Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado

Subject: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Francy
Date: 07 Jun 02 - 08:51 PM

Our original trip was to Michigan; but as is usually the case....The best laid plans oof mice and folk singers.....Instead out trip will be as follows: Leaving Oregon June 17th...spending two days travelin and hopefully singin through Idaho Tuesday June 18th and Wednesday June 19th..Two dahs in Yellowstone Thursday June20 and FRiday June 21st.....Will be through Thermopolis, Wyoming Saturday June 22nd...around Grand Junction, Colo Sunday June 23rd and Monday June 24th...Will travel through Dolores, Cortez Durango from Tuesday June 25th and Wednesday june 26th.....Will return thru Denver and up to Cheyenne and eventually north to Montana and west to Washington and home somewhere around the 7th of July....Any music along the way or Mudcatters to meet. Please let me know ....would love to be able to play as much as possible....Thanks Frank of Tolede and Nancy and Colin and Casey.

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: wysiwyg
Date: 07 Jun 02 - 09:14 PM

Lucky you, going to Thermop! There is a campground there with a hot-spring fed swimming pool. Crazy Woman Campground in Gillette WY is very good too.

I wish you lovely skies on the whole trip, and I bet you'll get 'em.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Francy
Date: 07 Jun 02 - 09:31 PM

Thanks Susan.......Will probably stay one night in Thermopolis Frank of Toledo

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: katlaughing
Date: 07 Jun 02 - 10:14 PM

Francy, looking forward to meeting you folks...didn't get the mail, today, it was too hot to go out! Will check it tomorrow. If you want me to call the radio station and give them a listen or anything, just holler. You did get my PM, right?

Sounds like a wonderful trip. There is a campground just up the canyon, beyond where the hot springs are, out of Thermop towards Worland, which is right by the river with nice shower facilities. There is also a nice little motel spot right in town which has old cabins on a little patch of a city block. They are quite rustic with knotty pine paneling and all. We always stayed at them because of the ambiance. However, an old hotel right in the Hot Springs Park has been renovated and my friend who stayed there said it was just wonderful. You can't miss it, just past the Holiday Inn at teh entrance to the Park.

Tell the Wind River I miss it!? *bg*

kat

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Francy
Date: 07 Jun 02 - 10:30 PM

Will give you guys a call when we get close, Kat.........Would be nice to play some music there........Frank of Toledo.....thanks for everything

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Sorcha
Date: 07 Jun 02 - 11:27 PM

If you are going from Thermop to kat's place, you will need to pass close by me........give me a PM with your route, OK? I could meet you someplace.....Wyoming is not a state--it's a State of Mind with a long Main Street.

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: rangeroger
Date: 07 Jun 02 - 11:46 PM

Frank, on your way to Washington from Montana, if you're taking I-90 you will pass right through Smelterville,Idaho. Which, of course, is where I live. I can see the freeway from my house.you can also see my house from the freeway. Don't blink you might miss it.

Don't have a lot of room,but there is a motel two houses down and a truckstop across the freeway.

If anything,at least a good hello and a couple of tunes picked always works.

rr

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Goodfellow
Date: 08 Jun 02 - 08:29 PM

In Denver the Swallow Hill Music Association used to have something going on most nights. They have a website.

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Francy
Date: 09 Jun 02 - 01:30 PM

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Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Steve in Idaho
Date: 09 Jun 02 - 11:08 PM

If you are taking I-84 (you about have to in order to see Jellystone park) you will pass close by my place - we've a bunk house, sort of, that is self contained for guests. If you'd like to stay the night here - I work during the day so wouldn't have a lot of time - but if you need it - we're here.

Steve

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Francy
Date: 10 Jun 02 - 12:33 PM

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Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: open mike
Date: 10 Jun 02 - 02:24 PM

this is sweet to see these copnnections being made here in cyber land.. I do not live on your route, (I am near the feather river canyon near the highway 70 that runs thru California.) but have had great memories while travelling in those areas.. one of my favorite places on the planet is above grand junction-- Grand Mesa- the mesa lakes resort is a funky place with old log cabins, many lakes (300 in the area) elk, muskrats, beaver, etc. and fishing..it is within 20 miles of grand junction, i think, and i always try to stay there if i am passing thru western colorado--be careful though I hear there are fires threatening the area-esp. that town with the hot springs in colorado--don't remember the name- Idaho springs? oh yes, a trip to the old atlas reveals it is Glenwood springs. happy trails. be safe...Laurel p.s. if anyone is in my area, i host an open mike at Scooter's Cafe near Jarbo Gap, on wed. nights 7-10 on hiwy 70 between quincy & oroville.

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Francy
Date: 10 Jun 02 - 06:31 PM

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Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Coyote Breath
Date: 11 Jun 02 - 10:26 AM

Dang it! I just rambled through Nevada,Idaho,Montana,Wyoming and Eastern Colorado. I stopped in Casper, Kat, but due to being slow and not asking Roy and Evelyn for your number (it wasn't listed as near as I could tell) I couldn't call and I wasn't sure if you had moved yet or not. That was on the 7th of June. I have been travelling since April 29th and am trying to adjust to not moving constantly.

CB

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: katlaughing
Date: 11 Jun 02 - 10:36 AM

Oh, shoot, CB! Well, I wasn't there by then, anyway and, yes, it is unlisted. We're on the Western slope of CO, now. I'll send you a PM. Don't forget Sorcha next time you're in WY. Granted she's nearly in Nebraska, but it's still WY!*bg* Hope you had a nice trip!

HeyaFrank...how's this for a "refresh?":-)

kat

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Francy
Date: 11 Jun 02 - 12:28 PM

What a great trip CD......Hope we have one as good....I'm doing my Celebration of Woody Guthrie concert here Friday night.....And then Monday it's on the road for the big trip...Through Idaho.........Wyoming,........Colorado...Arizona...Might have to return through the mountains of Central California if the fires continue in Middle and Eastern Colorado........Hope to see Norton1,,,rangerrover..Sorcha........Kat and others along the way and do some singin.......

Frank of Toledo

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Francy
Date: 11 Jun 02 - 12:32 PM

If we return via California hoe to meet and sing with open mikke at scootoeors near Oroville, California.... Kat: did my CD arrive yet....a bit worried the USPS let me down.......Let me know....thanks Frank of Toledo

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Francy
Date: 11 Jun 02 - 02:17 PM

refresh.....

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: katlaughing
Date: 11 Jun 02 - 03:12 PM

YES! One review thead coming up! LOVE it!! Thanks!

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: BlueSage
Date: 11 Jun 02 - 10:15 PM

Looks like we will just miss you Francy. I'll be doing a show at a festival in Wyoming in mid July. If you (or any other mudcatters) ever do a show in Utah let me know, I'd be happy to pass the word on to the other "folkies" in the area.

Mike

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: katlaughing
Date: 11 Jun 02 - 11:41 PM

BlueSage/Mike, we get over to Utah once in awhile to see my dad. He's near Vernal. Also, whereabouts in Wyoming, if you don't mind my asking?

Thanks,

kat

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Rex
Date: 12 Jun 02 - 01:05 PM

I hope I haven't found this too late. Francy, do let us know if you'll be around the Denver area. I'll go hunt for EJ wherever he is. It would be good to play some tunes and such somewhere. Somewhere that isn't on fire anyway.

Rex

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 12 Jun 02 - 02:38 PM

You mean there's someplace that's not on fire, Rex? That would be someplace that burned last year I suppose. I just heard the old Horse Creek Tavern down by Deckers is gone.

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: katlaughing
Date: 12 Jun 02 - 02:38 PM

If any of you Eastern Slopers want to meet up with Frank, over here on the 23/34th, whenever he thinks he'll get here, you are more than welcome here. We have a double bed and a/c in the tiny "caravan" and some floor space in the house if you don't mind cats in your face or on your legs at night. Only one bathroom for all and we don't have enough furniture as it's stil in WY, but lawn chairs work well.:-)

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Sorcha
Date: 12 Jun 02 - 02:49 PM

Won't it be something if Denver proper actually catches fire????

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: open mike
Date: 12 Jun 02 - 03:03 PM

I'll be glad to have guests at Scooters on wed. eves- we are in the feather river canyon below quincy-- hiway 70 is a beautiful ride thru forest, river and steep country--also sometimes on fire-=-\and i am a fire fighter so i won't be there if flames are \happening in this area!! stay safe...

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: BlueSage
Date: 13 Jun 02 - 03:08 AM

Kat, I'll be backing up singer/songwriter Brenn Hill at a Cowboy Music/Poetry festival in Rawlins on the 19th and 20th of July. I don't know if you're into the "cowboy" stuff but if you are, there are usually jams and open mic times at these events.

If you do make it out, make sure you introduce yourself to me. I'll be the one playing mandolin and banjo with Brenn. It's always a pleasure to bump into other "folkies" at the "cowboy" shows.

I live up north of ogden (about an hour north of Salt Lake) but my mother grew up in Vernal. Nice country out there.

Thanks....Mike

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: katlaughing
Date: 13 Jun 02 - 03:55 AM

Thanks for the info, Mike. Just sent you a PM. Please click on where it says "you have a message" or go to your Personal Page to access it.

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Coyote Breath
Date: 13 Jun 02 - 08:31 AM

Speaking of being into the Cowboy stuff: Go to "jobs in and around Yellowstone" (coolworks.com/yell.html). There is a concessionaire that hires a "cowboy" musician for the summer trail-ride season. The applicant must "be capable of playing guitar and singing in a pleasing manner." They must have at least an hour and a half of un-repeated cowboy music in their repetoire. Don't know what it pays but you get your meals, get to ride out in some beautiful country and can keep your tips!

jeez, I forgot about the fires! Hope you Westerners keep unignited, I was stunned by the DRYNESS I saw, low creeks and rivers all the green starting to look brown. It's raining like mad here as I type this.

Good luck

CB

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Rex
Date: 13 Jun 02 - 04:31 PM

There's ol' LEJ. Where you bin hiding? Yep, the Horse Creek Saloon has gone under. I've played many a tune there. The only place around here that's left now is the Bucksnort Saloon. I don't know how it's still standing. Seeing as everyone other place I've played at in these parts has burned down I figure it's cursed.

Frank says he will be around these parts on the 25th and 26th. I'm tied up for the latter but would sure be up for some tunes and songs on the 25th. That's tuesday.

Oh and Sorch, speaking of Denver, proper or not, the national news has it that the state capitol is threatened by the fire. I had a funny vision of ol' governer Owens out there beating the flames down with a wet towel and hosing down the capitol building with a garden hose. We're doing OK here. Got the place settin a little more fire safe with more trees dropped and cleared away.

Rex

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Francy
Date: 14 Jun 02 - 02:51 PM

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Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 14 Jun 02 - 04:50 PM

I can probably do the 25th, if we can figure out a place.

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: katlaughing
Date: 15 Jun 02 - 11:24 PM

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Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: GUEST,Rex on the work 'puter
Date: 17 Jun 02 - 09:58 AM

Alright, so EJ can make the 25th. How does work for Frank? Then there's still the location. There are open stages and such in the Denver area. Can't say if there is one on a tuesday. Pretty sure there isn't one in the Evergreen/Conifer area. Speaking just for myself I would rather be up in the hills where it's cooler than to go into town if I don't have to.

Rex

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Francy
Date: 17 Jun 02 - 10:31 AM

As long as things don't get worse, should be there on the 25th and 26th. Where should I call you or EJ......? Frank of Toledo

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: open mike
Date: 20 Jun 02 - 03:28 AM

guess your hittin the open road by now-- when we crossed NE and WYO a few weeks back, the winds had whipped everthing into a frenzy including semis which were toppled hither and thither.. closing interstate and state hiways...whoosh!! guess you may not make it to california by the 26th.. hope to see ya whenver--and check out your c.d. too!! Laurel (a.k.a.open mike)

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 20 Jun 02 - 12:13 PM

FofT, call me at my store in Conifer (30 miles west of Denver). I'll pm you the number.

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 20 Jun 02 - 02:32 PM

What kind of music do you like Frank? What instrument do you play?

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: katlaughing
Date: 20 Jun 02 - 03:27 PM

I know he plays guitar, LeeJ, and I think some other stringy things like the rest of you.:-) If you take a look at the songs on his CD, you'll get a good idea of what he likes: clickety thing.

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Sorcha
Date: 20 Jun 02 - 04:29 PM

No way can I make it the 25th--try and catch me if you swing thru Cheyenne.

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Rex
Date: 20 Jun 02 - 04:51 PM

Sorry to hear my fiddlin' pal Sorch can't come. How about Bluejay? Bert? Are you still in the Springs? Anyone else? I'm working on getting a place to play up here in the hills. One that hasn't burnt down.

Frank, let us know what you're up to. And what you're lodging situation is like. Are you hauling a trailer or such like?

Rex

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 20 Jun 02 - 05:10 PM

Well, it looks like Frank has good taste!

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Rex
Date: 22 Jun 02 - 07:05 PM

Hmm, I've sent some PM's to Frank and I know EJ has too. It may be you can't get them while on the road. But I hope you can still check in here. We had some ideas and questions. So even if you can't get them on the road, check in here and we can bounce things off you.

Rex

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Steve in Idaho
Date: 22 Jun 02 - 08:07 PM

Well Frank was to come through here last Tuesday/Wednesday but never seen him. He didn't respond to my last e-mail about whether he was coming or not either so he must have made a change in plans here.

Steve

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: katlaughing
Date: 22 Jun 02 - 09:27 PM

We are supposed to maybe see them tomorrow or Monday. If so, I'll make sure he sees this thread and gives on of you a call. LeeJ, I've got one number for you, but I don't know if it is for the store or home. One or both of you want to PM with info for him, in case they make it here?

kat

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: GUEST,Rex on the work 'puter
Date: 24 Jun 02 - 07:20 AM

Morning all, has Kat or anyone else heard from Frank? We have a couple of venues to choose from for some picking and singing. But I have to let them know if this is going to happen or not. Frank! Where are you?

Rex

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: katlaughing
Date: 24 Jun 02 - 07:22 AM

Boy, you're up early, Rex! Sorry to say I've not heard a thing...will let you know as soon as I do, if I do. I hope they just had a change of plans or something and are okay.

kat

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: GUEST,Rex on the work 'puter
Date: 24 Jun 02 - 12:41 PM

Well you were up early yursef. We're talking MST folks, not the EST that the forum is hooked to. I'll keep checking in today and see if they get to Kat's place. Thanks for the heads up. If we don't hear from Frank I'll have to tell the place I had lined up that we won't be doing the entertainment after all. And yep, I hope he's OK too and this diversion from the planned schedule is voluntary.

Rex

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: katlaughing
Date: 24 Jun 02 - 08:03 PM

Still nothing here, Rex, so I'd say they had a change somewhere along the line...:-)

Subject: RE: Travelin Round Idaho, Wyo. & Colorado
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 24 Jun 02 - 08:05 PM

aw shuckins!