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As I am not much of an instrumentals player, I will give up my playing slot and just observe.

Pete. You are welcome to play my millennium all you want, but I want you to leave some of your chops behind when you stop.

I'll say it here publicly what I told you privately. You are the best teacher I ever had, and I'm a better player today for having taken lessons from you all those years ago.

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This large a turnout was quite unexpected. We've had at most 21 players in the past, and that was a lot, though it turned out to be manageable and everyone seemed happy. Usually attendance has been 15-18. This time we've got so many that we're going to have to be creative to allow everybody to get a chance to play. So, to be fair to all, we'll be keeping the number in the players' circle at any one time to about 12-15, as well as asking each player to hold to 3 hours (about a gig's worth). (We'll have exceptions for heavy hitters, of course.)

For you math nuts, it figures like this:

Circle time per player = (Tot. jam hours) X (No. players in circle) / (Tot. no. of players)

That would give (8 hrs.) X (13 in circle) / (35 players) = 3 hrs.

That assumes the number of total players stays the same (I think I'll need to cap it at 35), and that we start at exactly 10am and finish at 6pm.

I sure didn't expect the jam to get this big. It just snowballed. But as they say, it's a "good problem" to have. Just remember, any time spent not playing is time spent listening and schmoozing!

I'm no player but will try to make it there to steel some licks by osmosis if that's ok

Bill,
Instead of time shifts, we could set up in the circle, and when a new tune is started, every 3rd player gets a ride (except for the star players like David Wright and myself who get to pick all day). If he doesn't want/know the tune, he can pass it to the person to his right.
Or something like that.
Patrick

Good luck getting this one lined out, and thanks again for your hard work putting it together.

In stead of playing , I'll be working the door..))))
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For any of you interested, I will have my Super Slide with me to test drive!!!!!
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Dang! I wish I was back in the Bay Area so I could come to this. I've got gigs that weekend with Lonestar, if I didn't, I might have have flown out to attend.
Maybe next time.
Dave

Hello. I'm a newcomer to the Forum and a beginner on the PSG (although a long-time guitarist). Would it be ok for me to attend and just listen politely?

Because of the jump in population of additional quality players for this event, I'm going to try and come again this year, but as an observer only-and I'd be more than willing to help folks hump some equipment up those steps.

That way there is no pressure on me to play on anything more complex than "Your Cheatin' Heart" ...and I can learn by observing.

My wife's mother is about a mile away from the jam location (we grew up there in the Almaden Valley - go Leland Chargers, blue & gold!) so I can drive down with my wife and drop her off.

I'll probably bring my Clinesmith dobro again this year for those that would like to check out what a state-of-the-art modern resonator guitar is all about, especially if you don't own a nice dobro yourself. Todd Clinesmith put a new ebonex bridge cap on my dobro, and sounds even better than it did before.

It doesn't appear that Todd himself is coming down this year with Pat Ickes (Todd is getting ready to move from Humboldt County to Roseburg, Oregon).

I'll be looking forward to checking out David's SuperSlide, I have been wanting to get one for awhile now.

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Bill,
Just so you know in dealing with the logistics of all this --
My gig for that day is confirmed, but not until early evening.
So I plan on attending for a couple of hours maybe late morning, early afternoon, as an observer only, just for the comraderie. No need to reserve a space to set up the steel.
Thanks,
Marc

Hi Bill,

Unfortunately, I am now unable to attend the jam next weekend. I had been looking forward to this for some time, but can not be two places at once. Anyway, thanks for keeping a spot open for me. I look forward to meeing you in the future.
I am just beginning to play lap steel and am having a great time. Thanks to this forum and it members for helping me learn.

Be Well,
Todd Gorman
Forestville, CA.

@#!##$#!!! How did I miss this note? I'll be there, well content to sit back, kibitz, and babble. Besides, with some of the attendees there I'd be embarassed to even LIFT a bar

-eric

Bill, we aren't getting close to exceeding the San Jose Fire Dept.'s "maximum occupancy" for that room, I hope?

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Mike, I'll be working the osmosis angle, too.

David, you'll be the best universal Eb9 bouncer ever. Very glad you're coming.

Jordan, no problem. Just come on by.

Mark, do come, and do bring that Dobro. I love Dobros.

Marc, glad you can make it, at least for a while. I'll be sitting out too, I think. My gear will be resting comfortably in my car.

Todd, sorry you can't come. There should be more of these, especially given this jam's turnout.

Eric, did I not have you on the mailing list of past attendees? My bad.

As max occupancy goes, between the two rooms I think we could handle 60-80. I'll check. (If we get to that, somebody take a picture!!) But then there is also balcony space (outside the room doors) for expansion. People usually use that as a schmoozing zone anyway.

I'm just so shocked by the response to this jam. This event may become an annual institution, despite its insipid host (yes, that's me). I'm thrilled.

Anybody in the Sac. area going down? Cris Ivey and I are both trying to find a ride down.
Thanks

Jay

For those who are 1st time attendees, I've updated the Directions page to make finding the facilities a tad easier.


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I had a thought... Since there will be so many players, if we'd want to throw together a bass/drums/guitar back-up band instead of the BIAB, I'd be glad to volenteer to play guitar or bass instead of bringing my steel and dobro.

Just a thought.

Raybob

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Jay, (and Chris) I plan on going down, but I will be spending the night in San Jose, and attending band practice in Santa Cruz the next day.

Sounds like a blast, see ya all there.

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Thanks Dave.
We're still lookin'....
Jay

Raybob, I don't think that changing the format at this late date would be a good idea.

Jim Hankins and I will be commong down. I will not have my steel as it is still in Indiana at John Coop's getting a rebuild. Hope I can just come to watch and kibitz a little with all the fine pickers.

John McConnell
Yuba City, CA

I won't be there, but I sure wish I could be. I could see my great friend Marc friedland again, "I love you man" no, really...I do. Maybe next time around. I'll be there in spirit, Fred

Well, the rains are here and the creek will rise. I have 500 more feet of trench to dig. I knew this would happen!
I was hoping to drown out those ZBs with my Fender 400, but it's not to be. Thanks Bill for the invite and I hope to make it next time. Spring is best for me.
I wish I didn't shave my head to intimidate DW "the bouncer". It's been cold up here.
Hope to see everyone soon.
Patrick

Patrick,
Might you get your wife to finish the digging???
you should have checked with me on the head thing! it gets cold here too! truly will miss you buddy!!...and the 400!!! too..