The Official Vulkon "SlayerCon & SlayerCruise" Newsletter - 12/02/2004
Newsflash!
Houston tickets were selling poorly for the February event, a drastic change was needed - so effective immediately the Houston guests, hotel, and dates have ALL changed!
Vulkon is proud to announce our all "NEW" Houston, Texas event with NEW DATES, NEW HOTEL and an all NEW Confirmed guest line-up !
The New dates are April 1-3rd 2005
The New Hotel is the: Sheraton North Houston Hotel
15700 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77032 / Phone (281) 442-5100
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OUR NEW CONFIRMED GUEST LINE UP!
James Marsters who played "Spike" on both Buffy & Angel. James appears both Saturday & Sunday for autographs and photo sessions and will also perform in Concert on Saturday Night! In collaboration with Himber Entertainment - This is James's only confirmed 2005 US appearance at this time.
Amber Benson who played "Tara" on Buffy. This is a rare appearance for Amber whom will attend both Saturday & Sunday for autographs and photo sessions, plus will attend the Friday Karaoke Cocktail Party and will also perform at our banquet!
Andy Hallett who played Lorne on Angel appears both Saturday & Sunday for autographs and photo sessions, plus will attend our Friday Karaoke Cocktail Party & Saturday night Banquet. Andy will perform at the Karaoke Cocktail Party - health permitting.
Kelly Donovan, (Nick Brendon's twin brother) who was Xander's twin & stunt double on Buffy, appears both Saturday & Sunday (Plus will attend Cocktail Party & Saturday night Banquet) Note: Kelly is a "Bonus Guest."
Jonathan Woodward who played Knox on Angel appears both Saturday & Sunday (Plus will attend Cocktail Party & Saturday night Banquet) Note: Jonathan is a "Bonus Guest."
Jenny Mollen who played Nina Ash on Angel appears both Saturday & Sunday (Plus will attend Cocktail Party & Saturday night Banquet) Note: Jenny is a "Bonus Guest."
Attendance to this event will be very limited at only 500 tickets total.
We recommend you order early to guarantee admission! And, ALL SEATING at this event is RESERVED, so you don't have to "camp out" to get a good seat and you can come and go as you please knowing that your seat is there for you all weekend.
Tickets go on sale Saturday, December 4th starting at 5pm for Platinum tickets ONLY.
Gold tickets go on sale Monday at 8 PM.
Silver tickets go on sale Wednesday at 8 PM.
All other "add-ons" (photo sessions, cocktail party, banquet, etc.) will also go on sale Wednesday at 8 PM.
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Admission & Autographs:
Platinum VIP Level A weekend tickets. This is an "All Inclusive Ticket" that includes: guaranteed reserved seating in rows 1-4; 2 in-person autographs from both James Marsters and Andy Hallett (gift giving will be allowed on Saturday); 1 in-person autograph from Amber Benson; a ticket to the Friday Night Karaoke Cocktail Party; a ticket to the Saturday Evening Banquet; a ticket to the Saturday Night James Marsters Concert; a ticket to the Saturday Night VIP after concert reception with James Marsters - featuring open bar and food; an exclusive autograph session with James, Andy and Amber; an exclusive photo session with James, Andy and Amber. Plus early bird admission to the dealers room and autograph room.
Price $800 Only 100 of these tickets will be sold.
Platinum VIP Level B weekend tickets. This is an "All Inclusive Ticket" that includes: guaranteed reserved seating in rows 5-8; 2 in-person autographs from both James Marsters and Andy Hallett (gift giving will be allowed on Saturday); 1 in-person autograph from Amber Benson; a ticket to the Friday Night Karaoke Cocktail Party; a ticket to the Saturday Evening Banquet; a ticket to the Saturday Night James Marsters Concert; a ticket to the Saturday Night VIP after concert reception with James Marsters - featuring open bar and food; an exclusive autograph session with James, Andy and Amber; an exclusive photo session with James, Andy and Amber. Plus early bird admission to the dealers room and autograph room.
Price $750 Only 100 of these tickets will be sold.
New! We will offer an interest-free payment plan for the Platinum Tickets only as follows:
If you are not able to pay in full right away, you may pay split your payments into 3 parts! With $350 due now at sign up, $200 due in 30 days, and the final $200 due 30 days after that. Your Platinum ticket MUST be paid in full by March 1st so please plan your payments accordingly. Late payments will result in cancellation of your ticket, as there will most likely be a waiting list for the Platinum tickets for those patrons who did not order in time before we sell out.*
*Note: If you elect to make payments - you are be guaranteed a seat in the section which you reserved but your seat(s) will not be assigned until we receive your final payment, as anyone that defaults on their payments will wreak havoc with our seating charts. Sorry but there always has to be a trade-off somewhere, but remember there are only 8 rows of Platinum so all seats will be good seats anyway.
Gold weekend tickets. Includes guaranteed reserved seating in rows 9-14 and 1 in-person autograph from both James Marsters and Andy Hallett, plus a pre-signed photo of Amber Benson. Plus option to order tickets for the Karaoke Cocktail Party, Banquet, James Concert, photo sessions, & extra autograph tickets
Price $225 Only 150 of these tickets will be sold.
Silver weekend tickets. Includes guaranteed reserved seating in rows 15-20 and 1 in-person autograph from both James Marsters and Andy Hallett, plus a pre-signed photo of Amber Benson. Plus option to order tickets for the Karaoke Cocktail Party, Banquet, James Concert, photo sessions, & extra autograph tickets.
Price $200 Only 150 of these tickets will be sold.
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Tickets On-line:
Tickets go on sale Saturday, December 4th starting at 5pm for Platinum tickets ONLY.
Gold tickets go on sale Monday at 8 PM.
Silver tickets go on sale Wednesday at 8 PM.
All other "add-ons" (photo sessions, cocktail party, banquet, etc.) will also go on sale Wednesday at 8 PM.
www.vulkontickets.comTickets By Mail Order:
Make check or money order payable to Vulkon and mail with a self-addressed stamped envelope to:
Vulkon c/o Joe Motes
P.O. Box 297122
Pembroke Pines FL. 33029-7122
Mail orders must be postmarked by March 1st, 2005.
Tickets By Mail Order:
If not ordering through the mail, or if you do not have on-line access, you may also call in your ticket orders at: (954) 441-8735 Mon- Fri 7-9 PM and Sat 12 Noon till 5 pm. Phone in orders will not be taken before online ticket sales start for each category of ticket.
*Note: Unless you order the "All Inclusive Platinum Ticket" - Vulkon offers several "Optional" and "Special" activities that require purchase of a separate ticket in addition to your convention ticket. These additional activities include: Photo sessions with the stars, cocktail party, concert with James, and banquet. We felt it best that our patrons get to choose which activities they are interested in, so they can customize their experience to include as many or as few activities as they would like to attend, and thereby have full control of how much they will spend based on their particular budget and travel schedule.
Tickets to the Karaoke Cocktail Party are $75. Only 150 tickets will be sold to this event (not counting Platinum members).
Please Note: you must order a ticket to the convention in order to be able to purchase a ticket to the Cocktail Party.
The Saturday evening Banquet:
For those of you who purchase tickets to this separate event, we have a great evening of food and fun planned for you at our fabulous banquet with guests of honor: Amber Benson, Andy Hallett, Kelly Donovan, Jonathan Woodward, and Jenny Mollen. The evening will feature a sumptuous buffet "fit for a vampire" served in the company of our guest stars. (The chef promises an "interesting menu".) This is an opportunity to get up close and personal and mingle with our guests in a more relaxed setting. Event will run 7 PM - 9 PM.
Tickets to the Banquet are $75. Only 150 tickets will be sold to this event (not counting Platinum members).
Please Note: you must order a ticket to the convention in order to be able to purchase a ticket to the Banquet.
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James Marsters in Concert:
Join us on Saturday night at 9:30 PM for an amazing concert with James Marsters! This will be an "Unplugged Event" featuring James on his acoustic guitar. Tickets to the concert are not available in advance and will be sold at the convention only - by Steven Himber (James's Manager), starting on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday.
Concert tickets will be $40 and payment for the concert tickets MUST be in cash only.
Mr. Himber will also have James's latest CD's available for sale!
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Professional Photo Sessions:
By popular request, in order to satisfy those fans that just "have" to have an in-person (cheek-to-cheek) photo taken of them with our many guest stars, Vulkon has arranged for special professional photo sessions.
Prices are $75 for James Marsters, $40 for Andy Hallett, $50 for Amber Benson
Tickets can be ordered on our secure server. Photo session tickets go on sale this Wednesday at 8pm.
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Thank you for your patronage,
Joe Motes and Fernando Martinez
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