McJam - Central Ohio - June 5 & 6, 2009

[Mary]

THERE IS STILL ROOM TO SIGN UP FOR THE MCKNIGHT GUITAR JAM, BETTER KNOWN AS THE "MCJAM."


WHO: Mary and Tim / McKnight Guitars

WHAT: Weekend acoustic guitar jam to meet forum friends, sit, play, listen, eat, talk, laugh.

WHERE: Morral, Ohio

WHY: Because .... ;)

WHEN: June 5 & 6. Noon to midnight.

Cost - $20.00 per day -
THIS IS A NON-ALCOHOLIC EVENT. (Thank you)

I am now actively taking orders for McJam attendees. If you plan to attend PLEASE tell me now as I need to mark T-shirts in proper sizes. This will help us identify each other as forum friends.

I ask that you wear the McKnight jam on Saturday. We plan to get a group picture.

Sizes available until we run out: M - LG - XL and XX LG

Please, try to contact me soon by phone or e-mail if you plan to come for one full or a partial day. I will give details at that time.

Once you pre-signed and paid, you are in. There will be no need to dash into town for a quick bite to eat.

Local motels are just ten minutes away in the town of Marion: Call ahead to reserve your room ASAP! This is graduation weekend. Please, feel free to ask previous McJam attendees for advice on rooms.

Country Inn and Suites - 740-386-5451
Holiday Inn Express - 740-386-5152
Super 8 Motel - 740-389-3998
Comfort Inn - 740-389-5552
Fairfield Inn - 740-389-6636


If anyone has mics/amps, please let me know.(we need these items!)

My sincerest thanks to Yamaha Junkie for his generous photos last year. Wanna see?

http://gs70.photobucket.com/groups/i98/6C9NUDWLT7/

Schedule both days - not set in stone
Noon - 2:00 - Meet & greet (sign in - lanyards)
2:00 - 3:00 - lunch
3:00 - 4:00 - shop tours/watch Tim do minor guitar repairs
5:00 - 6:00 - sign up for open mic
6:00 - 7:00 - supper hour
7:00 - GROUP PHOTO FRIDAY (YAMAHA JUNKIE)
7:15 - 11:30 - free time and/or open mic

Saturday - Same as above unless at 7:00 ... door prizes?

Any questions?

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Yes list:

Kurt Bullock - Kurt (loft security) - AGF - MI
John Kitchen -Yamaha junkie - Photographer - AGF - PA
Ashley & Rodger Frantz (father/daughter team) - AGF - from OH
Lynnette - Lynn - AGF - Mary's right hand- OH
David Pennybaker (SongwriterFan) AGF - First to place custom order McGit of 1700 walnut - TX
Tiffany - SongwriterFan's friend - Nashville
*Phil -Riorider and wife, Shirley- AGF - OK
Neil Kwak - kwakatak - AGF - PA
Ralph Waddle - security (So he says - OH
Mark Waddle - BBQ man - OH
*Ed Huddleston - Hudman - AGF - MI -
Mark Sandstrum (Queequeq) - AGF - MI
Bruce & Nancy Freimark (cafeguy) AGF - MI
Scott (son) w/ Leslie (girlfriend)
Adrianne (daughter)
Dolly - sign up lady/answerererer of questions/and still Mary's boss
Don Hindenach -donh -(AGF) OH

Maybe list:

Jim and Vonnie Thompson - customer -TN
Ivan & Connie Gunn - CAAS fan - PA
Russ - (Bobalouie3) AGF - relocating from west coast to the east coast

[Mary]

Riorider will plan on bringing a Rivera acoustic amp, 2 Audix OM2 mics, stands, cables, power conditioner/surge protector, and a music stand.

McKnight's have a "sound seat" and foot stools to sit on.

I will rent chairs for those who sit back and enjoy the music of others.

[riorider]

Thanks Mary! You beat me to it.

If anyone needs something else, let me know. I also will bring a small Behringer Xenyx mixer (12ch). No worries if you have active or passive pickups, ES or other balanced systems, or dual source pickup systems - the Xenyx does a good, simple job.

My OM2s are very good for vocals, and will work fine for instruments, but if you have some instrument mic you like better haul it along.

I can hang a small digital recorder off the mixer if you want to capture your song -- just for fun -- I'll have it along anyway to listen to audiobooks while we drive!

rr/Phil

[Yamaha Junkie]

Mary, Do you have any videos from last year ?

[Mary]

Mary, Do you have any videos from last year ?

Not a one. SongwriterFan might. David walked around with his camera all day. :)

[SongwriterFan]

I plan on being there this year (both days).

Hopefully Tiffany will, as well. Hopefully NOT a repeat of last year.

As to videos from last year: they're still on tape, which is in my camera bag somewhere. I haven't done ANY editing of them yet.

[fitness1]

THIS IS A NON-ALCOHOLIC EVENT. (Thank you)



ah, if Dolly and I can't sit around and get loaded, I'm not comin':roll::roll:

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8173/328761038dz7.jpg
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[Mary]

ah, if Dolly and I can't sit around and get loaded, I'm not comin':roll::roll:

I better watch you two kids! I'm gonna need lots of cold water for you both to drink.

Oh, and by the way, Ralph and Teresa will be married in April so they will be a Mr & Mrs for the jam. That won't make him any better at security! I should give that job to her! :lol:

[SongwriterFan]

That won't make him any better at security!

What was wrong with security? I thought the riff-raff was kept away quite nicely. :D

[Mary]

We can let the loft security man take care of any riff-raff. ;)

[Yamaha Junkie]

Between the festival and taking kids camping I slept in a tent 28 days out of 32 last summer. This year I am getting a room. Which place is closest/cleanest/cheapest? Are any run by Norman Bates or other issues?
Coments from room dudes of last year please.

[Yamaha Junkie]

Hey give credit to you and others!
Who took the picture of Scott balancing that giant guitar on Tims back?
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n163/wcsg/P8020001.jpg


This was one of my favorite shots
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n163/wcsg/DSCF1277-1.jpg
Springsteens Superbowl show would have been much better with the Flag straps and a Guitar Born in the USA

[fitness1]

Between the festival and taking kids camping I slept in a tent 28 days out of 32 last summer. This year I am getting a room. Which place is closest/cleanest/cheapest? Are any run by Norman Bates or other issues?
Coments from room dudes of last year please.

the Super 8 wasn't bad at all....I know it hasn't gotten the best reviews in the past, but I had no problem with it.

[Mary]

All the motels are on the same corner. My guess is they are all about the same in looks. I know the Comfort Inn gives waffles for breakfast.

If you want me to compare prices of rooms with two beds, I will do that for you, John. ;)

[Rodger]

I am so looking forward to this... Ashley and I still talk about last year's event - we enjoyed every second of it. Mary, Tim and their family are the ultimate hosts.

Mary/Tim: Thanks so much for hosting another McJam this year! You guys are the best.

[Mary]

It will be nice to see you both again, Rodger. It looks like there will be a few new faces.

We did have a good time last year. I think door prizes will be fun if I can find some.

[kwakatak]

Count me in as a definate "maybe" Mary. :D

I only say this because my wife likes to exercise her woman's perogative at the 11th hour. ;)

[Mary]

Gotcha marked as a definite maybe. ;)

Hope to see you then.

[cafeguy]

Nancy and I had a great time last year and we're checking out the date.
If it all works out can I play one of the big guitars this year?

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/freimark2000/DSCF1265.jpg

[Mary]

Nancy and I had a great time last year and we're checking out the date.
If it all works out can I play one of the big guitars this year?

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/freimark2000/DSCF1265.jpg

If you are really fond of that one, I can add water to it. Maybe it will grow up! :lol:

I do hope you two will come. We will have a few new faces this year. I can't wait to meet folks.

[coldshot]

I would love to be there too Mary but you might just have to settle for a phone call to say G DAY to all the agfers jamming on.:D

[Crossroads]

~that sounds like so much fun!

being my Birthday is the 3rd, might be an interesting present to myself... I guessing 8-10 hour drive from my place.

I wonder mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Mary]

Crossroads, you would enjoy yourself if you come. SongwriterFan will fly in from Texas, too. With that and Coldshots call from the land of OZ, you are bound to walk away with a memory or two.

[iq_below_2]

Ohio........ from California! :D



sure wish I could go :( but, Ya know how that country traffic is it would take me "hours" to drive that far...... especially if I got caught behind one of those slow moving tractors on the road. :eek:

I really don't know how Tim can drive out there ;)




oh yea, Ohio means Good Morning in Japanese

[Mary]

I really don't know how Tim can drive out there ;)


oh yea, Ohio means Good Morning in Japanese

#1) in a car :lol:

#2) I should take a trip to Japan then. I can speak the language already!

[lynnette]

Crossroads, you would enjoy yourself if you come. SongwriterFan will fly in from Texas, too. With that and Coldshots call from the land of OZ, you are bound to walk away with a memory or two.

The McKnights make the BEST memories, because they are so COOL!!! :cool:

[Mary]

I need to drum up a few more AGF friends to join us. I wonder what I can do to draw 'em in? :D:D Hmmmmmmm...

[lynnette]

I've heard that bribery works. :lol:

[Mary]

OK.. . Good idea. You bake cookies and I will bribe throngs to come and eat them! Wow... that was a great answer, Lynn. :D

THANK YOU!

[lynnette]

Glad I could help. I really will bake cookies if you want me to! :)