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Subject: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull Date: 20 Oct 01 - 11:07 AM Somebody mentioned this in a thread, I don't know if they were serious or not, but it seems like a good idea.Who is going? |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: wysiwyg Date: 20 Oct 01 - 11:29 AM Held where? ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull Date: 20 Oct 01 - 11:45 AM America. |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Mrs.Duck Date: 20 Oct 01 - 11:46 AM Sounds a great idea - have to start saving NOW! |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Mr Red Date: 20 Oct 01 - 11:52 AM North, South or Central? |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: wysiwyg Date: 20 Oct 01 - 12:24 PM *G* "America" is pretty big and includes South America as well as Canada. The US alone is... 'uge! So, is it going to be near Mudcat Central? ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Noreen Date: 20 Oct 01 - 12:37 PM Which thread, John? |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: catspaw49 Date: 20 Oct 01 - 12:48 PM I think this was an original idea from Bill Sables. He's talked some about it and we were discussing it when he was here in June. 2006 would be the tenth anniversary of Mudcat so it would be a big event if we pull it off. Since I have a track record of never getting to anything even when I plan it, I'm probably not the one to talk to about it! A Catters Worldwide Gathering would be one helluva' deal though wouldn't it? I think the possibilities are endless and could include a "Public Invited, Donations Accepted" All-Day Concert in some large outdoor place. My first inclination would be to have it around Philly where Mudcat started but it's wide open as far as I'm concerned. No matter where it is, some are going to have to travel a llooonnnggg way and hence the start of planning now. We'll get Bill's thoughts here I'm sure and everyone needs to be thinking of how we could pull this thing together. Spaw |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Noreen Date: 20 Oct 01 - 12:56 PM And we'll charter a plane from the UK... or *bright idea* we could buy a 747 right now for a very good price... anyone got a big garage? :0) |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: catspaw49 Date: 20 Oct 01 - 12:59 PM Actually, that's exactly what Bill was thinking....the charter idea. Then again, right now we could probably pick up a few airliners pretty cheap. Spaw |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Linda Kelly Date: 20 Oct 01 - 01:13 PM I would love to come provided the share prices recover by then! Philly sounds good or New England. |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: GUEST Date: 20 Oct 01 - 04:02 PM Dont think Max's pad is big enough for us all... |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Gareth Date: 20 Oct 01 - 04:31 PM Buying a 747 might be feasable - but I don't think fat bearded blokes going for pilot training would be that popular at the moment. Now to buy a tramp steamer - I think we could raise a crew !! Gareth |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 20 Oct 01 - 05:17 PM Now this is the way we really should travel - Rafts- click on this to visit the site and read about the Transatlantic crossing...
And I vote we get together in Newfoundland. |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: The_one_and_only_Dai Date: 20 Oct 01 - 05:22 PM ...we could buy a coaster for cheap, and lay off the coast of ameri-cay waiting for merchant sea-my-en for to take their bou-un-tyyyyyyy. |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: catspaw49 Date: 20 Oct 01 - 05:54 PM Newfoundland? Geeziz Mac, we could take over Newfoundland! Hey!!! We could have a homeland, a sacred land for all 'Catters. Displace the Newfies and just call it ours and................hmmmm............that's been done hasn't it? Spaw |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: bill\sables Date: 20 Oct 01 - 06:08 PM What about Iceland, It would be the same difficulty for all of us except Scarpi |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Linda Kelly Date: 20 Oct 01 - 06:18 PM For cheapness and convenience Florida is probably best. Car hire /fly drive packages are reasonable and the younger Ducks could be let loose on Disneyworld!!! |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Alice Date: 20 Oct 01 - 06:24 PM I challenge you all to come to Montana... plenty of space out here. |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: catspaw49 Date: 20 Oct 01 - 06:31 PM I think you mentioned that before Bill and wouldn't THAT be a KICK?!?!?! I can imagine sending Skarpi a PM................. **********************************************************
Hi Skarpi Really, it's more like quite a few, and we were wondering if you could do a little legwork on it before we get there. See, we're actually planning the 10 year anniversary of Mudcat to be in Iceland so what we need from you is to set up a few hundred rooms or places for us to stay......as cheap as you can too. Then, you'll need to work out some kind of food thing for a week or so for all of us and of course we have a lot with special diets so they'll PM you separately. Arrange some transportation too so we can get around. Also, I don't know what the situation will be like by then in terms of travelling with instruments, so see if you can arrange for us to borrow a few hundred guitars, banjos, mandolins, accordions, melodeons, whistles, dulcimers (both types), dobros, and the like. Make at least half the guitars Martins and split up the rest between the other biggies. Looking forward to it as I know you are too!!! Spaw ********************************************************** After he recovers from the heart attack, I figure he can still have plenty of time to get it together. Spaw |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Deda Date: 20 Oct 01 - 06:32 PM How many are we talking about? We could reserve a hotel on the coast of Maine or Nova Scotia, or even Prince Edward Island, hold the thing in August, and let the kids go wandering around in pine forests or exploring tide pools along that fabulous rocky north Atlantic coast. We'd need a stage, but if we reserve a hotel it would have something like that. Personally I'd MUCH rather travel to Maine OR Nova Scotia in the summer than go to Florida. (OTOH, what do I know? I'm a newbie and I don't really sing, except as backup to my son or bro.) At my day job I sometimes help organize conferences; this would be quite do-able with this much lead time. My 2 denarii. |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Dave the Gnome Date: 20 Oct 01 - 06:36 PM Yeah! Iceland sure gets my vote! Cab we invite Bjork as well??? Seriously - wherever it may be I would love to support it. Cheers DtG |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: bigchuck Date: 20 Oct 01 - 06:37 PM I know of a private lodge in the Adirondack high peaks that we might be able to rent reasonably after labor day. Sandy |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Susanne (skw) Date: 20 Oct 01 - 06:38 PM I'd love to come but how long would the tramp steamer take from Hamburg and back? I only get 30 days off a year ... Maybe we could do it again in 2016 - I'm hoping to be retired by then! |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: bill\sables Date: 20 Oct 01 - 06:43 PM It was just a wish that I had to have a giant Mudcat Gathering, probably the bigest folk festival in the world. There would be no need to pay any musicians or singers and I'm sure there would be plenty of sponsorship from major instrument makers, music organisations and food vendors. We could charter a plane from Europe, if we have enough, to keep costs down. My idea was East coast USA around Phily. and spring time or autumn would be a good time of year, not too hot or cold. Anyway it is worth thinking about. Cheers Bill |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Gareth Date: 20 Oct 01 - 06:54 PM Thats it, I'am off to the attick to find my Grandfathers old sextant, I've got the dividers, and parallel rules. One problem about Iceland, something tells me that beer is not obtainable there, can any Catter Confirm ? SKW no problem on that, take the train to the tunnell, take another train to Liverpool, and to a chorus of LEAVING LIVERPOOL You can practise your pier head jump ! Alternatively try ACROSS THE WESTERN OCEAN Gareth, in Bully Forbes mode !! |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: The_one_and_only_Dai Date: 20 Oct 01 - 07:05 PM ...What if some high-up European politoco mudcatter develops fascistic, imperialist tendencies? Then we could all get drafted and shipped over to join the EU invasion of the US via Canada (eh?) Timing might be difficult, but given a certain amount of inbuilt flexibility we might pull it off! |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Linda Kelly Date: 21 Oct 01 - 05:32 AM Dai, as you know, in Hull we are aiming for world domination -invading America will be high on our list of priorities and we will drag the rest of you along with us. Yes I see it now - a world where people will be going down the 'rurd' and made to shop in' British Herm Stures'! |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: The_one_and_only_Dai Date: 21 Oct 01 - 06:27 AM er, ner... ;) |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Matthew Edwards Date: 21 Oct 01 - 06:37 AM Poor Skarpi! If the Mudcatters were to invade Iceland it would double the population at one go. It would probably make for a wonderful new saga (preferably without all the tit-for-tat killings). Actually I can just begin to visualise some Mudcatters as characters in Njal's Saga; Joe Offer as the wise Njal himself. I do love Gareth's of taking a tramp steamer (do such things still exist?), and john in Hull could navigate us to see Nick Root in Newfoundland, or to Nova Scotia (watch out George!). Something to look forward to in 5 years time. |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Gareth Date: 21 Oct 01 - 08:02 AM Actually with us Welsh present the tit-for-tat slayings would probably start again.
Now theres a thought for a BS or Literary thread, "The Mudcatters Saga" with shades of "the Mabginon". Or does this mean a write of "The Flying Mudcatter" Gareth |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Diva Date: 21 Oct 01 - 10:19 AM Well after Llanstock the wanderlust is on me..... it sounds like a brill idea and if I start saving now... |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull Date: 21 Oct 01 - 12:09 PM I have just looked at a map of America, it looks like a really big place! Were in America does mickey mouse live? |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: catspaw49 Date: 21 Oct 01 - 01:27 PM Originally he lived in California, but he has pretty well relocated his home and base of operations to Orlando, Florida. Spaw |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: DougR Date: 21 Oct 01 - 05:19 PM Susanne: If you left Hamburg today, you probably could get there by 2016! DougR |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Susan from California Date: 21 Oct 01 - 05:31 PM The beer thing re Iceland is true, at least it was last time I checked (20+ years ago). Tourists are allowed to bring some in (a 12 pack?) for personal consumption, bit you cannot buy it there. You can buy the hard stuff, as I recall, beer was thought to be the bane of the working class. :-) |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: mooman Date: 21 Oct 01 - 05:36 PM Count me in!! How about Nova Scotia as some have suggested? Best regards mooman |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Gareth Date: 21 Oct 01 - 05:37 PM Thank Susan from Calf. Thats it then. Icelands out !! Gareth |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Mrs.Duck Date: 21 Oct 01 - 05:47 PM I quite agree Gareth-no beer - too scary. Can't we just drive wagons out in to the desert and put them in a circle? |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Linda Kelly Date: 21 Oct 01 - 05:51 PM er-there's a desert near Pontefract Jane? |
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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 :) |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Gareth Date: 21 Oct 01 - 05:57 PM Dai - are there sheep in Flanders ? Gareth |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat World Gathering (US) 2006 From: Mrs.Duck Date: 21 Oct 01 - 06:04 PM You mean there isn't Linda? |
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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.. |
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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... |
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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! |
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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! :) |
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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 |
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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? ;) |
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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 |
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