Greetings...

[planetaryjim]

Dear Paul Wy,

No, I was not suggesting that two jamborees per year would cause quadrupling.  I was saying that gatherings are important to fostering successful communities, and that we seem to be on an excellent track.  Community money is also a good thing, to keep people in touch with each other economically. 

Yes, I think a music festival would be a great thing.

Now, I can provide you with the lyrics to Louie Louie, but I cannot make you believe that these are the lyrics. <grin> 

Regards,

Jim

    Louie, Louie
    Oh no, me gotta go.
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, said, ah
    Louie, Louie
    Oh, baby, me gotta go.

    A fine little girl she waits for me
    Me catch a ship for cross the sea.
    Me sail that ship all alone
    Me never think how I make it home.

    Ah, Louie, Louie
    No, no, no, no, me gotta go.
    Oh, no.
    Said, Louie, Louie
    Oh, baby, said we gotta go.
    (indistinct yell in the background)

    Three nights and days I sail the sea
    Think of girl, oh, constantly.
    Ah, on that ship I dream she there
    I smell the rose, ah, in her hair.

    Ah, Louie, Louie
    Oh, no, sayin' we gotta go.
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, but, ah,
    Louie, Louie
    Oh, baby, said, we gotta go.
    [Yelled] Okay, let's give it to 'em
   right now! [instrumental]

    Me see Jamaica, ah, moon above.
    It won't be long, me see me love.
    Take her in my arms again,
    I got her; I'll never leave again.

    Ah, Louie, Louie
    Oh, no, sayin' me gotta go.
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
    But, ah, Louie, Louie
    Oh, baby, said, ah, we gotta go.

    I said we gotta go now,

    Let's get on outta here.
   
    [Yelled] Let's go.

[Paul Bonneau]

Jim, another possible venue for meetings and music are grange halls. Some towns still have these things around, and I think they were used just the same way you mentioned, as places for people to get together. Probably pretty cheap to rent, too.

I think we ought to also look at the rendezvous (rendezvouses?  ) for alternate places and times to have informal, mini-FSW get-togethers.

As to music, yeah, it is Christian stations and Country/Western. Although one day in the car near Lusk, of all places, I heard "Walk on the Wild Side"!  At least I think that is the name of that song... And Cody has a station that plays classic (as in ancient) rock.

A radio station offering a little variety (and a pro-freedom viewpoint) is another thing FSW should have.

[ricwoz]

Jim, another possible venue for meetings and music are grange halls. ... A radio station offering a little variety (and a pro-freedom viewpoint) is another thing FSW should have.

Yeah, a radio station would be great! 

There are a lot of Grange Halls in Washington and Oregon.  The Washington Grange is still pretty active in politics.  They have been very involved in trying to bring the Lousiana Primary system to Washington State.  I guess they don't like political parties.  Which seem odd for one voluntary membership organization to seek to gut the rights of others, but there you have it.    I have no idea if they rent halls or not.

[wyomiles]

Here is something that might serve as a music festival spot ? Anyone in the area have any more info on it ? Might be worth checking out ?   Miles

http://www.unitedcountry.com/search06/SearchViewProperty.asp?SID=37439904&Item=606397&Lcnt=&Page=&Office=49039&No=49039-60012&RP=&FT=P

[PaulWy]

Just to point out the obvious, GuernseyRifleman and RazorCityRifleman host five or six shoots each year that I consider "mini-jamborees." They are a great place to get together with friends, and since it costs little more to take the family than just the guys, maybe the ladies could come along and meet up even if they don't want to shoot?

PaulWy

[Jared]

I didn't realize the Redwater Creek site was for sale. That seems like a good price.

[JenS]

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.
Regards,
Jim

LOL. Why thanks, Jim! Yes I like the idea of a liberty music hall very much. Last night I was thinking if I owned a place like that, I could make it a rule that I'd only take precious metals for admission.
If someone comes in with FRNs, then, they will have to exchange them and then pay with gold/silver/platinum coinage. Sounds redundant, but I think the more people use precious metals for payment the freer our community would be.

That brings me to another idea...a non Fed credit cooperative.

You are so right about reality vs ideas...point taken.

Jen

[Jed Bodacious]

Humm...

This all sounds like positive fun.....kind of takes me back to my high school days, when I was a rodie for a band.....we converted a horse correl into a grunge pit, fixed two flat trailers into a stage and put together a very cool homemade light and sound system for the bands that played. I remember the student orginazition....S.T.A.R. Students Taking Another Route.....because the Public School we attended objected to the idea of a concert as a fund raiser for the class trip.....they wanted us to do car washes or sell raffle tickets..... what boring crap!

Jed "Metal Head" Bodacious

[JenS]

Kewl!

[BILL]

The Washington Grange is still pretty active in politics.  They have been very involved in trying to bring the Lousiana Primary system to Washington State.  I guess they don't like political parties.  Which seem odd for one voluntary membership organization to seek to gut the rights of others, but there you have it.    I have no idea if they rent halls or not.

I can shed some light on that. The Grange and those who agree with them on this issue don't have anything against the political parties. But the primary elections are paid for by the taxpayers. We have a problem with a taxpayer-paid-for primary in which the political parties can force us to vote by party. As is, a Libertarian has to vote the Republican or Democratic ticket to vote for a particular candidate they like and then cannot vote in the primary for anyone not on that ticket.

I say if your political party wants an exclusive primary, pay for it. If a political party wants a taxpayer-paid primary, any voter should be able to vote for any candidate in the primary election. That's the Grange position which, by the way, is also supported by Sam Reed, our Republican Secretary of State, and many other freedom-loving Washington taxpayers.

Washington State had an open-primary (vote for anyone you want) for a very long time. Some Californians thought it was a good idea and they passed it for their state. The parties in California sued and it went to the Supreme Court. Our open-primary system was found unconstitutional so even though Washington voters have passed initiatives and referendums to get it back, the political parties have fought us and won, so far. What I don't understand is why the Libertarian Party joined the Republican and Democratic Parties in the lawsuit. Stay tuned. This is not over.

Yes, the Grange Halls rent out space for very reasonable. 

And yes, a music festival perhaps in conjunction with the Jamboree and before or after the radio might get this Washingtonian back to Wyoming for the next Jam.

[JenS]

Since we seem to be on the topic of music here, thought I'd share this link: http://www.punknews.org/article.php?sid=14108&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 It's an interview with the WY punk band Teenage Bottlerocket. Interesting interview. I checked them out on MySpace and they sound pretty decent. 

[RazorCityRifleman]

Welcome Aboard Jen!

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

KS I'm shocked and stunned you would have such intimate knowledge of such places

RCR

[RazorCityRifleman]

I think we ought to also look at the rendezvous (rendezvouses?? ) for alternate places and times to have informal, mini-FSW get-togethers.

Paul they happen most any given weekend somewhere in WY, you just don't get involved, how do you think we stay so tight?

RCR

[KesWindhunter]

Welcome Aboard Jen!

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

KS I'm shocked and stunned you would have such intimate knowledge of such places

RCR

Yeah, riiiiiiiiight!?
gimme a Moose Drool, a shot glass kept full of 1800 and a decent live rock band w/dance floor...I'm good to go.

  Tamara