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Hello Friends,

We will be taking over the fabulous Jalopy Theatre in Brooklyn, NY. with the likes of Doug Jernigan, Lucky Oceans, Susan Alcorn, Mike Neer, Myk Freedman, John Eichleay, Raphael McGregor, and many more, for the weekend of June 1-3. Full details are in the flyer below, but in short:

Friday June 1st
8pm. Susan Alcorn
9:15 Doug Jernigan
10:30 Mike Neer

Saturday June 2nd
7pm. John Eichleay
8:15 Raphael McGregor
9:30 Myk Freedman
10:45 Lucky Oceans

Sunday June 3rd
1pm Kashiah Hunter
2:30pm All star Jam with Doug and Lucky

Weekend pass: $65
June 1st: $20
June 2nd $30
June 3rd $25

Lucky and Doug will be giving masterclasses on Saturday afternoon!

10am-12 Doug Jernigan E9 intermediate/advanced. $60
1:30-3:30 Lucky Oceans C6+E9 $60

If you are interested please email me at yellowheaded@hotmail.com

more info at
www.jalopytheatre.org




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Wow, this is great , Raphael told me that he had something brewing, keep us posted.

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YES! This is exciting. Let me know if I can help out.

Unfortunately, I'll be recovering from foot surgery, but this sounds great.

Dang!!!......I'll be in New Mexico for The Music On The Mothership Festival.....wish I knew about this sooner.....

Any specially priced hotel deals?

I'm sorry Dan. As of now there are no hotel specials.

AirBnb or local motels are probably your best option. Here are a few ideas. Be sure to look on the map. Some of these are a few hundred feet away. Others are a mile or 2.

Local Hotels:
La Quinta Inn www.laquintabrooklyndowntown.com/
Brooklyn Motor Inn www.brooklynmotorinn.com/
Holiday Inn www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us ... oteldetail
The Look Hotel www.lookhotels.com/
Hotel Le Bleu www.hotellebleu.com/
Fairfield Inn and Suites www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/nycbf-fa ... ba596febe2
Nu Hotel www.nuhotelbrooklyn.com/
Gowanus Inn & Yard www.choicehotels.com/new-york/brooklyn/ ... ource=gyxt


p.s. I cannot vouch for the Brooklyn Motor Inn or the Look Hotel. I have not been to either one. They are definitely the closest to the venue. The other hotels are nice. Good Luck! Hope to see you in June!

Hey John! Thank you for the follow up and the research. We definitely want to support this kind of music, especially in such a cool venue. Let's see if we can "swing it!"

My Pleasure Dan,

Hope to see you there!

John E.

Looks like a great lineup, John. I hope it's very successful and will continue to grow in the future.

JC

As a beginner from Lake George in Adirondacks, I was wondering at unConvention what kind of networking and informational opportunities might be available concerning purchase of a pedal steel guitar, associating with pedal steel guitar players in my area, etc.etc.

HELLO JOHN,

YOUR FIRST SHOW IS JUST THAT. THE 2ND TIME AROUND IS THE 1ST ANNUAL SHOW. AGREE OR DISAGREE???

ROGER

Are there going to be any young steel guitar players playing at this festival? It would be nice to know the instrument is not dying. Is it all classic country? or is it todays bad music?

Dear friends,

Thank you for all your feedback.

-Roger: correction: "The Inaugural Steel Guitar unConvention 2018"

Ernest: There will not be an opportunity to buy instruments at our event but you could not ask for a better place to meet up, hang out, and interact with other local steel guitar enthusiasts.

Jonny: Raphael, Myk, and I will be there. We are all young, super hip, and devilishly good looking. I will personally be performing a mix of older "good" music and newer "bad" music. Steel Guitar Lives On!

John Eichleay: your:

"Jonny: Raphael, Myk, and I will be there. We are all young, super hip, and devilishly good looking. I will personally be performing a mix of older "good" music and newer "bad" music. Steel Guitar Lives On!"

TOO FUNNY!!

Darn . I already booked gigs for June 1st and 2nd. I would've loved to have gone. If you decide to do it again next year, would it be possible to give more than 6 weeks notice? Thanks.

Dear Friends,

Looking forward to June 1-3! Please contact me at yellowheaded@hotmail.com if you are interested in attending the Lucky Oceans master class or a Doug Jernigan master class/private lessons (Saturday afternoon June 2nd)

All the best!

John E.

Happy to announce that Kashiah Hunter will also be performing this year at our steel guitar event! Hope to see you all there!


Check him out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bL7JrZbP1U

Things are starting to take shape. Above is an updated schedule/line up. Hope to see you all in June!

Great lineup John, I'm gonna try and. Make Friday and Sunday. This is my crazy busy time for work but I'm gonna truck it in to Brooklyn for the shows.

Great! Hope to see you there Craig!

I’m super psyched about this event!

Great! We are excited too. See you June 1-3.

p.s. Please help us get the word out! Share the FB invite, tell all your friends etc. It's going to be a good one!

Dear Friends,

The masterclasses for this years Steel Guitar unConvention will take place on Sat June 2nd at The Jalopy Theatre and School of music's class rooms upstairs.
(315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231 | 718 395-3214) ​​​

Doug Jernigan 10am-12pm
Doug's class will be an intermediate to advanced E9 pedal steel clinic. (banjo rolls, scale pockets, blues, etc)

Lucky Oceans 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Lucky's class will focus more on the C6 tuning. (altered techniques, theory, voicings and scales, mostly on C6th, with some on E9th and lap steel).

Each clinic will cost $60. No Instruments necessary.

Please let us know if you are planning on attending. Please RSVP to yellowheaded@hotmail.com

All the best!

John E.