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Offline JenS

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Greetings...
« on: September 17, 2006, 04:55:38 PM »
I am just now learning about the state of WY, a fellow libertarian invited me here to this forum. I am not sure if WY is the place for me, but I am interested in checking it out. Thanks for all the information. Anyone know offhand how the music scene is?
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Re: Greetings...
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2006, 05:16:29 PM »
The fellow libertarian was me ;)

Glad to see you made to the forum, and like our good friend V might say....Velcome :D

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Re: Greetings...
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2006, 09:07:45 AM »
Welcome jschulz! What kind of music interests you? Do you play an instrument or sing? I'm a singer, but more in the classical style and church choir.

I don't even listen to the radio except when in the car, but have noticed that most of what is played is "country." The good thing is that some of it is the old fashioned kind, like ballads, and not all the "trucker rock" that sounds more like heavy metal.

Anyway, welcome and I hope you'll enter some of the conversation here. We'd love to be able to show you our wonderful country and welcome you in person.

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Offline ricwoz

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« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2006, 09:12:32 AM »
... from my recent travels I'm pretty confident in saying that you have a good variety of both types of music in Wyoming.

Country and Western...

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Re: Greetings...
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2006, 09:41:18 AM »
Howdy Jschulz, I believe you will find all sorts of music in Wyoming do to the fact that over the years there have been many people from other parts of the country moving there. My wife worked at a junior college there and we hung out with many of the folks who also worked there. Many played instruments. In fact I had the chance to tour the state as part of the college rock/jazz band.We also had freinds who had rock bands and we would follow them around as they played at different bars .  Between the bars bringing in bands and the college bringing in acts we enjoyed a wide range of music.. The University brings in the "bigger" bands and I have attended every event from classical orchestras to big band, jazz to punk, and depending on where you live, you can always make a trip to Denver or Salt lake City. If you play yourself ,you can always find others to jam with or start your own group.   As you travel through Wyoming the radio stations fade in and out and so you have to keep changing the stations to get the tunes you like. And there is always satellite.

Have you ever been to Wyoming?  Plan on making a trip out to next years Jam and check it all out.      Miles
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Re: Greetings...
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2006, 09:46:21 AM »
To the east of Crook County, in the Black Hills of South Dakota the music scene ROCKS! There are lots of bands covering most types of music. Deadwood SD has between 6-8 bands playing in the bars every weekend. Saloon #10 has the best of the best rock, indie, alt rock, etc. Spearfish, Sturgis, and Rapid City, SD all are part of the scene. I havent been to Gillette, Wyo for a while, but with the boom in the energy industry, I'm pretty sure that there are bands playing there every weekend, too. Probably mostly country.

You can stream X-rock ?www.xrock.fm ?to get an idea about the rock scene here.

Also check out the Sturgis Rally line-up. It is awesome!!! http://www.sturgis-rally.com/index.html

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Re: Greetings...
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2006, 09:49:32 AM »
Kes, I'm glad you mentioned So.Dak. Most of my cousins live over there and I remember visiting them and going out at night enjoying an amazing amount of music. Miles
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Re: Greetings...
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2006, 09:55:44 AM »
When I was in Sheridan a couple years ago there were many signs in shop windows promoting a concert in Billings by Rza.
Deadwood has lots of concerts.
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Re: Greetings...
« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2006, 07:58:30 PM »
Yes, bless you Jed for sharing.  ;)

I am not fond of country or hip-hop. I like a lot of different rock "formations" so to speak. It is my dream one day to own a music venue among other things. So sure, even if there isn't much we can make our own scene and infiltrate the country.  >:D Ha ha. Thanks for responding.
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Re: Greetings...
« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2006, 08:11:30 PM »
No, I have not been to WY yet.
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Re: Greetings...
« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2006, 09:57:27 PM »
The Gillette radio station is running ads for "Iron Butterfly" at Jake's. On-A-Gada-Davita Baby!

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Re: Greetings...
« Reply #11 on: December 29, 2006, 08:44:45 PM »
Dear Friends,

Here is a really good idea from this jschulz person.  Extraordinary.

In her detailed analysis of 19th Century libertarian utopian communities, Wendy McElroy pointed out some of the consistent themes.  One thing that makes such communities work, and that was in common amongst all the ones that lasted more than a year, is having a community money.  Those communities which coined their own money from gold and silver lasted the longest, it seems.  (Mucho kudos to Ken for minting FSW silver pieces!)

Another very important thread is having a community meeting hall.  Again, the communities which lasted the longest were the ones where everyone took at least one meal a day together.  Having a big barn or other building where everyone could get together and sit and talk is apparently really important, even if there is absolutely no organization to this gathering.  People form their own agendas, get together, mill around, etc.  What is important is to have a place where people meet. 

In the context of FSW, I think part of what has made it so successful - with the nice doubling rate at the jamborees - is that the jamborees are a gathering of everyone in the group, as many as can make it.

What hasn't come up for me is any way to generate a location in Wyoming that people would go to have meetings of everyone.  I had been thinking in terms of an auditorium at one of the classroom facilities the Sovereigns of the High Frontier Society is building.  (News on that topic in another thread, by the way.  We just got a major donor!) 

But, what jschulz has suggested is a music venue.  A place where people would go to hear live bands would, necessarily, have room for a large audience.  (And a dance floor.  You can see where I'd like that, if you came to the costume party earlier this month.)  It would also be a profitable venture, if there were some decent booking agent involved.  I suppose there would be a liquor license to sell booze, as Wyoming isn't that libertarian, yet.  But, there's lots of money in gate and drinks and souvenirs.  There may be a significant venue in Jackson Hole, and there may be concert halls of some sort in Casper or Cheyenne.  Certainly the Casper Events Center is the city socialist answer to every event that needs a venue. 

Having the idea and making it work are not the same thing.  But, a good outdoor amphitheater, like Theater Under the Stars in Houston, might work.  For year 'round action, a large indoor venue would be wanted, as concerts don't work well with frozen audiences.   ;-P

Anyway, there might be a business plan in to this idea.  Something to ponder.  Hmmmm.  <strokes beard>  Hmmm.

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Re: Greetings...
« Reply #12 on: December 29, 2006, 08:55:02 PM »
The Gillette radio station is running ads for "Iron Butterfly" at Jake's. On-A-Gada-Davita Baby!

That would be:

"In the Garden of Eden, baby,
 In the Garden of Eden, honey,
 Don't you know that I'm lovin' you.

 Oh, won't you come with me
 And take my hand
 Oh, won't you come with me
 And walk this land
 Please take my hand

 In the Garden of Eden honey
 Don't you know that I'm lovin' you
 In the Garden of Eden, baby
 Don't you know that I'll always be true."

"The truth (according to the liner notes on 'the best of' CD compilation) is that drummer Ron Bushy was listening to the track through headphones, and couldn't hear correctly; he simply distorted what Doug Ingle answered when Ron asked him for the title of the song."  Another version has Ingle drunk when he said the title, and Bushy wrote down what he thought was said.  Later, they looked at what Bushy had written, laughed, and used that for the title.  See en.wikipedia.org for answers to other Iron Butterfly trivia.

There was, for a time, a radio station in Kansas City that had an official policy.  Any disc jockey who played "In-A-Gadda-da-Vida" would be fired.  For my own part, I like hearing the song every other decade or so. <smile>

Regards,

Jim

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Re: Greetings...
« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2006, 03:24:02 PM »
Jim,

In the context of FSW, I think part of what has made it so successful - with the nice doubling rate at the jamborees - is that the jamborees are a gathering of everyone in the group, as many as can make it.


So if I understand this correctly, you are saying we can quadruple every year if we hold two jamborees?

Also, can you provide the lyrics to "Louie Louie?"

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Re: Greetings...
« Reply #14 on: December 30, 2006, 03:48:27 PM »
A music festival is a great idea.
We might want to schedule it around/during the July rodeo, to take
advantage of all the extra Wyoming visitors.

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Our Jamborees serve also in somewhat of the same capacity.
I don't know if holding them 2x/year will quadruple our #s, though.
More frequent gatherings would certainly further cement the #s we have.

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