, tested for your safety and comfort!
Meaningless statistics!
Worldcon 2008 predictions that would make Nostradamus weep!
The winner of the Hollister in 2008 Elementary Student essay contest! Didn't know we were running an essay contest? Don't worry, neither did we. We figure, though that this will give us as much credibility as "Writers of the Future" gives Scientology.
More reasons Hollister in 2008 is the best choice!

If this doesn't lose us the bid, nothing will!

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August 2nd, 2006

06:04 pm - It's coming!
Worldcon, that is.

laconiv. So all ya Hollisteristas need to be blogging about us, getting us more attention as the con approaches.

We've got a bid party scheduled for Wednesday evening (August 23) on the Lanai Level of the Anaheim Hilton (where all the parties will be). We've got 5 bidzines published, and Mayor Garcia is working on the sixth and final issue (which will allow us to finally publish the Bruce-Pelz-is-spinning-in-his-grave Bound Complete Edition).

Spread the Hollister love!
Current Music: Darker Side - Jonny Lang

Tags: conventions

July 12th, 2006

01:00 pm - Holy Placement, Batman!
If you haven't read (or haven't received, or aren't registered and getting) the L.A.con IV Progress Report 5, you haven't seen the great placement that our ad got.

We're the first bid ad in the progress report (page 11), and set opposite the "Getting there" article.

We've probably also got the best bid ad in the progress report. Sure, the Columbus ad is full of information and has a smiling robot, but who's to say that smile isn't just welded on? Denver's ad is a "Dr. Seuss" poem; I thought their theme was gnomes and buffalos with wings and things, not sneeches and whos and rhymes and strange times. And then there's the Chicago ad. It says nothing.

So remember, vote Hollister in 2008: Even with factual inaccuracies our advertising is better.

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July 11th, 2006

10:59 pm - You're not going to believe this...
We've got 66 pre-memberships as of Westercon. I just sent the "Holy Mother of God, let's jump in a car and abscond to Tijuana with the riches!" email to Mayor Garcia.

The complete report will be made at next week's

basfa meeting.

July 10th, 2006

lisa_marli

01:31 pm - We Need Stickers!
First off, Thank you Andy for setting me up to post here.

We Need Stickers! Like all the other bids to stick on people's badges at the Bid Party.

Fruit come to mind. Gee I wonder why? :)

Any path, they are cheap, usually available at Teacher Supply Stores, and totally silly. Which is appropriate.

If you're not careful Andy, we'll get cows. >-) Those are easily available at TSS too.

Note - On my lj where I posted this first, Garlic stickers were suggested. First off, I was thinking of the Casa de Fruita connection, thus the Fruit, Duh. Second, Garlic stickers if they do exist, are rare. Fruit Stickers are common, some are even obnoxiously scented. Much better for our purposes. :) Hey, This is a Silly Bid!

Is there a Casa da Garlic at the site? Besides, Gilroy is the Garlic Capital not Hollister.

So, if anyone can find Garlic Stickers, we can talk. But in the meanwhile, the next time I'm someplace that carries Fruit, I'll probably pick some up. After all this is the "Swan Song" party, unless we decide to become the next Minneapolis in 73.

Oh, No. Nasty Thought! After We lose, we can change our year to 2009! There is Precedent now!

G,R, & D
Current Mood:

silly

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July 7th, 2006

11:27 am - Progress!
A new edition of Pacheco Progress (our regress report 5) is hot off the press.

In this issue:

Voting for Chicago, Columbus or Denver could kill you!
Casa de Fruta inspired recipes you can expect to find in our consuite.
A reminder that San Benito County and Santa Clara Valley have good wineries, and the other bid locations have jack.
That important fifth issue that makes Pacheco Progress eligible for a "Best Fanzine" Hugo nomination
More reasons Hollister in 2008 is the best choice

If this doesn't lose us the bid, nothing will!

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June 14th, 2006

09:05 am - Membership drive!
If we can sell enough pre-supporting memberships before July 1, we have a chance to put an ad in the Nippon2007 Progress Report 3.

Seeing how we're a hoax with a uniquely California-centered joke, the idea of putting an ad in a progress report for a Japanese Worldcon has a bizarre appeal. The price is pretty good too.

Note: This is another chance for Bidcom members to have their names posted in pre-con advertising. If you weren't going to join bidcom because the advertising has already been booked, think again!

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June 8th, 2006

04:34 pm - Progress!
A new edition of Pacheco Progress (our regress report 4) is hot off the press. Our latest endorsement doesn't have the cachet of an endorsement from Locus or Science Fiction Chronicle, but it's still an endorsement, by gum! If this doesn't lose us the bid, nothing will!

Mayor Garcia is at it again with another devilishly difficult crossword. Do it at your own risk...

June 5th, 2006