Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 20:47:29 -0700 (PDT)
From: Shelly Jenkins <spiked_dragoness@hotmail.com>
Subject: Fwd: !!!IMPORTANT EMPIRE NEWS!!!
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 m_spagno@bass.stmarys.ca
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>Subject: !!!IMPORTANT EMPIRE NEWS!!!
>
>
>News for the Official Empires!
>
>This is a long one, so grab a chair, sit back and
>get comfortable.. :)
>
>CLARIFICATION:
>Something that we ALL seem to have forgotten here, is that the 
>priveleges of an Empire, that have included the Desert Concert, the 
>Seattle Laser show, the listening parties, first hand information, 
>packages from EMI, Empire Contests, etc.. are extra's. 
>
>These are a courtesy. I repeat, a courtesy. 
>
>They ARE NOT included in your $30 membership fee to the fan club.
>
>The post of the Empire Liaison is for helping those Empires that 
>enjoy promoting Queensryche awareness, getting together with 
>fellow rychers, having fun, enjoying creative freedom, making your 
>own way, and to enjoy as well, the benefits previously listed above. 
>
>             If this isn't what you want, Don't join an Empire. 
> 
>     If you feel you don't like what an Empire is about, then quit. 
>
>An Empire is not a requirement for the Campaign to provide to you,
>or a requirement for you to be in. It is for fun. 
>        
>                          If you are not having fun, quit!
>
>Since this is for fun and we (the Campaign) are not required to provide 
>this service I (Cyndi) will not tolerate constant complaining. A 
suggestion 
>in email to myself or ziggy is fine, but not public bashing. 
>
>The few bitching are ruining it, for the many who are enjoying 
themselves. 
>So from now on, the extra release partys, contests and promotional 
items 
>etc, will be reserved for those who enjoy and respect these privileges.
>
>THE EMPIRE AGREEMENT:
>By respecting these privileges, I mean, that any Empire Officers that 
>don't abide by our Empire Agreement, a simple agreement to respect 
>the Queensryche Campaign and the band, will no longer be affiliated 
>or recognized as an Official Empire.
>
>      If you have a problem with the Agreement, don't sign them.  
>
>But don't expect to be treated as an Official Empire either.  You can 
>continue to have your un-official Empire as you wish, but you will not 
be 
>included in latest news, or any of the other benefits of an Official 
Empire.
> 
>You are free to make the choice that best suits you.
>
>For those Empires that have outstanding Agreements, I will be in 
contact
>with you individually in the next few days.
>
>Without a structure within an Empire and the Campaign, it just doesn't 
>work.  There has to be a structure in any situation, whether it's your 
family
>
>or your job, or the fan club, we all have structures. 
>
>There are many Empires out there that are having a blast, meeting more
>and more people everyday, and developing some great ideas, while at the
>same time, are honoring the Empire Agreement.
>
>REPERCUSSIONS:
>If I see or hear of any Empire Officers or members slamming the 
Campaign
>or the band, your Empire will no longer be represented by myself or the
>Campaign.  These Empires will be removed from the roster, and from the
>Queensryche webpage as well. 
>
>COMMUNICATION:
>While we're all here..  I need to hear from the point of contact from 
your 
>Empire, whether it's the Officer of Membership, or Events, or which
>ever position, I need a regular update on your personnel, change of 
email 
>addresses, new web page addresses etc...  If I reach out and ask for a 
>response on your Empire, and don't hear from you within a reasonable 
>amount of time, I will assume that your Empire is no longer up and 
running.  
>
>If for any reason, you send me an email, and haven't heard from me 
within
>a day or two, please resend the email a second time.  If by the second
>time you haven't received a response from me, send me an e at the
>rychenet@usa.net account.
>
>MORE THAN ONE EMPIRE IN THE SAME CITY:
>And I have revised the rule in the local Empires, regarding having more 
than
>one Empire in or around the same city, for the simple fact that I've 
had so
>many requests from people that want to start their own Empires, not
>necessarily
>wanting to join an existing Empire in their city, that it is only fair 
to
>accomodate
>these people that are willing to work just as hard as the next Empire.
>
>There are a few Empires that aren't doing much, and haven't been for 
too
>long, 
>and it is just unfair to tell people living nearby that they can't 
bring
>forth their
>great ideas and effort and initiative, just because an Empire is 
already
>established
>in their area.  
>
>UP AND COMING:
>The Campaign / Fan Club is meeting on a regular basis and we are 
defining
>more ideas every day that benefit ALL fan club members.  For one, we 
will be
>handling ticket vouchers again on the next tour along with the 
backstage 
>passes again.
>
>MERCHANDISE:
>Like the new merchandise that will be out in the November issue of the 
>magazine, as well as ideas with the Empires... ways that the Empires 
>can be more involved etc...
>
>SEATTLE 98:
>Seattle 98 plans are being discussed and put in place as well.  For 
starters,
>the band is planning on attending the event as it stands now.  
>
>CHRISTMAS PRESENT TO THE BAND:
>As many of you are aware, the band enjoys hearing about the lengths 
that
>the local Empires have gone to regarding the less fortunate in the 
world,
>whether it is the elderly, families, children, homeless shelters, 
animals,
>etc..
>
>So the Campaign thought it would be a great idea to invite all of the
>Official 
>Empires to participate in an Empire Christmas present to the band, 
consisting
>
>of photos of your Empire Officers and members, special Christmas 
charity 
>events, whatever it may be, concerning spreading Queensryche cheer 
during 
>the holiday season.    
>
>The photos and stories documenting the efforts put forth by the local 
Empires
>
>presented to the band, will be compiled in a special presentation book. 
More 
>details will follow in the next newsletter....
>
>The radio station info is finally all typed up and in a logical format 
to
>distribute
>to the Empires.  I will be sending each Empire, information for their 
area, 
>rather than a list of all the stations in all the states..  If you 
would like
>radio
>station info for an additional area, please let me know.
>
>The "Voice Inside" should be ready for release in the next week or two, 
so 
>let me know if you'd like more radio station info than what you receive 
asap.
>
>Okay, I think that's a rap.. or at least it should be..
>
>If you have any questions, you know where I am... I look forward to 
hearing
>from you...
>
>Please send a reply/confirmation that you have received this newsletter 
so 
>that I don't resend this newsletter to you again...  thank 
you...........
>
>take care,
>Cyndi
>
>


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