Author Topic: North Carolina Alembic Gathering  (Read 658 times)

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« Reply #15 on: June 29, 2007, 03:54:41 AM »
I am game for just about anything, so a Saturday or a Sunday would work for me.  We could also schedule a couple gatherings I guess if need be to accomodate differing schedules.  Thoughts?
 
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« Reply #16 on: June 29, 2007, 04:07:42 AM »
Generally Saturday would be better for me. My band typically rehearses on Sundays. If Burlington is too far east I'm open to going further west.  
 
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« Reply #17 on: July 01, 2007, 06:08:46 PM »
Chuck hasn't chimed in yet, though. Shomaker's in Burlington is fine with me and I am going to keep 7/21 open also. Let's decide.
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« Reply #18 on: July 05, 2007, 05:51:04 PM »
Are we agreed for 21st at Shomaker's?  Or is another date more appropriate?  As I said, I'm flexible if there are some whose schedules conflict with the 21st.  Thoughts?
 
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« Reply #19 on: July 05, 2007, 06:02:17 PM »
I'm OK with the 21st at Shomaker's. I'm flexible till the middle of August, then we have to take my daughter back to WCU and my wife starts back teaching and everything gets chaotic.
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« Reply #20 on: July 05, 2007, 08:24:10 PM »
21st. is good for me. how many will we be? so I can contact Them and fianalize.
 
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« Reply #21 on: July 06, 2007, 07:19:46 AM »
I can be there.
 
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« Reply #22 on: July 06, 2007, 07:25:23 AM »
Thats one, Making it a MAJOR event.
 
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« Reply #23 on: July 06, 2007, 07:41:27 AM »
I'm minor, but I'll be there.
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« Reply #24 on: July 06, 2007, 07:53:21 AM »
I'm a tentative yes at this point.  
 
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« Reply #25 on: July 06, 2007, 11:12:36 AM »
I've put it on my calendar.
 
So, it looks like 4 or 5 attendees.  It seems to be that there are other members from NC & SC that don't check in often, so if you think of anyone else, search for their profile and send them an email.
 
Chuck;
In addition to directions, and the hours that we will be allowed to take over the store, I would like to know if we can bring our own rigs.
 
Also, it suddenly occurs to me, that I'm not sure how comfortable I am with a store full of people I don't know who are not members of this club milling around too close to our basses and rigs.
 
I'm not sure I want to spend seven hours in my car, plus all the set up, tear down, load in, load out associated with a gig, to hear a bunch of people I don't know say Hey man, can I play your bass.
 
I'm spending seven hours in my car to meet my Alembic club friends and to play my bass.
 
And what happens when some guitar player walks into the store and wants to try out the Marshall stack across the room from us to see how it sounds when it's cranked?
 
And then there's the fact that I like to turn up loud enough to hear myself over the drummer.
 
In other words, I think there need to be some kind of ground rules.  I don't know anything about Shomaker's, and they may have experience hosting events of this type and may know what to do.  So when you talk to them, if you don't mind, express these concerns and get a feel for what's going to happen.
 
I don't mean to be negative, I just want this to be a positive experience for all of us and for the store and its patrons.
 
Oh, and we'll need a pretty good drummer!
 
(Message edited by davehouck on July 06, 2007)

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« Reply #26 on: July 06, 2007, 01:41:19 PM »
Message received and understood Dave.Nothing is chiseled in stone at this time. I am open to an alternate location and understand your concerns.
Showmakers is sort of small if we bring drums and several stacks.I will talk to them about it.Also if anyone knows of a good alternate location center state please jump in.

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« Reply #27 on: July 06, 2007, 02:03:41 PM »
Chuck; at this point Shomaker's may be the best location.  And upon further reflection, I believe that I wasn't really thinking this through and that my expectations were perhaps unrealistic.  If we're just bringing instruments with no rigs, and playing through what they have in the store, I don't see why that shouldn't be fine.  I think the important point is that we are getting together.  So talk to them and let us know what you think.  Oh, and I do appreciate your taking the lead on this.  Thanks!

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« Reply #28 on: July 06, 2007, 02:08:07 PM »
You guys can do it at my house, but you'll have to drive to Dallas to do it. LOL

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« Reply #29 on: July 06, 2007, 02:14:03 PM »
A lot of my previous residences had trailer hitches on one end and wheels underneath; so instead of folks having to drive to my house, I could've pulled my house and set it down in the middle of the state.  But I looked, and this house don't have a hitch.