No Ric folks in New England?

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No Ric folks in New England?

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All I see are get-togethers for sunny Calif. and cold Minn. Don't people ever get together in my reachable states like Mass., NH or even CT? Huh? Where is everybody?
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If you organize it, they will come...

Might even get some of us Noo Yawkers to make the trip. :D
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well, I'm a newbie. Just trying to pick up guitar again and get it past where I left off in 7th grade, l o n g ago, back when trying to do folk and emulate J Baez and Simon & Garf. were my thing. Then I woke up one day and said, "I always wanted a Ric.!" (Note the singular "a"). Now I have my Rics :) (note it became plural), and I just want to be with some people who love their Rics too. And maybe someone will teach me a riff I can learn. So maybe we could have a Mass. meeting somewhere sometime?
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mipiti3 wrote:well, I'm a newbie. Just trying to pick up guitar again and get it past where I left off in 7th grade, l o n g ago, back when trying to do folk and emulate J Baez and Simon & Garf. were my thing. Then I woke up one day and said, "I always wanted a Ric.!" (Note the singular "a"). Now I have my Rics :) (note it became plural), and I just want to be with some people who love their Rics too. And maybe someone will teach me a riff I can learn. So maybe we could have a Mass. meeting somewhere sometime?
Cool! Where in Mass are ya?

Every 18 months or so we have the Mid-Atlantic Rickenbacker Fest, or MARF, in South Jersey. As far as I know, there isn't one being planned right now so perhaps the time is right for a small Northeast gathering.
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Re: No Ric folks in New England?

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Sometimes people from Old England attend these events too :wink:
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Emily we have a presence in western MA. Lots of Rick 12's and basses out this way. Like John said, if you hold it, the Ricks will come.
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Maybe even New Joizy!
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Now all you need is a date and a venue. You've got people interested! :lol:
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I need a good excuse to go up to NH, say, Franklin. :wink:
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Pick me up along the way, Jeff! :mrgreen:
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I'm in Maine. A NERF (New England Ric Fest) would be fun.
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teeder wrote:Pick me up along the way, Jeff! :mrgreen:
Do you fit in one of these? :mrgreen:
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I'm sure Yvonne would like to make me fit in one sometimes! :lol:
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teeder wrote:I'm sure Yvonne would like to make me fit in one sometimes! :lol:
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Spoken like a married man with an expensive addiction. :lol: :lol:

(vintage Ricks, for clarity....)
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Re: No Ric folks in New England?

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That sums it up nicely! :lol:
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