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Neil Gaiman book signing

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    #32
    Saruwatari
    Registered Users Posts: 697 ✭✭✭Saruwatari


    Gauge wrote: »
    Because they hate me? :p

    Hopefully they'll have one left that I can pick up this Thursday evening... either way, thanks for the heads up about the tickets :) even if they run out before I get one, it would have sucked a lot more if I'd shown up on Thursday week only to find out about tickets then!
    No problem, good luck with that! :cool:


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    #33
    Gauge
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    Just got through this morning and the woman on the phone said that there's no ticket system and she'd heard nothing about tickets at all? She said just show up at the door :confused:


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    #34
    The Mad Hatter
    Registered Users Posts: 4,718 ✭✭✭The Mad Hatter


    Gauge wrote: »
    Just got through this morning and the woman on the phone said that there's no ticket system and she'd heard nothing about tickets at all? She said just show up at the door :confused:

    Yeah, I got told the same thing. She also called him 'Niall Gaiman'. Oh well, if I show up and the queues are huge it's their problem. Or it won't be mine at any rate. No way I'm travelling two and a half hours to not get my book signed.


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    #35
    Delirium
    Moderators Posts: 51,779 ✭✭✭✭Delirium


    The Mad Hatter wrote: »
    Yeah, I got told the same thing. She also called him 'Niall Gaiman'. Oh well, if I show up and the queues are huge it's their problem. Or it won't be mine at any rate. No way I'm travelling two and a half hours to not get my book signed.

    From I've read on his blog from previous signings, he has never left if people were still waiting to get stuff signed. On one occasion, he stayed 3 hours over time to sort every out.
    Its no guarantee of course, but it does mean you have a good chance of getting your stuff signed.

    If you can read this, you're too close!



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    #36
    Saruwatari
    Registered Users Posts: 697 ✭✭✭Saruwatari


    Hmm, maybe they only had the tickets to get an idea of how many are coming??
    Well, as Koth said I don't think Neil will mind signing for others if there's a fairly big queue.
    Also, I'm gonna do a drawing of a G1 mobile for him (anyone who reads his blog will undertstand) :D


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    #37
    Gauge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Gauge


    Damn that's a great idea! I'd love to do something nice like that but I'm pretty sure if I do end up getting something signed I'm just going to come over all fangirlish and gibbering and not capable of making much sense at all :)


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    #38
    The Mad Hatter
    Registered Users Posts: 4,718 ✭✭✭The Mad Hatter


    I wrotea piece for violin and soprano from one of his poems about two years ago - I think I might give him a copy of that...


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    #39
    kathrynleona
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    only saw this post today- thanks for the heads up re: tickets! rang easons today and none left :( the woman on the phone said no entry without them and no cancellation tix etc. am gonna chance my arm anyway, have been looking forward to this for months! pretty stupid not advertising that tickets were needed >_< grr


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    #40
    The Mad Hatter
    Registered Users Posts: 4,718 ✭✭✭The Mad Hatter


    kathrynleona wrote: »
    only saw this post today- thanks for the heads up re: tickets! rang easons today and none left :( the woman on the phone said no entry without them and no cancellation tix etc. am gonna chance my arm anyway, have been looking forward to this for months! pretty stupid not advertising that tickets were needed >_< grr

    They'd better not try to pull that schnittke with me - I came down from Sligo for this. Won't be taking no for an answer.


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    #41
    Saruwatari
    Registered Users Posts: 697 ✭✭✭Saruwatari


    Oh come on, what is this crap? F**k the tickets, people here were told just to come in! To hell with them, everyone come in just as normal, and if they're really strict about it, shout out SARUWATARI! and I'll see if I have one or two tickets spare. I'm still trying to see if anyone I know is coming...


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    #42
    rejkin
    Registered Users Posts: 890 ✭✭✭rejkin


    hey Saruwataru!

    I got tickets 61 + 62 so should be next to ya if we all have to be in order :D


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    #43
    Saruwatari
    Registered Users Posts: 697 ✭✭✭Saruwatari


    rejkin wrote: »
    hey Saruwataru!

    I got tickets 61 + 62 so should be next to ya if we all have to be in order :D

    Hahah, that's if we have to be in order. :D I presume it'll be first come, first served. What time are you arriving at? I don't wanna be there all night..


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    #44
    Gauge
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    Aaaaw WTF are they playing at?! They DEFINITELY told me there was no tickets and that I just needed to show up!


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    #45
    Delirium
    Moderators Posts: 51,779 ✭✭✭✭Delirium


    Finally got someone in Easons. Getting a copy signed and posted out.:D
    Was looking like I wouldn't be getting it sorted, delighted it worked out.

    If anyone else needs the info, phone 01-858-3811 and they take laser/credit card as payment.

    If you can read this, you're too close!



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    #46
    The Mad Hatter
    Registered Users Posts: 4,718 ✭✭✭The Mad Hatter


    Gauge wrote: »
    Aaaaw WTF are they playing at?! They DEFINITELY told me there was no tickets and that I just needed to show up!

    I'm guessing that the lady who answered the phones to us just didn't know. Management's fault, then; not our problem.


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    #47
    Snakeblood
    Registered Users Posts: 4,466 ✭✭✭Snakeblood


    koth wrote: »
    Finally got someone in Easons. Getting a copy signed and posted out.:D
    Was looking like I wouldn't be getting it sorted, delighted it worked out.

    If anyone else needs the info, phone 01-858-3811 and they take laser/credit card as payment.

    Cheers for the headsup, I just did the same thing. Nice.


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    #48
    Gauge
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    The Mad Hatter wrote: »
    I'm guessing that the lady who answered the phones to us just didn't know. Management's fault, then; not our problem.

    True, but will that defense work when they won't let us in at the door? :(

    Going to ring them on my lunchbreak but I don't feel good about it


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    #49
    rejkin
    Registered Users Posts: 890 ✭✭✭rejkin


    Saruwatari wrote: »
    Hahah, that's if we have to be in order. :D I presume it'll be first come, first served. What time are you arriving at? I don't wanna be there all night..

    Im meeting up with my friend at 6 at easons so ill prob just go straight in then,I doubt since there is tickets that we will be waiting long but easons are useles wit hkeeping order ( i know,i worked for em once) so i say they will scrap the tickets after a while


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    #50
    Saruwatari
    Registered Users Posts: 697 ✭✭✭Saruwatari


    Doesn't look like any of my friends are interested, so if either of you (Mad Hatter and Gauge) require tickets, I'll give em to ye's...


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    #51
    The Mad Hatter
    Registered Users Posts: 4,718 ✭✭✭The Mad Hatter


    Saruwatari wrote: »
    Doesn't look like any of my friends are interested, so if either of you (Mad Hatter and Gauge) require tickets, I'll give em to ye's...

    Cool, thanks a million. I'm heading in to argue with them now, but should that fail, I'll definitely take you up on that=)




    (for memory)Saruwatari. Saruwatari. Saruwatari.


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    #52
    Gauge
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    If you're absolutely sure you don't mind giving it up, i'd be forever in your debt :) I'm waiting for Easons to ring me back about it but it's been almost 2 hours since I called them :(


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    #53
    Saruwatari
    Registered Users Posts: 697 ✭✭✭Saruwatari


    Gauge wrote: »
    If you're absolutely sure you don't mind giving it up, i'd be forever in your debt :) I'm waiting for Easons to ring me back about it but it's been almost 2 hours since I called them :(

    2 hours? Man, they really need to get their crap together...
    There might be quite a turnout (possibly a 100, considering how high the ticket numbers went...), so I might bring a sign with Saruwatari written on it, lol. :p That or go waving the tickets up in the air!

    Oh crap, I still have to draw that picture for him, come think of it...
    D'you think he minds recieving stuff off others? :confused:


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    #54
    Delirium
    Moderators Posts: 51,779 ✭✭✭✭Delirium


    Saruwatari wrote: »
    2 hours? Man, they really need to get their crap together...
    There might be quite a turnout (possibly a 100, considering how high the ticket numbers went...), so I might bring a sign with Saruwatari written on it, lol. :p That or go waving the tickets up in the air!

    Oh crap, I still have to draw that picture for him, come think of it...
    D'you think he minds recieving stuff off others? :confused:

    He has a blog up about attending a signing, and it seems its not unusual for him to receive stuff from fans.:)
    http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2005/05/so-youre-going-to-signing.asp
    Item 16 on the list deals with gifts.

    If you can read this, you're too close!



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    #55
    Gauge
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    Ha, well I'll be a blonde girl with glasses and an obnoxious pink scarf with hearts on it :)

    As for giving him stuff, I've heard he's quite appreciative.


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    #56
    The Mad Hatter
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    Gauge: I was just in the store, asked three people and only one of them even knew it was ticketed. Eason have made an appalling mess of this, and I don't think they'll be getting my custom in the future.

    Saruwatari: Thanks a million again. If I can't find you, look out for the lost-looking guy with black hair in a blue jumper and black overcoat. What time are you going to be there?

    Edit: P.S. I completely failed to stand up to them in their jackassery. What a personal anti-climax...


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    #57
    Saruwatari
    Registered Users Posts: 697 ✭✭✭Saruwatari


    koth wrote: »
    He has a blog up about attending a signing, and it seems its not unusual for him to receive stuff from fans.:)
    http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2005/05/so-youre-going-to-signing.asp
    Item 16 on the list deals with gifts.
    Cool, thanks man.


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    #58
    Gauge
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    Ohh, they changed the website TODAY to reflect that it's a ticketed event. A lot of good that is when the event is today! It didn't say that this morning, and it didn't say it on Gaiman's site either... this was organised very badly. There's going to be a lot of very p!ssed off people tonight.


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    #59
    Saruwatari
    Registered Users Posts: 697 ✭✭✭Saruwatari


    That's just bull****. I'm gonna tell Neil how badly organized it was...


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    #60
    rejkin
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    Turned out ver well! ENded up not saying anything at first when i got to the signing! :mad: finally got some words out before i had to leave

    I was the on in the right top corner facing the stand btw :D


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    #61
    Gauge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Gauge


    I got a hug!! :D I couldn't think of anything cool to say though :(


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