SCARF/Ricktoberfest® 2010 So Cal Annual Ric Fest Oct 16th

[8mileshigher]

OK, its official - this is the announcement
The 6th Annual Southern Calif Annual Rickenbacker Fest - SCARF/Ricktoberfest® 2010

Yesterday, Joey, Paulie and I visited the Starting Gate in Los Alamitos and have made the arrangements with the manager for SCARF to convene there on Saturday October 16th. 10 AM to 8 PM

The Starting Gate
5052 katella Ave,
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Tel: (562) 598 8957
SCARF/Ricktoberfest® will, of course, incorporate the Jake-Jam session that has been in the works.

The Starting Gate recently hosted the Surf Guitar festival (thanks Skip for the recommendation!) so they have a feel for hosting groups showing up and plugging in lots of guitars, basses and singing.

They have a very large room behind the stage, complete with lots of tables, that will be perfect for the Display room for guitars, basses and Confluence workshops. There is a big dance floor in front of the main stage and the “regular” crowed at Starting Gate are dancing up a storm on Friday and Saturday nights. They have three bars stationed around the restaurant and dance floor so that patrons don’t have to wait in a long line for beverages. The restaurant serves very good food that is reasonably priced.

The closest hotel is the Marriott Residence Inn across the street at 4931 Los Alamitos Ave. We will also advise on some other lodging places in the nearby vicinity. There is pplenty of parking, front and back at the Starting Gate.

10:00 AM is official time for start and setting up. Breakfast is available at the Starting Gate. Basic jam sessions will be scheduled all day. We are thinking of having Jam sessions with intermittently scheduling some Forum member’s Ric bands for short 30 minute sets. Rotating between the Jam sessions and band sessions every couple of hours, so that folks will get a chance to jam and not have to wait around for hours and hours ….. We will use the same Backline equipment all day for everyone for the Jams and Bands, so that time is not lost (and people getting bored) with constant setting up and tearing down gear.

Bands that are interested in participating should check with Paulie and Joey so we can assign a time.

We will have to tear down everything at 8PM as the Starting Gate has their regular Saturday night entertainment scheduled. Stay tuned for details !!

[collin]

Great, I'm in of course!



Classic irony of it all is that I have lived in Los Alamitos.....walking distance from the Starting Gate.....for 15 years....until about six weeks ago when I moved an hour away.


Should be a great time, I'm looking forward to it.

[rickenbrother]

I just might be getting there early for breakfast that day. Breakfast for $4 and the foods we tried at The Starting Gate were pretty good...surely much better than that restaurant down the street from the Santa Ana HI!

I will make up a "Sign-up Sheet". The first actual band(s) that ask for a place will get first choice of time.
Might want to have certain people sign up to jam certain songs. I hate being up there to jam on songs I don't know, then someone else gets on bass guitar and tries to play songs THEY don't know, but I do!
The stage is a decent size but a bit shallow and not anywhere as large as the Backline stage. About 5 people would be okay on the stage at once. More than 6 would be really cramped, especially if people bring music stands on the stage,
If we have several bands, we might want to have a stage manager to keep bands on schedule. Any volunteers?

Thanks again to Skip for suggesting The Starting Gate.

[paologregorio]

My burger was char-broiled and super tasty, as was everything else on my plate. In addition to tasting great, the plate presentation was visually appealing as well.

Smiling face down is in for the event.

[rickenbrother]

Here's a link to the Sign-up Sheet.

http://www.joeysbassnotes.com/SCARF_10_SUS

It's all wide open right now. There will probably just be a few actual bands performing. As far as bands go, first come, first serve with the time slots.
You can download the sheet, fill it in and email it back to me or just add your band's desired time right here if you do not have Excel. If you don't have Excel, you won't be able to open it.
Now to see if my own band would like to perform...

[windchimp]

I'm conspiring!

[elreydlp]

I'm glad you were able to check out The Starting Gate. I can vouch for the Breakfast and Bloody Mary's! A couple of the bartenders are not hard on the eyes either.
One word of warning-the break down needs to be done quickly because the Saturday Night band is usually there ready to set up at 8:00. Let me know if you need anything for the backline.
Now get out and recruit some newbies!
Skip

[BuddyDog]

I'm really looking forward to this!

If there are any Tom Petty players, I think I can handle a lot of those songs (NOT lead), plus some Beatles, Byrds, R.E.M.

P.S.: Hotel California sounds awesome on a C63.

[s4001]

Excellent! Good job boys!

[shamustwin]

Cool! Can the Shamuses play?

[8mileshigher]

Classic irony of it all is that I have lived in Los Alamitos.....walking distance from the Starting Gate.....for 15 years....until about six weeks ago when I moved an hour away.

Collin ---- maybe you can assist on the lodging recommendations since you know the neighborhood and possibly recession-impacted Confluence attendees might be looking for something more bargain-priced than the Marriott Residence Inn. Thanks.

[8mileshigher]

Cool! Can the Shamuses play?

Wouldn't be a So Cal Confluence without the Shamuses !
Are you taking requests ?? How about that nice jangly 12-stringer tune "I've got a Picture of Her" from the first RRF CD ?

[elreydlp]

There was a place where several SG101 people stayed. It was close-by, very reasonable, and everyone was pleasantly surprised with the accomodations. I'll see if I can get the name.

[elreydlp]

Don's Turf Motel is the place. It's near the racetrack, not made of dirt!
The comments on this site are similar to what I heard from SG101ers. No one was disappointed.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review ... ornia.html

skip

[8mileshigher]

Skip

Thanks for posting the recommendation on Don's Turf motel.