FSGW Getaway 2002

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Allan C.
Date: 13 Oct 02 - 09:56 AM

Despite rumors to the contrary I will be coming to the Getaway. All indications are that this will be the best one yet! I have been looking forward all year to this and to the opportunity to see so many of you again. David C. will also be attending. If any attendees have a bent toward bluegrass, please get in touch with him. He'd love to jam with you.

Seeya,

Allan

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: MMario
Date: 13 Oct 02 - 09:55 PM

YEAH!

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Noreen
Date: 14 Oct 02 - 09:34 AM

Have a wonderful time, all, and be really nice to Morticia- she's such a shy, retiring flower that you won't notice her unless you look out for her specially... and I hope she will deliver some hugs from me.

Next year, it'll be me sick with excitement over meeting you all! :0)

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Bill D
Date: 14 Oct 02 - 11:01 AM

"Morticia- she's such a shy, retiring flower"

um-hum, yeah....sure.....(3 years ago, Jeri & Big Mick were new, shy, retiring flowers at the Getaway...NOW look!..*grin*)

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Ferrara
Date: 14 Oct 02 - 01:04 PM

"Final" revised Getaway program schedule will be on line some time tomorrow afternoon/evening.

After I hear (and possibly take action on) everyone's plaints and complaints about the revision, I will put up the FINAL version (no quotation marks).

Rita

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: kendall
Date: 14 Oct 02 - 01:09 PM

If anyone is mean to Morticia, they will answer to me!
Serously, I can't imagine anyone not liking her. She's one of the funniest people I have ever met.

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: GUEST,Dani
Date: 14 Oct 02 - 04:19 PM

So, here's the thing! I only mentioned Scary Songs and Stories because it was done last year: I'm not even sure of the genesis of THAT! If there's no real interest, just drop it altogether. More time for jamming, and anyone with a good scary song or story can scare the folks around the campfire with Joe Offer!!

Dani

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: GutBucketeer
Date: 14 Oct 02 - 09:54 PM

Yahoo! I'm a comin'!

Looks like some of my conflicts have gone away so I'll be a day-tripper on Saturday. I can eat and everything (last minute email to Knitpick, whew). So I'll see everyone early Saturday morning. Should I wake y'all up with a rousing rendition of "Rise Up Early In the Morning Shake the Devil Out Your Soul"?. I'm sure everyone at the Mudcat Cabin will have gone to sleep early on Friday night in order to be well rested for the fantastic schedule that Rita has lined up.

Look forward to seeing you in 5 days.

JAB

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Nancy King
Date: 15 Oct 02 - 12:10 AM

Great news, Jim! See you there!

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: karen k
Date: 15 Oct 02 - 09:04 AM

Rita,
It is probably too late for this suggestion but perhaps the Meet and Greet could be held on Fri. night say from 9-11pm or 10pm-midnight. Then Sat. would be free for the other workshops. I'm thinking that enough folk make it on Fri. night. Just a thought. We have such a great song swap on Fri. after dinner anyway.

Just a few more days. I can't wait.

k

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: kendall
Date: 15 Oct 02 - 09:46 AM

Being a New Englander, I don't get excited easily, but, I think it is happening.

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: PeteBoom
Date: 15 Oct 02 - 10:23 AM

Best wishes to the bunch of ya goin' to the Getaway. Can't be there this year, but maybe next.

Cheers-

Pete

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Ferrara
Date: 15 Oct 02 - 03:11 PM

Dani, It seems to me that when we were doing the original line-up of possible workshops someone asked me to include Scary Stories.

Would you like a break this year? Can drop it for now if you like. And do you remember -- Nancy asked me where it will be held -- was it in the Theater Barn last year? (Maybe it was Lorraine who said she thought it was a perfect venue. Can't remember.)

Anyway I'll be putting in about 10 revisions later today, so if you'd like to skip it this year just e-mail or PM me, or post it here. Taking things out is easy. Putting anything else in right now would be darned near impossible.... And it would free you up for the late night stuff.

Karen, It's "traditional" to have a late-night Friday sing and I wouldn't dare mess with that. Some folks really like the Meet'n'Greet and I think it's especially nice to let new attendees introduce themselves. We're cutting it back to 1 1/2 hours, with a free half hour after it so it can go on if that seems appropriate. Maybe this workshop has outlived its usefulness. If nobody comes to it this year, I guess that will tell us something.... :-)

One of the paradoxes of the Getaway is that by leading a workshop you restrict your choices. And there's always so much tempting stuff going on! -- But then, if nobody lets themselves be tied down to lead a workshop, there won't be all that tempting stuff going on, will there? Sigh....

Okay, got to go, I have to get to work revising that program grid :-)

Rita

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: GUEST,Dani
Date: 15 Oct 02 - 04:51 PM

Rita,

I'm at work, so can't PM, but:

We were in the (unlit) barn with the bats and scary shadows.

If you've heard a big interest, I'd be happy to do it, otherwise I'll yield happily to the jamming and free time. Your call!

Dani

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Ferrara
Date: 15 Oct 02 - 04:57 PM

Dani,

Let's make it jamming and free time, then. There's SO much going on this year that I'm thinking we could all use some time just to hang out.

Rita

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: MMario
Date: 16 Oct 02 - 10:18 AM

AAARRRGGGHHHH! *whimper*

This is NOT a complaint! (Believe me - been there, done that, scheduling is a job I will probably never voluntarily take on again in this lifetime - possibly for several lifetimes - repeat this is not a complaint. just general pissing and moaning...)

I've gone from not having any conflicts to conflict at almost every point!!!!!

Okay - I'll admit it - some of them are because I saw stuff I didn't see the first time I went through the schedule. WOW! What an incredible amount of stuff being offered this year.

Choices are going to be difficult.

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Micca
Date: 16 Oct 02 - 10:30 AM

MMario, I should have your problem.........

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: MMario
Date: 16 Oct 02 - 10:37 AM

nyah-nyah-na-nyah-nyah!

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: GUEST,too scared to go this year
Date: 16 Oct 02 - 10:39 AM

BE VERY CAREFUL on your way to the Getaway, in the area of the Getaway, at the Getaway and on your way back from the Getaway. There is a serial sniper, killing people at random, at work in the area. I'm staying away this year.

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: MMario
Date: 16 Oct 02 - 10:41 AM

I drove in Boston this week - that's MUCH more risky then going to the DC area!

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Bill D
Date: 16 Oct 02 - 10:59 AM

The Getaway is nowhere near the area the damn sniper has been!....nobody has been injured just driving down the road!...You are in MUCH more danger from bad drivers than from a maniac with 4 million people to choose from.

Why in HELL would someone post a scare message trying to keep people from the Getaway???.. We can't stop doing everything in life, and the Getaway is as safe as any place in the state right now.

By the way...there are some updates/changes to the schedule...check the thread

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: CarolC
Date: 16 Oct 02 - 10:59 AM

Re: the silent auction... Rob (JtS) and I will be donating a case of Sleeman Silver Creek Lager (brought by Rob's father, Skipper Bob, all the way from beautiful Guelph, Ontario). It's brewed in the proud tradition started in 1834, small batch, craft brewed to the finest of standards. Canadian beer at it's best. We'll be on the lookout for other stuff to donate as I pack up this Shepherdstown apartment for the move to Georgia.

Because of an overtaxed brain the last few weeks, I'm not certain of which days and meals we registered for. I'm pretty sure we're registered for Friday night and Saturday night. I don't think we're registered for the dinner on Friday evening, but I'm not sure. Who would be the best contact person to find out for sure what we've registered for?

Thanks!

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: MMario
Date: 16 Oct 02 - 11:04 AM

Carol - Friday dinner is a pot luck/bring a dish to pass type affair.

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Ferrara
Date: 16 Oct 02 - 11:56 AM

CarolC, You don't have to be registered for Friday's dinner, it's a potluck. Helpful if you pick up a bucket of chicken or something on the road, though....

MMario, post the things that are conflicts for you, either her or on the other thread: Schedule changes thread. Or, any of you can PM or e-mail me about conflicts and frustrations with the schedule.

Nancy King is coming over again this evening so we can incorporate everybody's pleas, gripes and complaints into the schedule if possible. IT CAN BE DONE! (mostly....) so speak up. If you have a conflict, chances are other folks will, too.

too-scared-to-go, you're an idiot. Since when has Aberdeen, MD, been in the Washington area? There aren't any strip malls within half an hour's drive of Camp Ramblewood. That's part of its charm! ... And no sniping incidents within a 2 hour drive of it, if we don't count your post on this thread....

So holler about your scheduling conflicts, folks, that's why Nancy is donating another evening to it, because we want to make it the best most satisfying weekend we can manage, for all of us.

Rita

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: MMario
Date: 16 Oct 02 - 12:02 PM

Nothing important enough for schedule changes - just my polyglot interests making me wish I were twins!

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Roger in Baltimore
Date: 16 Oct 02 - 12:35 PM

I don't think anyone should avoid coming because of the serial sniper, but for those coming from the South, I would make these few suggestions.

Gas up well before you get to Fredericksburg, VA (two sniper incidents, the last guy did not heed his friends who gave him this same warning) Don't stop for gas again until you have passed all of 495.

Don't make any public stops (i.e. restaurants, shopping malls) until you have left I 495. You can stop and pick up friends at their houses in relative safety.

These are not major inconveniences. As Bill D. said, you're odds at being the next victim are slim. As he also said, no one's been shot while driving their car.

Reverse the rules for your return trip. Gas up before you reach 495. Don't stop again until your well past Fredericksburg.

The sniper has taken weekends (Sat. and Sun.) off so far. He's attacking every other day, so Mon (already happened), Wed. and Fri. are the crucial days.

Roger in Baltimore

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Ferrara
Date: 16 Oct 02 - 01:08 PM

Roger,

Sound advice, I wish us locals could follow it! -- This all started in our "home area" of Rockville-Wheaton-Kensington. Not going to say any more here, I expressed some of my feelings and ideas on the relevant thread....

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Ferrara
Date: 16 Oct 02 - 01:20 PM

CarolC, your Silent Auction gift is generous, fantastic, wonderful -- and is going to make us a mint for the scholarship fund I have no doubt.... What a neat gift.

Speaking of neat gifts, Jed Marum is sending another one. Should be here tomorrow.

His new CD isn't out yet, so he's sending us 10 pre-release copies with special liner notes that say "2002 FSGW Getaway Release." He has signed the liner notes and Rick and Mick (!), who are also on the CD, will sign them this weekend.

Is this not fun? Unique stuff, to be sold to the 10 highest bidders....

And we'll have some copies of Jed's first CD, at $10 apiece, and also 5 copies of the first program in Jed's new radio series. It's called "INTO THE WEST: The Celts in Texas" and is a live recording of a show he did in Dallas.

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: annamill
Date: 16 Oct 02 - 01:28 PM

It sounds like this may be the best Getaway so far. I cannot wait.

Love, Annamill

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Ferrara
Date: 16 Oct 02 - 04:42 PM

Oh, Anna, thank you for your kind words! I'm afraid I introduced new conflicts when I "fixed" the old ones, but we'll make minimal changes at this point unless specifically asked to.

Actually, I keep hoping someone will say, "Ugh! This schedule tastes like Moose Turd Pie!"

Cheers,
Rita

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Ferrara
Date: 16 Oct 02 - 04:48 PM

Here's a helpful hint for people who can't get the on line schedule to print (only the left side prints....):

If you have a fairly recent version of MS-WORD [yes, I know, it's a swear word, like BS, but tough....] I repeat, if you have MS-WORD, you can do the following:

1. On the web page with the Saturday schedule, click on "File...Save As" and save the Saturday page on your computer. Note which directory you're putting it in! -- And note the name of the saved file.

2. Do the same for the Sunday schedule.

3. Open WORD, then open either one of the web pages you just saved.

4. Click on "File.... Save As". This time, down below the file name where it says save as Web Page, click on the drop-down menu and change the type to Word Document.

5. Now WORD will print the file correctly. Have already walked a friend through this process so we know it works.

Rita

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: GUEST,Nancy King at work
Date: 16 Oct 02 - 04:57 PM

Rita --

Good, though!!

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Col K
Date: 17 Oct 02 - 05:13 PM

Hope you all have a brill time at the Getaway this year, hopefully there will be a crowd of us from this side of the pond with you all next year.

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Tinker
Date: 17 Oct 02 - 05:37 PM

Friday: Mostly Sunny : High: 57 Low: 43   
Saturday: Showers : High 61 Low: 49   
Sunday: Cloudy High: 59 Low: 42   
Monday: Partly Cloudy: High: 57 Low: 39

Don't forget coats and extra blankets folks the nights may be nippy !! And the all important coffee mug.....

(Notes from a mom organizing the home front for the weekend ...)

Kathy

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Charlie Baum
Date: 17 Oct 02 - 06:18 PM

Here's a link for the weather forecast for Camp Ramblewood. Chilly (We had hot humid summer until last week.). Bring warm stuff. A reminder that if you have oil-filled electric heaters, you can bring them. If you've got extras, we can use them to heat some of the gathering places as well.

--Charlie Baum

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Jeri
Date: 17 Oct 02 - 06:33 PM

Hope it's not too warm in my cabin. My sleeping bag acts like the foil around a baked potato if it's close to a reasonable temperature!

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Bill D
Date: 17 Oct 02 - 07:32 PM

I will have several space heaters....NOT oil filled...(the note above didn't say NOT to bring regular element/ceramic heaters...these have safety buttons, so they shut off if knocked over..I hope they are not a problem)

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Ferrara
Date: 17 Oct 02 - 08:36 PM

Last year we had a microwave in the dining hall. If you have any of those corn or rice filled bags that can be microwaved to heat them up, bring 'em. They stay hot for about 2-4 hours if you keep them insulated (under the covers next to your feet for example....)

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Ferrara
Date: 17 Oct 02 - 08:39 PM

The story of Jed's CD's is turning into a bit of a cliffhanger.... They haven't arrived yet in spite of UPS' promises. I really expect they'll be here tomorrow morning. But we HAVE to leave by 2 because we're picking folks up at the airport on the way to Ramblewood.

If they don't get here we may auction 'em off in absentia.

To be continued....

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Ferrara
Date: 18 Oct 02 - 09:43 AM

OK, the CDs will be here before we leave. A lady called this morning who lives about a mile from here, on a street whose name is vaguely similar to ours. Bless her, she figured that if they were sent by 2 day delivery we wouldn't want to wait while she sent them back to UPS and they re-delivered them....

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: wysiwyg
Date: 19 Oct 02 - 09:47 AM

If anyone is wondering where Mmario is, he's stranded in PA with car trouble at the moment, and may head back our way or may yet arrive at the Getaway.

~Susan

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Max
Date: 19 Oct 02 - 10:29 AM

Where in PA is he stranded?

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: wysiwyg
Date: 19 Oct 02 - 10:33 AM

He's in Selinsgrove, and we are headed that way to pick up our son later on in Harrisburg-- so we are taking him a car to drive himself back here unless we hear otherwise. Please see PM and call me.

~Susan

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: wysiwyg
Date: 19 Oct 02 - 11:21 AM

... and we are leaving here at noon.

~Susan

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Noreen
Date: 19 Oct 02 - 01:35 PM

Well, what's happening then?????????!

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: MMario
Date: 19 Oct 02 - 06:33 PM

I'm at Wysiwyg's: bummed - but safe and sound.

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: MMario
Date: 19 Oct 02 - 07:35 PM

tried to get through to the cell phones at the getaway - but couldn't.

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: GUEST,too scared to go this year
Date: 25 Oct 02 - 09:14 AM

too-scared-to-go, you're an idiot. Since when has Aberdeen, MD, been in the Washington area? There aren't any strip malls within half an hour's drive of Camp Ramblewood. That's part of its charm! ... And no sniping incidents within a 2 hour drive of it, if we don't count your post on this thread....

-Ferrara, 16 Oct 02

I'm very happy that nothing happened to any of the Getaway goers. But Ferrara, your vindictive characterization of me as "idiot" says more about you than about me. Especially since the alleged snipers were caught much closer to Aberdeen than to Washington.

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: annamill
Date: 25 Oct 02 - 09:21 AM

What a very bad way to end such a wonderful happening.

Subject: RE: FSGW Getaway 2002
From: Charlie Baum
Date: 25 Oct 02 - 10:03 AM

Just a geographical correction--Darlington is a little North and quite a bit East of Washington, DC. The rest area where the snipers were apprehended, west of Frederick, is a little north and quite far West of Washington DC, and much closer to DC than to Darlington.

-Charlie Baum, maplover and resident of Montgomery County, Md., in the heart of it all.