I have to agre about the frat party atmosphere. We had a showcase room on the 19th floor. We were across the hall from a suite. The suites were allowed to have PA equipment. not so the single rooms. The suite across the hall was blasting their music down the hall to the pont that you couldn't hear the showcases in some of the neighboring rooms. There need to be some new limits put on the private showcasing.

    On the positive side, Like you, I saw a bunch of people that I haven't seen in ages. I met a bunch of new people and heard a heck of a lot of great music.

    The best advice I've ever heard about how to deal with NAFA came from guitar instrumentalist Phil Cooper. He said," As long as you're not expecting to book a gig or get laid you can have a great time here."

Stephen Lee