Neil Gaiman doing his last Guardian Angel Tour in October 2000
Updated Late October 2000
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For 7 years Neil did Guardian Angel Tours, where he shared poems and tales with audiences and raised money for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Gaiman announced that his 2000 reading series, which took place in October 2000, was his LAST ANGEL TOUR. Below you can see various press releases about the tour that were circulated prior to the end of the tour. Updated Press Release About The Last Angel TourGaiman's Last Angel Tour Moves
to Bigger Theatre for LA Finale
Due to the overwhelming demand for tickets, award-winning
author NEIL GAIMAN's LAST ANGEL TOUR is moving
to a larger theatre for its final stop in LOS ANGELES.
The tour, which features Gaiman giving dramatic readings
from his fiction and poetry, was originally slated to reach
its conclusion at the Pacific Design Center on OCTOBER 26.
Strong ticket sales have prompted a move to the nearby
WRITERS' GUILD THEATRE, located in Beverly Hills
just over a mile from the reading's original venue.
All proceeds from the OCTOBER 26 event benefit the
non-profit COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND and help
protect the First Amendment rights of the comics
community.
"The Writers' Guild is a wonderful theatre," said Gaiman,
"and I'm glad the CBLDF has so many friends and supporters
in Los Angeles. As a member of the Writers' Guild myself,
I think the theatre is a perfect place to host a reading to
benefit the Fund."
"I'm amazed and completely gratified by the enormous response
we've gotten in LA," said CBLDF executive director Chris Oarr.
"There are certainly worse problems to have than finding a
bigger venue! The Writers' Guild Theatre has a lot to offer,
and should be a great spot for the finale of the Last Angel Tour."
The Writers' Guild Theatre is located at 135 SOUTH DOHENY
DRIVE in BEVERLY HILLS. The move to a larger performance
space means that additional tickets are now available for the
Los Angeles reading. General Admission Tickets, which cost $20
each, can be purchased through TICKETMASTER by calling
(213) 480-3232 or by visiting the Ticketmaster web site.
The new venue also provides additional Premium seating.
PREMIUM TICKETS, which include seats in the front rows and
admittance to a private COCKTAIL RECEPTION with Gaiman
before the reading, are again available for $60. General
Admission ticket holders who would like to UPGRADE to Premium
Tickets may do so by requesting a refund from Ticketmaster for
their original ticket, and then purchasing a Premium Ticket.
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund MEMBERS are welcome at the reception
regardless of what level ticket they may purchase. The reception
kicks off the evening's festivities at 6 PM. The reading itself
has been pushed back to 8:30 PM to allow additional time for travel
and for the reception. For complete tour information, please visit
http://www.cbldf.org or call the Fund toll-free at 1-800-99-CBLDF.
Neil Gaiman first attracted critical acclaim for his graphic novels
and the groundbreaking comic series "Sandman." In addition to his
comics work, Gaiman is the author of the best-selling novels
"Neverwhere" and "Stardust," and has seen his unique vision translated
for film, television, and the stage. He is the recipient of the
prestigious World Fantasy Award and is noted in "The Dictionary of
Literary Biography" as "one of the top ten post-modern writers" in
America. This seventh and final Guardian Angel Tour will bring the
author to Chicago, New York, Portland OR, and Los Angeles. To date,
these Guardian Angel Tours have raised more than $100,000 to protect
free expression in comics.
Tickets are also on sale at Ticketmaster for the first three stops
on the tour:
OCTOBER 16: The Vic Theatre, CHICAGO OCTOBER 18: St. Mark's Church, NEW YORK OCTOBER 24: The Aladdin Theatre, PORTLAND OR The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit organization
protecting First Amendment rights in the comics community.
Donations and inquiries should be directed to the CBLDF at
P.O. Box 693, Northampton, MA 01061. For more CBLDF news and
information, pick up a copy of "Busted!," the Fund's free
quarterly newsletter, or visit the CBLDF web-site at
http://www.cbldf.org.
For additional information please contact Chris Bleistein
at (413) 586-6967 or cbleistein@cbldf.org The original press release for Neil's final Guardian Angel TourNEIL GAIMAN BIDS FAREWELL ON LAST ANGEL TOUR
NEIL GAIMAN's GUARDIAN ANGEL TOURS have always been special occasions, rare
chances to spend an evening with a master storyteller. In small, intimate
theatres across the country, Gaiman has mesmerized audiences with poems and
tales of the macabre and the fantastic. And in the course of these tours,
Gaiman has raised more than $100,000 to support the non-profit COMIC BOOK
LEGAL DEFENSE FUND.
But now it's the end of an era: Gaiman has announced that his 2000 reading
series will be THE LAST ANGEL TOUR. This October, Gaiman will give readings
of his work on a cross-country tour from New York to Los Angeles in a massive
benefit for the CBLDF:
October 16: The Vic Theatre, CHICAGO October 18: St. Mark's Church, NEW YORK October 24: The Aladdin Theatre, PORTLAND October 26: Pacific Design Center, LOS ANGELES Tickets go on sale SEPTEMBER 1 and will also be available online
at http://www.ticketmaster.com. For complete tour information, visit the CBLDF web-site at http://www.cbldf.org or call the Fund at 1-800-99-CBLDF.
Gaiman first attracted critical acclaim for his graphic novels and the
long-running comic series "Sandman." In addition to his comics work, Gaiman
is the author of the best-selling novels "Neverwhere" and "Stardust," and has
seen his unique vision translated for film, television, and the stage. He is
the recipient of the prestigious World Fantasy Award and is noted in "The
Dictionary of Literary Biography" as "one of the top ten post-modern writers"
in America.
"I've been doing these tours since 1993," said Gaiman. "I've really enjoyed
returning people to the days when an author would take his work to the
public, when a literary reading was something exciting, fun, and theatrical.
Dickens did it. Oscar Wilde did it. And, in a much lesser way, so have I.
"I feel now like it's time to turn over the reins," he continued. "We always
planned for the Guardian Angel Tours to come to a conclusion. The audience
wants us to keep doing it, but at the end of the day, well, I think there has
to be an end of the day. I'm finishing a new novel at the moment, and I'm
working on a number of different movie and television projects. Finding two
weeks a year to actually get out on the road is getting harder and harder."
On THE LAST ANGEL TOUR, Gaiman will be giving dramatic readings from his
shorter fiction and poetry, including stories from his collections
"Angels & Visitations" and "Smoke & Mirrors." He will also be debuting new,
unpublished works and giving fans an early look at his new novel, "American
Gods." Each reading will be preceded by a private cocktail reception with the
author for Premium Ticket holders and CBLDF Members, and followed by a
question and answer session with the audience. The readings begin at 8 pm,
with the private receptions starting at 6 pm.
Tickets for all tour stops cost $20, or $16 with a valid student ID.
PREMIUM TICKETS, which include seating in the front rows and admittance to
the private receptions before the readings, cost $60. All proceeds from The
Last Angel Tour benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
"While this will be The Last Angel Tour, it certainly won't be the end
of my work in support of the Legal Defense Fund," said Gaiman. "What
they're doing is more important now than ever before, and I think we'll
continue to work closely on new ways to raise money and awareness of the
Fund's mission."
The Last Angel Tour begins on Monday, October 16 with an evening at
Chicago's Vic Theatre (3145 North Sheffield). New York City is the
next stop on the tour, with a reading on October 18 at St. Mark's
Church (131 East 10th Street at 2nd Avenue). Portland's Aladdin Theatre (3116
South East Street) hosts the tour on October 24. The tour concludes in Los
Angeles on October 26 with a final performance at the Pacific Design Center
(8687 Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood).
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit organization protecting
First Amendment rights in the comics community. Donations and inquiries
should be directed to the CBLDF at P.O. Box 693, Northampton, MA 01061.
For more CBLDF news and information, pick up a copy of "Busted!," the
Fund's free quarterly newsletter, or visit the CBLDF web-site at
http://www.cbldf.org.
For additional information please contact Chris Bleistein at
(413) 586-6967 or cbleistein@cbldf.org |
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