Who Wants to Go to Hawaii With Me?
Well, not literally, but here is the deal. I’ve been invited to the Lost set in November, and I’m short the cash to go. Naturally, this means fundraising time. So I’m looking for ideas, pledges, anything you guys can think of that might help me to raise the dough and be, to my knowledge, one of the first independent Lost bloggers to step foot on the Lost set. (Naturally, I will be signing a NDA, I would imagine, so NO SPOILER REQUESTS!).
One idea I am thinking of here is a raffle. Ten winners will be chosen. Those winners will send me a head shot, which I will print life size and attach to a stick. I cannot guarantee live set shots, because that depends on what the producers will accept, BUT I will attempt to get your head on a stick photographed with either a willing LOST actor, or at a famous LOST location. Right now I am just trying to gauge interest on a contest like this and get any other ideas you might think of.
It is very unlikely that I would be able to do anything like get autographs for folks, or anything like that.
Hey, Jon!
I’m actually going to Hawaii next october… And who knows if I can also get to a Lost set?
Anyway, have a nice trip! I’ll be posting on my blog directly from HI… Wish me luck as well, heh…
Namaste!
Comment by Carlos Alexandre Monteiro — September 19, 2007 @ 3:50 pm
lmao my head on a stick next to Damon Lindelof would be priceless. I would probably pay $2 for the chance to have that.
Comment by james — September 19, 2007 @ 4:01 pm
Just A Thought In His Interview Terry At The Emmys Said They Might Have Cur His Legs Off In His Answer To If He Thought It Was Him In The Coffin. Now Imagine This Ben looses his power as number 1 with the others and in turn sets a trap for john that would chop his legs off leaving him unable to heal and leaving ben to take over the number one spot again.. Remember Ben is upset that john healed and he did not, it would be a great brutal scene for a great show whats you thoughts e-amil me or just post. ooooooooooo
Comment by Wierd Thought — September 19, 2007 @ 5:49 pm
In July Daniel Dae Kim posed for a photo with my friend here in Vancouver.
He was here for acouple weeks and was really kind… he definitely didn’t mind posing for shots.
Comment by Troy — September 19, 2007 @ 5:58 pm
hey doc how were you invited? from the LOST peeps themselves? at times like these i wish i had a started a lost blog like this back in the day
Comment by cam action — September 19, 2007 @ 6:22 pm
OMG! I am so in. Hopefully I’m gonna be in Hawaii on spring break, but if that doesn’t push through, a pic of my headshot on a stick with Foxie or Evie or Jorge - heck, everyone - would be fantastic.
Comment by LadySolitaire — September 19, 2007 @ 6:47 pm
start a PayPal donations page, with proceeds going toward the HI trip.
Comment by Debbie — September 19, 2007 @ 7:07 pm
I was just on Oahu at Turtle Bay Sept 13th &14th, and you are allowed on the set and can take pics during preproduction setup. Filming day we were allowed briefly on set as the actors arrived if you show up at 6am. We were at Turtle Bay Resort on the 14th when Evangeline Lilly was standing in front of us at the registration desk. I asked if that was her and her friend/coworker with her said, "Yes it is" and then Evangeline said, "No, but I get that a lot" and ignored us. I never expected her to be so unfriendly!
Comment by Nat — September 19, 2007 @ 9:08 pm
Dude, if you can do it, sign me up. that would be awesome! lol
Comment by Nexus — September 19, 2007 @ 9:32 pm
I’m in for $2
Comment by MerlboroMan — September 19, 2007 @ 10:10 pm
Wow, Nat…sadly, that story about Evi doesn’t really surprise me at all as I know she really seems to hate her celebrity status and probably only puts on a nice face when she feels she has to. I saw a picture of her sitting rather mournfully on the beach alone not too long ago…I think she really resents having to stay there without Dom. Sorry she was such a drag to meet, let’s hope the other actors aren’t quite like that! Thanks for sharing your story,
Chelsy
Comment by Chelsy — September 19, 2007 @ 11:13 pm
Alright Doc and all, here is my thought/idea. Feel free to comment one way or the other.
You hold a simple Raffle:
Step 1) Sell raffle tickets at 1, 2, maybe even 5 dollars a pop. All purchasers get their name put in to a hat.
Step 2) You go to Hawaii and get as many interesting signatures and such as possible.
Step 3) Upon returning home, you pull names from a hat and winners get the autographs and such.
Under this system, people are essentially donating money to you, however they also get chances at some priceless fan gems.
Further, you could do different levels of raffle with a slight variation.
Step 1) Sell seperate $1, $2, AND $4 tickets. The tickets sold go into seperate hats depending on price.
Step 2) You go to Hawaii and get as many interesting signatures and such as possible.
Step 3) Upon returning home, you divide autographs and such into sized or valued piles and draw from each hat accordingly.
Ex. Say you get 11 signatures/artifacts. You divide them into three different piles.
You draw from the $1 tickets and the winner gets 1 autograph.
You draw from the $2 tickets and the winner gets 3 autographs.
You draw from the $4 tickets and the winner gets 7 autographs.
There are lots of variations of price and prize that you can do, but I thought this might be interesting and entertaining for all the readers. Let me put it this way: I sure as hell would cough up four bucks for a shot at winning a few autographs. If I win, amazing, If not, no big deal because I spend more money on Mt. Dew every day than that!
(P.S. If you’re concerned about this at all, I assure you it is 100% legal to auction/raffle off CHANCES at prizes instead of prizes that are established ahead of time.)
Comment by evangelical poet — September 20, 2007 @ 5:23 am
Hey Doc, where is your crazy campfire theory you told us about yesterday???
Comment by ThatMusicGuy — September 20, 2007 @ 9:31 am
DocArzt: you’ve been very kind to and much fun for all of us, so I’m in for $100 however you want to do it - RichPundit
Comment by RichPundit — September 20, 2007 @ 3:46 pm
Damn Rich! You represent your name well. Doc, I’m in for up to five bucks in whatever format you choose. Just let me know how to get it to you.
Comment by gusteaux — September 20, 2007 @ 7:04 pm
been reading this site for a long time without posting, Love the site and recommend it to all…so a small contirbution is no problem mate, set up a means and the money’s on the way!
Comment by Brian — September 20, 2007 @ 7:09 pm
I’m with Brian - love your site and would love to contribute - maybe you could set up a Paypal venue? But only if you promise not to put a giant picture of me on a stick.
Comment by lucky4me8 — September 20, 2007 @ 8:25 pm
I met Naveen Andrews , last sunday , near Kahala Mall in Honolulu
He was very nice , he talked with my friend and me during a long time.
I hope I will see him again
(ps: sorry for my english , i’m french)
Comment by laura — September 28, 2007 @ 2:38 pm