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Imagine, if you will, a quadrilateral with corners at Ammanford, Merthyr Tydfil, Bridgend and Llanelli. The likeliest venue for Jetfire's event will probably be within that area.
I refer the honourable gentleman to the Discussion title and opening post.
Jetfire's proposal is for a meet up of guitar nutters. It is not an organised/formal jam session. There could be test driving of each other's gear. There is unlikely to be a public address system or a drum kit.
That is exactly what it is. Nothing more.
If you wish to participate in a live music performance gathering, there is one arranged in Bristol on Saturday 8th June, 2019. http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/152257/south-west-jam-factory-studios-bristol-edition-8th-june-2019/p1
I grew up in Ceredigion near the coast but have moved further and further east away from the coast since then. Im over the border now still moving away from the coast but nowhere near anywhere that anyones ever heard of whos not from this part of the country! If I dont stop moving East soon Ill be in Birmingham which wont be a good thing apart from everyones heard of it!
Imagine, if you will, a quadrilateral with corners at Ammanford, Merthyr Tydfil, Bridgend and Llanelli. The likeliest venue for Jetfire's event will probably be within that area.
You dont get much more south than that but its probably 2 1/2-3 hours away or something
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By now, somebody ought to have made enquiries with several potential venues to establish the room hire costs. Then, it would be advisable to discuss which venue and date suits the majority of likely attendees. Somewhere along the way, firm bookings need to be made and paid for in advance.
After that, the event organiser(s) receive all manner of private messages about semi-relevant topics - mainly, pleas for special treatment and attempts to stall pre-payment.
It often befalls the person who proposes an event idea to be assumed to be sufficiently motivated to make it happen.
Those who support the proposal cheerfully sit back and wait for somebody else to handle the boring but necessary logistical stuff. Then, they feel free to pick and choose whether to take part at all. (I have done this myself!)
Typically, the ratio of people who quite fancy attending an event to the number of people who stump up their subs to the number of people who actually turn up is not good. Active organisers will be few and far between.
I already had my fill with back room stuff for the 2019 Western Jam in Bristol. On the pages of this forum, most of my contribution will be entirely invisible.
Admittedly, the Bristol event was on an entirely different scale to the idea of an informal meeting of like-minded forumites who happen to reside in South Wales.
Small informal gatherings should be fairly easy to arrange by PM. The advantage of meeting people from further afield is that it can expose attendees to new ideas and get them out of a rut.
Larger gatherings depend on a degree of conformity.
I like cats but I have no interest in attempting to herd them.
@laMsPlatt hasn’t visited the forum since July 2019.
@joetele is within easy striking distance of Bristol, if available.
Jetfire works in a band and a duo with a female singer. Perhaps, they can be persuaded to attend together? Accommodating female vocals might help to refresh the song list.