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CONVENTION
2004
Daily Schedule |
"We Are The
Sons Of The Desert,
Having The Time Of Our Lives..."
The International Sons Of
The Desert Convention will be held in Columbus, Ohio from
July 14 - 18, 2004.
Here, you will find the schedule of events as it is developed.
CLICK HERE to go to Convention 2004 Site Links (&
Other Things to do while here)
Thanks to everyone who
participated in the Pre-Convention Planning Session! Everything is not
"etched in stone." However, here is the information we worked through
this past weekend.
Your comments and
suggestions are welcomed!
CONVENTION MERCHANDISE
 | Current plans are to
provide a Sons Of The Desert fez as part of the registration fee. Items
featuring the 2004 Convention logo will be made available by pre-order and are
expected to include a T-shirt, Golf Shirt, Jacket, and ball cap. A
finalized list of these items and prices will be included on the registration
form. |
DEALERS' ROOM
| Tables for the Dealers'
Room are $50 per table. The size of the room will be at least double
what it was at the previous Convention in Nashville. Requests for tables
can be made on the registration form. "Midnight Madness" will commence
at 9:02 pm and run until 11:00 pm on Wednesday, July 14. There will also
be special hours Sunday morning prior to the final Brunch...the "We're
Practically Giving Things Away" sale. |
FILM ROOM
| In addition to the
proposed film shows at the Ohio Theatre and the 1940's Double Feature Friday
Night, the film room will be open for at least 12 additional hours during the
Convention. The plan is to run films until midnight or shortly after. |
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CLICK HERE for the Film Schedule! |
MIDWAY GAMES
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The planning
members would like to have as many tents as possible participate in our
"Midway" show and host a booth with a Laurel and Hardy theme. We will provide
a space (approximately 6' by 10'), a table and two chairs, and if electricity
is needed, we will see about getting it. What we are looking for is a
sideshow similar to the Chickens Come Home toss used in Nashville. A
Laurel and Hardy movie could be your basis, or even a game with your Tent's
name. Something fun for the kids and adults to play...that's not messy! |
PERFECT DAY DIARY
| Each morning of the
Convention, delegates will find a newsletter under their door. Modeled
after the host tent's own newsletter, it will contain information about the
activities for the day, and any last minute changes or reminders.
Articles will feature reprints of the press coverage given to Stan and Babe
when they made their appearance in Columbus in November, 1940. Also
included will be puzzles, trivia, and pertinent facts on the history of
Columbus entertainment. |
PRE-CONVENTION TRIPS
| MONDAY, JULY 12
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| TUESDAY, JULY 13
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| WEDNESDAY, JULY 14
 | Pack Up Your Troubles
Trip
to
Cedar Point Amusement
Park. Cost is $60 per attendee. Busses will leave for Cedar
Point at 8:30 am., and will leave to return to your hotel at 6:00 pm. |
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 14
| 1:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Convention Registration Opens. |
| 3:00 pm
Dealers' Room & Midway are opened for set up and storage. |
| 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Designated dinner hour (on your own). Dealers' Room and Midway are
secured. |
| 7:00 pm
Convention Mixer |
| 9:02 pm - 11:00 pm
Midnight Madness. (It's madness to wait until midnight to open the
Dealers' Room!) |
| 9:30 pm - 12:30 am
Film Room open. |
THURSDAY, JULY 15
| 5:00 am
The Perfect Day Diary delivered to your room! (The day's activities,
history, maps, etc.) |
| 7:00 am - 9:00 am
Breakfast on your own. Also, meeting for Key Staff. |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Tour the Palace Theatre (7-1/2 minute walk to theater) |
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Film Room Open |
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Tour the Great Southern Theatre (12 minute walk to theater) |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch on your own. (The City Center Mall is directly between the
Southern and our hotel, and has many places to eat.) |
| 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Ohio Theatre tour & Mighty Morton Organ Concert by Clark Wilson |
| 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Grand Council Meeting #1 (Proposals for 2006 Convention) |
| 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Pee Wee Contest on the State Capitol lawn (across the street) |
| 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Mixer and Midway open |
| 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Col. Finn's Big Show Banquet. Come dressed as your favorite Laurel and
Hardy character. Including the Parade of Tents and the Exhausted Ruler's
address |
| 9:30 pm - 12:30 am
Dealers' Room and Film Room |
FRIDAY, JULY 16
| 5:00 am
The Perfect Day Diary delivered to your room! |
| 7:00 am - 9:00 am
Breakfast on your own. Also meeting for Key Staff. |
| 9:00 am - 9:15 am
Board busses for the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium |
| 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Columbus Zoo &
Aquarium. Open Lunch at the Amphitheater from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.
Includes Zoonobia Passport raffle qualifications and the Oliver Hardy Golf
Tournament
right after lunch. Busses return to your hotel beginning at at 3:00 pm. |
| 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wyandot Lake
Water Park. Separate admission required at the entrance
gate. Busses return to your hotel at 8:00 pm. (The park adjoins
the Zoo, and is being made available for those who wish to go Wet 'N Hog
Wild.) |
| 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Dinner on your own, with great places to eat downtown |
| 6:00 pm - 12:00 am
Hyatt shuttle available for trips to the Arena District |
| 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Very Special Presentation Written By Dr. John McCabe and presented by
Linny McCabe |
| 8:30 pm - 12:30 am
Film Room Open |
| 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Dealers' Room open |
SATURDAY, JULY 17
| 5:00 am
The Perfect Day Diary delivered to your room! |
| 7:00 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast on your own. Also meeting for Key Staff |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Grand Council Meeting #2. Includes voting for Convention Proposals and
other business |
| 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Celebrity Panel and Autograph Session |
| 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch on your own |
| 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Grand Parade around the State Capitol |
| 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Laurel and Hardy film show at the magnificent Ohio Theatre. Two sound
films and two silent films will be presented. The silent films will be
accompanied by Clark Wilson on the Mighty Morton theater organ!
| SONS OF THE DESERT--A
truly beautiful print! |
| TOWED IN A HOLE |
| BIG BUSINESS |
| PLAYING HOOKY
(Tentative)--Our Gang |
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| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Trivia Contest |
| 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cocktail Mixer & Banquet. Includes Roger Gordon's 30th Anniversary of
the ITJ, a Remembering Our Celebrities Celebration, and a door prize drawing |
| 8:00 pm - 12:00 am
Dealers' Room open |
| 9:00 pm - 1:15 am
Film
Room open |
SUNDAY, JULY 18
| 9:00 am
Dealers' Room Clearance Sale "We're Practically Giving Things Away!" |
| 10:00 am
Farewell Brunch. Includes awards and the Passing Of The Pineapple. |
There will be no
post-convention activities, allowing those (who wish to do so) to leave
Sunday afternoon.
Please feel free to
contact Rick Lindner with any questions or suggestions at
sodcols2004@insight.rr.com.
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