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Location: Boise, Idaho | I know it sounds like I'm obsessing. Fine. My daughter is graduating from University of Portland in May and has a house rented from the University that I think would be ideal for a gathering. She agrees. It's on a bluff overlooking the river with acres of empty land. The nearest neighbors are a few hundred feet away. Both houses are also rented to students. She's in the house until August.
We're having a graduation party for her and her roommates on May 4. That's what made me think of this.
If anyone is interested in another NW gathering and is looking for a place for it, this would be ideal. Parking might be a bit of a problem, but the campus isn't too crowded in the summer.
Of course, if you'd all like to come to Idaho this year, that option is always good for me. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | hmmmm, Party On Campus.
You really think something like that would work?
We'd need a keg.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I'm sure it's never been done before. The campus police are just down the street, but they seem friendly.
I don't recall any of those invisible screen doors on the house, so we'll have to find some other form of entertainment for you. |
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Location: PDX | Got a firmer date in mind? May through August is one heck of a long time to hold a gathering.
But i'm interested. Unfortunately, i had to miss the one at Miles' last year.
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Location: Tennessee | Toga! Toga! Toga! Toga! |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
Toga! Toga! Toga! Toga! Hey, you made a mistake. You trusted us! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I'll try to get some dates and let you know, except for Moody and Jeff. I'll give them a different date, so if they show up it will be after she moves out in August. The rest of the NW group I trust, maybe wrongly, but we'll let the police handle it if you get out of hand.
For right now, let's see if there's any interest in the location. If I end up picking dates that don't work for others, then someone else can figure out what to do. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Whoa... I can actually get a Tri-met bus to that one!
I'd show-up...
[Put my hand in a cast, or my finger in a splint...
So's that I won't hafta demonstrate that I cannot play guitar! :rolleyes: ] |
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Location: NJ | can your daughter invite some hot bims? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Originally posted by alpep:
can your daughter invite some hot bims? Your wife?
My daughter attended one of these at gh1's house, although I was a bit concerned about her hanging out with a bunch of dirty old men. Everyone was very well behaved, at least until we left. That was probably her frame of reference when she agreed to host this one.
Arthur, you don't have to wear a cast, but please wear a shirt. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | "[Put my hand in a cast, or my finger in a splint...
So's that I won't hafta demonstrate that I cannot play guitar! ]"
It's all about the Parking Spot... |
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Location: PDX | If need be we can certainly do it my house again. Although i've moved a tiny bit east of the old house, it does have more outdoor area, but less inside.
And it is only a couple of blocks off the TriMet 20 route Arthur :)
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Sligoman lives pretty close to you, Greg, but we haven't heard from him in awhile. Both of you live close to one of my brothers, which would also work well with me. Somehow my daughter has managed to do well in school, despite spending her senior year in what everyone acknowledges is a great party house. We just thought it would nice to have a(nother) party there before she has to give it up. |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | I'd be up for attending.
Arthur, I couldn't play a song to save my life but they keep letting me show up for these things.
I promise to wear a shirt, as well. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | David handed out shirts at the first one. Our daughter got accepted to Pacific U, but also to Columbia. She's going to visit New York tomorrow. I wonder how you compare New York to Forest Grove. Not exactly apples to apples. |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Mark, our sitter graduated from Pacific grad school and I'm sure she'd be happy to talk to your daughter about the school. If she lives out this direction, we'd gladly trade sitting jobs for pocket change. I suspect NY would pull way ahead on the culture-factor, though. ;-) |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | No greater reason to take another ride up to the pacific northwest. Depending on dates, count me in. Hopefully, not early July. We're on a concert tour in Europe! |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | My experience with campus housing was that there were no screen doors. Even before I got there.
Al, in west coast argot they're not 'bims', they're 'uncomlpicated'.
....um, incomple..
Surmountable! |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Originally posted by Northcountry:
Flash of Belushi smashing that guy's guitar! as long as nobody plays,
I gave my love a cherry
That had no stone
I gave my love a chicken
That had no bones
I gave my love a story
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Location: Portland, OR | Hey Mark, I emailed you this week.
Let me know when it will be and I'll do my best to be there. Is she going down to the WCC tournament in Vegas. UP's doing pretty well this year. My household are all Zag fans (Me, my wife and 3 of my daughters graduated there in various years).
The UP area is nice. I can usually find my way around, unlike the west side where I am normally lost. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Didn't get the email. Maybe it didn't make it through a spam filter. Either the computer one or my wife.
Daughter's not going to the WCC. She thought this year UP would beat the Zags for once, but no such luck. Graduation is May 4. Maybe everyone should just bring their guitars over and crash the graduation party. |
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Location: Portland, OR | Lord, wouldn't they love that. UP may get another shot at the Zags. The Zags were a bit ho-hum tonight until the SC fans started throwing stuff on the court. Good for 4 points. |
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Location: Jet City | Any updates on a date? I'd be a willing participant. I might even bring a case full of bottles again. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Let's get to it!
Hold this and I'll show you 'The Hendix Chord." |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Seven years of college down the drain!!! |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | I'd be up for it, providing we actually could do something on a Sunday. My Saturdays are forever occupied (probably till I die) from April through September, but I can make a Sunday gig work.
Anyone else? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Sort of a bump, or maybe more of a punt. The only available weekend we have to go over to Portland in June is the 20th and 21st, but that's the weekend before we leave for Colorado. My daughter will be in Montreal from July 1 to midAugust, so that takes her house out as a possible site. If you guys in Seattle or Portland want to throw something together, it's in your court. I guess that would be a pass rather than a punt. |
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Location: closely held secret | Way to go, punkin butt. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | "punkin butt"
If I had a nickle for every time I sweat over hearing that... |
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Location: closely held secret | Bill, you been going to the gym again? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I can carry one of those plastic chairs and 2 guitars at the same time. |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | bump due to mention in another thread |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | You would bump the one with the punkin butt reference. I'd love to get over there this summer, but our daughter is in Montreal and then the Portland relatives are coming over here for a reunion in mid August. Hard to believe that the summer is half over, or that just a year ago we were jamming at Miles' place. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Mmmmm! Good times.
Outlet shopping, taping guitars....to bikes, giving American friends beer with alcohol in it. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Be sure to reinforce your screen door if fillhixx is coming over. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | This Saturday, my back yard, inside if it thunder an lightning's out!
Anyone ready? |
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Location: Bellevue, Washington | Originally posted by MWoody:
This Saturday, my back yard, inside if it thunder an lightning's out!
Anyone ready? I'm up for it! Anyone else? I'll even bring some beer (what do you guys like?) |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Go for it! I've got friends coming into town, a meeting most of the day, followed by a picnic, but otherwise I'd be there. Maybe next year.
I'm going to order materials for another deck at the cabin, so if anyone wants to come over and help build a deck, we could sit on it and jam. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | "I'll even bring some beer (what do you guys like?)"
Free works for me... but a Heferweisen or Belgiun (Belch'n?) brew is good.
I'll PM any serious takers. |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | No can do this weekend but I'd be up for a trip up to the Sound later in the summer.
What's Damon up to these days? Haven't seen/heard from him in quite a while... |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Ma-an! It's Musicfest weekend....Los Lobos, Jerry Douglas, Enter The Haggis, Steven Page, Jennifer Warnes, Arlo Guthrie, David Lindley.
You guys have fun. I'll be playing where there ARE no screen doors!
Yeah, Damon. Check in man! (I got a Workbook Pro 17" now!) |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Dance card filled this weekend. Sorry. Have a couple of interesting critters to show off, too. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Many thanks to Ryan and his lovely wife for braving the long ride here and tolerating my cooking! Had Steve and Greg over (non-OFCers) and manged to shake the dust off of a few guitars!
Grilled food, no rain, sweet breeze and friends...
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Location: Bellevue, Washington | Originally posted by MWoody:
Many thanks to Ryan and his lovely wife for braving the long ride here and tolerating my cooking! Had Steve and Greg over (non-OFCers) and manged to shake the dust off of a few guitars!
Grilled food, no rain, sweet breeze and friends...
priceless! Thanks again for havin us Mike! The food was great! Had a great time over there getting to know you and your guitars, and check out the "boneyard" haha.
Lets do it again soon, and get more OFCers over too! |
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Location: Jet City | I missed it. Damn. |
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Location: Jet City | Originally posted by fillhixx:
Yeah, Damon. Check in man! (I got a Workbook Pro 17" now!) My Powerbook HD fried, just got it back this weekend. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by seesquare:
Dance card filled Day-um, that's one ol' phrase! Reminds me of Tina Turner's "Private Dancer"...
'Dime a dance...' |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | "Say, Buddy, can you spare a........"
That one's probably older.
Anyrate, keep posting opportunities, folks. Even small gatherings are entertaining, and educational. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by seesquare:
"Say, Buddy, can you spare a........"
That one's probably older. Actually dance cards were used by a woman to record with whom she will dance each successive dance at a formal ball. They appear to have originated in 18th century. 'Dime a dance' hostesses are from the early 1920s-30s. 'Buddy, can ya spare' written in 1931. |
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Northwest gathering this summer?