SF/Bay Area wh. meet: Pics & mp3 link on pg. 11

LimuHead · Post by **LimuHead** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 10:46 pm

UPDATE 10/11:

The whistle meet is a go! Please PM Tony Higgins for the address.

Date: Saturday, 11/08/03
Time: 2:00 PM until ????
Location: San Pablo. Please PM Tony Higgins for the address.
What to bring:
- whistles
- other instruments
- music stand
- music (several people are bringing McCullough's 121 Favorite..)
- food, beverages, or utensils.

I'm looking forward to meeting you all!

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Anyone in the SF/Bay Area interested in getting together for a whistle meet? It seems there are enough of us on this board to have a 'reel' good time. I was thinking of maybe organizing something before Christmas. The Hawaiian restaurant/bar that my band plays at in SF could be a possible meeting place ('E Komo Mai' at 32nd & Judah). I also know the owner of a Hawaiian restaurant ('Hukilau') in San Jose. His restaurant has a good sized back room that could possibly host us.

I wouldn't mind organizing the event if there's enough interest.

Please respond to this thread or PM me if interested. Any suggestions for other locations that could host us would be greatly appreciated. C'mon folks...let's get together....

Thanks,
Aldon

JohnPalmer · Post by **JohnPalmer** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 11:21 pm

Gee, I guess anyone from Sacramento is out of the picture, for this one.

Guess I'll just stop in at Napa, instead.

JP

LimuHead · Post by **LimuHead** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 11:44 pm

Napa would be an excellent place for a gathering!
Wine instead of Guiness! The perfect 'California twist'! We might
even take it up a notch further and allow non-ITMusic - maybe even encourage non-ITMusic!

(Just for the record, I DO prefer Guiness over wine, but will gladly accept
either when offered....

.....)

The Weekenders · Post by **The Weekenders** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 12:21 am

name the date. I'd be interested. SF would be more central than San Jose for us EBay types.

MurphyStout · Post by **MurphyStout** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 12:38 am

I'm interested too, but I'd say a house is more practical than someplace public cause having like 10 whistlers together might not be a big crowd pleaser if you know what I mean. Specially if we are playing in the pitch of D as Tony will back me up on. I'll be playing the flute most likely but still that's a lot of high pitch noises for a public event. But I am interested in meeting some of the other California chiffers and it sounds like fun.

DCrom · Post by **DCrom** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 10:42 am

MurphyStout wrote:I'm interested too, but I'd say a house is more practical than someplace public cause having like 10 whistlers together might not be a big crowd pleaser if you know what I mean. Specially if we are playing in the pitch of D as Tony will back me up on. I'll be playing the flute most likely but still that's a lot of high pitch noises for a public event. But I am interested in meeting some of the other California chiffers and it sounds like fun.

I'm interested, too.

I think MurphyStout may be right in this - unless we can get a private room or find a pub that's used to sessions things may be difficult.

Much as I like Napa, it's a bit out of the way. San Jose/South Bay works best for me, but anything up to SF or Berkeley is managable.

TonyHiggins · Post by **TonyHiggins** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 11:01 am

Murph is quite right about a lot of D whistles going all at once. I'm picturing the 3 Stooges tumbling out the saloon door and a big cowboy yelling, "And, Stay out!" If anyone plays an instrument additional to a whistle, that would be welcome and well advised. Definitely sounds fun. The craziness factor tends to run a bit high at these things.
Tony

Kar · Post by **Kar** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 11:59 am

I live in SF, and I would LOVE to attend a whistler gathering. San Jose is a bit far for my poor car, but I can make East or North Bay or the city easily. Fun, fun, fun! Count me in.

IDAwHOa · Post by **IDAwHOa** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 12:04 pm

I am WAY up North in Lake County so SJ is too far South for me. Anything along the SF, Oak, Napa line would be pretty central.

And I think that our Sac friends would be more than welcome for this one!

Someone should take a quick count and location survey, plot the locations on a map and see what would be most central to everyone.

Redwolf · Post by **Redwolf** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 1:00 pm

Sounds like fun! I could make it if it's in San Jose or somewhere nearby, and possibly if it's in San Francisco...Napa would be too far for me, I'm afraid.

Redwolf

BoneQuint · Post by **BoneQuint** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 2:38 pm

Hi, if this happens I might sit in a dark corner and listen to y'all. I'm a beginner who couldn't chiff his way out of a paper bag, but I'm having fun with it. I'll bring my bones to play along with a song or two, though, if you like.

DCrom · Post by **DCrom** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 7:03 pm

BoneQuint wrote:Hi, if this happens I might sit in a dark corner and listen to y'all. I'm a beginner who couldn't chiff his way out of a paper bag, but I'm having fun with it. I'll bring my bones to play along with a song or two, though, if you like.

What's skill got to do with coming?

Now *playing* may be another issue - rumour has it that after the third tune you spoil in a given night the better players perform the Phineas Gage operation before throwing you into the purgatory normally reserved for r*****er (the woodwind that dares not speak its name) fans.

But I'm pretty sure that listening's OK.

I don't count myself as more than a (somewhat) advanced beginner myself - like you, I plan to sit any tune I don't think I'm well up to & will probably spend much more time listening than playing. But I expect it'll be fun.

BoneQuint · Post by **BoneQuint** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 8:29 pm

Exactly. Besides, I like dark corners.

KCJiang · Post by **KCJiang** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 9:08 pm

Good idea, please count me in.

Kar · Post by **Kar** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 11:11 am

Oh, I can't really play either, but that's never stopped me from trying to do so. I don't play Irish Trad so unless someone wants to join in on Amazing Grace or Down by the Riverside, I'll be listening in the corner too.

Still, we can all bring our whistles at least have a fest trying out other whistles, I hope!

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