Just wanted to remind everyone that our GeekFaire is tomorrow (Sat. Dec. 17th) from noon to 6pm downstairs at Pandemonium Books & Games.  One vendor flaked out on us, but another has stepped in to fill the void:  Keith Gamble who will be selling an impressive array of SF, horror, & comics publications and DVDs.

How the Special Pandemonium GeekFaire Sale Will Work:  

For each separate GeekFaire vendor you buy something from, you will receive a ticket that will give you a 5% discount on nearly anything you buy at Pandemonium while the GeekFaire is on.  So buy from one vendor, get a
%5 discount at Pandemonium!  Buy from 2 vendors, get 10% off, and so forth.  You can only get one ticket per vendor, and a maximum of four tickets can be used (i.e. 20% off). 

The Holiday GeekFaire will run from noon to 6pm on Saturday, Dec. 17th.  Here's our line-up for this year:




Jade Forest Armoury  - Various swords, axes, daggers, Custom leather bracers, assorted steampunk related items and interactive puppets.

Karyn's Fantasy Knitware
- Knitted hats and scarves you've seen on TV and the movies.  Harry Potter (all houses!), Dr Who, Jayne hats (from Firefly) in both adult and children's sizes.  Some Santa hats too!

Alchemy - Sterling sliver jewelry, tarot decks & pagan supplies

Z Rant - Delicious baked goods with a geeky theme

Keith Gamble   -  SF, horror, & comics publications and DVDs.

BreadPig.com - Breadpig creates geeky products and donates all the profits to organizations and individuals making the world suck less.  Such products include jars of Awesome Sauce, t-shirts, the first collection of xkcd and other publications.

E.J. Barnes / Drowned Town Press - Self-published comics, animation, greeting cards and posters

Silver Owl Creations  - Steampunk and fantasy jewelry in wire, particularly wire wrapped antique key pendants.  They also have steampunk and elven/faery wire bracelets, swirly wire earrings, and other wire wrapped or sculpted wire jewelry and accessories.

Pour Industries - Innovative fresh syrups, bitters and flavoured sugars & salts for use in cocktails, sodas and other drinks, topping your favourite foods, or in your own recipes. All products are handmade, small batch, and made with organic ingredients whenever possible.

Longship Trading Co., The 18th Century General Store  -  Jewelry, pocket knives, dice, nautical items, amber, sewing tools, etc.

Lady Guendalina's Closet - Snoods, jewelry, shawls, steampunk items, mirrors, perfume bottles, etc.  Perhaps some notions.


Hope to see you there, and have a happy holiday!

Tyler Stewart

So I just got a call.  A longtime customer of the store just called me to tell me that

a) he just engaged to be married (Huzzah!), and

b) since he and his intended first met at Pandemonium, they wanted to be married in the store.  Would that be possible?*

The thing is, I was just thinking the other day about how many people I know who first met at Pandemonium over its 22 year history.  I know children who exist because their parents met at Pandemonium.  But this is the first time someone actually wanted to get married here, as grungy as it is.  And this just blows me way.  I'm in my office crying.  I guess that after all the stress I've had to deal with, I was doubting whether the store was worth doing, worth pursuing, worth keeping, even with all its money problems.  

I just feel so validated.  And happy.  Very very happy.  I'm going to go blow my nose and probably freak out my staff.  And then get back to work.



*I said yes, of course.

Saw this cool thing, and I thought I might boost the signal!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ucffool/gaming-dice-in-chocolate-and-sugar

Last year Pandemonium invited 10 vendors of geeky merchandise to come in our event space and set up shop for a day.  This year we are doing it again, only better!  I've worked to increase the diversity of the types of merchandise offered, and have instituted a special Pandemonium GeekFaire Sale:  For each separate GeekFaire vendor you buy something from, you will receive a 5% discount on nearly anything you buy at pandemonium while the GeekFaire is on.  So buy from one vendor, get a %5 discount at Pandemonium!  Buy from 2 vendors, get 10% off, and so forth, up to a maximum of 20% off.

The Holiday GeekFaire will run from noon to 6pm on Saturday, Dec. 17th.  Here's our line-up for this year:

Jade Forest Armoury  - Various swords, axes, daggers, Custom leather bracers, assorted steampunk related items and interactive puppets.

Karyn's Fantasy Knitware - Knitted hats and scarves you've seen on TV and the movies.  Harry Potter (all houses!), Dr Who, Jayne hats (from Firefly) in both adult and children's sizes.  Some Santa hats too!

Alchemy - Sterling sliver jewelry, tarot decks & pagan supplies

Z Rant - Delicious baked goods with a geeky theme

BreadPig.com - Breadpig creates geeky products and donates all the profits to organizations and individuals making the world suck less.  Such products include jars of Awesome Sauce, t-shirts, the first collection of xkcd and other publications.

Krztsrz Khaoz - Handmade wall/maze segments for gaming environments including columns, arches, doorways, etc.

E.J. Barnes / Drowned Town Press - Self-published comics, animation, greeting cards and posters

Silver Owl Creations - Steampunk and fantasy jewelry in wire, particularly wire wrapped antique key pendants.  They also have steampunk and elven/faery wire bracelets, swirly wire earrings, and other wire wrapped or sculpted wire jewelry and accessories.

Pour Industries - Innovative fresh syrups, bitters and flavoured sugars & salts for use in cocktails, sodas and other drinks, topping your favourite foods, or in your own recipes. All products are handmade, small batch, and made with organic ingredients whenever possible.

Longship Trading Co., The 18th Century General Store  -  Jewelry, pocket knives, dice, nautical items, amber, sewing tools, etc.

Lady Guendalina's Closet - Snoods, jewelry, shawls, steampunk items, mirrors, perfume bottles, etc.  Perhaps some notions.


Hope to see you there, and have a happy holiday!

Tyler Stewart

Just a quick reminder that Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Joe Haldeman will be in Pandemonium to sign his new novel Earthbound (third and final volume of his excellent Marsbound trilogy).

There is a virtual Tardis cookie cutter that needs to be actualized for Lyndells' Baked Goods Table at the GeekFaire.  I figure that SOMEONE in the store's customer base has got to have one....  Payment would be in cash or cookies, as you prefer.

Please contact me at tyler (at) pandemoniumbooks(dot)com

Thanks!

but will be open regular hours (noon-10pm) the rest of the weekend.  So you know.

Farewell to Anne McCaffrey, the gracious dragon lady of SF (and I mean that in the best possible way).  She was the first female writer to win a Hugo and a Nebula Award and really helped moved the genre out of the purview of male fandom. 

She will be missed.

 LET IN THE HORDES!!!!!!

So far, "the hordes" have wandered in, bought a few things, and wished us a happy anniversary.

BUT MORE WILL COME!!!!

Hey all,

Pandemonium is going to do a Holiday GeekFaire* again this year on Saturday, Dec. 17th, 2011.  I am putting out a call to all local and semi-local artists and sellers of cool, geeky merchandise to see whether you would be interested in renting a table to sell your goods in the store.

The idea is to create a huckster's room within Pandemonium, giving our customers a one stop shop for all of their holiday buying.  There is space for ten tables (6' x 2.5') in our event space, with a common space set aside for a changing area.   Set-up would be from 9am-noon on Saturday, and the store will be open from noon till 10pm.  Tables will cost $50 each. There will be power available, as well as public wifi, but you will need to let me know in advance if you need them..

If you are interested, please contact me at tyler (at) pandemoniumbooks (dot) com by Nov. 28th, 2011.  What I will need is:

   1) A stated confirmation that you want a table, indicating how/when I can expect payment.
   2) Full contact information, including your name, name of business, address, phone # and email.
   3) A short description (2-3 sentences max) detailing what you will be selling.
   4) Photos of your product, which we will put on our website and on big color posters in the store
   5) Any special requirements (power, a changing area, etc.) 

Thanks  I hope to hear from you soon!



*We called it the Goblin Market last year, which I though was a cool name, but it wasn't very festive!