The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #11559   Message #88650
Posted By: Allan C.
22-Jun-99 - 08:20 AM
Thread Name: If You Had Your Druthers
Subject: RE: If You Had Your Druthers
So it looks to me as if we would need a building about the size (and shape) of Philadelphia's Wannamaker's Dept. Store which we would uproot and place on a hillside of an area such as is found in the Napa Valley, but close enough to town as to be able to draw a paying audience - did anyone mention the audience part? Maybe I missed it. For as much fun as it is to play with other players, having an audience to stand up in front of would be pretty cool.

I very much like the possibility of having either an outdoor or indoor venue (depending upon the weather). A small outdoor amphitheater surrounded by a woodlot would be pleasant. The woodlot would feature a small clearing within it - a more intimately sized gathering spot with a place for a campfire encircled with log benches.

Then, of course, there would also need to be a barge made into a stage which would float in the river (Did I mention that there is a river on the property?) just offshore. There would be seating on the riverbank so that folks could watch the barge show as the sun sets. Of course, the whole place would be totally devoid of mosquitoes and blackflies! And there would be a multitude of canoes available for those who would want to paddle out to be a little nearer the barge. Or maybe some would want to just quietly drift downstream with the partner of their choice...or simply to paddle out to check their trotlines for mudcats :-]