Afternoon my fellow Duesers!

The big day is fast approaching - and what an event RCW139 promises to be! It will be a great achievement for all fans of Due South, to prove that the fanbase and love for the show is as strong as ever after more than 10 years since its last episode! For me it will be a dream come true, and a landmark for the Due South Lives campaign - and I will be trying to get support from the guests attending - which currently include David Marciano, Camilla Scott, Catherine Bruhier and Jay Semko. With strong interest from Paul Gross who as mentioned previously will have a presence at the event if he cannot make it, Dean McDermott, Tom Melissis, Tony Craig, Jim Bracchitta, Jeff King and Kathy Slevin. Draco’s sister and stunt double Cinder may also appear with her trainers Rick and Gail Parker. The RCMP will also be there!

But please note, all Payments and Registrations for RCW 139 - Toronto Holiday MUST be received before midnight (Eastern Standard Time) on July 15th 2008!

With less than 4 days remaining, there is still just enough time to head over to the website http://www.rcw139.org, register and purchase your tickets. After this date, all registrations and payments will no longer be accepted and the Online Store/ Registration facility will be unavailable. I am afraid this will also apply to ‘Supporting Membership’ packages and ‘Bus Tour Tickets’ which are running out fast! There are only 2 more hotel rooms available at the discounted rate at the time of this post, so reserve fast!

So what are you waiting for, visit the site now to ensure your place at the 2008 convention, and if you can’t make it, then grab a ‘Supporting Membership’ while they are still available. After all, there are less than 35 days until the convention takes place!

Thank you kindly and I look forward to meeting you there!

Posted: July 12th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
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Hello all!

I know, I know, I’m terrible at updating this thing - but the absence has been for a good reason!  I’ve been busy as part of the organisation committee for RCW139: Toronto Holiday, taking place August 15-17 at the Bloor Yorkville Mariott Hotel, Toronto Canada.

The event is shaping up very nicely indeed, with confirmed guests David Marciano, Camilla Scott, Catherine Bruhier and Due South music god Jay Semko!  We have also recently heard from a certain Mr Paul Gross too, who is doing his best to attend, ifhe is unable to, Paul will still have a presence and involvement at the event so expect a few surprises!!!  Also doing their best to attend are cast members Dean McDermott, Tom Melissis, Tony Craig, Jim Bracchitta, executive producers Kathy Slevin and Jeff King, and Draco’s trainers Rick and Gail Parker with Cinder (Draco’s sister and stunt double).  The RCMP will have a presence at the event, along with the Due South Trading Post and RCMP Veterans Assocation Canteen who will be selling Due South and RCMP merchandise.  Pretty exciting stuff eh!?!

Tickets are on sale until 15 July, along with coach tickets for ‘The Great TO Due South Tour’ and Supporting Membership packs at only $35 for people who cannot attend.  There are only 3 hotel rooms left at the discounted RCW139 rate, so hurry along to www.rcw139.org for more information and ticket purchasing!

I will be hosting a ‘Due South Lives’ panel at the event, one of many fun activities scheduled throughout the weekend!  I am personally looking forward to meeting our unofficial patron of the campaign, David Marciano!  What a gent.

Anyway, around the time of the event and shortly after, Due South Lives will pick up again, full of fresh ideas and interest from a larger supporting fanbase!

Speak soon guys and hope to see some of you in Toronto soon, grab me and say hello!

Posted: June 27th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
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Just a quick update for you guys, comingsoon.net has reported that Callum Keith Rennie has signed on to co-star in The X Files 2 for 20th Century Fox. Directed by Chris Carter, the The X Files 2 opens on July 25, 2008. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Xzibit, Amanda Peet and Billy Connolly star.

I can’t wait to see Callum in another of my all time favourite shows!

Back soon guys!

Posted: December 13th, 2007 under Uncategorized.
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Hi guys,

Just to let you know that registrationfor RCW 139: Toronto Holiday is now open! Please see details on the Registration page at www.rcw139.org. Please note that we have not yet finalized the pricing for the convention, and that we are not ready to accept payments. However, we encourage you to fill in the Registration Form right away!

Thank you kindly,

Posted: December 3rd, 2007 under Uncategorized.
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Evening all! Well, plans and preparations are in full swing, visit www.rcw139.org to get the lowdown on planned events for the convention, venue details and more. Most importantly we have our first guest - none other than our good friend David Marciano!!! Registration and more details on prices will be available in early December, join the mailing list at the site to receive all the latest news and info as it happens. I am busy saving up my pennies at the moment, nothing will stop me from attending this baby, plus I am working on some ideas for Due South Lives at the event!

I have also set up a facebook group for the event, please feel free to come and join it, even if you cannot make it, it is a chance to mingle with other Due South fans from across the globe!

Right, onto Due South Lives - man there just aren’t enough hours in the day lately! Coming soon to the site I will have an exlusive interview with Thomas Cock, Director of ‘Ride Forever’ the definitive Due South retrospective documentary, currently available as an extra on the season 3 DVD boxed set (region 2 only as far as I know?)!

Nice to see the guestbook continues to fill up, I still have a lot of guestbook entries to copy over from the old site - I will do it eventually I promise - it should practically double the size of the current list!

Will be back soon people, keep spreading word about the site and hope to see you at RCW139 next August!

Must dash, Christmas shopping beckons….maybe I’ll try whittling a work of art from a piece of log as a gift?

Posted: November 29th, 2007 under Uncategorized.
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Good morning all,

Over the past month or so I’ve been helping out with getting the RCW139 convention off the ground and now I am pleased to officially announce the details for the world’s biggest and best Due South convention!

RCW 139: Toronto Holiday, will take place August 15-17 2008, at the Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville (the former Radisson, where RCW 139 was held from 1997 to 1999). A lot more information will be posted in the next few days and weeks, therefore keep checking the website at www.rcw139.org!

We are trying to get as many people aware of this as soon as possible so we can start to make plans to cater for the numbers attending, so please spread the word around. Trust me this is gonna be good!!!

I will resume Due South Lives duties very soon. Thank you kindly for your patience guys!

Posted: November 15th, 2007 under Uncategorized.
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Hi everyone,

Once again apologies for being so quiet - I’ve been helping to develop the possible RCW139 convention for next year - more on that on the very near future!  Nice to see people are still adding to the guest book, keep em coming guys!  I’m hoping to finish copying the old guestbook across by the end of this week which should dramatically bulk out the guestbook database!

Anyone who wishes to take part in the fan-made documentary can still do so, Ardi has extended the deadline indefinitely until he gets the material he needs.  Details on this in the previous post.

Sorry this is short and sweet, I will update again later this week, hopefully with some news about plans for the rest of this year and beyond!  Anyone interested in getting involved with this campaign or RCW139 2008, please contact me - any input, views or suggestions for the site are welcome!

Thank you kindly,

Posted: November 5th, 2007 under Uncategorized.
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*UPDATE*
Please can you get your video’s for the documentary to Ardi by October 20th. Thank you kindly!

Due South Lives Fan’s Ardi and Sarah are going to make a Due South fan documentary to be postedhere and on youtube, and they would like you guys to help them make it! Below is a list of questions that they have sent me that you can pick and choose from, so you can begin to record your answers either in front of a camera or just by a microphone. When you are done, please upload them to rapidshare.com or yousendit.com and email the link here so they can use them in video. I’m looking forward to seeing the results!

1-When and where did you hear about the show and when did you first watch it?
2-Do you have a funny story about what happened when you were watching the show?
3-What was your first impression of the show? What season did you start watching?
4-Who is your favorite character in the show?
5-What is your favorite episode?
6-What is your favorite DS music? From which episode?
7-Favorite DS season ?
8-Are you in favor of making a DS movie?
9-Why you think a DS movie or series should be made?
10-Who you think was the best female character romantic match for Fraser?
11-What is your favorite funny moment from the show?
12-Tell us what is the Due South story in your own words
13-What you think about the characters Ray Vecchio and Stan Kowalski?

Finally, I have added a Fan Contribution page as I’m getting some great emails from you guys, go and take a look! If you want to contribute anything related to Due South, please email me at ask_vecchio@hotmail.co.uk. In the meantime, please keep spreading the word about signing this campaign and the possible RCW139 2008 convention!

Thank you kindly.

Posted: October 11th, 2007 under Uncategorized.
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Here’s a little treat for you, I have added the first wallpaper design to the Downloads page, its very simple to add as a wallpaper.  If you have any design requests for wallpapers or any other downloadable goodies please let me know.

Also, the new site for next years possible RCW139 convention is now online, make sure you join the  mailing list and get involved!

Bigger updates coming soon guys!  oh, and I will finish copying the old guestbook over soon, I promise!

Posted: October 4th, 2007 under Uncategorized.
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Hi there, just a quick post as I’m currently on holiday.  Normal service will resume from next week.  I have filled up the ‘Links’ page, sorted out a few errors on the ‘View South’ page and added a ‘Downloads’ page before I forget - this will soon contain wallpapers to adorn your screens, banners to add to your own sites, myspace pages etc. among other things which will come in time.

I had an email from David Marciano a few days ago, his schedule has been extremely tight over the summer, but he will try to get to the next set of your questions very soon, so watch this space for the second installment 0f ‘Ask Vecchio’!  I personally can’t wait!  Any fan mail or other questions for David should be directed to me via email at ask_vecchio@hotmail.co.uk.  I am in the process of sorting out more professional email accounts which should kick in soon.

Finally, keep watching here for more news on the revival of the biggest Due South convention in the world RCW139 for 2008.  Next year could be a very big year for all us Due South fans!

Bye for now!

Posted: September 25th, 2007 under Uncategorized.
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