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Boxstock 2011

Hi everybody..I've been keeping my head down for a while...busy with work, guitar shows etc...but I'm back in the saddle for the run-up to Boxstock.

As you may know, we are back at The Public in West Bromwich this year. I had a tech meet with them this week, and will be finalising the running order shortly. Basically, on Saturday we will be kicking off at 10.00am, and running the morning sessons until 1.00pm The break for lunch will include a couple of 'showcase performances' in the ground floor lobby/cafe area, se we'll be keeping activities rolling all thru' the day. The afternoon will run 2 -5.00 pm, concluding with our first HGMC annual General Meeting don't worry, we'll keep is short and to the point!

The evening gig is underway at 8.00pm. This year we are in the theatre rather than the "Pink Tank" space, so it's a more intimate space for the evening gig, and they have a great PA system too. The bar will be open until midnight, and the building itself closes at 1.00 am. We are aiming to leave ourselves with a bit of time after the main performances to chill-out and jam to wind the evening down.

If you haven't bought a ticket yet, it helps retain what's left of my sanity to know how many people are likely to be arriving on the day. I particular, because we are aiming to repeat some of the players workshops for smaller groups so that you don't need to make a choice of one activity or another, it will really help me programme this. Of course I don't want to get too formal about it, but I do need to do some planning to make sure these activities work as well as we can make them.

OK..bye for now..and hopefully I'll be seeing quite a few of you in a few weeks time.

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Permalink Reply by ChickenboneJohn on October 2, 2011 at 11:49pm

It's cool that we're beginning to spread the load out a little..having Malc doing the graphics this year for HGMC and Boxstock has been fantastic..as it was something I have neither the time nor ability to do it justice, and also having him on board to help with publicity is great.

Permalink Reply by HOLLOWBELLY on October 3, 2011 at 3:33am

Much gratitude to Godfather and his evil sidekick Roosterman..Superb job this year-number of stalls up/number of attendees up/number of event/workshops/open mics up/superior gig venue/mindblowing headline act.Congratulations for pulling it off bigger n better than ever.

Permalink Reply by ChickenboneJohn on October 3, 2011 at 4:52am

Err...not much to live up to then for next year's event! I'm trying not to beat myself up too much about the downsides "if only I'd done such-and-such..." but while everything is still fresh in my mind, I'm already trying to pull together my thoughts as to what direction next year's event will take. As well as that, there's a whole load of things that I'd like to move forward with for next year...ideas that had just started to happen over the past year from which things may hopefully grow. I may open another discussion to sound out these ideas.

HOLLOWBELLY said:

Much gratitude to Godfather and his evil sidekick Roosterman..Superb job this year-number of stalls up/number of attendees up/number of event/workshops/open mics up/superior gig venue/mindblowing headline act.Congratulations for pulling it off bigger n better than ever.

Permalink Reply by Little Soul Eric on October 3, 2011 at 9:18pm

Im with you HB !!

what a crackin Fest ...love`d it you all made it special........ Thank you

HOLLOWBELLY said:

Much gratitude to Godfather and his evil sidekick Roosterman..Superb job this year-number of stalls up/number of attendees up/number of event/workshops/open mics up/superior gig venue/mindblowing headline act.Congratulations for pulling it off bigger n better than ever.