2010 Rock Band-a-thon for Child’s Play
Roo
After much planning, the 2nd Annual “Rock Band-a-thon for Child’s Play” is upon us! Starting November 4 we will hold a 1,000 song Rock Band Marathon for charity. All proceeds will be given directly to Child's Play, which is a charity that donates toys, games, and books to children's hospitals worldwide. You will notice a ChipIn widget in the right sidebar that will allow you to donate money securely to Child's Play using PayPal. This will be active on the site from now until November 15.
The rules of the game
- We will begin on Thursday, November 4th, 2010, at 1pm EDT. We estimate it will end on the evening of Sunday, November 7th.
- The entirety of the marathon will be broadcast live via streaming video provided by Ustream
- There will be 6 principal gamers involved (with a little help from our friends), coming and going at various times
- 3 instruments will be played at all times (from guitar, drums, keyboard, and vocals)
- A 4th person will be available to read and interact with viewers on a live chat
- We won't stop until we've played 1,000 songs in a row from Rock Band, Rock Band 2, Rock Band 3, Beatles Rock Band, and some DLC (repeats of songs will be allowed, but minmized)
- We will take requests, but only with a minimum donation of $25. Be sure to make a comment along with your donation via ChipIn telling us what song you'd like us to play. You can find a list of available songs here.
- This url will contain the live stream, so if you share this page, it will be the same one active on November 4-7
- You can find our press release here. If you would like to announce the marathon on your blog or web site then send us an e-mail and we'll place a link on this page.
- If you have any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments or send us an e-mail
We understand not everyone is awash in cash these days, but would like to help. Not to fear! We will be offering prizes to those who are willing to help spread the word via Twitter. To enter, all you have to do is tweet about us during the marathon (Nov. 4-7). You can say pretty much anything you want, but must include these two critical items:
- The official Rock Band Marathon hashtag: #RockBandMarathon
- A mention of the Clan of the Gray Wolf Twitter account: @CotGW
- Nov. 5th: Beatles Rock Band for Xbox 360
- Nov. 6th: Beatles Rock Band for Nintendo Wii
- Nov. 7th: Beatles Rock Band Special Value Edition for Xbox 360 (includes full band set with game, microphone, drums, and guitar)
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I will definitely tune in and donate if I can.
Any chance we could get a magic target for the Child's Play link? Browsing away from the CotGW page is a bit annoying when following a link.
And Roo, I don't know if you realized this, but on that press release, your phone number is visible.
I can't wait!
can't believe it has been almost a year already, I can hardly wait
i shall watch once again!
My first time! I'm so throwing a party
lol, Roo's number in the press release...I really hope that is a throw away phone :P
Arkus: Trust me, I'm not silly enough to put my direct number in a press release!
*attempts to send salacious text messages to Roo's number* :P
Looking forward to the Rock Band-a-thon :)
I'm gonna prank call Roo at 3 a.m.
My time...
Gosh, I feel terrible. I'm about to move and I'm completely broke because of it.
I really want to give to Child's Play. I do. I feel awful that I can't. Cause I really want to hear Boomer sing Your Brains in its entirety.
That's ok, Mr. K. Times are tough for all. But if you have the time, you can still help out by spreading the word. Tweet about it, tell friends, e-mail gaming news sites to let them know once the marathon starts. There are a bunch of people who will be willing to donate - the trick is just letting them know about it!
Yeah, this moving thing only popped up within the last four days. I will spread the word. Thanks, Roo!
Roo, I don't know if you're checking the comments here, but I'm having issues logging into the chat.
I keep getting an error message that the capcha is wrong, even though it's so easy it's idiot proof. I know I'm doing it right. On the odd occasion it does work, I never can get a confirmation e-mail to get into the chat. I've been trying for the last 20 minutes to log in. HELPZ!
Such a great event and cause! Tip of the cap to everyone at COTGW for organizing, hosting, participating, donating, supporting, etc this!
Rock on my friends!
~ Chris
@Roo, I don't have any money, but i did tell everyone on my facebook page if they aren't watching they don't care about sick kids with cancer...
I hope I got enough people to check your telethon out.
It's a noble thing you're doing, and I support you guys on this 100%! (I tried donating earlier, but I ran into a lot of trouble trying to use an international card)