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24 Apr 02 - 04:55 AM (#697277) Subject: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Stephen L. Rich Allright, folk. Summer is coming (although, from current weather conditions in the Upper Midwest you'd never know it). I can't possibly be the only 'Catter in Wisconsin. There MUST be more. How about Illinois, the UP, Minnesota, Iowa? Is it possible for us to collectively organize some sort of gathering up here. Is there one already? What say you Midwest 'Catters? |
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24 Apr 02 - 07:13 AM (#697330) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Jerry Rasmussen You'll probably get more responses the way you've worded your thread, Stephen... "Catters FROM the Midwest," rather than IN the Midwest. There are a ton of us "from" the Midwest I bet. Or at least a couple of hundred pounds worth. I am from Janesville, Wisconsin and come out at least a couple of times a year to visit family. I have a son who grew up out here in Connecticut who moved to Rockford, Illinois, and we go down to visit him, when we come out. We'll be coming out in mid-May and perhaps again in November. We're usually on a fairly tight schedule, so I end up not getting to visit old high school buddies, but if people were getting together and I could plan around it, I might be able to join in for a day.. Jerry |
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24 Apr 02 - 07:36 AM (#697338) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Bat Goddess I'm a "From" -- born in the UP and grew up in the Milwaukee 'burbs. Grandparents from Colby & Stetsonville, Wisconsin. So my roots are there, but I've been in New England for over 30 years. But . . . I'll be in Milwaukee the first two weeks in June and Mom says I can use her car. Have voice, will travel. Linn |
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24 Apr 02 - 10:08 AM (#697433) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Big Mick I am in Southwest Michigan, but with enough notice and a suitable location, I will be there. Let's get this thing going! Mick |
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25 Apr 02 - 09:39 AM (#698223) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Charley Noble Are there no Mudcatters based at Elderly Instruments in Lansing, MI? If not, it's probably because they have so much fun jamming with each other. |
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25 Apr 02 - 10:55 AM (#698280) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: IvanB Well, I can't say I'm based there, but Elderly is about 2 miles from me. Probably should live there, though, they get enough of my money. Anyway, if something gets going on a gathering I'll sure be there if I can possibly make it. |
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25 Apr 02 - 11:00 AM (#698287) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Big Mick Me too, Ivan. I never go to Lansing without stopping in. I rarely leave the store without leaving some of my money with Stan and the folks. I live about an hour from the store. One of the things I love about the place is that I can play any instrument I want as long as I want. Great place! Mick |
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25 Apr 02 - 11:44 AM (#698317) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Uncle_DaveO Elderly? Me too! Me too! Me too! If I'm in Lansing (as for the National Folk Festival the last three summers) I can be found for a few hours in Elderly. I live in Indianapolis, which is not "upper Midwest" as I understand that term, but I'm from Rochester, Minnesota originally. I'll be interested to see where a gathering is planned (if one is), and maybe I can get there. I know I'd love to! Dave Oesterreich |
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25 Apr 02 - 11:53 AM (#698327) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Big Mick Dave, I am glad to know you are in Indianapolis. I get there from time to time on biz. I will look you up next time. And you be sure and let me know when you are in my neck of the woods. And let's get this Midwest gathering to happen! Mick |
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25 Apr 02 - 04:09 PM (#698552) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Stephen L. Rich Glad to hear that you are all there. I'm certain that there are more. Given the location of Michigan in relation to the rest of us (Lake Michigan can make travel such a pain in the berzerngle)I was thinking that we might want to find a location which is accessable to all. That would put it either just on side or another of the Wisconsin/Illinois border or the Illinois/Indiana border. I'm somewhat limited in what I can do as far aa scouting for locations. Even if I had a valid drivers license, I don't have a vehicle. I can be a clearing house for the ifno and keep things focused by e-mail, phone, snail mail, etc. Is ther anyone living between let's say Beloit, WI and Gary,In who can do some reconnaissance? Stephen |
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25 Apr 02 - 04:16 PM (#698558) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: catspaw49 I have a few ideas here, but let me kick it around the block a bit first......Watch your PM's Mick. We have a few in the St.Louis area and a few in the Chicago area as well who haven't checked in......I'm outside of Columbus, Ohio. More later... Spaw |
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25 Apr 02 - 04:21 PM (#698564) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Homeless My mom lives in Indiana about halfway between Illinios and Michigan, twenty or so minutes from 80, 90, 94, and the Indiana Dunes State Park. She's got a couple acres complete with pool and horseshoe court, and is very hospitable. (Ask Bill and Allan, she entertained them on their trip until I got there from work.) I could check, but I'm sure she'd be willing to let a bunch of us gather there for a day/weekend. Not only willing, but probably enthusiastic about it. Having grown up in that general area, I could name a few places that we could gather if anyone would prefer a public setting. My only constraint is that I'll be out of town from 6/22 thru 7/13. |
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25 Apr 02 - 04:22 PM (#698565) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Stephen L. Rich Cool! I only said "upper midwest" because that's where I happen to be. I'm all for including the "lower","western","eastern","middle" and "the little house beside the house" midwest. The more the merrier. Stephen |
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25 Apr 02 - 04:24 PM (#698567) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Stephen L. Rich My last post was directed at Spaw, but, Homeless, if you can pull that off -- WOW!!! Stephen |
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25 Apr 02 - 04:35 PM (#698572) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Jerry Rasmussen As I said, I gewt out to Janesville, Wisconsin(nine miles north of Beloit) a couple of times a year.. I'm not sure what you mean by "scouting for locations." Jerry |
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25 Apr 02 - 04:49 PM (#698586) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Joe Offer Well, yes, I'm from the Midwest - born in Detroit, and moved at the age of ten to Racine, Wisconsin. I've been in California since I got out of the Army in 1972. I live in the Sierra foothills, but Wisconsin is still home. -Joe Offer- |
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25 Apr 02 - 05:16 PM (#698608) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Charley Noble Looks like a gathering is cooking! Anyone got Joel Mabus's e-mail, or Kitty Donohoe's? Maybe you could hold this gathering in the little town of Shaftsburg, just north of Lansing. Then I could train a new "Shafted in Shaftsburg" chorus.;~) |
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25 Apr 02 - 06:49 PM (#698666) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Big Mick Charley, I see Kitty from time to time and, if this materializes, will make a point of letting her know about it. Joel, too. I like the idea of Chicago/Gary/up to Wisc.. Sounds to me like Homeless has the site. Let's work closely on dates, so I can work it in around gig dates. Make sure it's not the weekend of Milwaukee Irish Fest! Spaw, I am looking for that PM. Mick |
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25 Apr 02 - 11:28 PM (#698823) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: mmm1a I live in Indiana, just 20 miles south of Fort Wayne. Nice tp know there are mudcatters in this area, I was beginning to wonder.Has anyone in the Indiana area heard of a bluegrass festival in Portland, IN. I had heard of one a few years ago but don't know if they are still doing it or when it is. mmm |
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27 Apr 02 - 06:38 AM (#699404) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: catspaw49 Looking for this? Spaw |
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27 Apr 02 - 05:27 PM (#699490) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: campfire I'm from (and still in) Milwaukee, WI. Definitely interested, but like Mick said, not during Irish Fest (3rd weekend in August) campfire |
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27 Apr 02 - 08:14 PM (#699554) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Bearheart I'm in SE Ohio, but go to the Chicago area occasionally and Will Travel for Music. Chicago is an 8 hour drive. How far is Milwaukee from Chicago? Am interested in the Irish Fest-- Can some one supply more info? Bekki
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03 Aug 02 - 05:47 PM (#759428) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Homeless So, has anyone given this any more thought? We're getting close to running out of summer. |
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03 Aug 02 - 06:15 PM (#759439) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Amos Someone get Catspaw on the dime there, guys!! He's got a grand spread and could put you all up for a week, if he had a mind to!! :>) Lean on him a little bit!!! :>P A |
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04 Aug 02 - 01:50 PM (#759637) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: harpgirl What about meeting at a state park in southern Ohio or Indiana? Labor day might work or maybe August next year...hg |
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05 Aug 02 - 08:03 AM (#759964) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Bat Goddess Well, I been and gone -- was in Sudsville on the Old Polluted Bathtub in June. Linn |
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05 Aug 02 - 10:53 AM (#760053) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Stephen L. Rich homeless had agood idea, but I never heard another word about it. What happened, homeless? |
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05 Aug 02 - 12:36 PM (#760095) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: GUEST,cherylee Darn, forgot to sign in. Y'all could just join all of us goin' to the Wheatland Traditional Music Festival in Remus, MI the weekend of Sept. 6-8. Tickets are still on sale at their website www.wheatlandmusic.org and the music promises to cook once again this year. There's always a wonderful Cajun dance on Saturday night with a few hundred people moving as one on the dancefloor...always a great experience. There's a fair contingent of drumming for those inclined, but you'll find far more fiddling and picking workshops. Good food, art, and people. We've been going for over 20 years. We always just camp together "by the big tree in the Henry Bros. campgrounds" as all of us are tenters. They're tring to keep the RVs out of the way of the tents. Check it out ... it's a great weekend! |
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05 Aug 02 - 02:31 PM (#760148) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Charley Noble The Wheatland Festival would be a good fix. I ventured out to the Lansing area for a wedding in late June but, alas, could not connect with any Mudcatters. Big Mick was the only one who responded and he's out of state most of the time. I did have a good music time revisiting with some of my old Elderly Music friends. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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05 Aug 02 - 03:18 PM (#760177) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Big Mick I am up for whatever you folks want to do, as long as you work with me on the date. My schedule gets a bit nuts, I will be glad for retirement so I can quit letting this other stuff get in the way. On a related note, whom among the 'Catters will be at the Milwaukee Irish Fest? I will be there all weekend long and would love to meet some folks. Mick |
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05 Aug 02 - 08:04 PM (#760367) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Homeless Stephen - what happened was that I offered a place for it and I thought Spaw and Mick were getting together for setting a date. I knew I was going to be out of touch for three weeks, but since those three weeks are up I thought I'd see what plans had coalesced in the meantime. It'd be difficult for me to coordinate this since I'm working 12+ hours days lately, but the house is still available for use. If someone else wants to arrange it all, I'll be there to host, but don't have the time to spare to plan it all right now. I'd be happy to supply directions, maps, etc to anyone who takes charge of it. |
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05 Aug 02 - 09:12 PM (#760381) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Stephen L. Rich Homeless -- don't worry about it. None of us have had time. It's been a very busy summer for us all. The Wheatland Festival sounds like a good backup plan. Let us all descend upon said festival as a swarm of giddy, musical locusts!!! *G* Stephen |
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06 Aug 02 - 12:07 AM (#760434) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: John Hardly I'm in northern Indiana as well and would be interested in being kept abreast of any gatherings. Dying to try out my mando fiddle tunes in a jam situation! I can also jerk some tears with some sappy guitar play. I was just up at Elderly's last week (god, the Huss & Dalton rack is killer!) |
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06 Aug 02 - 01:11 AM (#760453) Subject: RE: BS: 'Catters From The Upper Midwest From: Big Mick yep, John, it is a beaut!! Anyone going to Milwaukee? Mick |