Win a Melbourne Fringe VIP pass
We have a Melbourne Fringe VIP pass to give away to a randomly selected LAEM subscriber that entitles the winner and a friend to unlimited access to Melbourne Fringe shows (Sept 22-Oct 10)! To win this awesome Golden Ticket, just leave us a friendly comment below this post.
Tagged: Melbourne Fringe Festival, Melbourne Fringe VIP pass
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YOU'RE SAYING (65)
Kelly said | 8 September, 2010
Happy happy joy joy flowers and puppys and lollies and sunshine and VIP fringe festival tickets!
Jodes said | 8 September, 2010
Comment ahoy! fingers crossed too.
Cerissa said | 8 September, 2010
Arrived at work. Opened up my Twitter page. A chance to win a VIP double pass, yes DOUBLE! to Melb Fringe Festival was staring me in the face? I haven’t even had my coffee yet! Hello Wednesday!
Rebecca said | 8 September, 2010
yesssss!
Renee said | 8 September, 2010
Already have a few tickets but would love to mix with the (fringe festival) famous!
Bonnie Gravy said | 8 September, 2010
Thanks for all the inspiration – your posts are always hotter than two rats humping in a woolen sock. Two rats with a fever, eating chillies. Hawt shit.
BGx
Kate said | 8 September, 2010
Hello LAEM! Thank you for you regular bursts of inspiration. Will you be at Melbourne Fringe Festival so I can take you to a few shows on my VIP ticket…? Haha! (WIshful thinking ;p)
danielle collavino said | 8 September, 2010
Fourteen sleeps til Fringe – can’t wait, especially for opening party!
Gemma said | 8 September, 2010
How you doin’? 
Lauren said | 8 September, 2010
javi m said | 8 September, 2010
i know the winner is randomly picked, but choose me and i’ll give you a coupon book to wendy’s. i can’t guarantee the coupons haven’t expired, though…
birdsatemyface said | 8 September, 2010
pick me!
chowder said | 8 September, 2010
friendly comment
dooks said | 8 September, 2010
Just so happens this Sydney-sider is headed Melbourne way that weekend … make a girl happy (come on, you know you want to!)
Beattie said | 8 September, 2010
I love Melbourne and fringes and festivals and this website. Can I please have them all in October? Please!
Rabekah said | 8 September, 2010
Thanks LAEM for being art smart. Please pick me, pick me!!! (even if it’s randomly!) <3
Sara said | 8 September, 2010
Super site! Yay Melby Fringe!
Anniee said | 8 September, 2010
Hi
Hello
How are you?
katrina said | 8 September, 2010
Good evening, I hope you are well and that all manner of lovely things make their way for you. Friendly comment ahoy!
Daniel Guidone said | 8 September, 2010
Hellllooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Sailor
Leo said | 8 September, 2010
Dear amigos,
It took me three decades to find you and now I hear you may even randomly give me my best birthday present yet. Where have you been all my life? I’ll make sure everyone creative knows about you before they die… or turn 30?!
Robert Young said | 8 September, 2010
Friendly comment!
Richard said | 8 September, 2010
Thanks for the endless stream of interesting and inspirational stuff!
PeachyMG said | 8 September, 2010
I can only imagine the wonder!
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Nick M said | 8 September, 2010
How did I not find this site before now? Amazing!
Best of luck to me!
Dannielle said | 9 September, 2010
Another friendly comment xd
J. said | 9 September, 2010
WOO! =0)
Jade said | 9 September, 2010
Have I told you lately that I love you?
panini said | 9 September, 2010
<3
Tania said | 9 September, 2010
would really love to be a fringe festival sherpa- mapping my way through the program’s rugged terrain…. i have my bags packed and ready to go!
Tim Quirk said | 9 September, 2010
*hugs* hugs are quite friendly. I’m sure people still like hugs
Aaron Dandridge said | 9 September, 2010
Super friendly comment.
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jim said | 9 September, 2010
hope i win
Jason tam said | 9 September, 2010
You are alllllright
Jason tam said | 9 September, 2010
You are alllright 
Amy Liddy said | 9 September, 2010
At the end of the day we are all winners for having found LOEM, hours of pleasurable procrastination! xx
Caitlin said | 9 September, 2010
This is why I love Melbourne
Carl said | 9 September, 2010
<– friendly, see
Phil stott said | 9 September, 2010
I’m very friendly and very random
thanks foe great site
Jasper said | 10 September, 2010
Howdy there! Thanks for a great site
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chewbacca said | 10 September, 2010
*fingers crossed*
chris sanchez said | 10 September, 2010
Awesome!
Ankit patel said | 10 September, 2010
I’m in too! Pick me son.
Yasemin said | 10 September, 2010
Ooh yes please! May the random winner prize Gods be with me.
Gabrielle Paton said | 10 September, 2010
*hands you bouquet of flowers and a box of chocolates*
I also have your face tattooed on my arm. Friendly enough? *huggggggggggg* xox
stevie Hendry said | 11 September, 2010
How friendly you big handsome hunk of spunk!
Anna M Smith said | 11 September, 2010
Hi!! Have family over from Nz that week, was planning a few things with them so would LOVE a pass!
tania said | 11 September, 2010
naga naga noosh
Jennifer Bush said | 11 September, 2010
This is weekly inspiration of the nicest kind!
Megan Arzaga said | 11 September, 2010
MEEEOW :] tell me I came to the oz for the best of reasons. research and report.
Wendy Lee said | 11 September, 2010
The Fringe is freaking awesome! Would want a pass sooooooooo bad!
Adrienne said | 12 September, 2010
You are lovely
Liza Dezfouli said | 12 September, 2010
I promise to review EVERYTHING I see!
laura said | 12 September, 2010
love you LAEM
*whispers*… pick me
Lucy Mckendrick said | 13 September, 2010
Hey There!
Wow what an awesome prize, really appreciate the effort your team must put into the sight, brightens up my day!
Keep up the good stuff!
Luc xx
Sam said | 13 September, 2010
“And what happened then…?
Well…in Who-ville they say
That the Grinch’s small heart
Grew three sizes that day!
And the minute his heart didn’t feel quite so tight,
He whizzed with his load through the bright morning light
And he brought back the toys! And the food for the feast!
And he…
…HE HIMSELF…!
The Grinch carved the roast beast!”
-DR SUESS!!!
there is my tid bit of friendly love C:
Sam said | 13 September, 2010
hey i withdraw from this giveaway i realize i wouldnt even be able to use them if i won.
i hope my dr suess comment has made somebody smile and congratulations to the winner!
Nicola said | 13 September, 2010
Love your work – let me love everyone’s work at The Fringe too…
Sam said | 14 September, 2010
I ♥ LAEM
Eliza said | 15 September, 2010
Hi E Minor,
We’ve been friends for a while now so it’s great to be able to tell you how much I LOVE your site (and newsletters) – it always gives me a laugh, keeps me up to date and provides inspiration on a regular basis. If I win will you come with me?
Dan said | 15 September, 2010
Can I haz free mfringe plz?
daveg said | 16 September, 2010
Monica, Rachel, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler – the other one! Friends! Dogs – Man’s Best! umm… Jump in the Pool – by the Friendly Fires…umm..umm… Facebook – that’s full of friends (or people you met once) The Golden Girls! – Thank you for being a friend! But most of all LAEM, you are in NO way lame, your letters are in a different order, your mine and my inbox’s BFF.
phew…hope that was friendy enough. or friendly whatever (i have no delete button)
ta ta
Tremaine Egan said | 16 September, 2010
I have recently moved to Melbournia and am a ginormous fan of the arts and all things ecclectic! What a way to get straight to the creative gutz of this fabulous city…
Zolton said | 24 September, 2010
Hi guys, the winner of this double pass is Cerissa! We will contact you with details for how to pick up your tickets. Enjoy!
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Kate Kendall said | 8 September, 2010
This is a friendly comment.