Hi Everybody,
I hope to see many of you this weekend at C2E2 in Chicago; I’ll be at Table E-1 in Artists Alley!
Before I forget to mention this, if you’re not already watching HAP & LEONARD on the Sundance Channel (Season 1 is on Netflix), please check it out. My author friend Joe R. Lansdale wrote this really fun, pulpy series of books, all of which I’ve read, and he is executive producer on the show. It’s pure genius in its acting, casting and execution. I hope it never ends. (Joe’s steampunk series is really fun, too. Can you tell I’m his biggest fan?)
If you haven’t heard already, I’ve been doing live paintings on Facebook Live. I plan to expand this to Twitter’s Periscope and YouTube eventually, but here is a link to my most popular one so far, of me painting Darth Maul. According to Facebook, it has gotten 56,633 cumulative views so far! The visitor stamp you see at the bottom is how many folks were watching it when I actually did it live. I am honored by your time and attention. (If only I had 50 cents for everyone who watched it!)
DAVE DORMAN CONVENTION SEASON SCHEDULE
I wanted to let you know my schedule, booked thus far, for what I affectionately call “Convention Season.” I will add updates as more shows get added, but here’s what I know now:
April 21 – 23: C2E2, Chicago, IL — Artists Alley, Table E-1
April 27 – April 30: Calgary Expo, Calgary, Canada — Table # TBD
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May 19 – 21: MotorCity Con, Novi, MI — Table # TBD
May 26 – 28: Alamo City Con, San Antonio, TX — Table # TBD
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June 3, 2017: Star Wars Day, Joliet, IL (World’s Largest Star Wars Public Library Show)
June 16 – 18: HeroesCon, Charlotte, NC — Table # TBD
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July 19 – 23: San Diego Comic-Con, San Diego, CA–Booth #4500 (End cap booth facing the lobby, first row in, between Doors F & G, closer to Door F.)
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October 5 – 8: New York Comic Con, NYC, NY — Table # TBD
October 18 – 22: IlluxCon, Reading, PA — Table # TBD
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SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDBACK: With social media, I’m always listening. Sometimes the feedback is rather unpleasant, like this exchange below. That being said, if I’ve ever come across as unpleasant to any of you, I want to take this opportunity to apologize to you, as I did to these gentlemen. From what I gather from their latter remarks, these two gents haven’t ever actually personally interacted with me, but if this is the current zeitgeist on me, I’d like to nip it in the bud. Shows are exhausting and physically taxing, and you may see my occasional grimace, especially with my current sciatica and neuropathy issues, but I don’t ever want any of you to feel like I don’t want you to approach me or that I don’t value your friendship, feedback and encounters, because I do. Without your feedback, good or bad, my work doesn’t feel complete. You all help me to “close the loop.”
I Need a Quick Favor by Midnight Tonight
Posted in Charity, Crowd Funding, Crowd Sourcing, DAVE DORMAN NEWS, Friend Casting, Friend Funding, Fundraising, PSGive.org, Social Activism, Social Commentary, Social Networking with tags 501(c) 3, Charitable Organizations, Charities, Fund Raising, Mashable.com, NFP, online contest, Paul Feldman, PSGive.org, Sean Steinmarc, social media, Twitter on December 16, 2010 by DaveandDeniseDormanDear Friends,
Two friends of mine, Sean Steinmarc and Paul Feldman, started this cool new company called PSGive.org. They share a true heart for charity – they started out by raising money for diabetes research, and then realized there had to be a way to create greater impact. PSGive.org not only raises money for charities, it incentivizes people to contribute as well as learn about additional charities needing their help. In no time at all, PSGive.org has risen to the Top 5 on Mashable.com’s big online contest for the best new online business in 2010. At midnight tonight, all voting stops and the winner is decided. PSGive.org has been in first place all along, and I want to ensure they remain there. I will be donating some really fun experiential stuff (maybe private art lessons with me directly?) with them in 2011, so I am personally invested in seeing they do well. Here’s what I humbly ask of all of you tonight:
Simple instructions:
Taking just 5 seconds to vote helps our charities!
1. click http://on.mash.to/f9Hwu1
2. login with Facebook or Twitter (they don’t do anything w/ your info without permission)
3. click ‘vote’
For Twitter, we’ve been going with this – please ReTweet this for me:
@psgive is startup helping charities; I know u luv charities, pls help by voting on @Mashable & RT! http://on.mash.to/f9Hwu1
Thanks, friends. I will let you know tomorrow if we’ve won!
I thank everyone who dressed up to celebrate little Star Wars Girl Katie last Friday – I have been so slammed with my Frazetta painting, I haven’t had a chance to post since them, but I will do so shortly. A warm holiday season to you all.
Dave.
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