Joe Flanigan at Vancouver Creation Con (April)

[wraithfodder]

I really like Joe Flanigan. Really, I do. But. But... $500 (opening bid) for cocktails with him? And this isn't you and him, it's you and other fans, so if one is really obsessive, you've paid $500 to be a doormat...

From an email


.STARGATE VANCOUVER:
JOE FLANIGAN COCKTAIL RECEPTION
FOR 9 FANS on EBAY TODAY!


SATURDAY AT THE VANCOUVER STARGATE CONVENTION
6:30 pm SPECIAL EVENT: JOE FLANIGAN UP CLOSE & PERSONAL WITH COCKTAILS!: Joe has a casual talk with a very select group of fans (snacks will be served).

Nine VERY lucky attendees will have the incredible opportunity to close out what is sure to be amazing weekend at Creation Entertainment's Official STARGATE CONVENTION by hanging out with "the man" Joe Flanigan! BIDDING is now going on on eBAY at the below link! The convention is April 2 to 5, 2009 and this event will be held on Saturday April 5, tentatively at 6:30 pm. Each winning bidder will receive two complimentary beverages to lubricate this special event.

You must be an attendee of the convention to bid on this event. Location will be announced in the convention schedule which will be distributed at the convention.

STARGATE VANCOUVER CONVENTION:
JOE FLANIGAN UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH COCKTAILS!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=390039914972


Starting at $500 and you can put it on a payment plan! But hey, you get *snacks*. The whole ala carte pricing of this con would kill me. I mean the gold ticket is something like $500, then if you want set tours, more, and photo ops, and autographs and well, best wishes to those who can afford this. I only would hope they'd post about it on the web for the rest of us to live vicariously through them...

Comments

[dovil.livejournal.com]

For $500 I don't want a casual talk I want a very, very formal talk. A NAKED formal talk.

Each winning bidder will receive two complimentary beverages to lubricate this special event.

Lubricate, huh. Hey, maybe you do get more bang for your buck than I thought.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Does Creation have idea what 'lubricate' is usually used for? Nah, probably not. Can you imagine a fan going up to JOe with some drinks and say "here, you want to be lubricated?" Bwahaha! Gah, Creation needs to rethink what they write... ;)

$500 I want a two hour sit down dinner with champagne!

[anjak-j.livejournal.com]

Just another way for Cretin Con to make money, though Joe is probably getting something for this unlike the lower ranks of people from the show who don't even get a cut of the extra autograph sales.

If people are stupid enough to pay that much money, it's their business really. Cretin Con will supply if there is demand. This is why I'm not in any hurry to go to another Creation event.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

The last creation I was at they served dessert in cheap plastic cups. Was not impressed. and now, real life stuff takes precedence over cons, so, may have to skip 'em all this year. :(

[jedi40.livejournal.com]

they are doing the same thing for the Chicago con in Aug

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

gouging $500?

[jenniferjensen.livejournal.com]

Well, just to point out the autographs and the set tour are included in the price but yeah at least last year they had twice the amount of guests. Shouldn't be complaining cause I'm going to it but yeah I know why people call it Cretin.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Well, unless you live in vancouver, there's passport fee (if you don't have one), airfare, hotel... I think if you did whole schmeer you could easily hit $2K US.

Since you're going, can I beg/plead/etc for a nice big huge con report, at least on the Joe part???

Whoa Mama!

[mcsheplovers.livejournal.com]

That's a lot of moolah! $500 and you have to share him with 8 other people.....people who may hog all the Joe time up and you wouldn't be guaranteed to get a word in edgewise....but at least you'd get snacks.

Lubricate......heh....heh...

Re: Whoa Mama!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

That's such a risk, as anybody who is willing to shell out $500+ is probably hoping not to share. Heck, I wouldn't want to share at that price! ;)

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

Okay in Burbank the up-close session went to chairty, did it not? And this??? ick

If I was rich..yeah, I'd do it. But I couldn't even afford the con ticket, let alone the rest. But I will read every report, look at pics and videos with glee of those who do go. And wish them a good time.

What's the betting pool on more beard, less beard...or gasp clean shaven Joe? vs Burbank? :-P

*hopes he has news of being cast in something*

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Oh, for that kind of money, he had better show up clean-shaven! ;) Well, he can show up in whatever, but he looks SO much better when he shaves. Sigh... I really hope he gets a new show or movie soon.

[clight000.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm going to the con itself with a gold ticket, but this is ridiculous. I'm not doing any of the extras (save a few photo ops), because most of the prices just sound like huge ripoffs, and I usually have more fun hanging out with friends in the halls or the lobby. :p

I agree, if I paid 500 bucks for an evening with Joe, I'd want a sit-down dinner or something. A few snacks and 2 drinks for 500 dollars? Ridiculous.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

if anybody does it, I wanna know what the snacks are. Better not be out of the box goldfish... ;)

[mem-1984.livejournal.com]

... Suddenly I am glad I don't have any money to do anything because IF I did ... I'd blow it on this <.< >.>;

He's safe ... for now. *clears throat.*

[gblvr.livejournal.com]

What kills me about this is that NONE of the money will go to charity -- it will all go into the pockets of the convention company.

[alyssa22.livejournal.com]

People are stupid. Either that or they have too much money.

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

I don't know about calling people stupid. If they have the have the money good for them. If it was some pro-football player at an NFL event the things would easily go for thousands more and no one would bat an eyelash.

Diff passions for diff people. *shrugs*

[mercury973.livejournal.com]

$500? Oy! Now if it were David.... nah, I still wouldn't do it.

[inalaska2004.livejournal.com]

ok, i am very tired and it was a long day, long long day and really the sleep meds should have dealt with the insomnia by now....but still here i am reading about private upclose time with Joe Flanigan. the yummy Joe. people arent stupid and i dont think they are thinking they are rich. and i think not one of the bidders are thinking of the con company and their greed. nope. the bidders are thinking about SEX. and how JF is, like, walking SEX. there is a reason why so many of us men and women (mostly women) have pixs of Joe on our computer. and our screensavers. and our desktops. and our icons (guilty, guilty, guilty, and oh yeah, guilty) and for some on the cubicle wall. and i think i read somewhere that one woman has a picture of him on her bedside. and her husband is ok with that. nope, the bidders will be thinking not with their wallet or their budget, but about JF and sex. and that thinking of JF, beard or no beard, in person, looking yummy, just like that beach picture -yeah, you know the one.
what's that line from that really stupid song from the '90's.......oh, yeah. me so horny.

like i said, long day, insomnia, meds.
going to bed wishing i had $2000 to spend just to be with Joe Flanigan. sigh. off to bed now, thinking of Joe. niters all!

[k8t85.livejournal.com]

That's just CRAZY!!!
Starting bid of $500? I really like Joe but I just couldn't pay that much for some "lubrication" and snacks! I suspect the bids will be in the thousands in no time.

I really wanted to go to this Con b/c it's the closest in terms of where I live (Alberta.) But couldn't justify the cost and I have final exams to prepare for. Now...if this Con were to happen after I get my degree, got a well paying full time job...no, I still wouldn't shell out the cash (too many other things to pay for.) People need to stop paying these prices so organizers will rethink the price point, sadly that will never happen as long as there is demand.

Can I also ask for a Con report and some pics from the lucky people going? Pretty please? Thanks! I'll bake you cookies! :)

[gatedialer.livejournal.com]

Not worth it for me. I adore the man, but I'd be a drooling fool, seriously.

[syble4.livejournal.com]

Wasn't this done at Chevron this year? I don't like Creation, but I can't say this is their idea. They're just using it. And to be honest, if I had the money (which I don't) I'd pay for it. To be that close to Joe, Oh yeah.

[leesa_perrie]

Yeah, they did it at Chevron, though in that case it was up to 12 people in a room with Joe - but you only paid the bid price for the 12th highest bid (ie if the top bid was £500 but the 12th bid was £300, everyone paid £300). I'm not sure if that's the same at Creation Con or not. And no idea where the money went, but as I didn't hear mention of a charity I'm assuming it went to the con people.

I can't tell you how much the prices were for the 'guest encounter' (which they used to call 'intimate encounter' until someone pointed out the, erm, problems with that title!! *g*) with Joe or Jason (I heard rumours of £300 for Joe, but am not sure that was true, it may have been higher). Poor Alexis Cruz's went for £6 and only about 5 people...

At £78 for standard (includes one free autograph for up to 6 guests, plus other things); £135 for silver (add a free photo with each guest, plus other things) £195 for gold (add an exclusive drinks reception with the guests on Friday evening, plus other things) and even taking into account the exchange rate, still cheaper than Creation Con!

Extra autographs and photos with guests were £10 for all except Joe, who was £15. Oh, and they gave you gorgeous photos for free to get signed!

Some of the guests joined the fans at the evening parties, and Colin Cunnigham seemed to be everywhere I looked throughout the days (well, when not signing etc), and was happy to show kids magic tricks! Wish I had even half his energy!!

[lysambre.livejournal.com]

This was done at Chevron, and with only 400 or so attendees they got up to £200, so no doubt they'll go really high for Vancouver.

All I hope is that for once, one of the person able to pay for this will be nice enough to share instead of becoming snob about it and say things like : "Oh, well, I'm not comfortable saying what he told us, you know some of it was quite private..." To which I always feel like answering : the only difference between you and I is that you have more money, get off your high horses, what he "shared" with you is what he would share in public anyway, do you think he's stupid ?

I'd rather they be honest and say : "You know what, I paid for it, you didn't, I don't want to share because it's my little bubble of personal happiness." I would have so much more respect for them.

[kaaatie.livejournal.com]

Wow! $500 is a lot to pay. I think he should be up closer and more personal for that money!

(Some fans are happy to pay that much though. Apparently some dinners with Amanda Tapping have gone for many thousands of dollars)

Nine for Amanda

[watcher652.livejournal.com]

I saw on Creation's page that Amanda Tapping had the same deal. Her time is 1:15 to 2:15 on Sunday. You also get snacks, even though that's lunch time (to me, anyway).

Amanda's bids started at $450 and ended at $901.50. That's 9 people who bid that. Whoa.

[lachli.livejournal.com]

Only ever went to one Creation Con and it was the most dull, soul less and boring con ever. Would never, ever consider one again.

[justhere1971.livejournal.com]

Ok I will confess, if I had the money, I'd def. be thinking about spending it ... but I would feel "odd". I am sure this will end up getting up in the thousands.

Do you think the actors feel odd during these things? I wonder what actually goes through their heads. I am more interested in knowing that.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I wonder if the actors think... "this will pay for a whole semester of junior's first year in college" ;)

[karri-kln1671.livejournal.com]

It's Creationnet. They're all about making as much profit as possible; not much about fan satisfaction.

[crayonbreakygal.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's a lot of money for snacks and maybe an hour or so with him. I agree that a sit down dinner would be more appropriate. I'm sure he's not making much money for it. I'm surprised that he's even doing it. I'd get all embarrassed anyway, so I'd never put the money down.

[jessica7070.livejournal.com]

If I didn't have student loans and about a billion other bills right now.. I'd do it!! Only I'd try to play it cool, like I'm not an obsessed fan. Only he'd know what I shelled out for the time with him (let's face it.. cocktails and snacks aren't that expensive.) So I'd have no choice, but to be that obsessive fan.. secretly praying inside he'd say "we should talk more, would you like to come to my room?" Now that's comedy!! :D

Joe bidding

[(Anonymous)]

He is a popular boy! If people have the money to spend on that, go for it! Personally, I can't spend money like that, as much as I would like to have a couple drinks with him. Love the Flan.
- Diane

Re: Joe bidding

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

True. and wow, yes, I'd love to spend some time with teh Flan, but not with 8 other fans crowding in, especially for the escalating price tag.

[frellmeedead.livejournal.com]

Lets see... pay well over $500 so the Flan can watch me turn red, then purple, then my bones dissolve and I gradually turn into a pile of happy goo in his presence and make him realize this type of up-close "fan encounter" is waaaaaaay too dangerous to do again in the future? Yeah ok no.

I would totally do it if I win the lottery but then if I have that much money, I'd host my own SGA convention and donate everything to the actors' favorite charities. ;)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

well, if I won powerball (since lotto really isn't all that much in today's market), I'd do a small, cozy con, pay the cast well, and yup, make sizeable donations to their charities. Ah, to dream...