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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Hope not for your sake Ant - or has your restraining order expired now?
The dancers are most certainly NOT "gentlemans entertainment"...how very dare you!!! Dawn O'Brien has very kindly managed to fit in a spot into their busy schedule to open the evening...Dawn came to last year's CBG Fest after seeing Hollowbelly play at the CBSO centre, and Andy Bole is a very talented musician..founder of the Sutton Blues Collective. I'm not sure what's going to happen, as it's pretty much all improvised on the spot...but I'm sure it will be a different and entertaining way of starting the evening.
The HGMC AGM will be short..and indeed as the programme is pretty flexible, we have the option of bringing it forward and getting it out of the way earlier..I just didn't want it to impinge on the other stuff.
John
John,
I'm planning to bring about 7 of my guitars, I'm going to be carrying them in a holdall, but would you suggest a table is worth having there?
I'm not planning to sell anything, but I'm happy for people to have a go on the guitars, and I thought I'd bring a few cigar boxes for swaps if anyone wants to (I may even be open to a few swaps on some of my guitars?).
Chris..there will be plenty of tables..so no problem.
John
Chris Tinker said:
John,
I'm planning to bring about 7 of my guitars, I'm going to be carrying them in a holdall, but would you suggest a table is worth having there?
I'm not planning to sell anything, but I'm happy for people to have a go on the guitars, and I thought I'd bring a few cigar boxes for swaps if anyone wants to (I may even be open to a few swaps on some of my guitars?).
Blast... I was hoping to meet the man who stole my riff.....
Cheers Brickdust.
We'll post pics and gossip so that you can get the buzz of what when on.
Catch yer later fella.
Malc
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