BARC 2016 -- Bay Area Rickenbacker Confluence

8mileshigher · Post by **8mileshigher** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 7:30 pm

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Reminder -- BARC is this Sunday afternoon, Sept 18th, in San Jose.

Please remember to bring sufficient guitar and bass stands for all your instruments !

A few more pictures from last year's BARC at Guitar Showcase, in San Jose:

8mileshigher · Post by **8mileshigher** » Wed Sep 14, 2016 1:19 pm

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This Sunday afternoon, Sept 18th in San Jose, Calif

"Do You Know the Way to San Jose ? "

billfark · Post by **billfark** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 11:31 am

The shop advised that my 360/12 won't be ready until Tuesday so I'll be showing up empty-handed, unfortunately. I still plan to head down after the Giants game, so I'll see everyone later in the afternoon.

-Kevin

woodyng · Post by **woodyng** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 1:54 pm

Sorry I'm not going to be able to make it this round

--- ya'll have a big time!
But i may be getting another Rick this weekend......details if it happens.

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 3:51 pm

I won't be able to make it either, the 7,000 mile "drive" across the Pacific is just a bit much right now.

Hopefully, someone will take a lot of pictures so that those of us who can't make it can at least see what we missed...

Have a great time!

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sat Sep 17, 2016 8:27 pm

cjj wrote:I won't be able to make it either, the 7,000 mile "drive" across the Pacific is just a bit much right now.

Put an extra sail on your amphibious car. If you set out now, you'll be here for NAMM.

wmthor · Post by **wmthor** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 7:30 am

Anybody remember seeing those itty bitty coat closets on a Boeing 737. Perfect size for stashing a Rickenbacker.

8mileshigher · Post by **8mileshigher** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 2:53 am

We had an enjoyable BARC gathering today at Guitar Showcase in San Jose ! Many thanks to

Richard, the owner of Guitar Showcase and the staff. They are a great Rickenbacker dealer with a good inventory of new models on sale and some historical Rics on display too --- including a couple of Frying Pan models and several Bakelite Steels from the 1930's and 40's, and other cool Rics from the 60's and 70's.

A big round of applause to Doug F for coordinating BARC and making the splendid arrangements !! And Richard B (wmthor) gets our recognition for attending BARC from Texas ! We enjoyed having newcomer Kaycee help out on piano and bass and Dan did a great job on lead vocals and bass - and once Dan tried Gareth's Chris Squire model, he never let it go !! Special thanks to Dave for sitting in on drums all afternoon and for making the trek up from Hollister ! It was great to have these new BARCers join the fun today ! And thanks to everyone who brought all their cool Rics to display and jam !!

Here's pictures from today ----

8mileshigher · Post by **8mileshigher** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 3:02 am

BARC 2016 Pictures ---- Batch 2

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8mileshigher · Post by **8mileshigher** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 3:12 am

BARC 2016 at Guitar Showcase, in San Jose

Batch 3 of pictures

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8mileshigher · Post by **8mileshigher** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 3:22 am

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Pictures Batch 4

That's all the pics from my I-phone..... I was too busy jamming and forgot to keep shooting pictures as the afternoon went on

wmthor · Post by **wmthor** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 5:59 pm

I made it back home safe and sound as did the 730S. I had a blast and a big round of thanks goes out to everyone who a part in making BARC 2016 a success. Thank you for allowing me to have so much fun.

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 12:01 am

Great pictures and great selection of Rics! Looks like fun!

billfark · Post by **billfark** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 12:20 pm

Hi Rich - I'm glad you made it home safely. I got there a little after 5, and I heard that I missed you by about a half hour. I even left the Giants game early, but I underestimated how long it would take to get from SF to SJ. I was able to meet Doug and Rich as they were packing up their gear. I'm glad you and the other folks there had a good time.

I look forward to attending next year with my 360/12 in hand. Even though I missed the event, I wanted to thank everyone who coordinated and attended. This is a really cool thing.

-Kevin

woodyng · Post by **woodyng** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 12:34 pm

s4001 wrote:Great pictures and great selection of Rics! Looks like fun!

I second that

Wish i could have made it,looks like ya'll had a great time as usual!

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