Jan 14 2016 - Chicago area Grateful Dead style open jam

[tomhug]

On Saturday, January 14th, a bunch of friends and I will be hosting a Grateful Dead style open jam. It will take place at The Legendary Wooden Nickel, which is at 444 Lake View Ave, Highwood, Illinois 60040 (USA). It will run from 8:00 - midnight.


This will run similar to a blues jam, meaning there will be a house band and a sign-up sheet. Except instead of blues, we will focus on the songs performed by the 'Dead.  The house bass rig will (probably) be a DNA 1350 head on top of a Bergantino HD212.


Come on out!

[811952]

Looks like a great time! Too bad I don't know any GD tunes or I'd consider taking advantage of the long weekend and make the drive.


John

[tomhug]

Cool!


If blues is more your speed and you find yourself up this way on a Thursday, there's a regular Blues Jam at the same venue. (probluesjam.org or http://www.facebook.com/ProBluesJam/)


This is the first time we've attempted something like this with GD music. Seems like there's a fair amount of interest. We hope to repeat the event if there's a good response.


Tom

[edwin]

Sounds like fun. Can we create a portal between Boulder and Chicago? Seems like there are enough Chicago people here!

[tomhug]

<< Can we create a portal between Boulder and Chicago? >>

I dunno. Might be trouble. Those things that poke up into the sky (mountains, I think you call 'em) would scare all us flat-landers.

Although the pizza in Colorado would improve...


 

[cozmik_cowboy]

Good point on the pizza - but to be perfectly fair, Uno does have at least one Denver location.

Peter

[edwin]

<< Can we create a portal between Boulder and Chicago? >>

I dunno. Might be trouble. Those things that poke up into the sky (mountains, I think you call 'em) would scare all us flat-landers.

Although the pizza in Colorado would improve...


 

Have you tried Abo's in Boulder? It's not bad. But I've never had anything in Chicago that I would call pizza. :-)

Seriously, though, my favorite pizza joint is also a jazz venue called Al Nono Risorto in Santa Croce, Venezia.

[tomhug]

Haven't tried Abo's, although I will put on my to-do list the next time I'm out that way.


Yeah, I know what you mean. If you're eating it with your hands, it's not proper Chicago Pizza.


Although I do actually like all the variations - even the thin Italian style. Haven't made to to Venice yet. Rome and Berlin has some good pizza.


Well, look at that - I've hijacked my own thread.

[edwin]

Well, if you do come out this way, maybe we could organize a Rocky Mountain gathering!

[pauldo]

Colorado has Breckenridge Bourbon.

Not sure what that has to do with anything, just got a bit of cabin fever running through my veins and feeling chatty.  It truly is a darn good Bourbon.