moving to seattle

[John Rosett]

after thinking about moving to the southeast, i've decided to move back to the puget sound area. i have pretty good music here in montana, but i dislike the climate, and i just have never really meshed with the "montana lifestyle". i don't mean to knock montana or montanans, it just isn't the place for me.
so i'll be looking for some musical situations. i've been playing mando and guitar for 30 years-20+ years playing in bands from bluegrass to country & western swing, to swing and jazz. i write, sing, and arrange. i have a good attitude and i'm easy to work with.
if anyone has any ideas, let me know. i'm shooting for a sept/oct move.
also, if anyone here is a realtor in the puget sound area, contact me.
thanks, john

[b.pat]

" I write, sing, and arrange. i have a good attitude and i'm easy to work with."

Sounds like every blind date I have ever been on.

http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif B.Pat

[John Rosett]

b. pat-
if i was your date, you'd WISH you were blind...
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[mandopete]

There are a number of great bluegrass jam sessions around the Puget Sound area. These make a great starting place to meet other musicians. I am partial to the Maltby Jam, which occurs the first Saturday of each month at the Maltby Community Center. Let me know if you want more details:

petekbcs@hotmail.com

[John Rosett]

mandopete-
i tried to email you, and couldn't. i also don't think that my attempt at a pm worked. let me know if you got it.
john

[John Rosett]

well, last night i went to break the news that i was leaving town to my band of almost 6 years.
usually, our practices start with business, and progress to playing. last night, as soon as we were settled in, the lead singer/guitar started right in on "swizzle stick", an up tempo honky tonk number. i thought to myself "i may never find a band this good again". so i decided right then that i would stay and try even harder to make this band go.
i told the band that i want to make a go of being a full time band, and got general agreement, although i think that we're gonna lose our bass player, who tried for the roc'n'roll dream several years ago, and is very bitter about the music business.
so thanks, everyone, for your info. (and you too, b.pat, for your kind offer of a date). i going to be busy trying to book this band in the northwest...
thanks, john

[greg boyd]

Sorry to break it to you John...

But... you're one of those guys that is already assimilated into the scene in good 'ol Missoula... I don't think I could name anyone who would let you leave the state.

There aren't enough musicians on any instrument, let alone mandolin, with your eclectic musical background - can't risk losing you to the "Emerald City"...

Just settle in like the rest of us - get yourself an elk license, try and imagine the drunken fans at the bar gig all work for microsoft, try and forget the high costs/low wages of Montana, and make sure you get enough wood in for the winter.

Besides... where are we going to find another "mandolin evaluator" like yourself?

Greg Boyd
House of Fine Instruments
www.gregboyd.com

[Pete Martin]

If John moves here to Pugetopolis, you could always send your mandos for "evaluation" to me, say about 6 months at a time :-)

[John Rosett]

be careful what you wish for, pete. greg has a whole bunch of "vintage" mando-banjos...
john