Announcing the MarsCon 2024 Comedy Music Track!

The world’s longest-running fandom convention comedy music concert series is almost here again! Announcing the MARSCON 2024 COMEDY MUSIC TRACK!

MarsCon 2024 Music Guest of Honor: ANDY MERRILL

Performing at MarsCon for the first time:
JAKE DEWAR

And returning favorites:
THE GREAT LUKE SKI
TV’S KYLE & LINDZILLA
INSANE IAN
POWER SALAD
NUCLEAR BUBBLE WRAP
HOLY BONGWATER
SCOOTER PICNIC
MEOWMEME

As well as these events:
– TABLE 27, selling CDs and merch by all our performers!
– THE SPACE ODDITY MUSIC CLUB & BREW PUB
hosted by Beth Kinderman, Dave Stagner & friends on the Room Party floor!
– KYLE & LUKE TALK ABOUT TOONS PODCAST LIVE
hosted by Kyle Carrozza & Luke Ski, a Q&A with Guest Of Honor Andy Merrill!
– THE “DUMB PARODY IDEAS” CONTEST!
– THE COMEDY MUSIC SMACKDOWN CONCERT
closing out the weekend with all the remaining acts performing funny music covers!

MARSCON 2024
March 8th, 9th, & 10th, 2024
Hilton Minneapolis/St Paul Mall of America – Bloomington, MN
Comedy Music Track website: http://marsconcomedy.com
Main Convention website: https://marscon.org/2024/index.php

Weekend Badges are $55 until January 31st, $70 at the door, individual day badges are available at lower prices.
Registration: https://marscon.org/2024/registration.php
Hotel Room Block details are at https://marscon.org/2024/hotel.php.

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THE MARSCON 2024 COMEDY MUSIC TRACK FUND RAISER MP3 ALBUM!

Nearly 4 hours of live concert excerpts from MarsCon 2023, only $30!
Track list & purchase link: https://marsconcomedy.wordpress.com/shop/

Past year’s Fundraisers can also be purchased at
https://marsconcomedy.wordpress.com/pastfundraisers/

Initial Goal: $849.17 – GOAL ACHIEVED!
1st Stretch Goal: $606.55
2nd Stretch Goal: 328.64

Amount toward 1st Stretch Goal currently raised: $153.32, as of February 29th, 2024,
which is 25% of the way towards our 1st Stretch Goal, with 8 days until MarsCon.

You can hear a FREE 30-MINUTE PREVIEW of the Fund Raiser album
via this link: http://tinyurl.com/MarsCon2024FundRaiserPreview

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PLEASE HELP US PROMOTE MARSCON 2024’s COMEDY MUSIC TRACK!

If you have a podcast or streaming audio show,
here is an AUDIO PROMO you can play on your show:
Long version 2:18 – http://tinyurl.com/MarsCon24-audio
Short version 1:06 – http://tinyurl.com/MarsCon24-audio-66sec

If you have a video podcast / streaming show,
here is a VIDEO PROMO you can play on your show:
Long version 2:18 – http://tinyurl.com/MarsCon24-video
Short version 1:06 – http://tinyurl.com/MarsCon24-video-66sec

If you can spare the air time on your show, PLEASE PLAY THE LONG ONE, as it also promotes our annual FUND RAISER to cover our performer’s hotel room costs.

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“TABLE 27” VOLUNTEERS WANTED!
If you would be willing to help Ellen Macas and her staff by manning the MarsCon Comedy Music Track merch table located just outside the open doors of the Main Stage room for some amount of time during the concerts on Friday Night, and/or Saturday afternoon, and/or Sunday afternoon, we’ll give you a COMPED WEEKEND BADGE, saving you $55 to $70! If you are interested, please email thegreatlukeski@gmail.com as soon as possible. Thank you.

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Thank you all for your support, and I hope to see all of you in the audience at MarsCon!

~ Luke Ski,
Chair of the MarsCon Comedy Music Track

MarsCon 2024 Comedy Music Guest of Honor: Andy Merrill, a.k.a Brak

Andy Merrill is a comedian, voice actor, writer, and multi-talented creative known for his significant contributions to the early years of Cartoon Network, Williams Street, and Adult Swim. Merrill’s breakthrough role was as the voice of the lovable and eccentric character “Brak” on the groundbreaking animated talk show “Space Ghost: Coast to Coast.” Premiering in 1994, this show was a pioneer in adult-oriented animation and played a crucial role in the establishment of Cartoon Network’s late-night programming block, Adult Swim.

Merrill continued his work with the character Brak in “Cartoon Planet,” a show which started out as a showcase of classic cartoons from the Turner library with interstitial segments featuring Space Ghost (George Lowe), Zorak (C. Martin Croker), and Brak. With the popularity of the interstitial comedy sketch segments and funny songs surpassing the classic cartoons being shown, the show switched to being composed entirely of their sketches and songs, some of which were improvised. On both “Space Ghost: Coast to Coast” and “Cartoon Planet”, Andy’s comedic timing and distinctive voice brought Brak to life in a way that resonated with audiences and contributed to the show’s success. Cartoon Network released three albums featuring music from both “Cartoon Planet” and the two-part variety show special “Brak Presents The Brak Show Starring Brak”, which are prized CDs of any comedy music fan. Dr. Demento has played many tracks from them on his radio / internet show since the mid 90’s.

In 2000, Merrill went on to create and star in the Adult Swim series “The Brak Show,” a spin-off from “Space Ghost: Coast to Coast” that focused on Brak, his best friend Zorak, Brak’s Mom and Dad, and their daily sitcom adventures. The show continued the tradition of having excellent funny songs and musical episodes, and ran for 3 seasons. Merrill expanded his involvement with Adult Swim, lending his voice to various characters in popular shows like “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” where he played the recurring role of Oglethorpe the inept alien invader. As the years progress, his voice work continues to extend to notable shows like “Adventure Time,” where he brought his unique style to James the Ice Cream Bar.

Merrill showcased his musical versatility by covering the Suicidal Tendencies song “Institutionalized” in character as Brak on the 2018 album “Dr. Demento Covered in Punk”. Some people (or at least some people named Luke Ski anyway) say it is the best track on the amazing collection.

Andy makes regular appearances at conventions in the midwest, as well as performances in stand-up clubs where he brings his ukulele and cracks up the crowds with his hilarious jokes and catchy songs. We at the MarsCon Comedy Music Track have been wanting to have him as our guest for many years, and we are very honored to have him join us as our 2024 Comedy Music Guest Of Honor. All hail Brak.

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We will be updating this website in the weeks to come with the details of our 2024 line-up of performers and events. Please check back for forthcoming updates. Thank you.

~ Luke Ski,
Chair of the MarsCon Comedy Music Track

Announcing the MarsCon 2023 Comedy Music Track!

The world’s longest-running fandom convention comedy music concert series is almost here again! Announcing the MARSCON 2023 COMEDY MUSIC TRACK!

MarsCon 2023 Music Guest of Honor: BONNIE GORDON

Performing at MarsCon for the first time:
ROBBIE ELLIS (our 2021 Virtual MarsCon Music Guest of Honor in person!)
KLINGON POP WARRIOR

From Needlejuice Records:
NUCLEAR BUBBLE WRAP
THE ODD DITTIES
HOLY BONGWATER
REGDAR AND THE FIGHTERS

And returning favorites:
THE GREAT LUKE SKI
TV’S KYLE & LINDZILLA
INSANE IAN
STEVE GOODIE
IL NEIGE
MEOWMEME

As well as these events:
– TABLE 27, selling CDs and merch by all our performers!
– THE SPACE ODDITY MUSIC CLUB & BREW PUB
hosted by Beth Kinderman, Dave Stagner & friends on the Room Party floor!
– THE “DUMB PARODY IDEAS” CONTEST!
– THE COMEDY MUSIC SMACKDOWN CONCERT
closing out the weekend with all the remaining acts performing funny music covers!

MARSCON 2023
March 10th, 11th, & 12th, 2023
Hilton Minneapolis/St Paul Mall of America – Bloomington, MN
Comedy Music Track website: http://marsconcomedy.com
Main Convention website: https://marscon.org/2023/index.php

Weekend Badges are $70, individual day badges are available at lower prices.
Registration: https://marscon.org/2023/registration.php
Hotel Room Block details are at https://marscon.org/2023/hotel.php.

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THE MARSCON 2023 COMEDY MUSIC TRACK FUND RAISER MP3 ALBUM!

Nearly 4 hours of live concert excerpts from MarsCon 2022, only $30!
Track list & purchase link: https://marsconcomedy.wordpress.com/shop/

Past year’s Fundraisers can also be purchased at
https://marsconcomedy.wordpress.com/pastfundraisers/

Initial Goal: $1,200

Total amount currently raised: $1,228.23, as of Feb 23rd, 2023 – GOAL ACHIEVED!!!

You can hear a FREE 30-MINUTE PREVIEW of the Fund Raiser album
via this link: https://tinyurl.com/MarsCon2023FundRaiserPreview

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PLEASE HELP US PROMOTE MARSCON 2023’s COMEDY MUSIC TRACK!

If you have a podcast, here is an AUDIO PROMO you can play on your show:
Long version 2:19 – https://tinyurl.com/MarsCon23-audio
Short version 1:09 – https://tinyurl.com/MarsCon23-audio-69sec

If you have a video podcast / streaming show, here is a VIDEO PROMO you can play on your show:
Length 2:19 – https://tinyurl.com/MarsCon23-video

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“TABLE 27” VOLUNTEERS WANTED!
If you would be willing to help our Jered Perez and his staff by manning the MarsCon Comedy Music Track merch table located just outside the open doors of the Main Stage room for some amount of time during the concerts on Friday Night, and/or Saturday afternoon, and/or Sunday afternoon, we’ll give you a COMPED WEEKEND BADGE, saving you $70! If you are interested, please email thegreatlukeski@gmail.com as soon as possible. Thank you.

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Thank you all for your support, and I hope to see all of you in the audience at MarsCon!

~ Luke Ski,
Chair of the MarsCon Comedy Music Track

MarsCon 2023 Music Guest Of Honor: Bonnie Gordon!

MarsCon was introduced to Bonnie Gordon in 2016 when she first performed there in the Comedy Music Track along with her partner Xander Jeanneret as the duo “The Library Bards”.

Bonnie’s many epic credits include the following: Being a regular performer at the world famous “Magic Castle” in Hollywood for over 13 years; ABC’s reality TV series “The Quest” where she became known as the Paladin of Everealm; Geek & Sundry’s roleplayer gaming Star Trek series “Shield Of Tomorrow” where she played as Lieutenant Lark Sage; The Library Bards’ two full albums of nerdy comedy parody music “Bardcore” and “BomBARDed” (available on Bandcamp) as well as many hilarious music videos; As a video game voice actor she plays Rainbow Mika in “Street Fighter V”, Silque in the “Fire Emblem Heroes” series, and Bounce Man in “Mega Man 11”, and many others; And as an animation voice actor she played multiple characters on Cartoon Network’s “Mighty Magiswords” including Nana Mewfles, Candi Carrots, and Darlin’ Narwhal Magisword, and she is the voice of the ship’s computer, the USS Protostar, on Nickelodeon’s “Star Trek: Prodigy”!

As well as appearing and performing at conventions all over the world regularly, Bonnie has been working on her debut solo album “Con Artist” following a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign in 2021. The album will feature original songs alongside some “hint of nerdy” cover songs, some special guests and more. All of her friends and colleagues from the Funny Music Project (The FuMP .com) are thoroughly excited to have Bonnie Gordon make her return to MarsCon as our 2023 Music Guest Of Honor.

MARSCON 2023
March 10th, 11th, & 12th, 2023
Hilton Minneapolis/St Paul Mall of America – Bloomington, MN
Comedy Music Track website: http://marsconcomedy.com
Main Convention website: https://marscon.org/2023/index.php

The rest of the MarsCon 2023 Comedy Music Track line-up & programming will be announced in late December, stay tuned funny music fans!

~ Luke Ski,
Chair of the MarsCon Comedy Music Track

Announcing the MarsCon 2022 Comedy Music Track!

The world’s longest-running fandom convention comedy music concert series is almost here again! Announcing the MARSCON 2022 COMEDY MUSIC TRACK!

MarsCon 2022 Music Guests of Honor: TV’S KYLE & LINDZILLA

Performing at MarsCon for the first time:
ROSS CHILDS
BAD BETH AND BEYOND

And returning favorites:
POWER SALAD
INSANE IAN
DEVO SPICE
STEVE GOODIE
MEOWMEME
VERSATILE FLUFF
THE GREAT LUKE SKI

The 12th Annual LOGAN AWARDS for Excellence In Comedy Music!

As well as these events:
– TABLE 27, selling CDs and merch by all our performers!
– THE SPACE ODDITY MUSIC CLUB & BREW PUB
hosted by Beth Kinderman, Dave Stagner & friends on the Room Party floor!
– THE “DUMB PARODY IDEAS” CONTEST!
– THE COMEDY MUSIC SMACKDOWN CONCERT
closing out the weekend with all the remaining acts performing funny music covers!

MARSCON 2022
March 11th, 12th, & 13th, 2022
Hilton Minneapolis/St Paul Mall of America – Bloomington, MN
Comedy Music Track website: http://marsconcomedy.com
Main Convention website: https://marscon.org/2022/index.php

Weekend Badges are $70 at the door.
Hotel Room Block details are at https://marscon.org/2022/hotel.php.

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THE MARSCON 2022 COMEDY MUSIC TRACK FUND RAISER MP3 ALBUM!

Nearly 4 hours of live concert excerpts from MarsCon 2021, only $30!
Track list & purchase link: https://marsconcomedy.wordpress.com/shop/

Past year’s Fundraisers can also be purchased at
https://marsconcomedy.wordpress.com/pastfundraisers/

Initial Goal: $566.92 – GOAL MET!
1st Stretch Goal: an additional $226.76 – GOAL MET!
2nd Stretch Goal: an additional $453.54 – GOAL MET!

Total mount currently raised: $1437.06 (as of March 9th)
which is $189.84 over our 2nd Stretch Goal,
which will be used to cover Table 27’s table fees for MarsCon 2023!

You can hear a FREE 30-MINUTE PREVIEW of the Fund Raiser album
via this link: https://tinyurl.com/MarsCon2022FundRaiserPreview

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PLEASE HELP US PROMOTE MARSCON 2022’s COMEDY MUSIC TRACK!

If you have a podcast, here is an AUDIO PROMO you can play on your show:
60-second Version: https://tinyurl.com/MarsCon22-audio-60sec
Long Version (2:17): https://tinyurl.com/MarsCon22-audio-2min

If you have a video podcast / streaming show, here is a VIDEO PROMO you can play on your show:
60-second Version: https://tinyurl.com/MarsCon22-video-60sec
Long Version (2:17): https://tinyurl.com/MarsCon22-video-2min

If you can spare the air time on your podcast, PLEASE PLAY THE LONG ONE, as it also promotes our annual FUND RAISER to cover our performer’s hotel room costs.

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THE SPACE ODDITY MUSIC CLUB & BREW PUB FUND RAISER!
They have launched a GoFundMe campaign to help cover the costs of hosting the party!
Link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/space-oddity-at-marscon-2022

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“TABLE 27” VOLUNTEERS WANTED!
If you would be willing to help our Jered Perez and his staff by manning the MarsCon Comedy Music Track merch table located just outside the open doors of the Main Stage room for some amount of time during the concerts on Friday Night, and/or Saturday afternoon, and/or Sunday afternoon, we’ll give you a COMPED WEEKEND BADGE, saving you $70! If you are interested, please email thegreatlukeski@gmail.com as soon as possible. Thank you.

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Thank you all for your support, and I hope to see all you Luke Ski fans in the audience at MarsCon!

~ Luke Ski,
Chair of the MarsCon Comedy Music Track

Announcing the MarsCon 2021 Comedy Music Track!

Virtual MARSCON 2021
http://marsconcomedy.com
http://www.marscon.com
Location: The Internet Everywhere!
Cost: FREE!!!
March 12th, 13th, & 14th, 2021

Music Guest Of Honor
ROBBIE ELLIS!
http://www.robbieellis.net
https://robbieellis.bandcamp.com

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Making her MarsCon debut, AMY ENGELHARDT!

and returning performers:
BETH KINDERMAN
DEVO SPICE
IL NEIGE
INSANE IAN
THE GREAT LUKE SKI
TOM SMITH
THROWING TOASTERS
TV’S KYLE & LINDZILLA
WORM QUARTET

as well as an ‘Ask Me Anything’ interview with OOKLA THE MOK…

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And joining us for a Virtual Q&A:

JON “BERMUDA” SCHWARTZ

Drummer of
“Weird Al” Yankovic‘s
band for over 40 years,

and author of the new book
“BLACK & WHITE & WEIRD ALL OVER:
The Lost Photographs Of “Weird Al” Yankovic ’83-’86”

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The MarsCon 2021 Comedy Music Track Fund Raiser MP3 album is here! 4 hours of concert excerpts from MarsCon 2020 for $30! With performances by Lauren Mayer, Kornflake and Jacob, Mikey Mason, Devo Spice, Marc With a C, Michael William Hunter, Il Neige, TV’s Kyle & Lindzilla, the great Luke Ski, Karl Brown, Brett Glass, Beth Kinderman & the Player Characters, Dave Stagner, Versatile Fluff, Alexann Rasey, & Carrie Dahlby!

Help support the Track by buying it today over at the Shop page!

You can also hear a FREE 30-MINUTE PREVIEW of the collection by CLICKING HERE!

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PLEASE HELP US PROMOTE THE VIRTUAL MARSCON 2021 COMEDY MUSIC TRACK!

If you have a podcast, here is an AUDIO PROMO you can play on your show:

60-second Version: https://tinyurl.com/MarsCon21-audio-60sec
Long Version (2:48): https://tinyurl.com/MarsCon21-audio-longr

We’ve also made a VIDEO PROMO which we’ve put on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, and TikTok, so please SHARE IT ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA so we can try to get as big as audience as possible for our FREE 3-DAY ONLINE EVENT!!!

60-second Version: https://tinyurl.com/MarsCon21-video-60sec
Long Version (2:48): https://tinyurl.com/MarsCon21-video-long

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A TRACK BY ANY OTHER NAME WOULD SOUND JUST AS DEMENTED

You may have noticed the “MarsCon Dementia Track” has changed its name to the “MarsCon Comedy Music Track”. This something I have been thinking about doing for a few years. The main reason I wanted to make this change is because, unlike other words that started in fandom circles that went mainstream (fanboy, pwned, cosplay, etc.), the term “dementia” as coined by Dr. Demento to mean “comedy music” (as well as sketches, stand-up, and/or other funny or odd audio that may be heard on “The Dr. Demento Show”) sadly has yet to catch on with anyone outside of Dr. Demento fandom.

Due to that, my assumption is that when someone new to MarsCon looks at the convention’s programming and sees the phrase “MarsCon Dementia Track”, they will either (1.) not have any idea what that means, or (2.) think that the track is about the medical condition known as “dementia”. I feel I owe it to all of the acts that I persuade to come out and perform at MarsCon every year to do everything I can to get them as large as audience as possible. I ran this idea past the folks following our track’s Facebook page, and there was nearly unanimous support to make the change. Lindsay Smith updated the logo for me, and I made the changes to our online accounts:

Website: http://www.MarsConComedy.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MarsConComedy
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MarsConComedy

People in the fandom are still going to use the word “dementia” to mean comedy music (etc.), just as the 79-year-old Dr. Demento is still doing every week on his online show. Heck, Dr. D. just released a new album which has the earliest comedy songs ever recorded (1895~1925), titling the album “FIRST CENTURY DEMENTIA”! I am just trying to get a few more butts in the seats at our track’s concerts by putting the words “COMEDY MUSIC” in our name, so that people who never found Dr. D.’s show but love the funny songs of “Weird Al” Yankovic, The Lonely Island, Epic Rap Battles Of History, Garfunkel & Oates, Rachel Bloom, Princess Rap Battles by Whitney Avalon, Flight Of The Conchords, Ninja Sex Party, Tenacious D, and the Aquabats will see the words “MarsCon Comedy Music Track” and think “Hey! I love comedy music! I should register for MarsCon and check that out!”

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THE MARSCON COMEDY MUSIC SAMPLER PLATTER CONCERT!

Every November, MarsCon holds a Masquerade Ball to promote their convention happening 4 months later. This year it was a Virtual Masquerade Ball, and the MarsCon Comedy Music Track was asked to contribute by having a one-hour “Sampler Platter” Concert, which is now up on YouTube for all to see! The show features Beth Kinderman, Marc With A C, past Music Guests Of Honor Dr. Pinkerton of the C.O.G., Lauren Mayer, Devo Spice, the great Luke Ski, and MarsCon 2021’s Music Guest Of Honor Robbie Ellis!
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJIctvjAouE

MarsCon 2021 Music Guest Of Honor: Robbie Ellis!

Announcing the MarsCon 2021 Music Guest Of Honor: Robbie Ellis!

MarsCon 2021, March 12-14, Bloomington MN (Twin Cities)

MarsCon Comedy Music Track website: marscondementia.com

Main MarsCon website: marscon.com

Robbie Ellis: robbieellis.net & robbieellis.bandcamp.com

More details on the 2021 MarsCon Comedy Music Track in the months to come. Check back again later! ~ Luke Ski

Announcing the MarsCon 2020 Dementia Track and Fund Raiser!

The world’s longest-running fandom convention comedy music concert series is almost here again! Announcing the MARSCON 2020 DEMENTIA TRACK!

Music Guest Of Honor: LAUREN MAYER

First time performer at MarsCon:
IL NEIGE

First time getting a 30-minute concert at MarsCon:
KORNFLAKE
MICHAEL WILLIAM HUNTER
KARL BROWN
BRETT GLASS

And returning favorites:
MIKEY MASON
DEVO SPICE
MARC WITH A C
TV’S KYLE & LINZILLA
THE GREAT LUKE SKI
BETH KINDERMAN AND THE PLAYER CHARACTERS

As well as these events:
– DEMENTIA SMACKDOWN WRESTLING
with Commissioner J.P. Tuesday & Duke “Flyboy” DuJour!
– DEMENTIA WATER AEROBICS with Kornflake!
– TABLE 27, selling CDs and merch by all our performers!
– THE SPACE ODDITY MUSIC CLUB & BREW PUB
hosted by Beth Kinderman, Dave Stagner & friends on the Room Party floor!
– THE DEMENTIA SMACKDOWN CONCERT
closing out the weekend with all the remaining acts performing funny music covers!

MARSCON 2020
February 28th, 29th, & March 1st, 2020
Hilton Minneapolis/St Paul Mall of America – Bloomington, MN
Dementia Track website: http://marscondementia.com
Main Convention website: https://marscon.org/2020/index.php

Weekend Badge Registration: https://marscon.org/2020/registration.php
It’s $55 for a weekend badge until January 31st, after it’s $70 at the door.
Hotel Room Block details are at https://marscon.org/2020/hotel.php.

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– THE MARSCON 2020 DEMENTIA TRACK FUND RAISER MP3 ALBUM!

Nearly 4 hours of live concert excerpts from MarsCon 2019, only $20!
Track list & purchase link: https://marsconcomedy.wordpress.com/shop/

Past year’s Fundraisers can also be purchased at
https://marsconcomedy.wordpress.com/pastfundraisers/

“Table 27” Dealer’s Room fee Goal: $170.00 – GOAL ACHIEVED!
Hotel Rooms Initial Goal: an additional $790.26 – GOAL ACHIEVED!!!
Hotel Rooms Stretch Goal: an additional $526.84

Funds Raised to hit Stretch Goal as of MarsCon 2020: $203.48,
which was 39% to our Stretch Goal. (Amount to Stretch goal that remained: $323.36)

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Thank you all for your support, and I hope to see all you Luke Ski fans in the audience at MarsCon!

~ Luke Ski,
Chair of the MarsCon Dementia Track

2 Acts Added! FundRaiser needs funds! “Table 27” needs volunteers!

The image above can be downloaded here, if you want to print up posters and put them up in your local Twin Cities comic shop, music store, comedy club, etc..

UPDATE: ONE OF OUR BOOKED ACTS HAS A NEW NAME: “CUTESYLVANIA”!
Steffeny Messinger has changed the name of her act, formerly known as “My Parents Favorite Music”, to the new name “Cutesylvania”! I have made that change at MarsCon Dementia dot com, but the poster image at the site, plus the official printed MarsCon 2019 Program Book, pocket program, website, and such will still have her act listed as “My Parent’s Favorite Music”. Just wanted to let you all know, so if I or anybody refers to “Cutesylvania”, that Steffeny Messinger is indeed in the house and will be rocking it with her awesome chiptune jams! 😀

UPDATE: STEVE GOODIE HAD TO CANCEL DUE TO ILLNESS
Sometimes Steve Goodie has made some really sick songs, both in the good and bad sense, but right now he is the literal type of “sick” and very much so, so sadly he has had to cancel his appearance at MarsCon this year. Devo Spice will fill in and perform Steve’s nominated song during “The Logan Awards” ceremony / concert.

NEW ACT ANNOUNCED: JEFF WHITMIRE!
With the announcement of the nominees for the 2019 Logan Awards being held at MarsCon, one of the nominees asked if he could come out and perform a concerts as well as be in the Logans ceremony, and I was able to squeeze him in! So catch new-to-MarsCon performer Jeff Whitmire on Sunday afternoon!

2019 FUND RAISER HITS INITIAL GOAL!!!

Fund Raiser Initial Goal: $659 – 100%!!!
1st Stretch Goal: $923
2nd Stretch Goal: $1,024
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Thanks so much to everyone who bought this year’s and/or previous year’s Fund Raiser albums!

They are available to purchase all year round, so even if it isn’t ‘MarsCon Fund Raising Season’, please feel free to purchase them, and please tell your comedy music loving friends about it!

Nearly 4 hours of live concert excerpts from MarsCon 2018, only $20!
Track list & purchase link: https://marsconcomedy.wordpress.com/shop/

Past year’s Fundraisers can also be purchased at
https://marsconcomedy.wordpress.com/pastfundraisers/
Each individual year’s collection (2007 through 2019) = $20.00
ALL 13 OF THE COLLECTIONS = $100.00 (it’s 46+ HOURS of content at 42% the price!)

Would you like to hear a FREE 30 MINUTE PREVIEW of the MarsCon 2019 Dementia Track Fund Raiser MP3 album? Just click this link to hear 12 live comedy music tracks: https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/bad-rapport/2019/02/LCBR_Ep135point5.mp3

“TABLE 27” NEEDS VOLUNTEERS!
So far, only 4 of our “Table 27” Volunteers (Head of Table 27 Jered Perez, Michael Sienkowski, and John Eichenlaub) have confirmed with Jered that they are returning to MarsCon 2019 to be a part of the “Table 27” staff. With the convention 2 weeks away, and no response from the 3 other volunteers we had last year, we are looking for 2 people who would be willing to spend some of their time at MarsCon during the Dementia Track concerts helping to sell merch at “Table 27” which is right outside the entrance to the Main Stage, so you’ll still be able to hear all the concerts. In exchange for your time & effort, we can provide you with a comped weekend badge to MarsCon 2019. If you already have purchased a MarsCon 2019 badge but are still willing to volunteer, please contact us as well, and we will see what can be worked out. So, if you are willing to be a “Table 27” Volunteer at MarsCon 2019, please email me at thegreatlukeski@gmail.com, and I will forward your email to Head of Table Jered Perez. Thank you.

A NEW “FuMP” T-SHIRT COMING FROM LUKE SKI!
If you’ve been following my social media, you may have noticed and filled out a survey I put out regarding a possible new FuMP T-shirt I was considering having made to sell at “Table 27” at MarsCon. Well, the shirts are ordered, and I made sure to get at least one in each size of everyone who filled out the survey. They will cost $15. You’re under no obligation to buy one if you filled out that survey, but I hope you will once you see the design, which I am keeping secret, because comedy is all about surprise, people.

“SPACE ODDITY MUSIC CLUB & BREW PUB” ROOM PARTY FUND RAISER!…
…is already funded by the time I finally get around to giving them a plug. Well, if you’d still like to donate some gold-pressed latinum to Beth and her crew hosting the party, the link to their Fund Raiser is https://www.gofundme.com/space-oddity-at-marscon-2019!

“DEMENTIA SMACKDOWN WRESTLING” BATTLE ROYAL ROSTER ANNOUNCED!

It’s the Brawl in St. Paul! It’s Minne-grapple-lis! It’s Booming-Tons near the MAUL of America! Commissioner J.P. Tuesday released the line-up of this year’s event, the MarsCon 2019 Dementia Smackdown Wrestling Battle Royal! It includes first-time DSW wrestlers, Dementia Track performers Steffeny Messinger of “My Parent’s Favorite Music” and Angela Brett, regular MarsCon entertainers bellydancer Anjela and burlesque dancer Holliedazzle, and a mysterious newcomer known only as “the AquaKid”! Just who could the AquaKid be? Come see the match, and maybe you’ll find out!

So to recap the MarsCon 2019 Dementia Track:

Music Guest Of Honor DEVO SPICE

First time performers at MarsCon:
CUTESYLVANIA
JEFF WHITMIRE

And returning favorites:
CARRIE DAHLBY
INSANE IAN
THE LIBRARY BARDS
THE GREAT LUKE SKI
POWER SALAD
TV’S KYLE & LINZILLA

As well as hosting the 9th Annual
LOGAN AWARDS ceremony / concert
for Excellence in the Comedy Music of 2018.

MARSCON 2019
March 1st thru 3rd, 2019
Hilton Minneapolis/St Paul Mall of America – Bloomington, MN
Dementia Track website: http://marscondementia.com
Main Convention website: https://marscon.org/2019/index.php

Weekend Badges are $70 at the door (Single days: Fri. $30 / Sat. $45 / Sun. $30)

Thank you all for your patience, and I hope to see all you Luke Ski fans in the audience at MarsCon!

~ Luke Ski,
Chair of the MarsCon Dementia Track, 
and MarsCon 2019 Artist Guest Of Honor

Announcing the MarsCon 2019 Dementia Track and Fund Raiser!

Announcing the MarsCon 2019 Dementia Track:

Music Guest Of Honor DEVO SPICE

First time performer at MarsCon:
STEFFENY MESSINGER 
of “MY PARENTS FAVORITE MUSIC”

And returning favorites:
CARRIE DAHLBY
INSANE IAN
THE LIBRARY BARDS
THE GREAT LUKE SKI
POWER SALAD
TV’S KYLE & LINZILLA

As well as hosting the 9th Annual
LOGAN AWARDS ceremony / concert
for Excellence in the Comedy Music of 2018.

MARSCON 2019
March 1st thru 3rd, 2019
Hilton Minneapolis/St Paul Mall of America – Bloomington, MN
Dementia Track website: http://marscondementia.com
Main Convention website: https://marscon.org/2019/index.php

Weekend Badge Pre-registration is $55 until January 31st, after it’s $70 at the door.
Hotel Room Block special MarsCon price reservation deadline is January 31st.

– THE MARSCON 2017 DEMENTIA TRACK FUND RAISER MP3 ALBUM!

Nearly 4 hours of live concert excerpts from MarsCon 2018, only $20!
Track list & purchase link: https://marsconcomedy.wordpress.com/shop/

Past year’s Fundraisers can also be purchased at
https://marsconcomedy.wordpress.com/pastfundraisers/

Thank you all for your patience, and I hope to see all you Luke Ski fans in the audience at MarsCon!

~ Luke Ski,
Chair of the MarsCon Dementia Track, 
and MarsCon 2019 Artist Guest Of Honor