Conference napalm::guitar

    		You beat me to this by about ten minutes, William.
    	I say let's go for it!  Sign me up ASAP.  I work second shift,
    	so it will be hard for me to attend any nighttime jams, but
    	I will keep an eye out for any jams nonetheless.  
    
    				Phil (waiting for those weekend jams)

    I think a weekend time slot is almost a prerequisite for this type
    of event. 
    
    I'm anxious to hear the `Rik Sawyer' Sound!
    -WJB

    If this ever comes off, could someone tape it?  I doubt if I could
    get to Mass to attend but would love to hear the results...
    
    tom_p

    
    	I've been going to a lot of these lately and, though they
    can be a lot of fun, it often gets ....er...uh....confused...
    and...uh....muddled....not to mention loud. Get 5 guitarists
    in one small room with cranked amps and seperate abilities
    and musical interests and you have........a lot of noise.
    	What seems to help best is when people takes turns.
    	one drummer, a bassplayer and 2 guitars and a keyboardist.
    	one drummer a bass, 1 guitar, 2 keys....
    	these work fine.
    	but, 1 drummer, no bass, 6 keys and 2 guitars gets muddled.
    	as does 1 drummer, a bass, 5 guitars and no keys.
    
    	If everyone (depending, of course, on th enumber of participants)
    is willing to take turns playing, swapping around with different
    people, it works best and the most fun is had by all.
    	I went to a jam at Butch Leitz's with Dave Clark on guitar,
    Fred waible on guitar, Joe ????? on bass, Dave ????on bass,
    and, instead of my adding to the confusion, I spent most of the
    night singing.  Joe and Dave switched on bass, and I played a few
    tunes on guitar but most of the night I sang and had a real good
    time doing it.
    	Also, I'm virtually available for any weekend or any evening.
    so, let me know when it happens and I can probably make it.
    
    	rik
    

    How's about an all-acoustic session?
    

	We're two months away from the one year anniversary of the infamous
Pearl Harbor Day jam. 

	I'm willing to coordinate a jam session in the mid November time frame
at my place in Marlboro.  My previous jam sessions generally started as electric
stuff in the early afternoon tapering off to acoustic stuff in the late
afternoon and early evening.  I usually had a good time.

	Think about it.  Maybe a day dedicated to all-acoustic would work
better.  Our answer to the COMMUSIC MIDI jams.

    Acoustic is nice. I'd do that.
    Someone fix a date and a place....
    
    someone other than me, I mean.
    rik
    

    I don't have a garage but I do have a big
    kitchen that would probably hold 5-10 people
    playing all at the same time, acoustic that is.
    
    I don't play much myself but I sure would enjoy
    listening to you more experienced people.
    
    Sean

I'd be up for it, and I'll even donate space in my cellar to set up,
if you want.  We "could" do electric there, but as mentioned earlier,
acoustic might be less confusing.  The only rub is that my cellar,
along with my house, is in Manchester, NH.

Wherever it ends up (within reason :-), count me in.

-- Sam

    I got the go ahead from the wife so my place is ready and
    waiting.  I live in Dunstable Mass so it would probably be
    a good mid-point for those that live a little way in NH.
    
    So does anyone have any ideas for dates or should I just
    pick one and see what responses there are?
    
    Sean

    
    	Joe Jas has a nice place for Jamming and hanging out...He's
    equipped to record, has a drum kit and a Rhodes piano on hand too,
    I believe. He doesnt "do" much - so his place is available most
    weekends too. It's in Littleton. We can talk to him about it at
    the Musicians Lunch/Dinner hopefully happening this Friday, the
    3rd -
    
    	Joe Jas
    

    
    	I notice no women responding to this action.
    
    	must be cuz they're all out gigging somewhere, or recording.
    or touring or too busy writing tunes or designing new guitars
    and effects.
    	it certainly isn't cuz they don't exist.
    
    	:-)
    	ribbing.
    	rik
    

	Electric jams are frustrating for me, I can't hear my
	acoustic, even when I borrow an electric my ears are sensitive
	to the volume and I have trouble picking myself up...
	
	And there are plenty of good rock jamming tunes that'll work
	well on acoustics (early Dire Straits comes immediately to
	mind...).
	
	Mike

    
    
    	GO DIRECTLY TO MUSIC 512.0 OR COMMUSIC 531.0
    	DO NOT PASS GO
    	DO NOT COLLECT $200
    	DO NOT STRAY FROM THE PATH OF THE LORD.
    	KEEP OF THE GRASS.
    	HE WHO LIVES IN GRASS HOUSES SHOULD GET STONED.
    	YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE HIM READ
    WAR AND PEACE.
    	
    	

    I am new to this stuff. I am interested in going. I want to find
    out what this is all about. Is there going to be a distribution
    list? or the date, time and location is going to given here?
    
    Miguel...
    

    Ok.  Thats all I can stands, I can't stands n'more.
    
    I'm going to set a date for a weekend and hope someone shows up.  Since
    everyone seems to be talking/noteing and not doing, here it goes.
    
    My place,
    
    	Acoustic jam.
        
    	Dunstable, Mass. 638 Hollis St. on OCT 11'th starting at 1:30 pm.
    
    	Directions:
    
    		From NH:
    		RT 3 and exit at RT 111A west.  There will a LARGE A
    		frame house on a bend in the road, this is Groton rd.
    		which becomes Hollis St.  Look for DAVIDSON on the
    		mailbox on the right side of the road.
    
    		From MA:
    		RT 495 and go north on RT 119, Littleton Common, until
    		you get to Groton downtown.  Turn right at Hollis St.,
    		orange barell deviding the road, and go until you come
    		to RT 113.  Turn left and go a ways until you come to
    		a big open field on the right at Hollis St.  Stay on
    		the main road until you come to a Y in the road, take
    		a right.  There will be a road that turns right where
    		there will be cows normally eating out of a feed bin,
    		that is NOT the Y in the road.  Look for DAVIDSON on
    		the mailbox on the left.

    
    	If anyone needs better directions I have some maps that I could
    	send out.
    
    	I hope to see and here some good music, especially you Sam and
    	Paul since I know who you are but have never seen either.
    
    
    		Sean

    As it happens, anyone who went to Fall DECUS (that includes me)
    will be unable to make it on the 11th.

    Sorry Paul.  I don't think that DECUS should stop this event from
    happening though.  Could those who are going to make it reply here
    or send me mail so I can see if everyone has gone to DECUS?
    
    Sean

    I think I can do the 11'th.
    will send mail to confirm later this week.
    
    rik
    

    It looks like it might be a nice cool fall day so are
    those that are going to make it SPICY chili eaters?
    
    :-) Sean

Yup!

-- Me

    I have the outing on the 11th. I am sorry that I can not make it.
    I am looking forward meeting some of you some time in the near future.
    
    Miguel...
    

    I'll be there!
    and I LOVE chilli!
    
    and, being of spanish descent, I shall take a dish from a recipe
    handed down in my family since the first padre played in san
    diego.                   
    	or was that the first padre that prayed in san jaun?
    	
    	rik
    

What's that bring the count up to now, Sean?

Also, are "spectators" welcome, and are any already planning on being
there?  The better half is interested in seeing this circus, but not if
she's the only non-participant.

See ya Saturday,

-- Sam

    re. sam lambert's better half.
    	My s.o./g.f./b.f./d.b. feels the same way.
    
    "are there going to be any females there?"
    "are you asking cuz you do or do not want there to be females there?"
    "I'm just curious..."
    "If there are other females there, would you decide to go just
    to protect your interests? ...or to meet females?...and why do you
    assume that if females are there, they aren't musicians?"
    "get off my case!"
    "sorry"...."probably not, there never are."
    
    

    I think I have counted five of us so far.
    
    My wife was planning on going out but if there are other females
    there she will stay around.  I hadn't put any restrictions on this
    except for just acoustic guitars.
    
    My wife even plays guitar too.  Maybe we could get here to join
    in.
    
    I had some mexican/indian friends when I lived in S. Calf. and BOY
    was there some good food they knew how to cook.
    
    By the way, if more show up we might need some folding chairs. 
    I only think I have seven in the entire house and I find it a little
    tough playing guitar sitting on a couch.
    
    
    Sean

    So........?????   How did it go?
    
    Who was there?  What was played?
    
    Sorry I missed it, I had a previous mountain climbing engagement.
    Unlike Jimmy Page in "The Song Remains the Same" I didn't find
    anyone up at the summit to show me a guiding light towards better guitar
    playing.   Knew I shoulda gone to the jam and capitalize on
    another opportunity to play with Rik.

    	db

It was great!  For the few of us who were there, that is...  Not to
mention any names (the list would be too long), but "a few" people
who said they'd be there didn't make it.  

I was a very good time.  On behalf of those who were there I'd like
to extend my thanks to Sean for hosting a very nice afternoon.  "Thanks!"
Too bad the others missed it.  Maybe next time...

And Sean has great taste in guitars!  (And chili, too!)

-- Sam

    Thanks Sam.
    
    I really enjoyed myself.  I learned a few things, even though
    it was faily far above what I could play, but I tried.  Next time
    I think there should a set of songs, not too many, that would
    like to be played and then go into free-for-all, what would
    you like to play next, type of session.  At least that way it
    would give us non-pro's a chance to get ready for some of you.
    
    This sure gave me something to look forward to when the day I can
    play half as good as Sam and Kirk.
    
    
    Sean

    I always miss the fun things...  I gotta get out of the clubs for
    a few months !!!!!!!!!!!!!11
    
    I'd like to be in the next one !

    Looks like *the* next jam is the DECade jam from Music.notes, note
    # 512. After that, we'll see what happens.
    -Wjb

    after reading all this interesting rambling about guitars and playing
    it occured to me that there is a lot of people who like to jam in
    thier spare time. however i noticed that of the people who wanted
    to get together not too many were revealing as to what part of the
    country (or world) they lived in. It would seem to me that the most
    effective way to congregate players in an effective group to do
    some serious jamming (for fun of course) would be to give your 
    address and some indication of what kind of style you like
    namely acoustic or amplified and what kind of music you like
    to listen to and play, rock,blues,country etc.
    I live in Midland, Texas (thats close to the middle of nowhere)
    and I have both an electric and a 12 string acoustic and I
    like to rock. Due to an accident I prefer not to play electric
    (the weight of my Les Paul gets unbearable after about 45 min.)
    but I would be interested in getting together with someone to 
    jam. It could be soon if anybody lived "close" to me or it
    would be ok to get a standing invitation for whenever I'm in
    town as in going to school in Boston when a good break from
    brain beating would be a welcome relief.
    What do ya'll have to say about that?
    

    OOOOOOOOOOO BOY YESUM
    THIS WOULD GIVE ME  A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND CHAT IN PERSON
    .SINCE IAM ON THE WEST COAST IAM NOT QUITE IN TOUCH .IAM SCHEDULED
    TO GO TO BEDFORD IN THE NEAR FUTURE SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO
    TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ?I CAN BRING ELECTRIC AND /OR ACCOUSTIC I MIGHT
    EVEN BUY THE FIRST ROUND ?THIS IS VERY GOOD TO HEAR ,GOOD JOB RIK!

I am up here at ZK (from Charlotte NC) for the next week and brought my
guitar. Folk w/pickup I play finger-picking mostly folk but I'm not choosy. 
Wanna Play?

John Frazer

    Hi All!
    	I just blew the dust off my guitars for the first time in -
    well, too damned long!  I'd be interested in getting together with
    some patient souls out there who could put up with all the rust.
     All in all I've been playing for about 18 years, but the last ten
    of those have been kind of off and on.  Any other dusty hotshots
    from the '60s interested in loosening up?  I'm in Hudson MA, but
    would be willing to travel reasonable distances.  Mail to
    DIMMAK::BEFUMO.
    					joe B.

    I don't usually follow this conference, but figured it was the best
    place to see if there are any guitarists in the Southern NH/Northern MA
    area interested in playing the next DECjam, being held on Apr 22nd at
    the Sit'n Bull.
    
    I'm forming a band for this occasion and have a drummer, bassist, and
    vocalist (although a guitar player who can sing would be great too -
    harmonies add a lot to most songs).  If you're interested, let know --
    send mail to NACAD2::KRISTY.  Thanks.
    
    -- Kristy

    
    I've been musically hacking for about 20 years( mainly guitar,
    with a little piano and mandolin) and would like to find people
    in the Southern N.H area, who might want to jam( acoustic or
    electric) Singers( who don't play an instrument) are also welcome
    to respond, since I do enjoy singing harmony...
    
    Right now( today) I'm playing a lot of standards( Hoagey Carmichael,
    Cole Porter...) but I also love Muddy Waters, Hank Williams,
    Rolling Stones, Beatles and Guns N Roses
    
    Drop me a line at Crista::Maynard
    
    
    					Jim Maynard

	Who/what I am:

	I've played acoustic guitar off-and-on since high school, and
	bass since college. My interests have varied over the
	years, included a folk finger-picking phase, but these
	days I'm focussing on rock (particularly "alternative"
	rock, whatever that's supposed to mean) and mainly playing
	bass. No real band experience, mostly playing along
	with records. Just the last few months I've been taking
	my music more seriously, taking bass lessons, practicing
	regularly, doing a bit of songwriting, etc. I also play
	keyboards a bit.

	What I want:

	In recent months my wife and I started playing semi-regularly with
	a drummer and electric guitarist. We've been having trouble
	getting together with them recently, but those few sessions
	were an important lesson - there's no substitute in terms
	of learning (or fun) for playing with real people. So, I'm
	looking for folks to play with on a regular basis, say 
	Wednesday and/or Friday nights. I'm less interesting in
	jamming (pick four chords and improvise over them for an
	hour:-) than in learning to play real songs and play them
	well.

	Specific interests: random selection include the Cure,
	REM, Talking Heads, the Police, the Clash, Joe Jackson,
	some more "classic" stuff like the Who, Allman Brothers,
	etc. But I'm willing to play most any kind of rock or pop.

	Where I am:

	I live in Pepperell, MA (near Nashua), and am willing to
	travel in the Fitchburg/Lowell/Manchester triangle.

	Who you are:

	Drummer and guitarist or keyboardist (and maybe others) 
	looking for a bass player to play with/enjoy music with. 
	I wouldn't mind working some with just a drummer, actually - 
	I need to work on being part of a rhythm section and 
	not playing so much like a guitarist. I'm not interested 
	in playing with druggies, or anyone who thinks drinking is
	an essential part of the musical experience (just people
	for whom the music itself is enough of a "high"). 

	If you're interested, send me mail at KOALA::RYAN.

	Mike

    
    What does everyone think of monthly jam.  We could start getting 
    together say on 1st Sunday of every month.  We could start it out 
    at our practice place, but locations could change as we go on.
    
    All you Easterners are welcomed.  8*)
    
    Slant

    
    First Sunday in February?  Say 5ish in the afternoon/evening?
    BYOB.  Anyone who wishes to attend, send me mail!
    
    J.

    
    	Hey Scarymon, did you hear the jam nite is back at Al's on
    	Tuesdays?

    >	Hey Scarymon, did you hear the jam nite is back at Al's on
    >	Tuesdays?
    
    Yo Jerry, sounds like it's time for you to drag Pat down there and get
    him up on stage!
    
    Greg

    Pat's been on stage at Al's.  It was his first time out I think,
    and he did a great job playing Stormy Monday.  
    
    jc (Who loves jammin' that tune...)

    Did he puke or turn green or anything?  Did people get up and leave?
    
    ;^)

    No, none of the above.  Pat was far more brave than I was the first
    time I went on stage.  I couldn't unlock my fingers... I thought
    someone put loctite in my beer or something.  
    
    He done good.  I think Steve Dandrea is BACK from school and will
    agree with me, since he was there also.
    
    jc

    Well, once I get on first (1 more week), me and the Blair_unit will
    have to assault Al's, strats in hand !
    
    Scary ...

    
    	Oh sh*t, I can feel my butt tightening up already.  
    
    	;^)

    I'm a self taught guitarist who has been playing guitar for about 20
    years now. I generally play easy jazz type songs which I wrote myself.
    I was wondering if anyone in the Leominster, MA area be up for jamming/
    practicing once or twice a month? 
    
    Tom Manion
    dtn 225-7271

    
    
    
    
    	Yooooo, Blair Unit!!! Nice job dude.... I'm wicked pleased for you! 
    They all told me and I didn't believe them.. It gets easier and
    easier.. really.  I'm almost beligerent now.  I've even got a little
    group of Gree Vee King Heads.. it's a pretty cool ego trip.  Phaser on
    kill warp factor 9!!!

    
    
    	Hi all, I am looking for some people to jam with. I play
    	the drums and I have been playing along with a guitarist.
    	It has only been the two of us but we sound pretty good and
    	its always good for a couple laughs. I would be interested in
    	just getting together just to jam or if something more serious
    	would come out of it we will see what happens. We have been
        playing what we know which includes The Stones, Clapton, Inxs
    	V.H., Doobies, Beatles, ect. We like all types of music and
        we got a place to do it. It would be in the Fithcburg area 
        and we there is no neighbors to be bothered So lets do it,
    	anyone any level, Guitarist's, Keyboardist's, Singers, lets
    	do it.
     
    
    

    
    
    Greetings.  In addition to whatever may happen for a formal DECjam, I
    propose that we rent a hall and have an informal jam, along the lines
    of IceJam (DecibelJam?), but with a tad more organization.
    
    By more organization, I mean not having 12 guitar players on at one
    time, using Notes to chat about some possible tunes to jam to, and
    keeping the volume to a reasonable (i.e. not painful) level.
    
    Is the NF+G still available for Friday nights for what, $50?  I'm game
    to pick a Friday in May, front the $50, and then have people who attend
    the jam kick in so that I don't get completely hosed.  Fellow noter Tom
    Proulx said he will help to organize this gala event, too.
    
    
    What say ye?
    
    Kevin
    
    

    Yeah good idea, but one thing I've been thinking about recently is a
    get together between us that isn't limited to a jam. I've been thinking
    about a workshop between us. I've never met nor have I seen the
    Buckmeister, but I'm told of his legend. I'd like to see/hear some of
    the tips that have been presented in these notesfiles that are
    difficult to comprehend because of the medium, like whosis asking about
    the "chucka-towe, chucka-towe" tone and other such guitar speak.
    
    And we all have something to show somebody, even if it isn't a lesson
    per se. Perhaps it could be as simple as a well known riff, or some
    original tune that you been working on, or fingerpicking, or whatever.
    
    "sakman" 

    
      There is no better training then to see first hand the tricks and
    hear the sound! There is some major talent within this conference that
    could show us novices the ropes.
    
                                 R.B.

    Wooah 12 guitarists at once!?  We only had 5 at Coop's house and that
    was bad ;-)

    yeah, I'd be up for it. I never get to play loud enough in the band
    I'm in now. Also, they never want to play Mystery Train.
    
    - Dave

	I'm in favor of the proposals from both Dave and Kevin. Maybe
	we can organize something like a softball league?? where we
	find some regularly usable space and do regular jamming.

	We can hand out charts 2 weeks in advance, select the bands for
	the next jam and see how they do putting together a show...

		I'm all for a jam, as long as it's not a free for all noise fest. I'd hope to learn something
along the way besides how to go to "11". ;-)

		Anybody up for a Guitarnotes dinner outing? We could use it as a "strategy"
session.  A lunch would be possible, but hard to coordinate. Commens?
 

    
    I'm looking for a fellow acoustic guitarist/singer to jam with
    occassionally.
    
    Lately, I've playing tunes by Dylan, Cat Stevens, Grateful Dead,
    Eagles, Neil Young, John Gorka, John Prine etc.  I'm basically
    a hacker looking for a fellow hacker to get ideas from and
    have some fun.
    
    I'm in the Nashua NH area.

    A few replies back, someone mentioned starting something like a
    softball league for DECcie guitarists, and I thought that sounded
    pretty f'in cool! It's been awhile since that reply. Is anyone still
    interested? I would be. I can't play a whole lot of tunes, but I can
    pick up a riff pretty quick. Plus I think it would be great to have 
    a regular place that anyone who wanted to could go to jam or just
    listen.
    
                                          trickey
    

	I'm into it. So where do we get space? Should we rent out
	a VFW hall once a month or something? Get sponsorships
	from the local beer distributor? Anybody else wanna ride this
	bus?

	

    
    The band I'm in is involved with a jam session this Sunday at the Tiki
    Lau restaurant/lounge in Westford, Mass. from 1:30 to 6.  The bass
    player in my band is really the contact person for the jam, but I do
    know that it's open to everybody and there will be some available gear
    (pa, couple of amps, drum kit).
    
    So, bring your guitar/bass/what-have-you and hit the stage!
    
    Some *very* good players from bands that work the Tiki are supopsed to be
    there, so it could be a good time.  How it will be organized is a
    mystery to me, but I know my bass player is working on it. 8-)
 
    There is a good chance that my JCM900 will be there as one of the
    "house" amps. 
    
    Kevin
     
    
 
    
    
    

    hmmm.... I'm going to a party in (nearby) Westford from 4-7pm
    and I will have my keys in the car w. me.
    
    I might stop by if I have the time

    
    
    FYI, the jam session yesterday at the Tiki Lau restaurant/lounge was a
    *great* time!  Players from the bands that work the Tiki (including
    me) went at it for 5 hours.  It reminded me of a DECjam because there
    were no volume wars, so ego outbursts or grandstanding.  Just folks
    taking turns on stage and having a good time.   A bunch of people from
    the audience got up to sing and play, too.  
    
    It wasn't just 1-4-5, either.  With all of the bands' song lists it was
    pretty easy to pick out songs that we could do.  I had heard all of the
    other bands before but I never had the chance to jam with any of the
    members, so this was fun.  We took 20 minute turns and then the next
    "group" got up. 
    
    The bar owner *loved* it because there was a good crowd there all
    afternoon when it would normally have been near empty.  
    
    Kevin
    
    
    

    Anybody in the central MA area up for jamming on some blues/
    jazz/swing tunes? I'm currently 'between bands' (probably for
    quite a while) but I still have the urge to do something besides
    play in my living room. I'd like to steer clear of too much
    SRV, Allman Brothers, blues-rock stuff and play more jazzy,
    sophisticated blues. Send me mail if you're interested in 
    hooking up.
    
    thanks - Dave

    Hi, all,
    
    I didn't know where to post this, but here seems appropriate.  
    
    
    OPEN Jam sesseions
    
    Wed and thurs. nites 6-10 pm
    folk, rock, blues, alternative
    
    Shows Fri and Sat nites from 9 pm.
    
    Kevin's Cafe Express, a coffeehouse and galleria,
    
    Main and Mill Sts., Pepperell Mass.
    
    
    This guy Kevin leased the former Comfed Bank bldg, and has a
    coffee-bagel-donut shop.  He's emptied the downstairs out, there's room
    for about 100.  
    
    There is no cover, minimum, or admission for performers or spectators.  
    
    A Jam session sometimes draws 50-60, or sometimes 0.
    
    Friday nite is mostly acoustic nite, Saturday nite is Electric nite.
    
    Carl Layton
    SALEM::LAYTON for more info.
    

    Anybody know if the jam is still hapening in Pepperell at Kevin's
    Coffee house. There's no phone listing and Carl Layton (the original
    noter that poseted this in '92) isnt on elf. I'm always looking for a
    good jam.
    
    
    						--Fred