Copied from Cinevent Web Page February 24th, 2015 Several days ago, we received word that there had been significant damage to the hotel at which our convention has been based in recent years, the Ramada Plaza. Since that time, we have been working diligently to gather more information regarding the situation at the Ramada and to investigate the possibility of locating the convention at an alternate venue if that should be necessary for 2015.
We are still in the process of gathering and evaluating information and expect to be able to make an announcement about our plans for this year in the near future, no later than the first week in March. Once we know what we will be able to do in terms of this year's convention we will publish a revised announcement. We ask for your support and patience while we determine how best to proceed for this year. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Kusumoto" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 8:19:29 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Will Cinevent take place this year? Point well made, Zeev. I would never host the show because I am not what you described in your last note, i.e., a member of a group of philanthropists who've hosted Cinevent in Columbus forever. Unless we have such volunteers in our midst, I agree with you, Cinevent is dead. A bit hypocritical of me anyway as I have NEVER attended Cinevent because of my own issues getting from point A to point B and being spoiled when it comes to going to biz conventions several times a year. I was just thinking out loud about the various venues for an event that sadly, has finally met its end like an old person suffering a 15-year-long terminal disease. - d. From: [email protected] To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RE: [MOPO] Will Cinevent take place this year? Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 22:10:47 -0500 I just can’t believe you guys….why don’t they do it here, why don’t they do it there… because there’s no money in it! We just don’t support the shows!! That’s why they’re folding one after the other…. Chicago….. Didn’t we have already shows in Chicago? Ray Courts was in Chicago and folded. Mulqueen was in Chicago and folded. There were others, smaller ones, in Chicago, I doubt they still exist. You want large cities? Didn’t an L.A. shows just sing it’s swan song recently? Is ray Courts still doing the L.A. show? It’s always on-again, off-again. Yes, Cleveland is central….Didn’t Morrie Everett give it a go there? Of course he has. Columbus is/was the last Grande Dame of Movie Memorabelia shows, and what happened? More people were belly aching about the shitty hotel than attending the show. Year after year attendance decreased. Organizers were brainstorming to find out why? How to improve the show? But nothing changed. Cinevent exists because guys like Steven Haynes, and all the members of his family, plus a few more good souls, have worked tirelessly, for free, just to mount the show….because for them it was a labor of love… Anybody want to step up and organize a show in Charlotte NC(Allen?), San Diego, Chicago(David K?), Austin(Kirby?), or Vegas(Rich?) I got it off my chest…. Zeev From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Kusumoto Sent: February-25-15 9:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] Will Cinevent take place this year? Sure, It would be great if everyone came to balmy San Diego and away from the humidity that slams the Gulf Coast states 7-9 months/year, but hosting on ANY coast would cost a bundle, hence better to host at a more central location without a rental car. - d. Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 18:25:06 -0800 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: Will Cinevent take place this year? To: [email protected] David, I am familiar with the Hyatt Regency O’Hare and have attended several events there. I concur with all that you describe. From: MoPo List [ mailto:[email protected] ] On Behalf Of David Kusumoto Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 6:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] Will Cinevent take place this year? Cleveland and Chicago are natural choices. Cleveland is obvious, Chicago not so obvious. Crazily enough, one of the better kept secrets is the Hyatt Regency O'Hare. Flight crews stay there; rooms are moderately priced and clean and it's cheap to host events - as every industry, from largest to wildest to tiniest, hosts something there each year. Free shuttle to and from the airport - and the hotel is a short walk to the Metro that takes you downtown in 30 minutes for $5. NO car rental required. Hyatt is a pricey name, but it's the cheapest property in greater Chicago because it's near the airport in Rosemont and deep in the Chicago suburbs. -d. Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 19:21:26 -0600 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: Will Cinevent take place this year? To: [email protected] Well, you know, somewhere you can fly to. On Feb 25, 2015, at 7:16 PM, Adrian Cowdry < [email protected] > wrote: >From all that I have heard it would be better if Morrie took over the event >and held it in Cleveland - it is central - start putting Cinevent in extreme >parts of the US - East or est coast or north or south then you stand to lose >some of the dealers. Columbus was not ideal but it was central - Cleveland is >Morrie territory and it is central. Or will Cinevent become part of Syracuse? This Never Happened to the Other Fella.... Adrian Cowdry [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Brek Anderson < [email protected] > To: MoPo-L < [email protected] > Sent: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 1:13 Subject: Re: [MOPO] Will Cinevent take place this year? Hope this is not the end of Cinevent. I think Vegas would be a great place and we all could stay at Rich's. Brek From: "walter reuben" < [email protected] > To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 4:21:55 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Will Cinevent take place this year? Awesome.... On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art < [email protected] > wrote: <blockquote> dammit.. the Ramada is finished and will probably not reopen (ever) due to water damage. from trip advisor: To summarize: no heat in lobby, no cable all weekend, some showers only had scalding hot water, some showers only had ice cold water, mold in rooms, dressers hadn't been dusted ever, never got extra towels, no cups in rooms, no refrigerator, ice makers didn't work on any floor, phone didn't work so couldn't call front desk, pool half full, hot tub was roped off with a power line hanging above it, dead bat in stairwell and to top it off.... fire alarms went off at 7 am Sunday due to pipes bursting on the 5th floor due to no heat up there. Water gushing out of the elevators, down stairways, flooding rooms & hallways and making at least 2 inches of ice at the exit door. Checking out was insane and the poor girl at the front desk had to deal with dozens of irate customers....no management to be found. We had over $ 4,000 worth of rooms that all refused to pay for. so the question is at this late date will Steve Haynes be able to find a suitable location in time and will it necessarily increase costs to attend I know the end of this hotel will please some.. but will you be as pleased if no replacement can be found? 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