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| NOVEMBER 18, 2008 |
| VOTING COMING DECEMBER 2008 |
Gamers Have a Soft Side
By Miss Genocide
There were ads everywhere. On the radio,
numerous commercials on TV, videos on
Myspace, and even flyers on the streets. The
first annual "Warriors Never Die" James
Forman benefit for Adopt-a-Pet shook our
little town of Victoria, Texas like no one's
business. No one except Lance Hayes, that
is. He's the founder of the event and was a
close friend of the late James Forman. For
those of you who didn't know him, James
was an animal lover. At the time of his
passing, he had two dogs, featured in the
original poster of the event, and thirteen cats.
There were ads everywhere. On the radio,
numerous commercials on TV, videos on
Myspace, and even flyers on the streets. The
first annual "Warriors Never Die" James
Forman benefit for Adopt-a-Pet shook our
little town of Victoria, Texas like no one's
business. No one except Lance Hayes, that
is. He's the founder of the event and was a
close friend of the late James Forman. For
those of you who didn't know him, James
was an animal lover. At the time of his
passing, he had two dogs, featured in the
original poster of the event, and thirteen cats.
He also had a habit of taking in other needy animals such as turtles, ferrets and sugar
gliders. I had the pleasure of doing a phone interview with Lance to get a little background
information on the benefit. He began production in May of this year. It started with a Myspace
page, then a bank account, a P.O. box, and finally a Paypal account. The idea behind the
event was to create a positive way to bring together old friends while benefiting a cause that
James would have supported.
Bands were brought together, as well as sponsors and volunteers, and item donations for a
silent auction were gathered. No one could have organized a better gathering of kind hearted
benefactors. Your own Busygamer had a booth set up with a donation bucket and half of the
proceeds went towards the cause. Lance was seen around the event making sure everything
was running smoothly while managing to enjoy himself with the rest of us at the BG table
when time allowed. Crutchboy and I managed the swag for nine straight hours slinging t-
shirts, jewelry, stickers, and free koozies to the donators, along with Gritskrieg, Game Over,
and Timothy Danger. The silent auction featured local and out of state artists' work. John Lara
(Timothy Danger’s brother and the creator of the Monster Valley High webcomic featured on
our site) donated several pieces that were very popular with the crowd. There were crafts and
even an autographed poster from the Violent Femmes. All together the benefit managed to
raise $2,500 for Adopt-a-Pet, which was presented as a GIANT check by Lance. Everyone
who participated or were meant to attend will be sent care packages, including the Violent
Femmes for donating the awesome poster.
Lance thanks all of the contributors, bands, and everyone who showed up to support the
event, and would like to especially thank Tim Lara of the Stout City Luchadores, Colin Rabke
of AR-15 and Puppet of Primal Instinct Tattoos and Revolution Unleashed. They were "the
backbone of the musical aspect of the benefit, and good friends with James Forman" as
Lance stated and he's very grateful they were able to help the cause. The benefit served its
intended purpose; it brought together old friends, some new ones were made, and even a
first date was had between a lovely new couple. All in all, it was a good night for everyone.
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gliders. I had the pleasure of doing a phone interview with Lance to get a little background
information on the benefit. He began production in May of this year. It started with a Myspace
page, then a bank account, a P.O. box, and finally a Paypal account. The idea behind the
event was to create a positive way to bring together old friends while benefiting a cause that
James would have supported.
Bands were brought together, as well as sponsors and volunteers, and item donations for a
silent auction were gathered. No one could have organized a better gathering of kind hearted
benefactors. Your own Busygamer had a booth set up with a donation bucket and half of the
proceeds went towards the cause. Lance was seen around the event making sure everything
was running smoothly while managing to enjoy himself with the rest of us at the BG table
when time allowed. Crutchboy and I managed the swag for nine straight hours slinging t-
shirts, jewelry, stickers, and free koozies to the donators, along with Gritskrieg, Game Over,
and Timothy Danger. The silent auction featured local and out of state artists' work. John Lara
(Timothy Danger’s brother and the creator of the Monster Valley High webcomic featured on
our site) donated several pieces that were very popular with the crowd. There were crafts and
even an autographed poster from the Violent Femmes. All together the benefit managed to
raise $2,500 for Adopt-a-Pet, which was presented as a GIANT check by Lance. Everyone
who participated or were meant to attend will be sent care packages, including the Violent
Femmes for donating the awesome poster.
Lance thanks all of the contributors, bands, and everyone who showed up to support the
event, and would like to especially thank Tim Lara of the Stout City Luchadores, Colin Rabke
of AR-15 and Puppet of Primal Instinct Tattoos and Revolution Unleashed. They were "the
backbone of the musical aspect of the benefit, and good friends with James Forman" as
Lance stated and he's very grateful they were able to help the cause. The benefit served its
intended purpose; it brought together old friends, some new ones were made, and even a
first date was had between a lovely new couple. All in all, it was a good night for everyone.
[read more]
| Lance Hayes (coordinator of Warriors Never Die) presents the $2,500 check to the Adopt A Pet charity. |