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Chicago Cigar Box Guitar Summit, Sunday April 18!
Chicago CBG builders are getting together for Irish comfort food and fellowship on:
Sunday, April 18, 2pm onward!
at
The Grafton Pub
4530 N. Lincoln Avenue
Chicago
Right next door to the Old Town School of Folk Music and the Different Strummer Music Store.
Bring your favorite instruments and your favorite tunes, and RSVP to me (even if you are only a a "maybe") so the Grafton can know what to expect.
There are jams there starting at 5pm, so you can stay and show off your building and playing chops and amaze the crowd!
Sunday, April 18, 2pm onward!
at
The Grafton Pub
4530 N. Lincoln Avenue
Chicago
Right next door to the Old Town School of Folk Music and the Different Strummer Music Store.
Bring your favorite instruments and your favorite tunes, and RSVP to me (even if you are only a a "maybe") so the Grafton can know what to expect.
There are jams there starting at 5pm, so you can stay and show off your building and playing chops and amaze the crowd!
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Permalink Reply by money sewer on
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i have four friends coming too. they don't play, but they want to check out peoples cbg's (and drink beer :) ). i gave one of them a one string cbg awhile ago, but he doesn't play. he thinks of it as art on his wall!
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Permalink Reply by Diane in Chicago on
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No beer until they learn 3 chords.
money sewer said:i have four friends coming too. they don't play, but they want to check out peoples cbg's (and drink beer :) ). i gave one of them a one string cbg awhile ago, but he doesn't play. he thinks of it as art on his wall!
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Permalink Reply by Cigar Box Nation on
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HOW'D IT GO? Any pictures???
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Permalink Reply by Shawn on
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Had a great time putting faces to pages and works. Looking forward to the next one. Thanks for the invt had a blast.
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It WAS great to see people in real life! Sometimes I think you are all a mirage and I am the only one!
But, yo! I lost my little orange brocade zip pouch that has my tuner and picks and capos in it. Anyone pick it up?
We WILL do it again!
Shawn said:Had a great time putting faces to pages and works. Looking forward to the next one. Thanks for the invt had a blast.
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heres some pictures from the summit...
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