McKnight McJam 2016

[Neil K Walk]

Originally Posted by Mary

You are welcome, Neil. Without your original encouragement to me that you would drive here instead of flying to the GA jam where we all first met there may have been no McJams to speak of!

Shucks, Mary. I often wonder why you even listened to me but I do so enjoy feeling like part of the family - even if I slip up and leave the toilet seat up. Do you want me to bring the McUke?

[Mary]

Sure! And I will mention to Steve to bring his. The two of you should be able to wiggle out a tune together!

[Mary]

ATTENTION:
McJam plans are under way! A special SKYPE moment at the Open Mic.

Check this out. McJammer AGF Rodger will update our annual phone call from AGF's Coldshot.

This will be quite an adventure for all of us. For those of you who have spoken to Coldshot/Craig in the past you know how fun it has been annually to have the honorary attendee join us from so many miles across the waves. All McJammers are asked to be at the Mic so we can show Rodger and Coldshot how much they are appreciated for all their work in advance. Australia hours and USA hours will be organized to most suit Coldshot's schedule so the men don't have to struggle to get us in gear at the mic.

An exact time in not yet set. Rodger and Kathy will guide me to finalize the McJam schedule.

Much thanks to for organizing this special event.

[Mary]

The McJam is this weekend. We have had a few newbies sign up and a few regulars having to skip this year due to family schedules and such.



If you are reading this for the first time and you would like to visit the McKnight wood shop this weekend please contact me no later than Wednesday so we can get you set up.

[Tim McKnight]

McJam #9 is now in the history book. The McKnight family would like to thank each one of you for attending and making this the best event ever. One of the highlights was welcoming ColdShot to our jam all the way from "Down-under" via Skype. A special thanks to Rodger and Kathy for setting this special event up. ColdShot has called us each year and now we finally got to put a face to a name and we applauded him for sharing a few tunes with us on his new Gibson.

We welcomed several new faces and we were happily reunited with past attendees. The variable Ohio skies cooperated once again by giving us some great weather. Mary is already busy making notes for McJam #10. We are all tired but its a very good and memorable kind of tired

[Rodger]

Hi Tim... Kathy and I thought this was the best McJam ever also! Good friends, great food and the world's best guitars! Doesn't get any better than that.

Thanks to Tim, Mary and Adrianne for, once again, opening their house and hospitality to all of us.

McJam X next year!!! Can't wait !!!

[Neil K Walk]

Once again I'm glad I got away. Back to the grind now but visiting with the McKnights and the rest of the McJammers is better than a family reunion to me. It's great to meet new people too. I only wish I could've gotten there earlier.

Thanks to Tim and Mary for the wonderful hospitality and for just letting me be me. That they trust me with their wares when they know that priorities keep me from being a paying customer and that most of what I own is either broken or neglected means a lot. That people take the time to talk means even more.

To me playing music is therapeutic. While I don't get to practice much it's really fulfilling when I pick up a guitar that seems to be come to life in my hands. My Larrivee is such a guitar - and Tim and Mary are part of the reason why I happen to own it - but there have also been many McKnights that have also played so effortlessly and sung to my ears and resonated with my soul.

BTW: Tim put another one in my lap this weekend. Shame on you for tempting me, Tim! With so many others, that one will find another home - where I'm sure it will be appreciated and cared for better than I could. I won't give away what guitar but suffice it to say that Carpathian spruce is starting to replace Western Red Cedar as my favorite tonewood.

I can't believe next year will be 10 years. It's nearly corresponding with my historical precedent of GAS being a 7 year itch. I hope to see a bigger turnout. Those who couldn't attend were missed, though it was still a good time.

[coldshot]

G day McJammers, it was a fun way to see some faces I've spoken to but not known what they look like. I would love to be there for the 10th Mcjam and have mentioned it to my other half. We'll see but if not we'll certainly be there on skype. Thanks again to Roger for setting things up walking me through it.

[donh]

I was Happy To Be There (tm) :-D

[Tim McKnight]

Originally Posted by donh

I was Happy To Be There (tm) :-D

Don,

You always bring a huge smile to everyone's face. Thanks for sharing your wonderful music with us. We're HAPPY YOU COULD BE HERE, too. It just wouldn't be the same without you!

"HAPPY YOU COULD BE HERE" is a classic McJam song. For those of you who could not make it, you'll have to make plans for McJam-X and then you will "get it"

[sharkydude50]

How did it go this year? If I can't be there in the flesh for McJ X- then I want to participate via SKYPE!!!!

[Rodger]

I told Don I was going to make a compilation of "Happy to be Here" videos over the years. Always a McJam highlight for me.

Sharky - I hope you can make McJam X, but I talked to Mary during McJam IX about having others join via Skype. Remind me when you see the announcement for McJam X next year and we'll connect beforehand.

[Mary]

I'm late! I'm late for this very important date! I should have responded sooner.

Sharky dude .. NO DICE. Clif and Antoniette said they want you here to show your face and experience corn, wheat and bean fields of Ohio! OK - maybe we will Skype with you for a ten or 15 minute chat. BUT if that's all ya got you need to make sure some of the other South FLoridans are with you.

AMY (Sultry) SUTRYN has accepted the temporary new last name Adrianne had written by mistake. She allowed human error on Adrianne's part of writting it incorrectly and myself for not double checking my work. Shame on the school teacher side of me! Anyhow, next year Amy Sultry will NOT be joining us. However, Amy Sutryn will be here with a smile. Thanks, Amy. We look forward to seeing you at the McJam 10th anniversary!

Want a few pictures to you can determine if you want to sign up in advance? Remember to contact me personally at [email protected].

Lets see if we can have the bestest ever McJam as our 10th anniversary in 2017. McJammers have this link already, but a few others AGF friends and family might want clued in, too. Click the link below. It should take you to our Picasa album for viewing.


https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=102081485427195188752&target=ALBUM&id =6304364624670394689&authkey=Gv1sRgCMWL4MLPzcTbXA& feat=email

[Danno]

Thanks for sharing the pictures, Mary....I really enjoyed them.

Danno

[Mary]

Danno needs to make a plan to come to the 2017 McJam. We will have to get a date set for our players who have to make arrangements with their managers far enough in advance. Talk to your manager, Danno!