Editing C5 NOLA

Shrouded in river mist, softly lit with gas lanterns, haunted by pirate
kings and voodoo queens -  New Orleans is a perfect city in which to
hold our yearly Gothic gathering!  Heather Spear, Guymon Ebenezer
Addams, and the cast of characters comprising the New Orleans Gothic
mailing list offer you their proposal for a Convergence in the city that
care forgot.
       
        THE PLAN - Breaking with the tradition of Convergences past, C5
in New
Orleans would be held during the end of Spring, avoiding the infamous
heat
and humidity of summer in the South.  We are currently negotiating with
venues that can accomodate us for a late March/early April weekend.  Our
plan is to provide you with three full days of opportunities to see live
bands, dance to the music of an assortment of DJs, experience the magic
of
the city during planned daytime events, and meet with other Goths from
around the country (and perhaps beyond!).  Of course, you may choose
from
any or none of the above, as New Orleans herself is an excellent tour
guide.
       
        THE PLACE - New Orleans exists in a state of elegant decay.  The
past
and the present seem to overlap - the city does not easily give up its
ghosts.  Mysterious, romantic, and steeped in history, it welcomes such
an unconventional convention as Convergence.
        There is so much to do that it's impossible to include it all
here.
The cememteries of New Orleans are a must-see.  Due to the high water
table, there are no underground burials - rows upon rows of whitewashed
sepulchers form above-ground necropoli, true cities to house the dead.
The Westgate Gallery is a purple and black mansion that contains a
collection of paintings, sculpture, jewelry, and books dedicated to
portraying Death as a sorrowful, compassionate entity.  You can visit a
real voodoo ceremony; take daytime or evening walking tours focusing on
any subject you can imagine (haunted places, vampires, cemeteries, Anne
Rice, you name it!); tour Antebellum plantations, Civil War
battlefields,
primordial swamps, and gracious turn-of-the-century manses; or just sit
on a wrought-iron balcony or in a lush courtyard, sipping a cool drink
and watching the sun set.  Of course, there are also many fine museums,
two lovely public parks, an award-winning zoo and record-setting
aquarium, steamboat rides and horse-drawn carriages.
        The selection of Goth-friendly stores in New Orleans has never
been
better.  There's exquisite silver jewelry at Armed & Dangerous, fancy
clothing for men and women at Gargoyles, CDs at St. Germain, and
ooo-la-lingerie at Siren Song.  Masks and other costume accessories are
available in a variety found no place else, due to the city's passion
for dramatic celebration.  Antiques stores abound both inside and out of
the French Quarter, filled with glass inkwells, ebony walking sticks,
silk parasols - there's even a shop specializing in culinary antiques,
where you can find that absinthe spoon you've been wanting.
        THE PEOPLE - Here's some information about your prospective C5
organizers:
        Heather Spear is originally from Chicago.  She co-organized the
first
Convergence, where she learned all about what NOT to do!  She promises
to apply this experience (plus all she's learned from hosting costume
tea parties, club events, poetry readings, etc.) to making C5 in New
Orleans an unforgettable extravaganza.
        Guymon Ebenezer Addams has migrated from Boston.  He runs the
Mere
Mortal record label, so you can be assured that at least one of his
bands would play a New Orleanian Convergence.  Also, he has promised to
offer both soundbites from C5 bands and online sale of C5 tickets on the
Mere Mortal website, should we win your votes.  He has the saintly
patience, iron will, and lack of sanity required to pull of nationwide
band tours, club events, and a giant net.goth gathering.
        The NO-gothic mailing list (we know how funny the name is, thank
you
very much!) is run by Jason Puckett, and is home to NOLA net celebrities
like Twilight (Amy) and Shadowp1ay (Misha).  Our many-talented list
members have responded to the nomination of New Orleans with great
enthusiasm, and will be a dedicated, efficient team for C5.
        Local bands you may expect to see during NOLA's Convergence
would
include Ex-Voto, Cut Rate Box, and Falling Janus.  Our scene is growing
in
leaps and bounds, and these three bands have contributed greatly to that
growth.
        Name dropping for your vote! - some people who very well may be
involved should Convergence come to our beloved city are local celebs
Poppy Z. Brite and Anne Rice.  Of course, if you're here, you can also
just catch them walking down the street on their way home from the
corner store... :}

        THE BORING FACTS!
        Travel to and staying in New Orleans is easy and inexpensive.
All
major airlines (including Southwest) fly into our airport, and we're
accessible from both coasts and everywhere in between by Amtrak and
Greyhound.  Our city has more visitors' accomodations per capita than
any
other city in America, so we'll get some hotel deals together for you.
Due to the popularity of New Orleans as a travel destination, hotels are
nearly all within walking distance or a quick taxi/streetcar ride away
from venues, clubs, shopping, and other places of interest.
        Spring turns New Orleans into an Eden of banana trees,
exotic flowers, and gorgeous weather.  Expect the temperature to be
about
50 to 70 degrees F, with the good possibility of a little rain.  
        At the writing of this proposal, the tattooing and piercing age
is
18, and you must also be 18 to enter a bar.  However, you must be 21 or
over to purchase alcoholic beverages or enter an establishment offering
gambling or gambling machines.  People of drinking age may carry and
consume drinks (in non-glass containers) in the street.  "Bar time" is
not
set by government regulations, and many bars are open into the wee hours
of the morning (a last call at 6:30am is not unusual).  Some bars are
open
24 hours.

Written by [[Twilight]]

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