bigtikidude
Don't forget all the guys that have to ASK their wives if they can go.
they will need to fill out in triplicate a please release my balls from your purse for the weekend pass.

sorry had to go there.Jeff(bigtikidude)

Couldn't be any harder for the married guys than those guys that have to ask their parents if they can go...

And seriously, I'd love to get the opportunity to meet everyone face to face.

-Taylor

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hey Kyle

it's not easy to use the words "kill me" and "soft spot" in the same sentence when describing someone!!!!

so, bravo!

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KYLE

U R 1 LUCKY DUDE

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Spud
Hey Freddie, I've got 12,051 kilometers or 7488 miles to go if I was going.

A suggestion for this little soirée...

Keep the bands or 'Artists' to people on or from SG101 for at least the first time around, as I think there's more than enough talent to go around for a 2-3 day festival of Surf.

How would you find out who would be willing and able to come and play?

Ask, maybe a poll or something.

Spud Excellent question this is what I had in mind:

I would like to keep the event open to the general public but... for us SG101ers and how we can identify who is who I was thinking of an RSVP list of SG101ers and ticket purchases of those SG101ers and then I would mail out to each SG101 attende a plastic VIP style card they would wear around their neck the day of the events with SG101 logo, SG101 user name and real name and the rest of the non SG101ers we don't have to worrie about.

-Kyle

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HBkahuna
Hmmmmmm,,, summer in Vegas or at the beach? Easy choice for me.

Anyway, summer, Vegas or the beach? Would you rather have a jam on the strip or on the beach, maybe near the old Rendezvous Ballroom site?

For me, an easy choice....

We should leave Vegas for the rockabillys and for us surfers let's keep the convention in SoCal for the 1st year at least and see how it goes.

Tim don't go silent please keep pushin' for SoCal I need the help to make it happen in SoCal.

-Kyle

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I could see it... depending on time, place etc

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We played the rockin' 50s fest in Green Bay this year and even though there was a bit of variety, in that there were R&B bands as well as Rockabilly and some country, I wished that there was more. I like the idea of having a few Garage/Mod bands and rockabilly bands in addition to surf. Kind of like how sleazefest in Chapel hill was, but with more emphasis on the instro bands.

Some ideas of potential headliners: Southern Culture on the Skids, Los Straitjackets, The Ghastly Ones, Deke Dickerson -- bands that will draw people from outside of the "Surf Guitar" World. Other headliner ideas: The Kilaueas, Eddie Bertrand, The Madeira, The Nebulas etc. Bands that have been around for a while that have toured and have drawing power from outside of their respective regions.

I'd suggest having a lottery for the lower echelon or opening acts. Or invite bands from different regions. East Coast, Southwest, Midwest, Pacific Northwest, Canada, Mexico etc.

I've played at and attended a lot of festivals and it's key to have a side stage or 2 so that there is constant music going on. This gives you the opportunity to have more bands on the bill and more variety.

You will also need to have food and beverage concessions available as well as other vendors (records, tiki carvers, vintage clothes etc). I bet you could probably even get Fender to set up a booth.

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Stormtiger
A festival would have to have to focus on entertainment and merchandise and a conference would focus on information and just meeting other SG101ers and sharing ideas, with some music thrown in. I like the idea of a conference better.

It would make a big difference on how it would get planned, expenses, etc. I like the conference angle as well. It would give us all a chance to get together at one place at one time and hang out, check out some vendor booths (e.g., Gomez Amps, Double Crown Records, etc), showcase bands at local venues (maybe?), etc...

Ryan
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I have to admit, I guess I was kinda confused on the festival vs. convention issue. I think a festival would do much better in a place like Vegas, but a more stripped down convention makes more sense in CA. I wouldn't expect many travelling bands to come in for it, because I don't think the money will be there, but perhaps you'll get members of some of those bands coming down, and perhaps someone could set up a surf jam kinda thing where the visiting musicians could play a bit. Sounds like what a bunch of people are envisioning is less a Viva Las Vegas festival kinda thing and more of a Tiki Oasis kinda thing - still a big undertaking, but at least the music could be in an established venue and the convention could be in just about any kind of meeting space.

I'm still up for doing a vending table and a program - who wants to be the head coordinator?

Sean
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Surf CD's / Vinyl / Fanzines / DVD's
The Desolate Coast - Without A Planet CD
Hipbone Slim aka Sir Bald - Wiggin' Out With CD
Continental Magazine - Issue #36 w/21 Song CD

We don't travel by air to play a free set. We will drive however if the crowd would be good.