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Post by Rarkphoenix on May 11, 2017 15:31:55 GMT -5
Hi All!
I think I've discussed this with a few people on here, but I'm lucky enough to be meeting the band on the 13th June in London. It'll be my first time meeting them in person and this got me thinking, many of us have never been to an Evanescence show, let alone had the fortune of speaking to them. Why not turn this into an opportunity for everyone to 'meet' the band in a sense and tell the band our stories?
I was thinking this could be open to anyone who's interested (even if you're lucky enough to have met the band many times before!) and will probably take the form of a letter, page or bound book depending on how many people are interested and how we'd prefer to do it. We could have photos, artwork, poems, or whatever you feel like creating really. Obviously a lot of our stories are quite personal and I'm still thinking up possible ways for this to work so that anything confidential is strictly band or band member's eyes only, so if you've got any ideas for this, please let me know! I was also thinking of bringing a phone camera along and maybe getting a shout out from the band if they're up for doing that.
We've got over a month to decide what we want to do, but I figured I'd get the ball rolling! So, who'd be interested in this little project and what do you think we should do?
edit: if you'd like me to pass on anything to the band, please PM me on here asap with the kind of the thing you'd like to give them and we'll discuss the best way of getting it to me before 13th June!
Deadline
If you're sending anything to me by email. The deadline will be 9:00am UTC/GMT on 13 June (if later than this I may be able to pick it up wherever I can find internet, but please let me know beforehand!
If you're sending anything to me by post, the sooner the better really (most of us remember the fun that was had waiting for the limited edition boxsets...) Try to leave plenty of time for it to reach the UK and any time it's likely to spend going through customs etc.
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Post by TDS on May 11, 2017 16:23:56 GMT -5
I think it's a wondeful idea and it's very kind of you to think of the people who never had the chance to meet them or go to a concert Maybe the people interested could record themselves in a video and we could give Evanescence a USB key containing all the videos. I think the idea of a book, or anything with paper is great but I think A LOT of people will want to contribute, so it migh be too much. I don't know!
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Post by Lycrymosa on May 11, 2017 17:17:26 GMT -5
Definitely ask them ALL the questions about the new project if they haven't been answered already before then
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Post by princeofpersia on May 12, 2017 0:09:02 GMT -5
Thank you so much Rark for doing this. I'm still on my word about writing a letter from all of us and letting Amy and band know that ET is still alive and we're supporting them. this must be the most important goal of this whole project. I wish there was a way we all could sign it somehow...
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Post by Rarkphoenix on May 12, 2017 1:12:48 GMT -5
Thank you so much Rark for doing this. I'm still on my word about writing a letter from all of us and letting Amy and band know that ET is still alive and we're supporting them. this must be the most important goal of this whole project. I wish there was a way we all could sign it somehow... Good idea. I guess we could sort of build it around a "letter", or I could record a little speech based upon on a transcript we'll all agree upon if we decide to go down the digital/USB route (I really like this idea). The signing part could be pretty easy. If we went for a letter/book you could end the letter something like "with thanks from the Evthreads community" and then a load of pictures of our lovely faces holding up signs etc. with maybe a little piece on who each of us are and why we love the band etc. if that's what we wanted to do. If we went for a video, I could always introduce the video with the speech then and then attach that to everyone else's videos messages (same principle) so that you've got the sort of open letter from all of us followed by our "signatures" per ce. I guess the only potential difficulty we'd have with either is that everyone would probably want to go about it in a slightly different way (some may like the band to see them, so may prefer to remain anonymous etc.), so we need to keep it fairly flexible to allow for that (: Another thing I've just thought of (sorry, I'm making this up as I go along, you can't tell, right? ). If we did have a letter on behalf of the forum, it may mean slightly more coming from dannycastillo if you're up for that Danny? After all, none of us would be here if it wasn't for your hard work in bringing Evthreads back!
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Post by princeofpersia on May 12, 2017 6:00:46 GMT -5
some may prefer to remain anonymous etc.), so we need to keep it fairly flexible to allow for that (: I'm afraid I might be one of them you know what? somehow I don't want to think that I'm one of the people who will never have the chance to meet them. I think I'll see them one day. at least I want to think like that. and I don't know... I have this weird feeling that I want my first meeting with them to be not like that. I'd like to share my own personal feelings to them/to her directly or in my own detailed letter one day.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2017 11:20:58 GMT -5
some may prefer to remain anonymous etc.), so we need to keep it fairly flexible to allow for that (: I'm afraid I might be one of them you know what? somehow I don't want to think that I'm one of the people who will never have the chance to meet them. I think I'll see them one day. at least I want to think like that. and I don't know... I have this weird feeling that I want my first meeting with them to be not like that. I'd like to share my own personal feelings to them/to her directly or in my own detailed letter one day. I would as well. I don't want Amy knowing who Arlie is before I'm comfortable enough to announce it.
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Post by Rarkphoenix on May 12, 2017 12:12:01 GMT -5
some may prefer to remain anonymous etc.), so we need to keep it fairly flexible to allow for that (: I'm afraid I might be one of them you know what? somehow I don't want to think that I'm one of the people who will never have the chance to meet them. I think I'll see them one day. at least I want to think like that. and I don't know... I have this weird feeling that I want my first meeting with them to be not like that. I'd like to share my own personal feelings to them/to her directly or in my own detailed letter one day. Weirdly enough, I was actually thinking just the same thing myself today. It's nice to be in control of something like that rather than be "just another name" or picture in a book or letter. There's something special about meeting people you care about for the first time. I've always been pretty rubbish at expressing myself on a personal level so I don't think that would work for me, but I can definitely see why people would prefer this. I think what I'll do for now is ask you to submit your pictures/stories/anything else you want to include to me for a period of a couple of weeks, make what I can out the submissions (whether it be a USB key/video based thing or a physical item) and if I don't get any response I'll just keep it simple and go for an open letter on behalf of the forum (which I'll obviously run past you guys first). I hope this makes vague sense. Are we all okay with this idea?
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2017 12:39:54 GMT -5
I think an open letter may be the easiest but that's just me.
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Post by dannycastillo on May 15, 2017 14:23:51 GMT -5
What if the people interested in participating mail you some greeting cards, and they can write their messages in there? That way, you can hand her a stack of greeting cards (in a nice box) or tied up with some nice ribbon. You'll also avoid having someone send you a 7 page essay of how much Amy means to them.
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Post by Osky on May 15, 2017 19:56:56 GMT -5
What if the people interested in participating mail you some greeting cards, and they can write their messages in there? That way, you can hand her a stack of greeting cards (in a nice box) or tied up with some nice ribbon. You'll also avoid having someone send you a 7 page essay of how much Amy means to them. Nah, Amy totally needs a 7 page essay on why we love her. It's like, law. Seriously tho, I like that idea. The one minor thing is not everyone can mail greeting cards for various reasons. People who are unable to can send messages to Rark that can be written (or printed on of course) on greeting cards.
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Post by turdyturderson on May 15, 2017 20:02:11 GMT -5
What if the people interested in participating mail you some greeting cards, and they can write their messages in there? That way, you can hand her a stack of greeting cards (in a nice box) or tied up with some nice ribbon. You'll also avoid having someone send you a 7 page essay of how much Amy means to them. Nah, Amy totally needs a 7 page essay on why we love her. It's like, law. Seriously tho, I like that idea. The one minor thing is not everyone can mail greeting cards for various reasons. People who are unable to can send messages to Rark that can be written (or printed on of course) on greeting cards. That may end up as a big bag of cards. Pretty cumbersome. But if rark doesn't mind it, it would be awesome!
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Post by Andromeda - Evanescent-Killjoy on May 15, 2017 23:19:30 GMT -5
I would really love to participate in this! I really like the idea of handing them things on a USB. They would be limited with the gifts they can take back home because of the size of those gifts and the weight of their luggage. A digital book would be more easily portable for both you and the band( you could do multiple copies) Also I wouldn't mind sending them things in a digital form ie Music(original or remixed).
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2017 23:27:03 GMT -5
What if we set a limit on how many cards in total? First come, first serve. Just so the band isn't overwhelmed by the number of gifts.
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Post by Rarkphoenix on May 16, 2017 11:29:02 GMT -5
I'm loving these ideas! I'm happy with whatever really. If it turns out that it's a mix of greeting cards and digital stuff, that's fine. I'd rather everyone who wants to participate can than have a situation where people end up missing out because the method we use doesn't work for them. Obviously I won't be able to give them a load of massive A3 paintings, but anything I can fit in a standard backpack should be fine. On the day I'll probably bring a USB stick, a folder full of our greetings and a letter on behalf of the forum. Does this work okay for everyone?
Edit: obviously mailing stuff gives us a limited time frame. If you live in Aus, NZ or East Asia for instance it may be worth emailing me your greetings instead as there's a slight risk it may not reach me before 13th.
Speaking of which, it's probably best if I get the ball rolling now. If you'd like to participate, please PM me between now and the 12th June with a message stating the kind of thing you'd like to send and which band member(s) you'd like to send it to. I'll send you my email address/postal address depending on what you'd like to send and we'll go from there! (:
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