Nj cbom-o-rama Sat 3 October 2009 2pm-8pm

[alanz]

Avi, thanks for organizing this... it's now in my calendar

[walt33]

Hello Avi,

Did we meet at Laura's workshop with Matt Flinner last year? Glad to hear you're closer, now. Close enough to make it to Mitchell's Irish session in Lambertville on Wednesday nights. (First and third).

Anyway, while I only have a mando, I'm interested in zouks, too, and would like to come. Hopefully I'll resist the urge to buy one before the "taste test!"

Walt

[Matt DeBlass]

argharghargh! I just realized that I'm committed doing stuff form my brother's wedding that day.
That's a shame, I'm right up in the Somerville area, and it would have been a blast.

[Avi Ziv]

Walt - yeah, I was at Laura's workshop. Had a great time too although I was the only Irish music player there...or maybe because of it... I held a house session in June and a couple of players from the Lambertville session came by. Nice folks. I need to check it out. Anyway - you are welcome to attend.

Matt - sorry... one reason I'm hosting is .....this way I know for sure I'll be there

Cheers

[Eddie Sheehy]

How far are you from Newark, and what's the local accommodation like?

[Matt DeBlass]

Avi, who do you know from the Lambertville session? I'm semi-regular there (although recurring transportation issues have made me miss a few months) and play out on occasion with Mark Stewart and a few of the others (on bodhran, mostly).
Oh well, maybe next time.

[R. Kane]

I'll be coming from Connecticut in the morning, driving right past EWR (Newark airport), could do a pickup/return that night (or the next day if I decide to stay in the area overnight).
Richard

[walt33]

Avi,

Last time I saw Laura, in March, she'd just gotten a Weber OM. Had some issue with it though, buzzing frets? Maybe she'd be interested in coming, too.

Walt

[Eddie Sheehy]

Thanks for the offer Richard. I'll probably fly in the day before and fly back the day after, or maybe hang out another day depending on what's happening - It's a long way to go for just one day... I'd appreciate info on accommodation though, and maybe bus or train info from Newark...

[goaty76]

Is there a date set for this yet?

Phil

[Avi Ziv]

Phil,

Look back, on 6/5 I set the date to Saturday October 3rd

[Avi Ziv]

Matt,

Brian Cahill (flute) was at my house session and so was a fiddler....I forget his name. I did know them before then. MaryEllen (fiddle) brought them with her.

[Avi Ziv]

Avi,

Last time I saw Laura, in March, she'd just gotten a Weber OM. Had some issue with it though, buzzing frets? Maybe she'd be interested in coming, too.

Walt

Good idea. I'll send her an invite.

Thanks

[Avi Ziv]

How far are you from Newark, and what's the local accommodation like?

Eddie,

I'm about an hour drive from Newark. There are accommodations in the Princeton area as well as in Flemington. Just look up Hopewell , NJ on Google maps and you can get an idea. motels/hotels for almost every price point exist

[Avi Ziv]

I'd appreciate info on accommodation though, and maybe bus or train info from Newark...

Eddie - I'm kind of in the woods (it's a good thing in NJ!) so no public transport to my place. You can possibly get to the Princeton area with a train but will need a way to get around. taxis are a possibility but it can add up depending on how much you need to move around and then you are with instruments - right?

I will be on vacation and away from the 'cafe for the next couple of weeks. However, in early September I can put together an info package that will include transport/hotel/maps and will send it out to those who decide to come. Please hang on until then. I'll be out of pocket for a little while

[allenhopkins]

Sorry I'll miss it; Oct. 4 is my 40th anniversary, and although I often snicker at those who post that their wives won't let them do this or buy that, I wouldn't want to be in NJ and miss spending that weekend with Joan.

If another crops up, reachable from Rochester NY, I'll try to get there.

[Avi Ziv]

Sorry Allen. You could bring your wife with and check into a nice B&B......we'll have....cake too.... I know , I know....family first. It's the right thing to do. There will be other chances

[otterly2k]

I'm so psyched!

[Eddie Sheehy]

Honestly I can't see myself flying with instruments - unless I can bring my 10-string Vega 305 Mandolin/Mandola - it will fit as cabin baggage - none of my OM's or Zouks will. I'll be depending on the goodwill of the other's to let me sample without a quid-pro-quo. I hope to have a reciprocal CBOM-O_RAMA in California and will be happy to supply instruments to travellers... for now I await info on accommodation and transport...

[man dough nollij]

Hey Eddie,

Have you ever thought about packaging your OM like you were going to ship it, and checking it on? We had several threads about the nasty airlines and how they always break our instruments. I can't imagine that the airline's checked baggage stream is worse that UPS or FedEx. I'm thinking something like this: pack the OM in its hard case, with bubble wrap around the headstock and strings slacked. Pack the hard case in a big, sturdy cardboard box with crumpled paper or those big air pillows all around it, with at least 2" around the case in the box. That's more or less how I'd pack it for shipping. I pack it like I expect it to be chucked down two flights of stairs. You could make it with a nice, sturdy handle on the box, and check it like a bomber Calton guitar case.

[steve V. johnson]

I'm getting excited, too! We're working on the length of time we can spend out there.

So far, we're very short-timers, but ... who knows, maybe more ...

Thanks!

stv

[Keith Erickson]

I'm so psyched!

I'm bummed

I was suppose to make it to NJ around this time but something came up and the trip has been postponed

[otterly2k]

aw, bummer, Keith!

[Eddie Sheehy]

I've got the ok from the wife. I'm looking into flights and hotels/motels/b&b...

[acruzn]

from the sounds of the conversations, it appears that at least one CBOM is a lefty. i gotta see this for myself. anyway, this little gathering should give me a good idea on what i may want to get in a CBOM.