Happy "Bandcamp Friday" aka "give max money to independent musicians" day! As always, lots of fun stuff out there, starting with the pre-order option for Cathy's newest! cathymcmanamon.bandcamp.com/al…

Leslie Hudson is running specials on their Wanderlings albums, and Summer Russell has an entire digital collection on sale. Along with so many other things from many fabulous musicians! Boosting to help those able remember their shopping options 😀
lesliehudson.bandcamp.com/
summerrussell.bandcamp.com/

MANY other community links consolidated at mapcase.org/bclinks/
And see isitbandcampfriday.com/ to check how much time you have left today 😀

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From the FilkCONbobulated team - lets kick this off in style!

"Ok, we are doing this thing in a slightly different way. Because kickstarter has limitations on how they fundraise, we are doing this thru GoFundMe. HOWEVER, much like a kickstarter, there will be tiers for donations to the convention that get you different things. Badge level, Supporting Membership level, and Glad to help level. Come see!"

gofundme.com/f/help-bring-filk…

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Musical biography of John von Neumann #filk #filkmusic #vonneumann #paperclips #universalpaperclips #mathematicians

Tune: Chuck Berry, "Johnny B. Goode" (https://youtu.be/Y-9Y4CCIWnM)

(guitar solo)

Deep down in Central Europe where the Danube flows,
In the basin where the Magyar kingdoms rose,
Of all the math and science nerds, he was the best,
At the Lutheran gymnasium of Budapest.
He was Neumann János Lajos in his land of birth,
And Johnny von Neumann on the rest of Earth.

Go go, go Johnny go, go,
Go Johnny go go go,
Johnny v. N.

The theory of sets he handled with aplomb,
Then quantum mechanics and the atom bomb,
And in Philly, Pennsylvania, he came to hack
On an early computer called the ENIAC.
Then self-replicating interstellar ships,
To turn the universe into paper clips.

Go go, go Johnny go, go,
Go Johnny go go go,
Johnny v. N.

The Pegasus Committee and OVFF are proud to announce the Finalists for the 2025 Pegasus Awards!

Best Filk Song
Believe - Peter Alway
Future Me - Robert Beckwith
Helium Miner's Song - Heather Preston
My Dandelion Friend - Summer Russell
One Small Boat - Marilisa Valtazanou

Best Classic Filk Song
City of Doors - Dr. Mary Crowell
Crimson & Crystal - Cynthia McQuillin
Like Their Feet Have Wings - Gwen Knighton Raftery
Merry Meet - Steve Macdonald
Storm Dancing - Tom Smith

Best Performer
Barbership
The Blibbering Humdingers
Daniel Kelly
Lauren Oxford
Via Bella

Best Writer/Composer
Eric Distad
Maja 'Thesilée' Ilisch
Daniel Kelly
Kari Maaren
Griff the Filker

Best Hero Song
Dangerous Heroes - Michael Longcor
Do As Peggy Says - Erin Bellavia, Rand Bellavia, & Adam English
Jeanne Hachette - Mary Bertke
The Ones Who Walked Away - Beth Kinderman
Sam at the Green Dragon - Summer Russell

Best Villain Song
The Dark Man - Paul Kwinn
The Evil Eyeball - Sibylle Machat
Gabriel Gray's Song - Batya Wittemberg
Hellraiser - Tom Smith
Sympathy For Mr. Morden - Jeff Bohnhoff

The online ballot is now open, and available at ovff.org/pegasus/2025finalball… !
Congratulations to all- it's well deserved!!

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Update from OVFF's Chair - "We have the group code for the hotel for this year. You can go to our website for the details: ovff.org/hotel-information/

Feel free to spread the word far and wide. We hope to see you all there! "

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From Conchair Doug:
OVFF officially has a new hotel for 2025!

Specifically, we will be at:
The Columbus Airport Marriott
1375 N Cassady Ave
Columbus, OH 43219

from Oct 24 to 26, 2025.

Here’s a link to their website:
marriott.com/en-us/hotels/cmha…

The space we will be using is substantially similar to what we have been used to, so we will be able to offer the same workshops, theme filks, open filks, con suite, dealers room, concerts, and the other items you have come to expect at OVFF. Thank you all for your patience through all of this- it’s been quite a journey for us. And special thanks to Sally Kobee who has been instrumental in making this happen this year!

We will be updating our website soon with a registration code and specifics on pricing etc. (Hopefully by next weekend- we won’t have an event code until early next week). So, start making plans- we look forward to seeing you all at OVFF in 2025!

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