I am – Hercules!!

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!

October 24, 2004!

This Sunday's “High Stakes” L.A. is suddenly and officially a much bigger deal than last year’s “Buffy Bash.”

Joss Whedon is coming!!

The mastermind behind “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Angel” and “Firefly” is himself making a non-telephonic appearance at the Los Angeles “High Stakes” event. He will make “the conference call” to all the other “High Stakes” parties around the nation from the L.A. party at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET.

It gets better.

Joss is bringing:
* Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg),
* Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris),
* Amy Acker (Winifred Burkle/Illyria),
* Alexis Denisof (Wesley Wyndam-Pryce),
* Nathan Fillion (Caleb/Mal Reynolds),
* Amber Benson (Tara Maclay)
* J. August Richards (Charles Gunn),
* Tom Lenk (nerd of doom Andrew Wells),
* Danny Strong (nerd of doom Jonathan Levinson),
* Adam Busch (nerd of doom Warren Meers),
* probably a bunch of the shows' other big-deal writers,
* and more!!

You may be able to come to the L.A. event too, if you RSVP before 6 p.m. Saturday.

(You can still show up on Sunday, but if you do so without a response to your RSVP, there's no guarantee you're getting in ... )

RSVP here already!!!

Some background:

“High Stakes,” for those who missed our post last Sunday, is a nationwide network of Joss Whedon fans hosting and participating in Kerry-Edwards fundraisers on Sunday afternoon.

At 2 p.m. (PT), all the parties will be linked by Joss’ mighty voice on a conference call. He says he will definitely discuss “X3.” A few lucky partygoers – one perhaps from each shindig - will get to annoy Joss with an intrusive question.

WHEN?
The L.A. version of “High Stakes” runs from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

WHERE?

CineSpace
6356 Hollywood Blvd., 2nd floor
Los Angeles, CA 90028

CAN I COME?

Yes. Kindly click here for the constantly updated list of all the parties, which range in size from dozens to a hundred (and several hundred in the case of the L.A. event).

WHAT’S THIS GONNA COST ME?

Minimum Contribution: $50 At the Door
Complimentary Light Hors d’oeuvres
Cash Bar

I CAN’T GET TO L.A. ON SUNDAY!! HOW DO I GET INTO ONE OF THE CONFERENCE-CALL PARTIES??

At this writing, there are already more than 30 parties in place across the nation, with new ones popping up by the minute. (One hears “High Stakes Silicon Valley” will be a particularly slamming affair, and at the moment there's still room for a couple dozen more.) Find the constantly-updated list here.

But the “High Stakes” organizers want more. There are sad, orphan-y “Buffy” and “Firefly” fans who do not yet have a party in their city. Quoth the “High Stakes” site:

“We're particularly looking for hosts in the following locations: Albuquerque, Philadelphia, Minneapolis (our party there is full and we need another one), Raleigh, Phoenix, Fairfield, Iowa, anywhere in Nevada, Louisiana, Nebraska & New Jersey.”

Anyone can host a party anywhere (most are situated in residences, and the “High Stakes” organizers want a lot more parties organized. Learn, like Herc, how to have your very own by clicking here.

UPDATE!! If you can't find a High Stakes party near you, you can now email questions@highstakes2004.com and the national organizers will try to match you up.

Jennifer Borse, busily whipping up the big Chicago party, says she's still got room for 50 or more!! Don't waffle, Buffy-loving Chicagoland liberals! You know this is going to be the blast of blasts!!

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