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[Jeremy Foshee <jeremy.foshee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Nov 01, 2010 at 12:30:44PM -0700, Clint Byrum wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-11-01 at 09:31 -0400, Hugh Blemings wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > > I just want to say thanks to everyone who participated in the Friday
> > > night festivities.  I had a great time playing, listening and dancing,
> > > and I think everyone else did too!  It was a great party. :)
> > 
> > +1 'twas great fun indeed.
> > 
> 
> The party was *awesome*, and I actually think the short set list meant
> the band played all their favorite songs and the crowd favorites, which
> was really cool. I'm still humming "..down in old ShangHAAAIII" ;)
> 
> > For next time around I think the general format went well - encourage people 
> > to attend practices during the week and (diplomatically) suggest that if you 
> > don't attend then you may be asked to sit out the actual "live" session.
> > 
> 
> I would only ask that it be more clear when these practice sessions are,
> so that I can plan to attend. I sought out a few of the people looking
> for information as to when I could come, and it was never very clear
> when they were happening. Maybe I asked the wrong people. An email near
> the beginning of the week with a reminder for those of us who aren't as
> close with the the current allstars would go a long way to that end.
> 
> To the point about diplomacy, I had no idea that I'd been asked to sit
> out the live performance, though the setup of the stage made it pretty
> intimidating to just get up on stage and grab a mic, which was a
> departure from the setup in Brussels (which was my only point of
> reference).
> 
> I did turn up on Thursday, quite late, for that last practice session
> and asked to sing and was told to "just get up there and sing", which I
> did when I felt it wouldn't interfere with what you guys were doing. I
> did try several times to offer my voice up for a lead vocal but it
> seemed others had already claimed songs and practiced them, which I
> really don't want to interfere with!
>
Yeah, this was one of the things that we found really difficult to nail
down so that practices could be communicated. A lot of the hangups were
due to last minute dinner plans and late meetings. My personal desire
was that we would be able to do some sort of practicing each night, but
that was dificult as well due to the same items mentioned above.

I think we will only be able to continue our progress on making this
successful. I will try to work with the major sponsors to be sure we can
schedule practices before we reach the venue for the next one. 
 
> I think you guys put in an amazing amount of work, and I basically
> just
> tried to ride for free on top of that, so I want to make it clear that
> my desire is to enhance what has been done thus far. I do want to
> participate *in the live show* next time, and I'm willing to put in some
> time, but its really not clear if that is possible, welcome, or how to
> do it.
And we definitely want you to participate. :) It is absolutely welcome,
but I agree that there needs to be a bit of organization at the outset.
Perhaps we gather on the first night(Sunday?) and get an idea how many
people want to participate so that we can determine who wants to play on
which songs. 

What are your ideas on how to make this better? Actually, I wonder if I
should make a survey for folks to fill out and give us some feedback.
What do you all think?

~JFo
> 
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