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Permalink INSTRO SUMMIT 2012! May 4th-6th, the Cave, Chapel Hill, NC!

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In the tradition of MAD magazine:

21 dollars! Cheap!

Crispy, you got a PM.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

Sent an

(I hate my computer!)

... email and now a pm.

This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.

Last edited: Feb 14, 2012 12:50:25

More sponsor news:

I'm still on the prowl for a guitar donor this year, but I did manage to corral a pretty sweet raffle prize:

A Year's Supply of Chips (your choice) from Utz Snacks! Shock

I kid you not--They've got a thing called the Chip of the Month Club; You pick the three flavors of snacks you want each month, and they ship out three big ol' bags to your address, free of charge. The raffle winner gets a twelve-month deal.

Okay, so it ain't a Mosrite, but still--pretty cool, no?

--Crispy

I will take a one-year supply of chips any day.

THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary.

www.thekbk.com
http://www.deepeddy.net/artists/thekbk/
www.reverbnation.com/thekbk
www.facebook.com/thekbkal

I doubt they would do it, but it wouldn't hurt to call Bob Shade at Hallmark Guitars. They have new models coming out that they might want to promote.

THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary.

www.thekbk.com
http://www.deepeddy.net/artists/thekbk/
www.reverbnation.com/thekbk
www.facebook.com/thekbkal

I doubt they would do it, but it wouldn't hurt to call Bob Shade at Hallmark Guitars. They have new models coming out that they might want to promote.

Already talked to Bob--he shot me down flat, and quick, too--I got a "no way" in under 20 minutes!

I haven't given up hope; I sent out requests to all the big companies (Fender, Gretsch, Epiphone), and they tend to take a while before replying to requests like this, as they get so durned many. I've also got a few possibilities with some smaller companies that are keeping their eyes peeled for any returns or factory seconds they could offer me, but this could be a real long shot.

If all else fails, I'm going to get local music store guy Jim Dennis to guilt one of the many uber-rich blues lawyers in the area into donating us one of their many axes. Don't wanna do it, but if the times call for such things...

--Crispy

Crispy,..have you thought about purchasing a guitar and raffling it off?

METEOR IV on reverbnation

Crispy,..have you thought about purchasing a guitar and raffling it off?

Sure, but that involves this thing called money, which I don't have these days. I also don't like the idea of the cost of a guitar cutting into the raffles' profits. I like my bands to get paid as much as I can possibly provide, and taking 500-1000 bucks off the top just doesn't do it for me--or anyone else, for that matter.

I made a pledge to myself after taking a big financial bath after the 2010 Summit (mostly from printing showbills, an expense I now have sponsors covering) that from now on this festival must be at least a break-even event for me. It takes more work, and arguably adds more anxiety here and there, but in the long run, it's the only way to go.

--Crispy

Amen Brother!!

now if Lorenzo can make money too,
well all be in a better bigger boat.

Jeff(btd)

Jeff(bigtikidude)

I am absolutely in love with that phrase 'breaking even'. While there is little money to usually be made in music, be it in a band or as a promotor, the idea of breaking even should never be out of ones reach.

THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary.

www.thekbk.com
http://www.deepeddy.net/artists/thekbk/
www.reverbnation.com/thekbk
www.facebook.com/thekbkal

I'm willing to chip in to help Crispy buy a guitar to raffle off.

This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.

I miss Utz chips.

Radio Free Bakersfield--60 Minutes of TWANG, CRUNCH, OOMPH.
http://radiofreebakersfield.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Radio-Free-Bakersfield/172410279636
http://www.sandiegojoe.com/rfb.htm

http://www.utzsnacks.com/store/

http://www.utzsnacks.com/tours.html

Anyone come up my way we can on the UTZ factory tour in Hanover.

WhorehayRFB wrote:

I miss Utz chips.

This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.

Noel wrote:

http://www.utzsnacks.com/store/

Whoa! Why didn't I think of that? Thanks!

Radio Free Bakersfield--60 Minutes of TWANG, CRUNCH, OOMPH.
http://radiofreebakersfield.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Radio-Free-Bakersfield/172410279636
http://www.sandiegojoe.com/rfb.htm

I understand completely Crispy. Didn't know what kind of capital you had for the event and didn't want to pry.

Hopefully with continued success and exsposure you'll eventually have sponsors competing against each other for participation.

METEOR IV on reverbnation

i think the chip of the month prize is a great idea. i have enough guitars and don't need more. i'd love to win the utz goodies.

you could do a beer of the month, bbq sause of the month, hot sauce of the month prize, etc. probably a lot easier to get a donation.

www.surfintheeye.com

My husband and I just got our airline tickets - see you there!

This is gonna be a cool crowd. Cool

Mike
http://www.youtube.com/morphballio

We may have to have a special field trip for all these Western transplants we'll be getting, and get 'em up to speed on our Cackalacky culture.

"Now, this here is called Cheerwine, and this here is called a Ham Biscuit...y'all know anything about college basketball?" Wink

--Crispy

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