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Country Blues => Saturday Night Fish Fry => EuroWeenie => Topic started by: Richard on September 10, 2010, 09:48:50 AM
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Just to,let you know I intend making a trip over to have look at a few hotels in about a month so would ask that if you think you will be attending to put a post here so I can have some idea of numbers for this grande eventette.
As to dates, I know not Although it's going to be around mid-end March 2011 and I am leaving that to Phil to sort out so it does not conflict with and EBA events or whatever.
Keep watching this space and don't forget to register your interest :D
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Easter is very late in 2011 so we may be able to move Euroweenie to a later date in the hopes of better weather. I'm suggesting 1/2nd April or 8/9th April according to hotel availability.
Let's hear how these suit.
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All being well, I'll be there. I'll chase up rick218 as well, who was unable to attend this year due to family illness.
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I will be coming along again. 1/2 April suits me better.
Thanks
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I should have a reasonable shot at either date....
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Me too - though I expect to be a retired codger by then (i.e. jobless and penniless) - so we'll have to see....
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Looks like we've got a quorum!
Let's aim for 1/2 April subject to hotel availability. Go Richard!!!!
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Are we looking at the New Forest area again or branching out to a new location?
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Let's aim for 1\2 April weekend, I think the New Forest area again seems to suit with the poximity of the aeroporto, si?
I have started a trawl around the net for hotels and starting is the hard part, we may end up at last years but there might be something a little less faded!
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For what it's worth I thought faded was good.
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I agree with Scratchy. Also the staff at the hotel were friendly and welcoming. You could try for a better deal as we are returning guests. But if you can find something as good that's even cheaper...
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I agree with that. Last year's place was fine (though I wasnt particularly impressed with the food). If we can do better, then great, but theres certainly no need to look too hard just for the sake of it.
Would be nice to have a bar a bit closer to the function room though!
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Would be nice to have a bar a bit closer to the function room though!
Simon - you can't have heard the news. No alcoholic drinks next year. You know how it is, rules is rules. Which reminds me, how did Lewis sneak that banjo-thing in this year? And why did I like what he did with it?
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Tell you what...a local curry house or Chinese would be good (preferably the former)...
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Tell you what...a local curry house or Chinese would be good (preferably the former)...
This.
In an ideal world.
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Tell you what...a local curry house or Chinese would be good (preferably the former)...
Yessir! 8)
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Yes, location was the best thing about the KIngs WhatNot in WhereEverItWas the year before. One of the reasons I thought ti worth a look, be nice to be able to find a touch of civilisation within easy walking distance.
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Worth asking Bobalong or Bunker Hill - they seem to know the area pretty well? By the way - heard that Natterjack had moved to York. Now there's a nice place!
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I think Bobalong follows our witterings.... you out there Bob?
I am sure Natterjack will make the effort... won't you?
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Completely and utterly irrelevant, but there's an interesting feature on Natterjack's dad in the new Sussex Wildlife Trust magazine.
Natterjack may be too busy soaking up Yorkshire (t'biggest an' t'best) culture to quit his post for a weekend.
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:) Okeh weenies this is what I have tentatively agreed... same hotel as last year and the weekend is now fixed as Friday 01 - Saturday 02 April 2011.
Hotels rates as before and with only a ?5 increase which we can't really complain about. I realise it's faded country house glory and it would be nice to be able to eat elsewhere, but they have given us a good rate compared to everything else around and we do get a free function room for the two nights.
Twin/double rooms to include Full English Breakfast, Table d?hote Dinner and VAT at ?125.00 per room per day - that price is for two people.
For single occupancy the rate for Dinner, Bed and Breakfast will be ?78.00.
>>>> Could you please give me an indication that you will be attending as I promised the manager I would confirm with him by the end of this week and have provisionally held 12 rooms, so if I know we have at least half of them taken we will be onto a safe bet :-X
Please do NOT book yet or through this link as you will not get the agreed rate, I will put up the hotels direct tel number shortly.
http://www.oxfordhotelsandinns.com/OurHotels/SouthLawn
Over to you gents and weenies
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I'm in.
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I'll be there!
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Should be there.
It did occur to me that we could drive / taxi into town one evening for a more exciting meal, but I guess that would mess with the inclusive rate and get very complicated- so all good.
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I'll be there, all being well. Mrs. Parlor Picker will not, having commented that one Weenie Weekend was enough for her(!). I'll chase up rick218.
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Thanks for that weenies and please keep adding your intention to attend to this thread.
From the look of it we should OKeh and I will ask them to hold 10 rooms initially as we did last year. I will email them tomorrow to confirm the rates and say it's all go, then once it's confirmed from their end I'll dig out the phone number and you can all get booking direct :)
NS as for a meal out, I agree it would be nice but since we seem to be geting the rooms at about 2/3 the going rate elsewhere, including the free function rooms I think politically we should eat there - it wasn't that bad was it... or was it :-X
PP I can't imagine why Mrs PP would not wish to attend, especially as I heard she was a closet banjo player :P
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Richard, and all of you UK weenies - I think this is so cool that Euroweenie is turning out to be a regular event and that getting organized for the next one seems so easy to do! And given the time, money, yadda yadda - I really do plan to attend some year. So keep up the good work and good vibe! Very impressive!
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It's not necessarily all that easy, Slack. So big thanks to Richard (at times aided and abetted by Blueshome) for all the time and effort put into organising the event.
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Yes, kudos gents!
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Im actually quite excited (shows how dull life with 2 kids can be!)
Better start learning some songs!
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Just remember Slim, that security will relieve you of offensive weapons at check-in so don't misdirect your efforts. You know what I mean..... >:D >:D >:D
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Too kind gentlemen and weenies, credit to Mr Blueshome as well for it is he that keeps nagging me to do it ;D
I have not heard back from the hotel as yet, but am sure there will be no problems, I'll post again when you can start reserving your suites..
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Note the tel number is now corrected!!!
Well, here go, EuroWeenie lives yet again :)
As usual I have heard nothing back from the hotel - why is it always me always doing the confirmation - however, let's ignore that and just start booking ourselves in :P
The rates as I have agree are -
Twin/double rooms to include Full English Breakfast, Table d?hote Dinner and VAT at ?125.00 per room per day - that price is for two people.
For single occupancy the rate for Dinner, Bed and Breakfast will be ?78.00.
Please ring the hotel direct 01590 - 643911 to book and ensure you quote the agreed rate.
Do NOT use the booking agency as on this web page http://www.oxfordhotelsandinns.com/OurHotels/SouthLawn
That's about it folks, it would help if you could post here just to say you have booked, otherwise if I don't see you before I shall look forward to next April!
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Well done Mr.T!
Once we have a better idea of the guest list we can devise some kind of programme, no doubt including un-natural acts with National guitars and more torment from the Prof.
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I will attend again, and probably my good lady.. I have warned her, but she seems to think that a weekend in a new forest hotel sounds nice :D
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I will attend again, and probably my good lady.. I have warned her, but she seems to think that a weekend in a new forest hotel sounds nice :D
If only the poor lady knew...
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This does present two problems young Harvey :o in that who will Norfolk Slim have to imbibe with and that the drop in alcohol sales may well effect our room rates.
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On the plus side, with wifely encouragement and less red wine consumed, we may get a tune out of him!
If the weather's okay theres lots of nice things to do round there. If its not, she's sure going to be grumpy after a day in a faded function room listening to intense debate about the relevance of Banjo to the country blues
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Sounds like you have done this before, personally I have never been brave enough nor my lady wife more than .003% interested in doing it anyway. Bliss :P
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a day in a faded function room listening to intense debate about the relevance of Banjo to the country blues
Sounds like a bit of heaven to me!
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Relevance? What relevance? >:D
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Just to say the hotel did finally confirm they are holding rooms for us, so get booking :)
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I just rang that number up there and got "St. George's Hospital"! What's gwine on??
Just checked and the correct number is: 01590 64 39 11
I just booked. Apparently we are called "The Thomas Group" (!).
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I just booked. Apparently we are called "The Thomas Group" (!).
Euroweenies was probably too alarming.
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Sorry about the number, I had it written correctly but obviously couldn't type.
I suspect that eruoweenies sounded like an incontinence device, that must have been the hospital connection PP.
And d'you know, I thought for a minute UB had booked :(
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Remember that old Batavian saying, "Never make it difficult for people to give you their money" ;)
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Sorry about the number, I had it written correctly but obviously couldn't type.
I suspect that eruoweenies sounded like an incontinence device, that must have been the hospital connection PP.
And d'you know, I thought for a minute UB had booked :(
I wish, would be a pleasure to meet up with UK/Euro weenies. Another year!
P.S. Richard, you may want to correct the phone number in your original post to avoid further confusion with hospitals. :P
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Good thinking UB
Note the hotel tel number is now correct and just to make the point here it is - 01590 643911
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And next year it would be nice if any of our pals from mainland Europe could join us. I won't mention the obvious names, but I know we have members in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany and Austria - and probably other countries that don't immediately come to mind.
After all, we seem to refer to the event as Euroweenie, when in reality it probably should be Britweenie, but that just doesn't sound so good.
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Good thought PP but why didn't you come up with that before :D
So, if you are a weenie somewhere out there in euroweenieland, sign up now and join us to experience a weekend you will never forget :-X and of course, the best in faded English country house hotel hospitality :P
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Booked. Let's not disappoint blueshome, who's expecting more 'torture' - any songs/styles/tunes you'd like to have a go at?
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Excellent Prof and I'm sure we can find something to annoy Blueshome, possibly a banjo or three?
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After all, we seem to refer to the event as Euroweenie, when in reality it probably should be Britweenie, but that just doesn't sound so good.
Well guys, it looks like you're going to have to change the name to Worldweenie. It seems I shall be joining you this year, with my 'Rider ( ;) ) by my side. Seems my wife has made arrangements to tour Turkey with a woman from Totness, so we'll sort of be in the neighbourhood and I thought I'd drop in, L-00 in hand.
Let me know if there is anything you'd like me to bring from Canada, besides the common sense and charm I have in such abundance.
No ukes please!
See you all Apr 1,
Alex
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What a brave chap you are and to want to stay in the faded glory of the hotel as well :)
We shall look forward to seeing you both, unless you really want to tavel with a guitar I'm sure somebody could probably lend you something suitable for the weekend, justy a thought knowing what a pain flying with an instrumen can be.
Let me know if you need further info or anything.
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Good news, we welcome colonials as well as continentals - we Brits are not as insular as you might think.
We'll be taking a look at the programme once we have a fulll idea of who's there in the early New Year.
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Alex - you'll be as welcome as the flowers is in May. It will be great to meet you in person.
You must excuse me now, while I go polish my ukulele...
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PP - it's in April!!! He'll still be welcome though.
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BTW, now booked and bound to go, unlike our leader Mr.T
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BTW, now booked and bound to go, unlike our leader Mr.T
He'll soon see the error of his ways and book up.
By the way Alex, you should know that Richard and I are the sensible ones who take everything very seriously.... ( >:D)
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Actually girls, boys and weenies, I have no need to book since they cunningly assumed I would be coming and reserved me a room at the beginning!
you should know that Richard and I are the sensible ones who take everything very seriously..
Well PP speak not with forked uke, or it maybe it will get forked if blueshome has his way with it :-X
And, for those that haven't booked yet here's a polite reminder to get on with it ;D
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Booked in and bound to go. Banjo and Uke at the ready ....
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See you all in April ... if not before.
Graham
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Banjo and Uke at the ready ....
>:D
See you all in April ... if not before.
Graham
Are you all sons of George Formby? ::)
Alex
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They only do it to try to annoy me. Don't worry about a thing............. 8)
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"I woke up this morning and I was leaning on a lamppost"
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Excellent, Graham.
And at the mention of booking in, who haven't we heard from?
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Well, you guys dithered so long about the date and venue >:D that I accepted a gig booking for that week-end... but I'll be there in spirit.
Marshcat
www.lemonrock.com/nationalsteel (http://www.lemonrock.com/nationalsteel)
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That'll leave a hole in our souls. We'll miss all those shiny guitars too.
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Well, you guys dithered so long about the date and venue
Personally I don't think so, but then I'm only the one that puts it together and there are still a mere three and a half months left to go :)
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Richard we fixed the date finally on October 26th. 5 months notice in my book.
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Richard, no criticism intended, you do a fantastic job! And I was really looking forward to seeing that square-neck style 0; it's just that sometimes things just don't work out... and I can't help being in such great demand so far ahead ;)
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No problem, but think what you are going to miss and could have played ;)
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I was talking to JC Grimshaw this morning and I'm afraid they have gigs at Euroweenie time, so won't be able to attend. :( It's all down to you then, Richard... ;D
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After due consideration and discussion with His Luminosity Richard, we now have a programme for Euroweenie2011.
This is, of course, subject to last minute alteration at the whim of the organisers.
Friday April 1st:
Afternoon - meet & greet from 1400h. Drinks
1900h Dinner.
2015 Lucky dip draw then everybody play till midnight. More drinks
Saturday:
1030h Professor Scratchy workshop (subject to fitness, not just the Prof's))
1200-1330h lunch (Off-site) Probably with drinks.
1330h Quiz
1430h Play a Big Bill piece of your choice (minimum 3 verses or choruses) Scratchy's revenge! Followed by tea/fag break.
1600h Lucky dip rehearsals.
1900h Dinner.
2015h Lucky dip performances then play till midnight.
Sunday:
For those that wish, post-breakfast New Forest drive and short walk.
In addition there will be a couple of quite arbitrary awards for undisclosed items/performances. Substantial prizes may/may not be awarded or forfeits demanded.
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The 2011 Programme sounds good! I presume the "lucky dip" is to decide who gets to play with The Lovely Samantha? (She told me she is polishing both her nut and her saddle in anticipation.)
I look forward to seeing you all.
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Excellent news Bob and also that Phil has produced the prototype program.
I was going to offer to do a beginners lap class if anybody was mad\keen enough to want to have a go, so if you do want to try let me know and I'll put together something on the lines of my amazing video lessons :-X
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I can attest that those lessons are amazing. Attending Richard's class should be a requirement for all attendees!
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Richard, at the very least you should bring dvds of the lessons. No problem squeezing an hour's worth of lesson into the programme for those who wish (me included).
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Yes well, what can I say! Might be more fun to do a bit for real ,but I'll bring the in the stuff on disk somebody will have a computer I expect ???
I'm orff for a couple of days and I hope they let me out again!
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Do it for real!
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You playing again yet Prof?
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Richard's proposed lap class sounds good! I'll try anything once.....
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@blueshome: yes, stookie came off last Monday. Still a bit sore when I laugh.
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I'd much rather have a live session with Richard than a DVD - surely that's the whole point of our get-together? Was in two minds about bringing my lap machine, but a short workshop with Richard would definitely encourage me to pack the thing.
Edit: Sorry, forgot to mention - glad to hear old Scratchy's on the mend.
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Finally got off my backside and booked...
Now- to start planning the instrument list:
5 string banjo, 6 string banjo, Ukulele. Not going to have much room for guitars :(
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We'll fit Richard into the programme (I want a live lesson myself), but I still urge him to bring copies of the dvd for future reference, they are very useful and inimitably presented.
Slim, bring all the junk you like it's at your own risk. You, Graham and Parlor (sic) Picker can organise your own uke convention later. As for the Devil's work, I believe Guernsey welcomes b***os.
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Dont panic...
My Uke has has been sitting with me in the office for six months and has not been out of its case in that time. I plan only one banjo...
Im thinking of bringing a big noisy reso and playing some slide this year.
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Look forward to that.
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You, Graham and Parlor (sic) Picker can organise your own uke convention later.
I may be sic(k) given my liking for the humble ukulele. :D
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Well there we have it, by popular request I shall cobble something together. Actually, having thought about that statement I can tell you now what we shall be doing, we'll be in open G and I doubt if we will be learning any songs :o but, we be learning a few basics moves with an emphasis on scales, did I say scales ::) oh, sorry so I did :P
For those that have seen my infamous vids they know what to expect, but for for those that haven't you will need some form of guitar without to too low an action and some form of bar - a heavy slide is probably quite sufficient, I have no objection to sllde banjo and\or uke provided you play them somewhere else :D
On the health front may I congratulate Prof Scratch on his recovery and imagine by now he will doubtless be hard at it perfecting his masterclass in soft crofter's croft. Personally, my bypass of several years back was reverting to more of a country lane so I have just returned from a major cardiac rebuild especially so I have the necessary impetus to do this class ;) Actually it wasn't half as bad as I thought since they gave me double the dose of intravenous vallium and I was flying high above the whole procedure, what's that song about being a viper?
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The intravenous valium seems to have been slow-release. Sure they didn't spill some acid into the syringe?
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Careful there, Richard. A neighbor of ours once had intravenous valium for a surgical procedure. On the way home from the hospital, before the valium had worn off, his wife talked him into buying a new car and a trip to Ireland!
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Sadly it's worn off now :( however, fingers crossed the rest of me seems to be going well :-X
Now, amazingly it seems we have eleven weenies signed up to attend this great event, so I think we really need one more to make it an even dozen which makes it easier for the bands out of the hat.
Where's that newt catcher for isnstance ??? So come on, roll up, roll up... there must be somebody else out there who if he isn't certified yet, could well be by the end of the weekend... dj what about you beaming down for the lap class?
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I can confirm that Mr Bunker Hill has acceded to my request to set the quiz, despite his being enticed away by the chance of a stay in sunny Spain rather than the dismal Forest in April.
I suggest you dig out those old blues periodicals and learn B&GR by heart. There will be a substantial prize.
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There will be a substantial prize.
If that turns out to be a night on the town with you at my own expense, I'm not entering.
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Wait and see!
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Look boys don't over excite our tranatlantic visitor Ghost Rider with these comments, for one thing he might even now be thinking there is a town worthy of the name to have night out in.. and a sub-substancial prize, well that hasn't been cleared by the organising committee, whatever can it be :P
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As per usual, I'm waiting for my gast to be flabbered... ;)
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I expect the hotel food will do that nicely :P
Any more ideas for that extra personage to make it a round dozen?
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Look boys don't over excite our tranatlantic visitor Ghost Rider with these comments, for one thing he might even now be thinking there is a town worthy of the name to have night out in.. and a sub-substancial prize, well that hasn't been cleared by the organising committee, whatever can it be :P
Let's spend the money on Hoochie-coochie girls instead.
Alex
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I've already obtained the substantial prize. Please take care with what you say, or we'll have Richard back to the heart surgeon. He's not supposed to get over-excited you know. Still, maybe next year we'll book the girls.
if you've concluded that we are all idiots then you are probably in the right ball park, as your colonial neighbours to the south would say. Still, we're friendly and mostly harmless and looking forward to meeting you.
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If that prize is what I think it is then any thought of the girls will pale into insignificence - I hope you picked a clean one!
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I have carefully selected a vintage item.
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I have carefully selected a vintage item/quote]
That wouldn't be me, would it, by any chance?
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Don't tell me - it's a night out with Scratchy in a banjo parlour, no expenses paid.
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I refer you to my post of 29th January.
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...or could it be a lesson in air guitar, lap style.. I'll bet you a glass of vino bianco you'll never guess wot the prize is :D
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Richard:
I'll either bring my own guitar or...
If one of you folks want to by a guitar (eBay or otherwise) here in Canada, I could bring that and accidently forget to bring it home.
Alex
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Give you $20 for the Cromwell.............
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I've heard the Cromwells have round heads.
All best,
Johnm
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Let's not start a Civil War!
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BH, I don't think he's talking about that :o
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Actually, I was talking about that, Richard. I saw an opportunity for a crummy pun and took it. Mea culpa.
All best,
Johnm
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A cut above average I thought, we had better leave it at that :D
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We'll miss seeing you this year John, dry wit, bad puns, guitar playing.....
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Yes, I'd go with BH on that, EBA will be a little different.
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Just a reminder to Euroweenie attendees that you need to have that Big Bill piece down in good time, we have high expectations and will not make any exceptions short of of loss of limb (yes, this means you too Parlor Picker).
Good news! The substantial prize for the blues quiz has now been obtained at great expense and is awaiting gift wrapping by Mrs.Blueshome.
Also, I've heard that Natterjack is giving newt hunting lessons in the Forest that weekend (yes really!) and so will drop in on Friday. We are also to be joined by Will Greener, one of London's top harp players (EBA-ers will know him) to give a bit of variety from the onslaught of stringed instruments.
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Sounds like fun, Phil. Will is an ace.
All best,
Johnm
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Since reminders are in vogue, I should say that my latent and much maligned beginners lap class will be hands on. Hands on what is up is up you, but you will need something to lay across the neck to bar the strings, so again I leave that to your good taste :o
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Don't do Broonzy, won't do Broonzy. I'll be too busy thinking about Richard's slide class.
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I had entirely forgotten about Broonzy...
*adds to list of songs to try to remember in the next 3 weeks*
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That's why we issued the reminder Slim. PP, you willll do Broonzy just like the rest. you have a uke permit however.
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PP to reiterate doing a BBB is a condition on you being even allowed in. Besides and notwithstanding, since you already have the first two of my lessons on dvd we will all be expecting great things of you :P
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Nice to hear natterjack will be putting in a croak.
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How hard can it be, PP, to do BB??
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The Newt-chaser has raised his head? Excellent.
I shall email Mr Hall to ensure that he is under no illusions regarding BBB...
And it looks like we are getting towards the sort of numbers that wil allow me to cut right back on the number of songs that I have to re-learn before the event >:D
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How hard can it be, PP, to do BB??
On a uke :o
On a more serious note (note the pun) as regards the hotel is there anyone out there who will reguire special extra vegan\veggie type food over and above what was on offer last time? If so let me know and I will warn the hotel so they can get an extra bag of nuts in.
Whilst on the subject of dining, the hotel are assuming that all those booked in will be eating there on both the Friday and Saturday night. I realise it's not quite haute cuisine and it would be nice to go out to a Chinese en mass like we did before, but on the other hand by agreeing to eat there it keeps the room rate down (certainly by New Forest rates!) and we do get the function room for free.
By the way Harvey, is The Lady Harvey still going to risk it? Brave girl if you ask me ;D
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No unfortunately, a bit of a cock up on the kids front means it is just me. So bang goes the ability to actually play anything a guitar after 9 PM.
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No unfortunately, a bit of a cock up on the kids front means it is just me. So bang goes the ability to actually play anything a guitar after 9 PM.
By "cock up" you presumably mean conceiving the darn things...
Get that BBB number sorted as its well before 9pm on the timetable. O0
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How hard can it be, PP, to do BB??
Extremely hard, if, like me, you haven't got a clue. I'll play the one chord I know behind Richard (preferably with me in the next room). You're all forgetting I'm only a fairly inept rhythm guitarist who can't sing. I may have to take on Bunker Hill's role of observer this year as he can't make it.
I will again, if you like, take snaps of the performances as I did last year.
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Big Bill did instrumentals >:D
Though hey hey on a uke might lack a certain something in the signature riff.
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Big Bill did instrumentals >:D
Though hey hey on a uke might lack a certain something in the signature riff.
Well you tell me the chords Simon and you can play it while I back you up on uke or guitar.
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PP, I detect a note of panic here :-X
So there is no escape, the chords for my epic are simply a 12 bar in C with the first chord being a G so get practicing!
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British spelling please, Richard: practising.
I went downstairs earlier and played that (more or less) (sort of Guitar Shuffle) on fingerpicked ukulele. Are you volunteering for a duet? Go on, then I won't get lumbered with Blueshome ( :D). Alternatively I could play with Norfolk Slim, pretend he's my long-lost son and I'm holding back to give him a chance.
Please note thusfar I have avoided the temptation to respond with "go forth and multiply" or words to that effect...
Edit: Reading your comments again, Richard, I take that as an invitation to perform with you (ooh er missus). Wish I had a washboard...
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Guitar Shuffle sounds good, stay away from strange men with a guitar in their lap.
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Guitar Shuffle sounds good, stay away from strange men with a guitar in their lap.
Yeah - it sounds good when somebody else plays it.
Don't know what you mean about "strange men". I've always found Richard perfectly normal (by my standards of course).
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Alternatively I could play with Norfolk Slim
Yes well, we don't want to know what you get up to without your uke and anyway if Harvey is there sans Lady Harvey I doubt if NS would be up to getting up to much anyway.
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Just looked at my confirmation letter from the hotel and I see it mentions the special price includes VAT @ the old rate of 17.5% - so watch out for a potential price hike.
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PP I despair :D
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PP I despair :D
It's all right for you landed gentry, but we serfs have to save up for these big events. Blueshome may have to do another night stacking shelves in his local supermarket to cover the VAT increase. I may have to muck out the horses of the lord of the manor... ;)
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I don't mind remaining as the gentry, but I had to sell the land for the supermarket to pay for last National. However Phil does work there in stocking the shelves - actually he's in he music department with the banjos and ukes :)
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Thought I was in hell, suppose that's right.
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Just think, two weeks tomorrow and we'll be packing our gander bags and ukes for a trip to musical event of the year. Sharpen them finger picks :P
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Woo hoo!!
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Big Bill!!!!!
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Big Bill!!!!!
Put your specs on - that's Homer Simpson, not Big Bill (whoever he may be).
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Just heard from Dennis Rigg, who has now returned from abroad and he's confirmed he's planing to join us. He won't need accommodation at the hotel because he lives very nearby. He will join us for dinner both nights. So we'll have an extra harp player.
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2 proper harpys, more than enough especially as both he and Will Greener are tops.
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2 proper harpys
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKytQid_D5M)
Apologies in advance, to all concerned parties. Great tune, beautifully executed.
I heard this yesterday and was unable to move until it had finished.
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On our way to Milford! Capt. Richard awaits - more Casey Bill I suppose........
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Quite so there is no escape, I believe he taught Tampa Red didn't he?
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Back at Blueshome Villas after a great weekend with the euroweenies.
Many thanks to Richard for doing the leg work again, and to him and Prof.Scratchy for their workshops, and to the rest of attendees for making it a great event. Even the hotel was better. Roll on next time.
We now await a note from our roving reporter, Mr.Parlor Picker, with a review of the proceedings.
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.. and some video? :P
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Great weekend.......nothin' but the blues....Special thanks to Richard and The Prof....
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Thanks for coming people, I will add some more thoughts tomorrow.
As for a video I'm not sure that anybody did anything this time, time will tell!
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:D I was mostly joking - i'm sure you were happier not being video'd. I know i would be! Getting together like that sounds like a great thing to do though.
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There will be a video of the the Prof's M.Minnie lesson published on the same basis as last year. May be a week or two before get round to editing.
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We now await a note from our roving reporter, Mr.Parlor Picker, with a review of the proceedings.
Why me? Can't somebody else do it?
Great weekend - thanks also from me to Richard, Scratchy and Blueshome for their efforts. Highlights of the weekend for me were the playing of Capt. Bliss aka Will Greener, who is possibly the best harp player I've ever seen live,Scratchy's monster 12-string and raucous wooden Triolian guitars and Diamond Dac's Broonzy piece which was gentle, understated, yet full of integrity. Of course it's always great from a social point of view - seeing the lads again.
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PP- I think you are probably perceived as the "writer" amongst us, especially in the absence of Bunker Hill. However, I might try to have a go at something if I have time later. Given the chaos I appear to have walked back into at the office, that may be considerably later but we will see...
Brief interim thanks to Richard for organising etc and to Scratchy for his very kind gift (which went down well in the car this morning).
I'll take the opportunity to add a highlight too- which was to hear Graham (Slo-Blo) play with such vigour and authority. The time he has put into the guitar over the last 18 months or so really shows.
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Great weekend.......nothin' but the blues....Special thanks to Richard and The Prof....
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Great weekend. thanks to Richard for organising, and to Phil for keeping things rolling along! Everybody's playing and repertoire gets better every year. Some great guitars to ogle at too! What PP said about Will the harmonica player - fantastic stuff, as was the "substantial" quiz prize furnished by Phil as a fitting symbol of the foundations of all blues knowledge and wisdom.
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I suppose I should say something about the weekend to endorse the sense of fun and frivolity (clean eh?) from other weenies and of course those who travelled from the frozen climes of the northern hemisphere, that is delineated by being meaning anywhere north of Cheltenham to us Bristle folk.
I think it worth noting that with the exception of the brave Lady Blueshome, all other womenfolk chose the sensible option and stayed at home. That is of course no slight upon Her Ladyship the Lady Blueshome but merely serves to underline her undying enthusiam for listening to a bunch of reprobates twanging their ancient guitars.
Musically I think it was a success with the more able encouraging the less able for our 'out of the hat' duo\trio's. Personally I though there noticeable improvements in the playing of Slo-blo
(Graham), Norfolk Slim (Simon) and Harvey (Andrew) who should stop playing with himself and get out there and do a bit in public :-X
Prof's Memphis Minnie class was very good, clear and concise, maybe that's why he's a professor... and a thank you for dishing out copies of his excellent CD.
It was a little hard to judge the lap class as I led it, in retrospect I wonder if it was a little too hard with too much to take in? I had intended it as a (theoretical) foundation for lap playing for experienced guitarists to get around the fretboard in any key - well there's no point in buggering about with that sort of talent in the class is there! I should add that I honestly think with the Prof's musical apptitude he will probably be taking the class next year. Rearrange the words - duck, like, water, a, to For those who wanted a copy of my diy dvd I hope to get 'em in the post next week.
What else? Ah, yes we were joined by Will Greener (and lady artiste friend) for the event, he is certainly one of the most tasteful harp players I have heard and incidentally asked the most lap style questions! I gather the sketches will be available in the future.
If I have forgotten anybody sorry about that, I can only cope with so much but I should add a big thank you to Phil for his support. One final point, what happened to the Candian contingent of Ghost Rider.... could he be in the sky somewhere?
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Pictures posted to the Photo Gallery under "Euroweenie 2011".
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Most noble of you to post them, my only complaint is that we all look so b****y ancient and wrecked, which of course was not the case.
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Great pictures, loved the action shots -- nice hotel!
Michael, thanks for right sizing the pictures - we don't want to many pixels of Richard.
Richard I see a nice showboating technique of playing the lap steel with slide underneath the fretboard -- perhaps a future workshop?
http://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?amp;Itemid=60&action=gallery;sa=view;id=1300
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Yes, thanks for the photos. Fun to see the action.
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So what happened to Ghostrider -- no show? Did he get taken hostage in Turkey?
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Underhand playing certainly!
As for GhostRider I have heard nothing, maybe he has gone the way of the song....... Ghostriders in the Sky :o
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Marshcat, who was gigging this year and couldn't attend the Euroweenie Weekend, tipped me off that there were some videos of Will Greener aka Capt. Bliss on YouTube. Here's one which gives an idea of the kind of performance we enjoyed in Hampshire:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMTdZPJaNVU
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Will Greener = class!
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Just to say sorry for the delay in sending out the lap dvds, eh trouble at mill with the burner so hopefully end of this week :)