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Speaking of which, I don't know which of my instruments to bring. I can only manage a few. Any requests?

A BARC reminder ---
Everyone bring sufficient Guitar and Bass stands for your instruments !!

kiramdear wrote:Speaking of which, I don't know which of my instruments to bring. I can only manage a few. Any requests?

How about bringing all the ones with the great finishes ---- (there's an all inclusive terminology )
plus the projects one you will be re-finishing, with Paul W,
and the rare and vintage ones, too ??
Oh, and bring the ones with Rickenbacker tone to die for
Did I leave any out ? ? ?

8mileshigher wrote:

kiramdear wrote:Speaking of which, I don't know which of my instruments to bring. I can only manage a few. Any requests?

How about bringing all the ones with the great finishes ---- (there's an all inclusive terminology )
plus the projects one you will be re-finishing, with Paul W,
and the rare and vintage ones, too ??
Oh, and bring the ones with Rickenbacker tone to die for
Did I leave any out ? ? ?

Yep.

The ones that actually say Rickenbacker on them.

Hi folks,
I've yet to attend one of the BARCs, but would really like to this year! Who would I contact and what would the "entrance fee" be? On a potential plus side, I do play drums. Have the early-session duties been fulfilled yet? Perhaps I could sit-in... Will a kit be on-site? I don't know if I could bring mine, as I planned on taking my RICs and Vox-type amp as well, and space is limited in my car. Anyways, let me know- this could be fun!

-Mike

Mike, it would be great to have you be our lead-off drummer !

We just share the cost of renting the facility .... estimated to be $20 or less per person, depending upon the number of attendees.
We have a drum kit provided with the studio... no need to bring a drum kit. But maybe bring your favorite cymbals as I don't remember what they provide.

Bring your Rics and amp.... and sufficient guitar stands

Looking forward to having you join the fun !
By the way, where do you hail from ?

Hi all,
I am going to have to announce my regrets; a friend of the band I'm in (Smiling face down), and a personality in the local vintage bike scene with a lot of vintage motorcycleing friends, Karla Munoz, was killed a couple of days ago when a careless driver into the lane she was riding in. Smiling face down's been asked to play a benefit show for her on May 18th locally, at Alex's Bar in Long Beach, so I won't be able to go to BARC.
Here she is riding a vintage BMW in a test shot for Harley Davidson:
:

And in the actual commercial:

Sorry to hear about the death of a friend in the vintage motorcycle community.
That's nice that SFD will play a benefit gig for the occasion.

skelt101 wrote:Hi folks,
I've yet to attend one of the BARCs, but would really like to this year! Who would I contact and what would the "entrance fee" be? On a potential plus side, I do play drums. Have the early-session duties been fulfilled yet? Perhaps I could sit-in... Will a kit be on-site? I don't know if I could bring mine, as I planned on taking my RICs and Vox-type amp as well, and space is limited in my car. Anyways, let me know- this could be fun!

-Mike

Generally, it's about $20 each to cover costs, IIRC, but, at least at So Cal events, drummers play free, and are plied with top-shelf booze and free snacks. . . .


Thanks, Rich.

Oops, sorry for misspelling "motorcycling"

Bay Area Rickenbacker Confluence ---
BARC Attendees UPDATE ! !
RSVPs we've heard from

Michael (skelt101) who will also sit in on drums
Johnnie (Lefty4001)
Kira
Gary F (Modrock)
Rich
Gareth ---- and his Trace Elliot Rig !!
Doug
Steve F
Harry
Drummer conscripted by Harry
John A and maybe the rest of the Bobbleheads
Marty S

Possible Maybees

John DeS -- from San Jose
Garret L -- (from Corvalis, OR)
Kenny H
Collin W
George B & Paul W ..… potentially after their surf band gig in Pacifica

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We are still waiting for RSVPs from several Forum members .... including several who attended the 2012 and 2010 BARC events ....

Hoping to hear back from:
RonLovesRic12strings in San Jose
Ron from Fresno,
Jessica (Freebyrd)
Rick C (Vricky63)
John H (Rickenhands) from up North
Tim (tsarter) in Petaluma
John (RareRicky1964) from the Sacramento Delta area
CoreyK from Santa Cruz
and a few other Southern Calif folks ...

= = = = = = = = =

BARC-ers: remember to bring sufficient guitar stands for all your instruments ! ! !

8mileshigher wrote:Mike, it would be great to have you be our lead-off drummer !

We just share the cost of renting the facility .... estimated to be $20 or less per person, depending upon the number of attendees.
We have a drum kit provided with the studio... no need to bring a drum kit. But maybe bring your favorite cymbals as I don't remember what they provide.

Bring your Rics and amp.... and sufficient guitar stands

Looking forward to having you join the fun !
By the way, where do you hail from ?

Thanks for the welcoming post! Sounds like a good time will be had by all! I'll be sure to bring my Rics, amp and stand. Is there a certain style and/or setlist that will be played?

BTW, hailing from the North Bay Area, Rohnert Park.

paologregorio wrote:

skelt101 wrote:Hi folks,
I've yet to attend one of the BARCs, but would really like to this year! Who would I contact and what would the "entrance fee" be? On a potential plus side, I do play drums. Have the early-session duties been fulfilled yet? Perhaps I could sit-in... Will a kit be on-site? I don't know if I could bring mine, as I planned on taking my RICs and Vox-type amp as well, and space is limited in my car. Anyways, let me know- this could be fun!

-Mike

Generally, it's about $20 each to cover costs, IIRC, but, at least at So Cal events, drummers play free, and are plied with top-shelf booze and free snacks. . . .


Thanks, Rich.

Oops, sorry for misspelling "motorcycling"

Sounds like a good deal for the drummers! Too bad I don't make it down there as often as I would like. However, I do have family in the area, so maybe I can swing it next time!

skelt101 wrote:
Thanks for the welcoming post! Sounds like a good time will be had by all! I'll be sure to bring my Rics, amp and stand. Is there a certain style and/or setlist that will be played?

Michael -- in addition to Rics, amp and guitar stands, bring your favorite cymbals, too.

As for songs or "set list" ..... its a Jam, so anything can happen .... likely could be Classic Rock, British Invasion, Jangle-Pop and New Wave type tunes from the 60s, 70s, and 80s era. Or maybe the opposite .... surf instrumentals, bluesy solos or maybe some jazz-like jams free from the Top 40 single structure ??

Probably always a dose of tunes by Rickenbacker identified artists such as Beatles, Byrds, Searchers, The Who, Creedence, Jefferson Airplane, Yes, Tom Petty, R.E.M., The Smithereens, Weller The Jam, The Church, The Plimsouls, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Smiths, etc.
And then again there can be songs by bands that do not necessarily have Rickenbacker identification such as Hendrix, Cream, Chuck Berry, Stones, Stevie Ray, Humble Pie, ZZ Top, Allman Bros, Pink Floyd, Lynrd Skynyrd, Grateful Dead, Dire Straits, Marshall Tucker, R&B Motown, or who knows ...

To conceptualize some song ideas offered at a So Cal Ric Jam .... check this spread sheet out from last year:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... fUFE#gid=0 not necessarily the same tunes would happen at BARC, but the ideas list might be representative of some of the songs the some jam attendees might be familiar with ?

Maybe Kira or Doug or Gareth or Harry or Steve, etc. can chime in here with some song ideas ....

> I might add that we can never go wrong with "three-chorder" tunes at a Jam <

Cool, a drummer from RP just down the freeway from me....

Gary F. ( modrock )

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... fUFE#gid=0


Rich, I play a lot of those songs, just put me in the right key and I'm off...especially early British Rock and Beatles....

Looking forward to seeing all of you again !


Gary in Santa Rosa