I'm in the starting phase of planning this year's event. Last year we had a couple of folks who were relatively local....except Eddie.... he wasn't local. This year, maybe, we can expand that out a bit. You can drive in, fly in, or ride your mule in to the event. Plan to stay overnight.... or not....and have a fun time. Meet the folks we only see online.... put a face with the name and get to know one another and have a time of music, food, and fellowship.
EVERYONE from the PG forum and from PG music staff as well, who see this post is officially invited. The projected dates are.... April 29 & 30, 2023 with the gate open the day before with the main festivities occurring on Saturday the 29th and maybe a couple of hours on Sunday morning ..... Generally that time of year, the weather is getting nice, and the mosquitoes are not yet out.... Ask last years attendees.... no bugs.
We have a number of decent hotels just 10 minutes away, lots of restaurants but we're planning on firing up a grill or two on Saturday night. We have close to 30 acres of woods so if you want to camp out, that's also an option. No admission as of now, but might take up a collection or something to offset the cost of food. Bring your own cooler with your favorite beverages.....
Also, since this is about music.... probably going to see about setting up a small PA or maybe just acoustic thing on the back deck to let folks play some music depending on the numbers in attendance. Maybe even a jam session with acoustic instruments and of course the fireplace near the woods.
So.... this is to see who would be interested in coming to the event this year. If you are, let me know in this thread.
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Last year was the smaller Herbfest. This year we go for Herbstock! Early discussions have centered on the last weekend in April. The weather should be really pleasant.
I plan to bring a couple of laptops with interfaces so I can run BIAB on one and RB on the other. I'll bring mixers too. I also have access to powered PA speakers if nobody down that way has any to bring, eliminating the need for me to carry them down there. I plan on bringing keyboards as well, if for no other reason than to actually use them! Just bring your files on a thumb drive and voila!
I'd love to see more people this year. As we are all getting closer to the finish line, we should do this stuff while we can. I mean, geeze, I already walk around with a Life Alert type system pendant hanging from my neck. We could have a nice program of everybody getting up and doing a few of their songs and then live jamming when we feel like it.
And if Harv comes, we have someone to blame for anything that goes wrong, because as we all know, it's all his fault.
EDIT TO ADD: Video footage is highly recommend. If you want to shoot video on a cam or a phone I will have a place set up, either email or dropbox, to dump it into so I can do a video of the event.
I'd like to attend, and would be sure to create as little load on anyone as I can. Like I told Eddie in PMs; I have other reasons to go down there, so may have other obligations as well, but last year looked kind of fun.
Herb has a nice place and I'd like to visit without being a burden. Seems like the perfect excuse.
Currently fighting off some kind of illness (though testing negative so far) so trying to plan on it ..
I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome Make your sound your own!
If my household stays healthy through then, I definitely plan on going. Like Eddie, I could bring a drone and get some footage of the ranch. I might be able to bring an Aussie with me too. Otherwise, I make a good door stop.
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Due to the advance planning needed, and the possibility of folks flying in or just putting this into schedules that are not easy to change at the last minute..... this would have to be (out of necessity) a rain or shine event.
We keep our fingers crossed on the shine part of that equation. I'm going to be here regardless.
You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both.
The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.
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count me in... I won't bring my daughter this time, which means there won't be anyone pestering to leave like last time!
I'll probably camp, since that's an option.
I can send a check for whatever amount you need to help cover food costs, or just give you cash when I arrive... let me know which you prefer. Let me know an amount once you've decided on the menu. Others will be paying a lot more to get there than I will, so I don't mind bearing a higher share of the food costs.
And since I'm somewhat local, I can bring a small PA system if you don't have one.
In addition to having a jam session, I can also imagine an open mic scenario in which people take turns playing a few songs they've prepared.
To anyone looking for an address: last time Herb sent private messages to everyone involved with an address and instructions
Pat, I also plan on bringing 2 laptops and interfaces, one to run BIAB and the other to run RB, and a mixer to run them through. If you have a small PA that would be the icing on the cake, the cherry on the banana split, the foam on the beer. Choose your metaphor.
FWIW.... my metaphor would be "the cinnamon on my coffee" <--(potential song title)
the prospective list of attendees is looking pretty compelling! And beyond the list of people whose posts appear in the thread so far, it's worth noting that quite a few BIAB forum members live within a 3 hour drive from Herb's. So there's potential here if we get the word out
I am totally hoping some of the cooler names become faces this year! You, Steve, Matt... that's a good start! Good musicians, good people. Heard from a few that wrote it in pencil that I hope becomes ink! With some level of backline provided, including laptops running both softwares, we just need people to bring thumb drives with files and we can have diverse music all day and into the night!
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