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Thu, Dec. 13th, 2012, 10:12 am
Concert and Christmas Party in Centerville, OH This Saturday at 8:00 p.m.

This has been posted on FB, but I figured it would be a good idea to remind folks of it here.

For the past few years, I've gone down to Dayton, OH around this time to do what amounts to a semi-public house concert. One of the cool things about it is that it's also specifically aimed at gathering toys and games for kids at Dayton's Ronald McDonald House. So, the suggested donation is $10-15 (some of which goes to me, some to the RMcDH), and an unwrapped, non-stuffed toy or game. Classic board games or other activities that sick kids can share with their families are always a good idea.

And, hey! It takes place at a game store: the unbelievably fantastic Epic Loot Games & Comics in Centerville, a bit south of Dayton proper. Seriously, pretty darn good on the comics, and one of the absolute best gaming stores I've ever seen.

I'll start singing about 8:00, and go till, oh, 10:30 or 11:00 or so. We'll be in the big Collectible Card Game room, lotsa seats, and if you feel like bringing some snacks or something potluckish, well, hey. :)

For more information, or to sign up for the potluck part, click here: Tom Smith Charity Concert And Christmas Party, Episode IV.

This entry was originally posted at http://filkertom.dreamwidth.org/1585300.html. You may comment there or here, although LJ tends to have a livelier conversation at this time.

Thu, Dec. 13th, 2012 06:00 pm (UTC)
alverant

Will this be recorded? Speaking of recordings, how was the Windycon concert last month? Has there been anything new in the Subscribers folder? I haven't gotten any emails, but given my provider that doesn't mean much.

I hope the concert goes well. I'd say, "Break a leg" but that might happen literally. (This morning in the train station parking lot a motorcyclist either wiped out on some ice or got hit by a car. Police and fire were there and I saw the gurney being brought out.)

Thu, Dec. 13th, 2012 08:43 pm (UTC)
filkertom

No emails for awhile, but I'm working up a bunch of stuff to go in the Subscribers' folder right now. I haven't had anything for a long time; it's been a nutso summer, and Real Life just kept kickin' me and mine. I can't even remember if I recorded Windy....

No no no no no, never do "break a leg" around me again. ;) "Stub a toe" is perfectly acceptable.

Thu, Dec. 13th, 2012 09:07 pm (UTC)
alverant

I remember the recorder. Someone I knew helped set it up on the floor. When you played that political song I thought, "Well if he's not going to finish it, at least the first part is saved."

Of course what happened afterward is beyond my scope of knowledge.

Here's to a less "interesting" new year.

Fri, Dec. 14th, 2012 02:51 am (UTC)
poltr1

I'm planning on being there!

Fri, Dec. 14th, 2012 01:16 pm (UTC)
alverant

Serious question, why a non-stuffed toy?

Not-so-serious question, why a non-stuffed game?

Thu, Dec. 27th, 2012 12:25 am (UTC)
roman_mclaze

Sorry for the super-late reply...I don't get on LJ much anymore.

Sometimes, these toys get put in storage for a quite awhile, if there are no residents in the House for whom the toy is age-, culture-, or development-appropriate. It's easier for RMHC to store non-plush toys, because they don't have to worry as much about moisture, or allergens, or bedbugs sneaking in from the rooms upstairs.

(My sister is an admin at RMHC, and she is our contact for such things. We sent her House a lovely haul this year...Tom even threw me $20 when the show was over, and told me to go get a few more games for the pile!)

Fri, Dec. 14th, 2012 05:12 pm (UTC)
pondside

and NO breakdowns on the way home!!!!!