I know the first one hasn't happened yet
However, knowing how much is involved in organising, I'd like to give us as much time as possible for any future endeavours.
Now, I'd be prepared to do 3 a year. A south, a midlands and a north. North can be as north as it takes. (I draw the line at Iceland)
I would like to use this thread to gauge interest, discuss regularity, locations and other such subjects.
None of the other participants in the Sept 2nd Jam need feel they have to get involved.
My Starter for 10 is:
- January post-xmas cheer me up Jam, probably dahn sahf
- May oop norf extravaganza
- September back at Quad midland jam fest
We would need to find suitable venues, and we could potentially have 30 attendees at each one. I would run the same format as the current sept session for ease.
If it's a go-er I suggest we organise the next two in parallel, and do song lists for Jan in Oct-Dec and for May in Feb-Apr
They will only happen if there is sufficient interest.
Anyone want this to happen? If not, I'll crawl back under my rock
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It might be easier to build the enthusiasm off the back of #1, and the chat and videos.
If I love the jam as much as I hope, you can put me down for the midlands one forever, or until I die, whichever is sooner.
If I do terribly, lose my sh*t and screw up royal, I'll drive home and you'll never hear from me again....
Seriously though, you guys have done a great organisation job, its no doubt going to be a massive success, and it sounds like a good plan to me!
Depending on where it is I may be able to participate in others. If all my Oasis suggestions get binned off a Manchester jam though, I wouldn't risk entering the city, they love their lager fuelled Beatles-copyists up there!
Agreed about videos etc. I just wanted to get the ball rolling and get people thinking about it.
I see other forums doing these sorts of things very successfully (*cough* bass bash *cough*) and wouldn't want us all here to fall behind.
Perhaps we might attract a few more supportive sponsors? *flutters eyelashes*
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and North presumably can either be somewhere on a line in between Leeds and Manchester (not the motorway services either!!) or, we need to go reet up north and try to encourage some of our Celtic brethren..
or maybe both - maybe we could do a Scottish jam in between as well..