Are Conferences and Confluences Dead?

[teeder]

Not much going on here anymore.
Has social media made actually meeting with real people obsolete?

[jps]

Apparently, so.

[jdogric12]

Yes, and this theory has been proven.

[jps]

Sadly.

[kennyhowes]

I miss that stuff! I don't think it's 100% gone.

[cjj]

Hey, y'all can head down to New Zealand and we can have one at my place...

[teeder]

Hey, y'all can head down to New Zealand and we can have one at my place...

I'd love to! NZ is on my bucket list.

[doctorwho]

Here in SoCal, we were having them so often that we kinda got burned out on them ... but it would be nice to have one like the old days, with instruments displayed.

[teeder]

Here in SoCal, we were having them so often that we kinda got burned out on them ... but it would be nice to have one like the old days, with instruments displayed.

You don't have instruments displayed now?

[maxwell]

I just now realized that NAMM has come and gone. I always looked forward to the reports and photos posted here….

[jps]

I just now realized that NAMM has come and gone. I always looked forward to the reports and photos posted here….

RIC was not at the NAMM Show this year.

[jps]

Here in SoCal, we were having them so often that we kinda got burned out on them ... but it would be nice to have one like the old days, with instruments displayed.

Those were the days...

[rickenbrother]

I also miss the get-togethers. We used to have an annual event in Southern California.
Several reasons why they have gone away include:
Since the heydays of events we've had reaccessions, the plannedemic, and crazy inflation.
This forum drove enthusiasm for events and so many of the veteran members rarely looking in here or have completely stopped posting.
Several have gotten a bit older and their got-up-and-go has gotten-up-and-went.
There's a bit of "been there, done that" sort of mindset for some.
Then, it's what fellow veteran member Paul Azpeitia said, "getting enough people to commit to a time, date, and place is like herding cats."

[doctorwho]

Here in SoCal, we were having them so often that we kinda got burned out on them ... but it would be nice to have one like the old days, with instruments displayed.

You don't have instruments displayed now?

IIRC the last few were strictly jamming/performing venues without a formal display area set up. If you check the picture threads, you can probably see how the format had changed over time.

[8mileshigher]

I also miss the get-togethers. We used to have an annual event in Southern California.
Several reasons why they have gone away include:
Since the heydays of events we've had reaccessions, the plannedemic, and crazy inflation.
This forum drove enthusiasm for events and so many of the veteran members rarely looking in here or have completely stopped posting.
Several have gotten a bit older and their got-up-and-go has gotten-up-and-went.
There's a bit of "been there, done that" sort of mindset for some.
Then, it's what fellow veteran member Paul Azpeitia said, "getting enough people to commit to a time, date, and place is like herding cats."

Well, how about for a New Year’s Resolution for 2026, why don’t
we pursuit planning and promoting another So Calif Rickenbacker Confluence -Jam …. Hopefully to take place early in the year ?

Let’s see if we can “Herd Some Cats” one more time !