Bristol event to celebrate 'Firefly' and raise awareness of 'Serenity', the upcoming movie, soon to be released in the UK.
Venue: 'Encore' bar, Denmark Street, Bristol 17th September; 12.30 - 6 p.m.
Various items were shown, including an episode of 'Firefly', Adam Baldwin having a go at dancing in the two 'Dance Party' DVDs, Gina Torres as Nebula in 'Hercules' ['Faith'] and some film trailers. We had a raffle, a theme music quiz and an auction. Darin [Cap'n Zol] won the theme tune quiz with an excellent 17 right out of a possible 22. The raffle disposed of a crate load of posters and some other memorabilia/collectables went in the auction.
We made just over £100 profit on the event. Half will stay in the Kumara convention account for now [www.kumara.org.uk] and the other half will be split between a charity set up to help Asian survivors on who lost just about everything but their lives in the Tsunami last year:-
[ http://www.give2asia.com/ ] and Kevin 'Ares' Smith's memorial fund:- [ http://www.kevinsmithtrust.com/ ].
Bob |
Simon and David |
Tomiam, Cap'n Zol, Chris, Simon, David, Isabel |
Tomiam, Cap'n Zol, Chris, Simon, David, Isabel, Agnieszka |
Comparing goodies! |
Tomiam, Cap'n Zol, Chris, Simon, David, Isabel, Agnieszka |
1. Now I'll tell a tale of a fighting male
And a ship he captains well,
An assorted crew, they are the few
Who are on the run from hell.
Now Mal's the man, catch him if you can
To transport things you need
The charge is low, they're all set to go
So come and sign the deed.
(chorus) We're flying on Serenity, me boys, Flying on Serenity; It
ain't far to the nearest star, Flying on Serenity.
2. It's a damn tough life for Wash's wife
As the days blur into years.
For Zoe stands with gun in hand
As she guards his stash of beers.
Wash steers the ship without a slip
Apart from the time because
It ground to a halt, it was the fault
Of his plastic dinosaurs.
(chorus) We're flying on Serenity, me boys, Flying on Serenity; It
ain't far to the nearest star, Flying on Serenity.
3. If silk and lace makes your pulses race
Better take this turn inside
To Inara's face and her gorgeous place
For the rest, she'll be your guide.
Or take a look at Shepherd Book
With a prayer or healing word
If you want a creed, he's the one you need
And your problems will be heard.
(chorus) We're flying on Serenity, me boys, Flying on Serenity; It
ain't far to the nearest star, Flying on Serenity.
4. If you need some pills for any ills
Then Simon is your man
Our doctor's here, so have no fear
He will do the best he can.
There's a special box with tight shut locks
That Simon brought on board
But River's inside, she's forced to hide
From the evil overlords.
(chorus) We're flying on Serenity, me boys, Flying on Serenity; It
ain't far to the nearest star, Flying on Serenity.
5. The engines roar to make us soar
Our Kaylee tends them well
And if you've got what makes her hot
She'll show you 'special hell'!
A colossus stands with gun in hands
And fighting is his game
Our man called Jayne, he'll cause you pain
If you laugh at his given name.
(chorus) We're flying on Serenity, me boys, Flying on Serenity; It
ain't far to the nearest star, Flying on Serenity.
6. And here's our home, she's like a poem
As she flies on out through space
The Serenity, seems good to me,
She's a thing of boundless grace.
(chorus) We're flying on Serenity, me boys, Flying on Serenity; It ain't far to the nearest star, Flying on Serenity.