Reply To: Get Whiney and Bitch About Stuff!
I’ve spoken with Marian today regarding all this–not that I didn’t believe what @autojim was saying; I just wanted some “primary source” info.
In semi-brief:
- I can confirm that a) Marian is aware of all this and b) she didn’t initiate it. But she knows Jim and Glenn, and is comfortable enough to believe this is not all some sort of elaborate plan that ends up with someone making a suit out of her skin.
- While she has some concerns (see below), she is okay with it as long as a) people have the proper expectations (also see below); b) people are discreet about it; and c) it doesn’t impact her Europe trip Kickstarter.
- Important point (that may have been discussed above, I’m too lazy to go back and read it): if she goes on JCCC3, it would be as a Person on Vacation, not as a performer. She wouldn’t bring her accompanist, or her typewriter, or her cat’s ashes. (Okay, she’d probably bring the ashes) She wants to experience JCCC3 as a vacation, what with relaxing and boyfriend and hanging out and stuff.
- This is not to say that, if she were on hand, we wouldn’t find some way for her to cameo in someone’s set (we are not stupid), or possibly do some sort of pickup show with like-minded Sea Monkeys. But she would not get magically added to the official performer lineup by being on board; and anyone hoping to get her on JCCC3 so they can convince her to do a full Marian Call show are sorely mistaken.
- This above point is of greatest importance to us at the Home Office. Our primary goal is that everyone on JCCC3 have the best possible time, and we don’t want that marred for anyone–not for people who donated under a mistaken impression they’d see her do a Big Show; nor for Marian by feeling undue pressure/obligation to have to perform because of everyone’s generous gift. Again, we don’t believe this is the case here, certainly not with Jim and Glenn; but if signals get crossed somewhere along the way, someone might end up donating with mistaken assumptions as to performing expectations and/or access to Marian while on board. (As in, “we got you on this ship; now DANCE, MONKEY!”)
- On the subject of “unofficial” performances: like last year, we will have one (possibly several) space(s) regularly available to us where people will be able to sign up for “unofficial but sanctioned” performances, like how Blue and Scott and Marian did on JCCC2. This year’s space(s) will be awesomer.
So then: assuming everyone is VERY CLEAR on all those points and expectations, the Management has no issue with this plan.
CAPITAL LETTERS,
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