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Location: Boise, Idaho | I'm planning on it. The 05 Collector was on my list of guitars I'd like to try at the jam. Only one more to go. |
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Location: Tennessee | I have my flight plan. The silver bullet will fire off from California on Monday the 21st, through the Gold Country, over the Sierras through the Donner Pass and Lake Tahoe/Reno, and across the Northern Nevada desert into Idaho. Then up to my sister's in Bozeman for a couple a days, followed by a backroads blast through Montana, Wyoming, and set down at the Historic Log Cabin Motel in Hot Springs, South Dakota early Friday afternoon. Departing Monday morning for a zoom down through Denver and across the Rockies into Grand Junction, through southern Utah and central Nevada (Area 51 and nukeland) and back into California via Yosemite and the southern Sierras.
This is gonna be fun. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Bobbo, I'll be departing for Denver on Monday as well. If you're needing a break, you're welcome to stop by. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | JAM BOOK UPDATE: Continuing with the editing process, we need to make some cuts from the current list of 241 songs. The list below include 34 that require two pages. Subject to objection, I propose to cut these from the list, thereby saving 68 pages. If you want one of these songs to remain in the book, please let me know. Otherwise, they'll be be cut. We need the room.
BALLAD OF CURTIS LOEW, Lynyrd Skynyrd
BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS, Green Day
CAROLINA ON MY MIND, James Taylor
DAYDREAM, Lovin’ Spoonful
DEAD FLOWERS, Rolling Stones
DESERT PETE, Kingston Trio
EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN, Poison
GARDEN PARTY, Rick Nelson
HARD RAIN, Bob Dylan
I’VE BEEN EVERYWHERE, Hank Snow
KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR
LITTLE PINK HOUSES, John Mellencamp
LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE, Smokie
ME AND BOBBY MCGEE, Kris Kristopherson/Janis Joplin
MR TAMBOURINE MAN, Bob Dylan
MY BACK PAGES, Bob Dylan
ONE LESS SET OF FOOTSTEPS, Jim Croce
PAST THE POINT OF RESCUE, Mick Hanley/Hal Ketchum
PEACE TRAIN, Cat Stevens
REUBEN JAMES, Kenny Rogers
ROLAND THE HEADLESS TOMPSON GUNNER, Warren Zevon
SHOOTING STAR, Bad Company
SIGNS, Arthur Thomas
SIXTEEN TONS, Merle Travis/Tennessee Ernie Ford
SLIP SLIDIN’ AWAY, Paul Simon
SOULSHINE, Warren Hayes, Govt Mule
TANGLED UP IN BLUE, Bob Dylan
TUPELO HONEY, Van Morrison
TURN THE PAGE
TURN, TURN, TURN, Pete Seeger, The Byrds
TWO HANGMEN, Mason Proffitt
VINCENT, Don McLean
WHISKEY IN THE JAR
YOU WEAR IT WELL, Rod Stewart |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Here's what our journey looks like:
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Brad, most of those are not the best of jam tunes anyway so I vote to cut them.
Maybe make a pdf file of them available to those who want to download it and print it out for themselves.
just my 2 cents. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I didn't see anything on the list of 2 pagers that I couldn't live without, although I kind of like Me and Bobby McGee as a strumming/singalong tune.
I haven't figured out the route back from Chicago, probably just the fastest Interstate route. Maybe I'll figure out how to post the Google map of the route over.
Mike, we were going to drop down into Iowa to visit relatives in Cedar Rapids, but might be able to travel with you till then. We're thinking about spending Sunday night in Rapid City, so we could have Sunday to see what we wanted in the Black Hills. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I just realized I've been calling the 2010 Collectors a 2078ES, thinking it was Engleman spruce, when it is really a 2078LE/AS for Adirondack Spruce. There's one for sale on ebay. Bobbo, swing by Helena when you're up in Montana and pick it up for us to try out, OK?
I found out last weekend what happens when a Silver Bullet hits a coyote. I acquired a new skill that I hope I don't need to use anymore--using a lever to bend the radiator away from the front tire. It was a friend's car. The silver color matched the duct tape we used to hold the front end on. Duct tape is going in the tool kit for the trip. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | I just want to warn you folks that Chicago is a good place to avoid unless you absolutely HAVE to go there. Even on the by-pass during a "low traffic" time of day, it takes FOREVER to get through. And if you have any unforeseen problems that hold you up so that you happen to get there during rush hour, expect to take FOUR HOURS to get through. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I'm spending a week in St. Charles, west of Chicago. SWMBO needed to be there, so Hot Springs is just a stop along the way. Mike will have to deal with getting through or around. I drove from Milwaukee a few years ago, cut down to I-80 through Illinois and Iowa and didn't have any traffic issues. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | My only goal on the way back is to try and catch Dobro and Guitars of Fire playing at the festival in Chicago on Tuesday.
We are staying in SD on Sunday night and leaving on Monday morning. We're planning on sightseeing with the group on Sunday. Mark, I don't know if the minivan can keep up with the Silver Bullet anyway :-). |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I'm not sure I'll catch Dobro, but might catch the one on Wednesday night. SWMBO has to start working on the convention set up on Thursday.
The Silver Bullet is Bobbo's. SWMBO's is Carmon Red, another name for burgundy. I've been passed by a lot of minivans, which is a bit scary, and I plan on just going with the flow across South Dakota. I'm sure I'll be able to tell that the excargo is up on the roof. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Alrighty then... I guess it's official. I just booked one of the Historic Log Cabins for the 25th through the 28th.
Mark - it's good to drive behind speedy red cars. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Funny, I always find some racecar wannabe driving a minivan that I can sneak behind to run interference. Next best is a kid in a pickup, usually with a barking dog in the back. |
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Location: Utah | Suddenly our 9 hr 31 min drive from Salt Lake City looks like a drive to the local 7-11. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | I just thought of a guitar that I'd like to try if anyone coming has one - a long neck. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Brad,
The 'cut' list looks OK. There's plenty in da book to keep us busy. Plus I'm sure there will be some impromptus mixed in.
I can provide git pickups and deliveries along these routes:
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Originally posted by CanterburyStrings:
I just thought of a guitar that I'd like to try if anyone coming has one - a long neck. Maybe we should chip in and help Stephen and Brad rent a truck so they could bring all their guitars, but then we wouldn't have time to try them all out anyway. |
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Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by CanterburyStrings:
I just thought of a guitar that I'd like to try if anyone coming has one - a long neck. I sold mine ... and I really wish I hadn't. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Well, I suppose I could bring the 6/12 twins but I would hate to spoil and ruin everyone who only has "regular neck" guitars to go back home to.
Of course that would mean I couldn't bring original wideneck #57 slothead and/or the only known Adamas Acoustic Proto Bass in the world (thanks KK).
Not sure what I will ultimately bring but it will have strings. |
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Location: Tennessee | Rent a van. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Do they have heated seats?
My back start to ache after about 3-4 hours of riding in a car or plane. |
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Location: Newington, CT | When is this shindig, and who's doing the webcast? |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by AlanM:
When is this shindig, and who's doing the webcast? June 25-27 with Alison as the hostess in Hot Springs, SD and... what happens in the Black Hills, stays in the Black Hills! :cool: |
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Location: Newington, CT | QUOTE: "what happens in the Black Hills, stays in the Black Hills!"
Wellllll...one COULD say that the webcast represents a way in which those of us who can't be there physically can be there virtually.
Soooooooooooo...who's doing the webcast again?
It's pretty easy...just a webcam on a laptop (frequently built-in to the laptop) and some software... |
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The First Annual Rocky Racoon Memorial Black Hills Gathering
