Jillian Aversa Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 MAGFest 5 Thursday, January 4th - Sunday, January 7th, 2007 At the Sheraton Premiere in Vienna, Virginia MAGFest? What the heck is that? Why, only the best music and gaming festival this side of the USA... This year is the 5th anniversary, and it's looking bigger and better than ever. Brendan somehow managed to book an absolutely beautiful hotel for the event, the Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner, equipped with an indoor pool, jacuzzi, fitness room, and sauna. (Plus free parking!) What is there to do? Concerts- The musical performances are what make MAGFest so freaking awesome. There's already a great lineup of video game bands this year: The Minibosses with Jenova Project, Shawn Phase, Smash Brothers, Sprite Slowdown (Chromelodeon's video game department), Wave Theory, Concertneskimos, Parasprinter, Powerglove, Search Snake, and This Place is Haunted! Gaming- A huge 24-hour gameroom with tournaments, as well as a 24-hour LAN room! Costume contest- Self-explanitory. Panels- This year's panel lineup will play a large role in the festival activities: OCR will be giving a panel at 4:00 pm on Friday the 5th, featuring some site history, music (duh), trivia with prizes, and live performances. Immediately following will be a meetup in the lounge! And, of course, there will be other panels on geeky topics featuring artists, authors, and comedians of video game culture. How do I sign up? You should preregister to attend MAGFest if you wanna save money, and the sooner the better! Unless you live close to the location site, I would also recommend booking your hotel room well in advance. It's cheaper (and more fun) to split with a few other people. As I understand it, all the rooms this year will have two double beds, so 4 is an ideal number for rooming groups. If you're really strapped for cash, though, and wanna squeeze in more, there's always the floor. All that being said, I'm going to do my best to keep the following lists updated, so you can see who's coming. That should help with organizing carpools, rooming groups, and such. If you're looking for a ride or roommate and people don't respond in here, try PM. Just a couple requests: Anyone who's driving to the event (and has room for more) should post in here with their travel info! Let's not let the dream die for those who are transportationless. Once you've figured out who you're rooming with, please let me know either in the thread or by PM! Last year, it was hard to keep track of who was around from OCR because we were relatively scattered about. I know *I* don't wanna miss out on meeting any of you lovely people, so this should help. OMG SEE U THAR! Attending: djpretzel Liontamer zircon pixietricks zyko Shnabubula Geoffrey Taucer Rama Xerol Bahamut Darangen Shael Riley José the Bronx Rican Richter The Prophet of Mephisto Mustin Kitsuta DjSammyG Mogrothir NC_Dave Garian RealFolkBlues TristorTrucido JigglesMcPuff Benzo iShwenk hseiken fivre Moguta Zeiram_ q-pa The Pezman bucky o'hare Ayres Possibly attending: Beatdrop JigginJonT The wingless mv myf neminem Majin GeoDood Suzumebachi Fridge teknoboy shpladoink Rooming together: - Geoffrey Taucer, Darangen, zircon, pixietricks - Rama, Rama's daddy, and Rama's brobro - Xerol, Aaron, Garian, possibly Suzumebachi (willing to add more) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzumebachi Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 I'm probably going. Not sure who I'm rooming with yet though, probably Xerol or Garian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerol Oplan Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 I'm probably going. Not sure who I'm rooming with yet though, probably Xerol or Garian. I was just looking for you. I really need to know this soon. Anyway, add us to the room list: Xerol, Aaron, Garian, and possibly Suzu. I'm all willing to squeeze a fourth/fifth if they bring a sleeping bag or something, since I'm barely able to afford going as it is, so splitting the room up an extra way will help more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramaniscence Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Being delivered: Daragen's sleeping bag. (because he never gave me an address to mail it to ) iduno if it's clean or whatever. I mean...it's say in the same place in my room for a year now. Never opened. Never moved. Just sat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Whoa, lots of people travelling from afar coming. And Xerol, I thought I was going to be rooming with you guys? I said that I probably would do it, I just have to check to see whether I'll be getting a friend or two to come to MAGFest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverCoat Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 I need at least $400... Think some of you guys could pitch in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealFolkBlues Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Yo, I'm going. Quite possibly volunteering as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 I need at least $400... Think some of you guys could pitch in? Ok, Smoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivre Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 fivre will be attending. I don't care where the hell I sleep, so long as it's low-cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Taucer Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Looking at the VGmix thread, it looks like Zyko's comming Also, are we perhaps making this topic too early? I mean it is still two months away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillian Aversa Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 We wanna allow people as much time as possible to register, book rooms, and plan travel arrangements. It's a big event, and will most likely be the largest OCR meetup to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsuta Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 I'm coming. I'm probably rooming with entirely different people from OCR and noone else. Besides, the only two people I'd room with already have plans. As for riding.. ugh, I dunno. My sister and her husband are a pain in the ass when it comes to making plans. I'll just say I can take one, MAYYYYYYYYYYBE two people. We've got a definite three in the carpool already. Er, two. Definite two. In other words, rides are up in the air. I live near Raleigh/Cary/Apex/wtfh NC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Taucer Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Kitsuta, don't forget I'm taking one of those spots in that car -- or had you already factored that in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Man, I really wish I could make it this year. I mean, I don't even live that far away! Unfortunately I have exams the Monday after the thing ends, so I need to stay here. Tell Brendan I said hi.... and that Linux is for NEWBS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsuta Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Kitsuta, don't forget I'm taking one of those spots in that car -- or had you already factored that in? No, I hadn't, because we don't know if we are taking you or not. You said you had a ride without us. If you came, would he have to come too? That might be too many people. As I said, all up in the air. I don't even know if James is riding with us. I emailed him but he hasn't gotten back to me yet. Broken: Brendan's not on right now, but I'll pass on the message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TristorTrucido Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 I want to go. I can give transportaion from Virgina Beach or close to it. I'd like to split a room with some people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Taucer Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Kit, I'll be riding with you if you have room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC_Dave Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Mentioned it in the original thread but wanted to post it here just in case - I'll have a few seats open so if anyone within a reasonable distance of a Charlotte-Raleigh-Richmond-DC route needs a ride, just let me know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsuta Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Kit, I'll be riding with you if you have room. It's a deal. I just got James' mail(from 8 hours ago.. curse you Gmail!) and he's not really planning on spending any time here in NC. Things should be simple in this case - we can pick him up after we arrive at the con, and drop him off at the airport before we leave. So that's definitely an extra seat in the car. Although we might have to have five people in the car at once. Eesh. I dunno, we might end up taking two cars. That'd probably be a royal pain, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Taucer Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 I said if you have room. If having me along will force you to take two cars, I can get another ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggles Mcpuff Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Me! I'm going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzo Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Yeah, I'll be there too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandon Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 ARGH. Starts right after I fly out to Japan. It would have made such a great roadtrip, too. Oh well. NEXT YEAR. Maybe. Grrr. Also, are we perhaps making this topic too early? I mean it is still two months away. If Anime Expo taught me anything, it's that you can never plan too early for a convention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustin Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Yeah, the sooner you make your plans the better. PLANE TICKETS DO NOT GET CHEAPER THE CLOSER YOU BUY THEM TO THE DATE OF THE FLIGHT! Some people have this misconception and it has prevented them from missing out on good times. Buy your plane tickets as soon as possible. Also, I'm not 100% going, but there are a lot of people like Ailsean, X-Strike Studios, etc. Check out the forums on VGMix to find a bigger list of attendees. Soap Box: If you want to go but don't think you can because of money, and if you have a driver's license and a little discipline, don't miss this. Really. Go get a job at a Mom 'n' Pop restaurant or something for a month. Part Time. Save all that money and you'll have enough for a plane ticket. And then from there keep the job (because working builds character - well, for most) and get at least $100 for food on your trip (and for merchandise if you want T-Shirts, band CDs, games, etc.). So you fly out from whatever airport and land in D.C. You can call the hotel and they'll send a shuttle for free to come and get you (but always tip your driver - it's a personal service). You can always crash out on someone's floor. And as long as you don't get belligerently drunk, you're going to have a good time. Video Game Music nerds are probably the absolute coolest, low-drama, fun loving people you can rock with it. Egos are tossed out the window (except for mine because it's so freakin' big) and everyone can hang out, have a blast, and the in-joke just start blowing up like a volcano. So don't have a "can't do" attitude. It's totally worth the experience of going and hanging out with these like-minded nerds if you want to do it in the slightest. Nevermind the fact that you'll be seeing ten bands(or at least musical acts) that are playing live video game music. And there's no video game music concert that has more to offer than MAGFest. /Soap Box Good times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Taucer Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 stfu, mustin; you didn't even show up last year ;p Anyway, mustin speaketh the truth. Whatever you have to do to get to MAGfest, it'll be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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