Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Burke
Date: 23 Oct 01 - 06:01 PM

I like the Adirondack idea myself, but it should probably be closer to a transportation center. Think that would mean Boston, NYC, Philly, or DC. Berkshires? Catskills? Poconos?

How many people are teachers or students who would need a June-Aug. date rather than something earlier or later?

Here's a 2006 Calendar.

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: SharonA
Date: 23 Oct 01 - 05:25 PM

Eric: If it's to be in the Philly area, it probably shouldn't be the last weekend in August, since that is the weekend of the Philadelphia Folk Festival. The local folkies will be flocking to that as well as putting up their friends from out of town, and the non-local folkies will be either camping out at the Fest or clogging up the local motels, so it might be hard to find a place to stay in the area that weekend.

Actually, I'd vote for September in the Philly area: the weather is less likely to be terribly chilly, and the local folk scene is "between" the summer festival season and the regular autumn-spring concert season. June's nice, too.

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Steve in Idaho
Date: 23 Oct 01 - 03:01 PM

Troll is correct - Florida is HOT in the summer. I like the Philly idea. Anywhere up there in October would be a riot! And the Fall colors are incredible as I recall.

I think this would be a good idea.

Steve

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 23 Oct 01 - 02:52 PM

Bratling wants to come, so do I!

LTS

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 23 Oct 01 - 01:23 PM

What time of year,? Easter is about the only chance I would get, unless it goes on in one of the half terms, but then it becomes a midweek meeting. Last week in August is reasonably sound.

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 23 Oct 01 - 12:03 PM

Midchuck said:

Peter. (who saw people in the UK drinking Budweiser! For Gawd's sake, why?)

Because they don't like BEER, that's why!

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From:
Date: 23 Oct 01 - 10:52 AM

I vote for East Coast US..Philly sounds great..the main thing is to be near airports that have good flights...getting to Canada can be pretty expensive...if it was a bit more toward Boston, people who wanted to go on to Newfoundland or Maine could find flights, ferries, etc...well, from Portland to Nova Scotia there is a ferry. And having something easy to get to from an airport is also important.....flying from Germany say and then havingt to rent a car and drive a few hours might not be fun with jet lag. mg

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: pattyClink
Date: 23 Oct 01 - 09:10 AM

I'm with Deda (Maine or Nova Scotia or PEI)or bigchuck (Adirondacks).

Wild horses singing folk songs could not get me to Orlando!

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: MMario
Date: 23 Oct 01 - 09:05 AM

'spaw - a lot of FSGW folks are closet catters anyway - it would work.

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 23 Oct 01 - 08:10 AM

Agrees with Troll...

Florida - summer...

PHEW! 100+ in the shade!!! nuh uh!

Not for me. Done that, wilted for over two weeks. Double nuh huh!

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: catspaw49
Date: 22 Oct 01 - 10:38 PM

Nope.........If we can pull this off at all, it'd be a Catter function. Let's sat we pull 150 Catters......The actual FSGW schedule and all will be boogered up beyond recognition. Besides, a lot of folks are going to be getting together in everchanging "packs" and I can see some unfortunate situations developing.

Then again, I'm probably wrong. Skip it.

Spaw

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 22 Oct 01 - 10:37 PM

Thanks Charlie, UK pounds are proper money, Britain has decided not to use Euros!

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Charlie Baum
Date: 22 Oct 01 - 10:32 PM

Not sure what you consider proper money.

150 USDollars = 168.316 Euros = 105.260 UKpounds

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 22 Oct 01 - 10:22 PM

Getaway sounds good Charlie, how much is $150 in proper money?

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: MMario
Date: 22 Oct 01 - 10:03 PM

and it would be worth every penny!

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Charlie Baum
Date: 22 Oct 01 - 09:57 PM

Camp Ramblewood is the closest thing to West Chester, PA, home of Max and the Mudcat server. Near Philadelphia. Also close to Washington, DC, which is probably the biggest conglomeration of Mudcatters. Third weekend in October! Fall colors are incredible then. (You'll invade the FSGW Getaway.) It'll cost somewhere between $130 and $150 per person for the weekend, including all meals and a bed in a group cabin. (Your travel expenses are extra, but nearby Baltimore has cheap flights to many places.) Camp's overnight capacity is almost 500, and with daytrippers, the numbers can go into the thousands. (They're planning a BIG folk festival there next May.)

You can practice by coming next year and the year after, if you can afford it, or save up your travel dough for 2006.

--Charlie Baum

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Snuffy
Date: 22 Oct 01 - 07:33 PM

Couldn't we take over something like Mystic Seaport for a week in the early spring?

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Diva
Date: 22 Oct 01 - 06:00 PM

I don't do hot either......so I'm with the Ducks

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 22 Oct 01 - 05:52 PM

We Ducks don't do hot so Vermont sounds great but much as I love Mickey Mouse I could not cope with Florida (went at Easter once and that was bad enough!)

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Noreen
Date: 22 Oct 01 - 03:36 PM

You've got time to build that extension as you always intended, Kendall...

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Alice
Date: 22 Oct 01 - 02:46 PM

Maine sounds good. Kendall, are you ready to be invaded?

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Amergin
Date: 22 Oct 01 - 01:20 PM

Sounds like a grand idea, Doug...and maybe if we are lucky we get to meet lots of the colourful folk up there...like this one guy (I wonder if Kendall knows him) by the name of Gordon Bok....anyone ever hear of him?

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: DougR
Date: 22 Oct 01 - 12:58 PM

How about we all move in on Kendall in Maine? :>)

DougR

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Troll
Date: 22 Oct 01 - 11:39 AM

Take it from the troll,folks, you DON'T want to be in Florida in the summer.
Trust me on this one, OK?

troll

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Llanfair
Date: 22 Oct 01 - 11:27 AM

I don't care where we go in the US, as long as we go and meet lots and lots of our American friends.
Cheers, Bron.

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Fortunato
Date: 22 Oct 01 - 11:13 AM

Camp Ramblewood in Darlington, MD. Click here

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Tone d' F
Date: 22 Oct 01 - 07:10 AM

I'm game and will proberably bring ferret and Jon A just make it somewhere hot.

Lousiville KY the United Parcel Service's International hub sounds warm do we travel with or in the parcels

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 22 Oct 01 - 06:33 AM

I'd prefer somewhere along the East coast... I like the East coast areas some real nice places - loads to see... Florida....erm... YUK!

Sorry that's a personal yuk, not meant to be contraversial, but that's what I think...

East coast is fairly reasonable (flight prices) to get to too.

E

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Mooh
Date: 22 Oct 01 - 06:24 AM

My choices would be Cape Breton or Newfoundland, not too large an unban centre (if at all), I'd actually like to travel though southern Ontario would be oh so convenient.

This is a great idea!

Mooh.

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: alanww
Date: 22 Oct 01 - 05:35 AM

I can vouch for the fact that there are some great little homebrew pubs in New England, which serve English-type ale. And the fall is rather spectacular! I seem to recall a wonderfully-tasting porter in a little pub somewhere in Vermont (once it had been allowed to warm up a bit!). I was there on a morris tour with the Chameleonic Morris Men in 1999 and the local morris sides (and folkies generally) were very hospitable. We had a great time and were there for 10 days - you would need to plan for at least a week I think.

Ale, ale glorious ale, served up in pewter it tells its own tale!"
Alan

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 21 Oct 01 - 08:16 PM

I''m too pissed to drive, sorry!

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: brid widder
Date: 21 Oct 01 - 08:08 PM

possibly...hopefully....maybe even probably...any chance of a lift John?

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: WyoWoman
Date: 21 Oct 01 - 08:07 PM

I vote Yes, and I vote East Coast, U.S. of A. I can figure out a way to get meself up there, for sure. Although Alice's idea of Montana would certainly provide an experience even only a few Americans have had. But much as I love that region, New England would be easier to reach and probably has a higher concentration of Mudcateers, yes?

Maybe by then I'll actually be able to play the guitar at the SAME TIME I sing, and in FRONT of PEOPLE!!! Whoo-hoo!

We can start making little 'possum doodads now to sell as concessions, along with the usual kissing booths and foot-rub booths and Oh-my-what-are-you-going-to-do-with-THAT booths.

ww

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: The_one_and_only_Dai
Date: 21 Oct 01 - 07:57 PM

I'd like to point out that I am at least as pissed as john, and my typing is prefect. And you're right, I'd love to go to the colonies *ahem* the former colonies, but unfortunately have little to offer in the way of practical or considered opinion, for a change. But FWIW, count me in.

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 21 Oct 01 - 07:56 PM

Bill is righjt, I been drinking beer.john

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 21 Oct 01 - 07:50 PM

this is goinf off topic, who is going to Ameeica?

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: bill\sables
Date: 21 Oct 01 - 07:50 PM

You must excuse John in Hull It is late and he is probably pissed.
Bill

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: The_one_and_only_Dai
Date: 21 Oct 01 - 07:45 PM

Jonh, I thnki that shlkdu hve read 'Kybard'.

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 21 Oct 01 - 07:43 PM

I have just read my last post here, in this thread.I think the keys on my keyboarf are too close together!

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Midchuck
Date: 21 Oct 01 - 07:40 PM

I like Alice's idea, also bigchuck's. 'Tho the place bc is thinking of wouldn't be big enough unless a lot of people brought tents.

By the way, there is good beer in the US. Lots of it. It's just mainly made by small breweries, that don't advertise nationally the way the big dishwater operations do.

Peter. (who saw people in the UK drinking Budweiser! For Gawd's sake, why?)

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Robin2
Date: 21 Oct 01 - 07:39 PM

Oh boy, Nova Scotia sounds great (gives me an excuse to go there)

Lousiville KY is the United Parcel Service's International hub, and I hear they are booking REALLY cheap passenger fares, if you don't mind flying with packages. Does this put Louisivlle in the running for a place to have it?

But Philly is what I can afford, and have friends I can stay with there....tell me it's gonna happen, I'd love to come!

Robin

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: The_one_and_only_Dai
Date: 21 Oct 01 - 07:30 PM

What kind of guitar do you have to play to make yourself type that badly? ;)

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 21 Oct 01 - 07:13 PM

Hoe canyou hav a folk festibal with no beer? if ther is no beer i an not going.john

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: The_one_and_only_Dai
Date: 21 Oct 01 - 07:09 PM

Sut mae, Gar, there are sheep everywhere mate. Come and join the expat community, why don't you indeed! :)

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: DougR
Date: 21 Oct 01 - 06:55 PM

Mrs. Duck: we got lots of desert! You got to have your own wagon though. Come on out!

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Amergin
Date: 21 Oct 01 - 06:52 PM

Well...we could always get ahold of the former Aryan Nations Compound in Hayden Lake...and we could have our own armies...would train them in morris dancing...and the gurads could all be carrying banjos and bodhrans and kazoos....no one would dare come near us...

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Noreen
Date: 21 Oct 01 - 06:06 PM

...people have been known to get lost there never to be seen again... all that was left was a faint whiff of licqorice..

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 21 Oct 01 - 06:04 PM

You mean there isn't Linda?

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: Gareth
Date: 21 Oct 01 - 05:57 PM

Dai - are there sheep in Flanders ?

Gareth

Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006
From: The_one_and_only_Dai
Date: 21 Oct 01 - 05:54 PM

If beer is a mjor factor in the equation, then there are only two places we could possibly consider. The UK, and Belgium. I vote for the UK :)