MR

Just in case anybody hasn't seen this yet....



Sorry about the shameless advertising, but it is Journey related and ALL proceeds will go to a Journey supported charity.

We have some fantastic prizes for the charity auction, but you have to be there on the day to bid.

Marty

I hope the girl from the videos in this thread knows about this!

http://forums.melodicrock.com/phpBB/vie ... hp?t=22370

marty,, what exactly is journeys charity?

LarryFromNextDoor wrote:marty,, what exactly is journeys charity?

Its not a specific charity as such. When we asked what charity we should support for previous conventions, we were told to put the money to a selection of children's cancer charities. Last year, money from the convention went to The Joe Torre Foundation (a charity in New York personally supported by Steve Augeri and his wife), the Callie Shiffer Fund (a little girl in the US with cancer), and a large chunk to a local UK charity called Claire House, in Liverpool (a hospice for terminally ill children).

I can't remember the exact figures but I believe we raised over $4000 last year which was spilt between these.

This year the charities have yet to be decided.

Marty

Marty, this looks like a great time!!! I wonder if they will have a place set up with the Journey Atari game?
that would be cool to have a prize for the champion.

Marty - why are the conventions always in Yorkshire?

Matthew wrote:Marty - why are the conventions always in Yorkshire?

Several reasons. Firstly, we were trying to locate it in a place that is fairly central to everyone. If you live down south (like I do), Yorkshire does seem like a long way up, but its still actually further to get to there from Scotland than, say, London. On a map of the UK, Sheffield is about as central as it's possible to get.

In addition to that, the support for Journey seems to be more intense in that part of the world. Our friendly Journey tribute band, who will be playing at the convention, are based in the Midlands, but most of their bookings come from up north. They usually sell out when they play up there.

Personally, I'd like to arrange a convention nearer my home in Swindon (which is 3 hours from Sheffield), and maybe a future convention will be. We did consider a venue in Southampton, one in Crewe and several in the Birmingham area, but The Corporation owners very keen to host us and had all the right facilities we were looking for.

Marty

MartyMoffatt wrote:

Matthew wrote:Marty - why are the conventions always in Yorkshire?

Several reasons. Firstly, we were trying to locate it in a place that is fairly central to everyone. If you live down south (like I do), Yorkshire does seem like a long way up, but its still actually further to get to there from Scotland than, say, London. On a map of the UK, Sheffield is about as central as it's possible to get.

In addition to that, the support for Journey seems to be more intense in that part of the world. Our friendly Journey tribute band, who will be playing at the convention, are based in the Midlands, but most of their bookings come from up north. They usually sell out when they play up there.

Personally, I'd like to arrange a convention nearer my home in Swindon (which is 3 hours from Sheffield), and maybe a future convention will be. We did consider a venue in Southampton, one in Crewe and several in the Birmingham area, but The Corporation owners very keen to host us and had all the right facilities we were looking for.

Marty

Thanks for the explanation Marty. I can understand all the reasons. I actually went to the convention in Barnsley last year and most people thought I was mad to have travelled up from London. In fact...I discovered to my shame that I had travelled the longest distance out of anyone - even the bloke from Scandanavia lived in Manchester. Oh well.

The Essential Journey tribute band were great - but I think I'll stay put this year. But I support you 100% on moving the convention to Swindon next year.

Matthew wrote:

MartyMoffatt wrote:

Matthew wrote:Marty - why are the conventions always in Yorkshire?

Several reasons. Firstly, we were trying to locate it in a place that is fairly central to everyone. If you live down south (like I do), Yorkshire does seem like a long way up, but its still actually further to get to there from Scotland than, say, London. On a map of the UK, Sheffield is about as central as it's possible to get.

In addition to that, the support for Journey seems to be more intense in that part of the world. Our friendly Journey tribute band, who will be playing at the convention, are based in the Midlands, but most of their bookings come from up north. They usually sell out when they play up there.

Personally, I'd like to arrange a convention nearer my home in Swindon (which is 3 hours from Sheffield), and maybe a future convention will be. We did consider a venue in Southampton, one in Crewe and several in the Birmingham area, but The Corporation owners very keen to host us and had all the right facilities we were looking for.

Marty

Thanks for the explanation Marty. I can understand all the reasons. I actually went to the convention in Barnsley last year and most people thought I was mad to have travelled up from London. In fact...I discovered to my shame that I had travelled the longest distance out of anyone - even the bloke from Scandanavia lived in Manchester. Oh well.

The Essential Journey tribute band were great - but I think I'll stay put this year. But I support you 100% on moving the convention to Swindon next year.

This year, I know we have people coming up from Southampton, Bristol, Newport and Kent, as well as down from Scotland.

Marty

MartyMoffatt wrote:

Matthew wrote:

MartyMoffatt wrote:

Matthew wrote:Marty - why are the conventions always in Yorkshire?

Several reasons. Firstly, we were trying to locate it in a place that is fairly central to everyone. If you live down south (like I do), Yorkshire does seem like a long way up, but its still actually further to get to there from Scotland than, say, London. On a map of the UK, Sheffield is about as central as it's possible to get.

In addition to that, the support for Journey seems to be more intense in that part of the world. Our friendly Journey tribute band, who will be playing at the convention, are based in the Midlands, but most of their bookings come from up north. They usually sell out when they play up there.

Personally, I'd like to arrange a convention nearer my home in Swindon (which is 3 hours from Sheffield), and maybe a future convention will be. We did consider a venue in Southampton, one in Crewe and several in the Birmingham area, but The Corporation owners very keen to host us and had all the right facilities we were looking for.

Marty

Thanks for the explanation Marty. I can understand all the reasons. I actually went to the convention in Barnsley last year and most people thought I was mad to have travelled up from London. In fact...I discovered to my shame that I had travelled the longest distance out of anyone - even the bloke from Scandanavia lived in Manchester. Oh well.

The Essential Journey tribute band were great - but I think I'll stay put this year. But I support you 100% on moving the convention to Swindon next year.

This year, I know we have people coming up from Southampton, Bristol, Newport and Kent, as well as down from Scotland.

Marty

Hope it's a big success, Marty. I'm sure it will be. And don't neglect the classic Journey fans this time okay?