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Looks great! Wish I could be there, just got my donation out today. Thanks again! On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 9:13 PM, Rick Walker <looppool@cruzio.com> wrote: > Due to severe financial struggles on the part of everyone, > the Y2K8 Looping Festival has only received 10% of the funding > from previous years. > > We are in severe danger of not paying our staff (who work for > over 30 hours at the three days of the festival) and also of > losing money for the festival itself (which I will be responsible > for), > > Because of this I wanted to ask for everyone's help in whatever > way they can. > > To white: > > 1) We just cannot allow guests this year. I've been > very liberal about this in the past but the venue is too small > and there are over 60 people amongst performing artists and > staff filling the room without adding to the coffers. > PLEASE FORGIVE US THIS ONE, FOLKS and don't hassle > the volunteer staff at the door about this one. > > 2) There will be a limited number of t-shirts for sale at the venue > $20 all sizes except $22 for XX or XXX sizes. Proceeds > go to the staff of the festival. > > 3) I will make special high quality laser poster copies of the >beautiful > poster for people who want one if they contact me well > in advance (like this weekend). They'll sell for $10/each > > 4) If you are doing okay, financially, and can afford it, I will gladly > accept donations to the festival. I promise that ALL donations > will go, only, for paying the volunteer staff! > You can PayPal me at this account looppool(at)cruzio(dot)com > > Thanks for your help and understanding. > We have an awesome festival this year. > > Many heartfelt thanks all the artists who are all performing without > compensation!!!!!! > Much gratitude to Ted Killian, our graphics artists..........Krispen > Hartung, our > webmaster................Chris Roberts, who donated our website to > us..........Bob Beede....... > who printed the huge festival posters for free > and TO ALL OF THE AMAZING FOLKS WHO HAVE DONATED MONEY > OR TIME to this wonderful festival. > > We'll see you all really soon. > > love, Rick > > -- Art Simon simart@null.net art.simon.tripod.com myspace [dot] com/artsimon