Here we go! *It's all set!
www.jemfest.com
(I'll get the online hotel reservation info up ASAFP.)
When you call the hotel for reservations, mention that you're there for Jemfest, and you get a break on the hotel room ($79/night/double occupancy). *Suggestion- share a room with someone; there's so much goin' on, you don't really spend much time in the hotel room.
Schedule-
Friday 9AM-9PM: *The International room is going to be setup as a centralized meeting area. *This will, hopefully, avoid the "Where the F is Ken" Syndrome. *If you're looking for someone, they'll either be in their hotel room or in the conf. room- instead of wondering if Bob Oakman is up in Ken's room, or if Ken is down in Gabe's room with Bob and Ryan, or if they're all in my room mocking me...giggling and saying "dwarf" under their breath. *
There will also be PLENTY of guitars on display throughout the day on Friday.
Saturday 12PM-12AM (or later)- *Plan on hearing some music. *Then we'll have some musical performances. *Later we'll hear some tonal imagery. *Oh, and some stuff will be raffled off. *We'll do the raffles inbetween sets. *Yes- EVERYONE that makes a donation is eligible (except for Gabe, Bill and Kevan). *In the past, when
Rob Balducci won a Rob Balducci CD, we like to re-draw that item. *It would be silly for Ken Burtch to win an autographed Ken Burtch CD, no? *He only has 1,600 of them stacked in his kitchen. *LOL
THE CATCH- in order to be eligible for ANY of the raffles (yes- even the free ones), a donation must be made to Jemfest. *No- it does not have to be $63,000, but whatever you feel you can afford. *If you think that donating 24¢ is funny, so do we....and we'll probably make fun of you...in public. *Fair warning. *Some raffles will cost to enter, and some will be free. *Updates as raffle prizes become available. *
As far as the Jemfest Jam goes, it's an open jam for anyone that would like to play. *We try to keep it to 4 guitars or under. *There is usually a drummer and bassist backing the guitarists. *Sometimes, as in the case of David Hanbury's WICKED rendition of Voodoo Chile', there's a mic available for those brave enough to belt out some vocals. *
I think a "
backing track" would be cool too. *We could arrange a signup sheet at the event for those that want to jam with the track (or tracks) Rob Bowen put(s) together. *My vote is for Rob to upload somewhere (Napster?) for everyone to check out. *Sounds like a cool idea to me. *It'll also avoid the 27-minute version of the Attitude Song. * LOL
Questions?
