Mando Tasting West - Sat Nov 2 2013 @ Steve Sorensen's in SoCal

[Pete Jenner]

Dude,

Are you comin in just for Mando Tasting West?

If so, what have I done...LOL!

Yes Nick it was the Sprites calling me from over the ocean. It's the sprites that made you organise the gathering and it was the Sprites that drew us all in.

But apart from the sprites, it was really really good timing.

[John MacPhee]

Dag nabit Pete, you get to have all the fun. Street parties in the midst of a bushfire and now playin a Sprite at Steve's joint, man hows that for luck.
Seriously, Pete have a great time and give me an occassional email and if you get a chance ask in someone has one of those fancy $35 Blue Chip picks and tell me if it is worth the money.
Have a great time y'all.
Cheers
John

[Eddie Sheehy]

Pete/John, I'll bring a BC to the tasting...

[Pete Jenner]

Cool Eddie. A couple of people here have asked me about them.

[DataNick]

Yes Nick it was the Sprites calling me from over the ocean. It's the sprites that made you organise the gathering and it was the Sprites that drew us all in.

But apart from the sprites, it was really really good timing.

Yo,

If Dude can come in da house from Down Under, all I can say is..Come On Man!

[DataNick]

Eddie,

A really good picker, Randy Hanson, is comin in with the Nugget F5...he's gonna carpool with us...so that makes You, Clement, Randy, and me.

Got room?

[Steve Sorensen]

The weather forecast appears to be perfect for picking! We'll throw open the doors and spill out onto the yard!



Steve

[Pete Jenner]

Fantastic. That's about the same as the weather here at the moment. No acclimatising (or acclimating in American speak) to do.

[Eddie Sheehy]

Eddie,

A really good picker, Randy Hanson, is comin in with the Nugget F5...he's gonna carpool with us...so that makes You, Clement, Randy, and me.

Got room?

Absolutely... It's a 8-seater

[Clement Barrera-Ng]

Eddie,

A really good picker, Randy Hanson, is comin in with the Nugget F5...he's gonna carpool with us...so that makes You, Clement, Randy, and me.

Got room?

Nick - too bad we're not closer to each other (I'm in Normal Heights in Mid City). Looking forward to it!

[Eddie Sheehy]

Isn't Shortymac coming with you guys?

[sgarrity]

I'm working on being there with a handful of toys.

[Clement Barrera-Ng]

I'm working on being there with a handful of toys.

Glad you're coming Shaun!

[Pete Jenner]

I'm working on being there with a handful of toys.

Cool.

[shortymack]

Isn't Shortymac coming with you guys?

I guess they dont want me to come with them, lol.

Im not from SD, am up in the high desert so Ill be shooting across the 138 to the 14 then the 5.

BTW what time should I be there at?

[shortymack]

Anyone?...... Time? Need to know to see if I have to re-schedule a house call I have for Sat @ 1 pm.

[jefflester]

Anyone?...... Time? Need to know to see if I have to re-schedule a house call I have for Sat @ 1 pm.

It's there in the opening post - event starts at 4 PM.

(I won't be making it, BTW, though I am in SoCal)

[shortymack]

DUH! sorry....thank you Jeff.

[Steve Sorensen]

As I was dealing with some belt buckle scratches on the back of a new mandolin (gouged in by by a professional player with wild abandon, I might add!), I realized that some guidelines might be appropriate for the MandoTasting West --

YES -

• Instruments with even and odd numbers of strings
• A wide variety of picks
• Jamming, playing, shredding, and even quiet picking in a corner
• Staring in awe at the instruments
• Fondling and caressing the instruments with loving adoration
• Smokin' fast licks
• Beverages of all sorts (not on the instruments)
• Snacks and food of all sorts (not on the instruments either!)
• Critical discussion of the instruments
• Musical diversity

NO -

• Metal belt buckles
• Western shirts with metal-laden snaps
• Digging fingernails or picks into the tops of the instruments in wild abandon
• Politics
• Religion
• Fondling and caressing of anything other than the instruments
• Smoking
• Empty refrigerator or coolers
• Critical discussion of the players
• Musical snobism -- It's OK play "Wagon Wheel" if you really want to . . .

See you Saturday!
Steve

[Pete Jenner]

It's OK play "Wagon Wheel" if you really want to . . .



Steve

I wonder if I've got time to learn it.

[shortymack]

ok, ill erase the chords to it

[DataNick]

[*]Musical snobism -- It's OK play "Wagon Wheel" if you really want to . . .[*]


Steve

Nooooooooooo!

OK,

I'm bringin ear plugs for Wagon Wheel, Get Together, Love The One You're With...LOL!

[Pete Jenner]

ok, ill erase the chords to it

Where'd it go? I was just getting up to speed - now I've forgotten it.

Qantas flight QF0107 will be rolling down the runway at Sydney's Kingsford-Smith airport bound for LA (hopefully with me strapped in to seat 74A) in about 18 hours. Hope I packed enough Reg Grundys.

[Eddie Sheehy]

Looking forward to meeting you Pete. If you get in a bind on Friday, or indeed anyday, I can help out. I've PM.d my phone number...

Eddie.

[Pete Jenner]

Thanks Eddie.