$700 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

The Dead Wood Society is pleased to announce we raised $700 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society! This is all thanks to the generosity of those who had their photo taken in the pile of tribbles, purchased a tribble, a raffle ticket or other merchandise, or made a contribution at the Tribble Bash, as well as those who purchased a tribble or made a contribution at one of our panels, or from the lady in the electric cart roving around Arisia.

We thank you and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society thanks you!

Left - Nomad goes to be raffled. Right - excited raffle winners

Tribble Bash a huge success!

The Tribble Bash was filled with a lively crowd all night long. People entered through the arch of the Guardian of Forever (photo below), which spoke lines from the Star Trek episode and had lights flashing within it. Everyone was greeted by “Edith Keeler” or a mini-skirted “Starfleet officer”. Many people headed straight for the Tribble Bash-O-Matic (photo above) to pummel a few tribbles, then to the Tribble Toss (photo below right) where they tried to get 3 Kirks, Koloths or tribbles in a row. Some people got caught up in the Trek Villains Scavenger Hunt/Trivia Contest. And it seemed everyone wanted their photo taken in the huge pile of tribbles! (See photos in posts below.)

On a huge screen, silent trivia questions were playing. Starfleet banners hung on the walls. Posters with Star Trek photos promoted our upcoming panels. Nomad sat on a table, blinking. The sound of tribbles purring and chattering was in the air. Two tribbles walked around on their own, stopping often to squeak. Tribbles were strewn on every surface, and when people found one they liked, they could purchase it to bring home. And there were other items for sale, all to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Past the black curtain wall hung with white lights and stars, was the lounge area. People sat in beanbag tribbles or at tables, munching occasionally on multicolored veggie chips, watching clips from the original Star Trek series edited into amusing music videos. Each time the song “Star Trekkin’” came around on the 90-minute loop, Dead Wood Society members got up on the stage for a spirited pantomime of the song.

The crowd seemed to have a great time, and we received thanks and compliments all weekend long. And thanks from us to everyone who attended!

"Kirk" poses inside the Guardian of Forever

Costume Contest Winner

Here is a photo of the winner of the Tribble Bash Costume Contest (with Nomad in the background). She was portraying Dr. Miranda Jones from the Star Trek episode, "Is There In Truth No Beauty?". Our winner modified the clothes she wore underneath to match more closely Dr. Jones' outfit, and made the "sensory net" overlay herself, attaching all the beads and studs by hand, as well as doing up her hair to match the character's hairstyle. Great job!

Everyone who entered received a lovable, furry tribble. And the winner's prize was a kit for making tribbles!

(Note to the winner – we didn't get your last name. We would be happy to add your first name or your whole name to this post if you like.)

A real live Tribble!

A week or two before the Tribble Bash, we were contacted by a woman whose last name was Tribble! She said her birthday would be the weekend of Arisia, and she and a few friends had decided to celebrate it at the Tribble Bash. We were delighted. At the Tribble Bash, our MC, "Cyrano Jones", introduced Ms. Tribble to the crowd and presented her with a tribble of her own.

Below, Ms. Tribble and friends.

Drive by update post party!

WOW! What a great turnout we had this year. The place was filled from opening to closing. Thank you to all that helped and thanks to Arisia for having us. We made quite a bit for our Charity. Now it's time to curl up and sleep for a few weeks.

Cheers!
K

Tribble BASH

Just finished the soundtrack to the Tribble BASH machine.

We have to forgo the mallet because it will destroy the entire machine.

So you will be whacking the tribbles with your hand. Still pleasantly violent.

Cheers see you in a week!

what the heck is that pile of %&*@!!! doing in the livingroom?

We started with just two - now look at the pile we are stuck with.