Getaway 2005 (14-17 Oct )

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Pauline L
Date: 22 Jan 05 - 02:11 AM

Leadfingers, I'm sure someone (like me) will lend you a sleeping bag and lots of other things, too.

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Jeri
Date: 22 Jan 05 - 09:06 AM

There is an opportunity for humor there that I'm going to ignore...

There are usually a lot of spare blankets floating around and people who get cold are the ones who don't ask. (Possibly because they don't think a nice autumn day will go all antarctic on them at night.) Instruments are usually lent if one asks, as are many things, but it's best to bring your own toothbrush and socks.

I've played blues on fiddle before, Bobert!

Bill, it will be GREAT to see you again, and to meet Skipjack!

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: MMario
Date: 22 Jan 05 - 11:06 AM

make that a couple pairs of socks - you will want to change them sometime over the weekend.

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Snuffy
Date: 22 Jan 05 - 11:19 AM

Mario

Song swaps - OK. But sock swaps???????

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Tannywheeler
Date: 22 Jan 05 - 11:49 AM

Hey -- wait up a minnit, guys. You folks change your socks??? This is turning into a formal occasion. Do I need to pack the cummerbund and diamond studs?? Or will the cubic zirc. do? I don't want to be underdressed....    Tw

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Amos
Date: 22 Jan 05 - 11:49 AM

If music be the food of love, play on --
Swap socks, and foot it, girls

From Shakespeare's Cuts and Edits -- A Compilation
Julian Terwilliger Pons, ed.
Scribner, New York, 1957

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Leadfingers
Date: 22 Jan 05 - 12:02 PM

Maybe we should get on to Jimmyt for a matching set of diamante thongs ???

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Big Mick
Date: 22 Jan 05 - 12:21 PM

Whoaa there, nelly belle. I am the keeper of the sacred thong in these here parts. You find your own fashion accessory, and leave me to mine.

Big Mick
Keeper of the Sacred Fertility Rite and thong with potato.

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Ferrara
Date: 22 Jan 05 - 08:56 PM

Bobert, the song you've (bossy!) ordered KT to learn is "See That My Grave is Kept Clean," yes? Oh, and tell Eve I'd love it if she comes! If she can put up with that much folk music, and that many folk musicians.... (Poor Eve, she is no doubt going to be addressed as "P-vine" by everyone in sight....)

For Leadfingers, Bill S, anyone else who's traveling by air, as Pauline said someone will be glad to provide you with a sleeping bag, or pillows & blanket, etc. A lot of people now bring extra gear and make it available, but better you should exchange PMs with someone and make sure it will definitely be there. Plenty of time for that.

Snuffy -- any chance you might get over here too? That would be fine.

Tannywheeler, make darned sure you aren't underdressed, or we will find you frozen into a block of ice in the morning.... Just kidding, that only happens to people who get tossed into the pool....

Pauline, we are planning to try a camp called West River in 2006. It's in Maryland, on the -- surprise! -- West River. A lovely camp, all cabins are heated and have a central area where we can hold a workshop. Plus a good sized dining hall and a nature center. It has its quirks of course but it is very nice.

It's difficult to find a camp for the Getaway. It has to be big enough to hold us all. That let out dozens of very nice camps. And then, it has to be priced in a way that doesn't drive people away. Hard to find in a large camp. We'll give this one a try.

Well goodness, the FSGW MiniFest is Feb 5, and the Washington Folk Festival is June 4-5, and we usually don't get our minds set for the Getaway until after those two events. BTW For those who can make it to the D.C. area, the Washington Folk Festival in particular is a Wonderful Event, and of course there are always mudcatters who will give you a place to stay for the weekend. Y'all come.

Rita

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Bobert
Date: 22 Jan 05 - 09:02 PM

I'll try, Rita, but you know how the P-Vine is about folkies...

Okay, Jeri... Yer in the band... Me, you, L-Fingers and KT...

Anyone else want in?

We could us a tuba player...

Bobert

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: beardedbruce
Date: 22 Jan 05 - 09:04 PM

Amos,

If you can remember what hilda fish said on the RE: BS: liberty, freedom, and violence thread, and try to curb your vitriolic (perhaps venemous) comments about people who disagree with you, I might be able to help you with some of the cost. I have been there ( re unemployed). It is usually better to have ALL points of view present, unless one just wants to hear oneself talk.

"Words are a very dangerous form of violence "

Bruce

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Susan A-R
Date: 23 Jan 05 - 12:54 PM

You know it's bad when you not only look forward to the getaway for the people, the music,, the fun, but it also seems WARM. It's way too long to wait.

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Big Mick
Date: 23 Jan 05 - 05:32 PM

Dang it, Bobert!! I really want in this thing. Seems like the old folk/blues resume isn't going to be complete without. Missing it would be like missing Woodstock. Course I could just tell folks I was there.

Mick

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Bobert
Date: 23 Jan 05 - 05:45 PM

Okay, Mick... Yer in the band, too.

Lets see:

Me
Kt
L-Fingers
Jeri
Mick

Well, gol danged, that's managable but I'm not too sure how the folks doing the sound will work it...

Nevermind, with 5 of us, we don't need no lectherfyin'...

Bobert

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: SINSULL
Date: 23 Jan 05 - 06:10 PM

Can I be your manager? I can fetch coffee and single malt, carry instruments, and collect a meer 25% of the profits...

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Amos
Date: 23 Jan 05 - 06:25 PM

Hold on, Bobert...if this is blues, I want to back you all up too. I can be in the back row.

Bruce, that's more kind of you than I can say, but I couldn't accept such an offer. I expect I will be there and to be employed at the time as well.

I will try to improve my attitude. As a rule, my sarcasm is not for those who merely disagree with me, but for those who bully, act sanctimonious, or stop straight communication.

A

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: curmudgeon
Date: 23 Jan 05 - 06:53 PM

No promises, but Linn (Bat Goddess) and I are really going to try to amass enogh mney to attend this one. If we can manage to be both employed at the same time, this might happen. Unless, of course we are working jobs that won't let us get away. The last Getaway I attended was in 1969 -- Tom

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Jeri
Date: 23 Jan 05 - 07:30 PM

Thanks for adding me, Bobert, but Oy Vey and Begorrah! Mick's in! I can just imagine this...

A la 'Bad to the Bone':

Da da da da DUM thump, thump,
thump thump thump thump
Da da da da DUM thump, thump,
thump thump thump thump
Da da da da DUM - I've been a wild rover
thump, thump, - For many's the year
thump, thump, - I've spent all my money
thump, thump, - on whiskey and beer
and then the rest of the verse, then:
I said "No"
I said "No, nay"
I said "Never, no more"
Y'all, I won't never play
That wild rover no more

Tom & Linn, I hope you can make it. I think you'd enjoy it a lot.

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Bobert
Date: 23 Jan 05 - 08:10 PM

Okay, now that we've gathered up a little steam, yeah, we'll do "Bad to the Bone" cept it looks as if we've taken on two new members in the band. Let me see if I got this right? It's:

Me
KT
L-Fingers
B-Mick
Jeri
Amos

...and Sinsull is is the manager

This is gonna be ba-ba-ba-ba-bad, bad to the bone...

Hey, given that most of the folks who attend the concerts are the old folkies from the DC Folk Society, we're gonna need some medical folks to carry 'um out and revive 'um...

An', well, we prolly won't get invited to share no more retreats with these folks so Iz gonna have to swear each of you all in as co-conspirators...

Poor KT... She's going "Hey, I can't sing that repulsive song!"

Sure you can, girl. I'll bring little mountain sippin' stuff to get ya thinking that you is bad to the bone... Sho nuff will...

Bobert

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: jacqui.c
Date: 23 Jan 05 - 08:21 PM

I used to be a first aider so will volunteer for the reviving old folkies bit, within reason.

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Dani
Date: 23 Jan 05 - 08:58 PM

We've got photos of Jacqui's mouth-to-mouth from last year's revival....

Dani

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Amos
Date: 23 Jan 05 - 09:42 PM

Mouth to MOUTH???!!!!

Dang!!!

We gonna have the Temptations backing us all the way!!!


A


Well I walked into an alehouse, momma
One I used to frequent!
I tole that alehouse woman, Lord.
My muh-muh-money was all spent

I said can you give me just a littlwe credit buhayyyybee?
She answered me, "No wayyyy"
I can get bad boys like you in here
Aaaany time of day!

Nugh-nuh-no, no, nehehehehehehever!

...etc.

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: karen k
Date: 23 Jan 05 - 10:00 PM

Hey, Bobert, how about blues kazoo!

karen

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Ferrara
Date: 23 Jan 05 - 10:02 PM

Oh heavens above Amos, you've just got to come. We haven't had any music in Quite That Style since the late and well loved Dave Olive, in his persona as Blind Harry Palms, sang "Ba-ba-ba-ba-Ba-Bar-Bree Allen"

I'm still trying to think of something bad enough to say to Bobert in retaliation for his comment about "old folkies from the D.C. Folk Society" but alas nothing comes to mind that I can post here.... I would threaten not to drive out to the country for any more visits to his charming, comfortable home with all the bird feeders and the gorgeous garden, chat with P-vine (sorry Eve) and get fed any more delicious dinners, but ... somehow that just doesn't cut it.

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Leadfingers
Date: 23 Jan 05 - 10:12 PM

I am starting to wonder what I have let myself in for ! The last time I was in a blues band I was the front line and playing a lot more saxophone than whistle - AND it was nearly forty years ago !!

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Bobert
Date: 23 Jan 05 - 10:51 PM

Warm up the sax, L-Fingers. It'll fit in real well.

Okay, karen... Yer in but ya better bring an extra lung cause we're gonna do "Bad to the Bone" and Iz gonna be playing a resonator guitar... Maybe you could also show up in a G-string and pasties since yer kazzo is gonna get drowned out... Ahhhh, no, bad idea... We're an all-Americanm apple pie band... Make that no pasties... Just you and the kazoo...

(Are you ouyt of yer mind, Bobert? Like we only got one reviver, not 20 of 'um, dangit...)

Ignore that I dea, karen, yer in and we'll use the sound guys to mic you. Can you do "Bad to the Bone" on a kazoo? Good. Like I said, yer in.

Hmmmmmm? What we up to? Like 12 'er 9 people?

karen
me
L-fingers
mick
kt
jeri
amos
sins

yeah, that like 12 'er 9, give 'er take a few...

Bobert

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Leadfingers
Date: 23 Jan 05 - 11:07 PM

Sorry Bobert !! If I am flying the pond weight is a serious condsideration so Sax is off the menu - Whistle is NOT a problem !
I would prefer NOT to be in B natural or C# or G# - the rest I am sure I can 'fake'

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Bobert
Date: 23 Jan 05 - 11:17 PM

Hmmmmmm, L-Fingers... Howz 'bout D 'er E? I mean, its like "Bad to the Bone", gol dangit... That okay?

Geeze... Here we are 9 months from the Get away and we're allready getting fincky musicans wantin' to be the band leader....

We're doing it in E!!!

Okay?

pleese???....

Bobert

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: jacqui.c
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 12:01 PM

You tell 'em Bobert!

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Leadfingers
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 12:37 PM

Blues in E is a doddle on a standard D whistle - Just that I know a lot of singers who only sing in 'strange' keys !!

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Ebbie
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 01:02 PM

What fun! I'm sitting here in an internet cafe, with snow piled outside in the Toronto streets, giggling my head off. Getaway 2005- hurray!!!!

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 01:16 PM

Make that 2 kazoos!
Giok

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Tannywheeler
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 01:32 PM

In re: finding places to have Getaway -- don't VA and MD have state parks with various facilities? It wouldn't make sense for y'awl to use Texas State Park facilities, but mightn't there be something similar near you? 'Course, I'm new to the mix, and you may have already looked into that and had a good reason to discard the idea.

Any Texas Mudcat Getaway attendees: Should we join up to carpool or convoy? Might that be a plan? As I think about doing this I consider other personal "errands" I could deal with in/near D.C., so might go several days early. Alternatively, a train trip to Wash., then rent vehicle for G., then home on train -- might limit gas usage and driving stress. Party going up on train? I'm starting to obsess. Gonna go think about something else.    Tw

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Amos
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 02:23 PM

I say head for the Panhandle and let BWL organize a place where it is warm!!


A

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Teresa
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 02:29 PM

One medium-sized person with an acceptable voice, one whistle (though I am not great on it; but have some time to practice!) coming at ya. I'll work around keys and time signatures, and I am also a very good listener and cheerer-on! I'm a bit leery of bringing my guitar on a flight, so may borrow someone's for a few here and there, if that's ok!

Teresa

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Charlie Baum
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 03:53 PM

Tannywheeler--

Believe me, the FSGW folks know about every facility available within a couple of hours of DC. I've personally researched ALL of them. The Getaway actually began at Prince William Forest Park, a U.S. National Park Service facility some 25 miles south of DC in Virginia (near Triangle and Quantico). The last time we tried to hold the Getaway there (just before we moved to Ramblewood), we didn't fit. There were some state parks that looked like they had nice facilities, but Texas (or even the middle of West Virginia) are just too far to drive for the weekend.

--Charlie Baum (Chair of the Getaway site finding committee--both of the last two times)

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: SINSULL
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 05:15 PM

Bobert,
If I am going to do a proper job of representing this group, I need a name. No, you idiot! Not, SINSULL! A band name!
SINS,who will be a model of decorum at this Getaway.

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Jeri
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 05:40 PM

...and flying monkeys are going to zoom out of my butt and play Stairway to Heaven on tubas.

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: jacqui.c
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 06:18 PM

What Jeri said!

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: kendall
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 06:19 PM

This I gotta see!

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Amos
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 06:20 PM

How about Jeri and the Flying Monkeys?   Then whenever we hear it we can all get the same picture....and crack up loudly.


A

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Big Mick
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 06:37 PM

EBBIE..... what the hell are you doing in my adopted hometown of Toronto and not letting me know you were there???????? That would have been the perfect excuse for me to take a ramble and visit with Curly Boy Stubbs, She Who Must Be Obeyed and will feed you wonderful meals, The Scottish Queen, The Martin Flat Pickin' King, and a host of assorted Toronto Folkies ......... mutter, bitch, mumble, sputter, @%$#^&&*#$%$.   We simply must coordinate this stuff better.

Mick

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Bill D
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 06:55 PM

Big Mick & Jeri, having come during our transition year, will tell you what our state park facilities were like...'rustic' is the polite term...though Debbie McClatchy's cooking wasn't bad.. The limit there is about 150, and we are hoping to get closer to 175+ when we get all 'adjusted'...
There simply is no perfect camp for our purposes...it's always some combination of cold, or expensive, or hilly, or rustic or 'no alcohol' or too far away..pick any 2.

But as they say..."Good, though"

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Bobert
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 07:43 PM

Sinsull,

Well, heck, this one is easy... I perform with a variety of folks, who vary from gig to gig, as "Sidewalk Bob (me) & the Pedestrians (the band)... But I reckon to keep everything on the up and up maybe for the Getaway it will be "Bad to the Bone Sidewalk Bobert and the Bad to the Bone Pedestrians"...

But fir the record, I'm still gonna do "Please Keep My Grave Kept Clean" with KT (sans the Bad to the Bone Pedestrains...)

Bobert

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: jacqui.c
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 07:56 PM

i liked Amos's suggestion. :>)

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Gorgeous Gary
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 08:26 PM

Wow, almost 100 messages already! What, did a blizzard leave everyone snowed in or something? 8-)

-- Gary

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: Tinker
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 10:19 PM

Mumble, mumble, don't get to the computer for a few days and folks go and organize all kind of stuff without ya.... I gotta say Bobert, that the Flying Monkeys has some real visual draw going for it.... I'm thinking I may need to invest in that collection of neon boas to help costume the group (Secret Santa sent me one, but we need real funk with these blues)..... Hats and sunglasses.... There is some great potential here.....

Ya know SINS we might have another extravaganza to orchestrate here....hmmmmm. If I can get things settled here I'll have to ramble your way and start the advance planning....

The date is on the calendar. Extra bedding will be packed...definately got the brain going...

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: SINSULL
Date: 25 Jan 05 - 03:45 PM

Is Bobert wearing his straw hat with the spider? It may clash with the boas.

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: GUEST,MMario
Date: 25 Jan 05 - 03:49 PM

Why are you guys being mean to SINSULL? it is possible she will be a model of decorum at this Getaway.


granted - not very probable - but hey - she gives away good yarn!

Subject: RE: Getaway 2005 (Oct.14-17 )
From: jacqui.c
Date: 25 Jan 05 - 04:57 PM

SINSULL and decorum just don't fit together. It wouldn't be any fun if she behaved.