https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4oEqBEV43w
Recap from the Member's Jam

Last edited: Aug 10, 2014 12:12:39

voss wrote:

Cool! Thanks for the tip Crumble...I'll be watching...everyone have a blast today.

Voss, it was a great concert. Can't believe you missed it by 5 days!

BTD and crew, I gotta say it just keeps gettin better and better every year. Had a great time. Great audience. Great camaraderie. The A/C sucked ass! Ha! You guys killed it this time around.

Oh man, that looks like a great time!

What a good time, great people and fantastic musicians! Thanks again for putting together an incredible event.

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Thank you Jeff. What a great day. It was such a hot show,it burned up the air conditioners. Every year it gets better and better. My favorite will always be the Slacktones, amazing talent. But all the bands were all great.

The after show was good to, at The Pike, The El Caminos were great.

Maybe next year you should think about moving the entire event there. Its new, better food, better beer on tap, bigger, we wouldn't have to stop at 8:00pm, the staff is great, they had a back room, the bathrooms don't smell. And the sound was good to.
Thanks again it was great.

Super bummed I wasn't able to make it this year! From the clips I've been seeing, it looked like another incredible weekend.

Congrats to Jeff and everybody for putting together an event that keeps building up steam!

Ryan
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Word!

Jeff(bigtikidude)

Indeed Jeff. We'll be back at it next year!

Ryan
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Wow!! What a completely mind-blowing and insanely awesome convention this year!!! Jeff, you're an animal! How on earth can you top this one next year? Its hard to imagine, but I'm sure you'll find a way (you always do!).

Some highlights/thoughts for me:
Member Jam was so fun to play and every band sounded great!

I saw The Atlantics last year at Surfer Joe and they floored me! This tribute featuring Ivan, Dane, JonPaul, and Danny was RIGHT ON THE MONEY! If you guys did this any better, The Atlantics would have to tribute to you! Great job!

The power, tone, musicianship, showmanship, and energy released by Threesome kick started this convention and set the bar high for every other band. I've loved this band since I got their album when it was released a couple years ago, and now that I've seen them live, I love them even more! After their set, I heard the words "female Dusty" at least a dozen times from the crowd. Jovana is a singular talent in a class all of her own. She blew everyone away! Uros's style and power and showmanship is simply awesome, and JonPaul (JovanPaulo Balakovic) is a beast!

Frankie & The Pool Boys: Always a pleasure to see Ferenc & Company play! They have so much fun on stage, that it infects the audience every time!

As for The Kilaueas, I love their albums, but the live experience is so much better! Ralf's antics and mannerisms were only surpassed by his amazing musicianship. He's a great front man! Tom is also a hell of a player, and Jaque & Lorenzo provided some awesome and infectious rhythms. Like many budding surf musicians, I like to study players when they play live, but I found with The Kilaueas that I couldn't do that because they're so much fun I simply couldn't concentrate on technical stuff and I just enjoyed the experience.

Boss Martians were better than I could've imagined! I don't mind a little vocal frat rock mixed in with my instros every now and then, especially when its done so well. Hell of a set! I saw them talking with Lorenzo after their show and I hope that Italy will get to experience them next summer. So excellent!

The Surf Coasters are so much fun, and Shigeo is a master of the guitar. Watching him play so flawlessly and effortlessly is both humbling and exciting. And the band backs him up perfectly! Thanks to everyone involved in getting them to Califoria for a mini tour. BEACH MONSTER!!!! RRROOOOOAAAAAWWWWWWWRRRRR!!!!

Someone said in a previous post that Slacktone is like a religious experience. I think that sums it up very well. Pure transcendent surf perfection!

Apart from the music, I also really loved the appreciation showed to two of our own: Danny Snyder and Jeff BTD! Personally, Danny Snyder has been so incredibly supportive of me as a budding guitarist. He's brought me on stage with him several times (I got to be a TomorrowMan and a Poolboy! Woo!! Thanks also to Ferenc!), he's given me advice, and I even got to have some individual instruction from him and it has really helped me in my quest to play better live and to write my own music. He is like a big brother to me, and I am truly grateful for it love him for it. And I am only one of many! The award and recognition is well deserved! Thanks also to ColtSurf for donating that incredible guitar! As for Jeff, he is my surf brotha, and I enjoy his company and his friendship as often as I can. He has also been supportive of me personally by coming to shows and encouraging me, and we all know how much he gives us all with his time and effort in putting together so many surf shows. Have fun with your new laptop, Jeff! And you will LOVE the Surfer Joe festival!!!

Thanks to all the sponsors and vendors and to everyone who pitched in gear and time and energy and such.

And finally: I love hanging out with my surf family! Cant wait until next time!