I've never been to a Letterhead event but am very interested in attending one. I'm in Louisiana & am wondering about the Alabama "Splatter Jam".... I'm really a computer guy with little handpainting skills but I've always been inspired by the hand lettered work in the mags... is this event something I would be interested in?
------------------ Glenn S. Harris Lorio Design Baton Rouge, LA allorio@bellsouth.net
Posted by roger bailey (Member # 556) on :
Glen, what better way to let INSPIRATION work its majic on ya !!
May as well go and be introduced to some of these majical folks !!
Roger
------------------ Roger Bailey Rapid Tac Incorporated Waikoloa, Hawaii
Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
Glenn..I am a computer guy too...There WILL be computers there (laptops and cutters) along with all the talented handlettering/airbrushing/pinstriping folks!!!!!!
Drive over to Pat's and join in the fun! It is going to be one GREAT weekend! If it wasn't we wouldn't be driving down from Ontario Canada!!!
------------------ Dave Grundy AKA "applicator" on mIRC "stickin' sticky stuff to valuable vessels and vehicles!" in Granton, Ontario, Canada 1-519-225-2634 dave.grundy@quadro.net www.quadro.net/~shirley
Posted by Kathy Joiner (Member # 1814) on :
Glenn, I'm going to the meet and i'm in the same boat as you. I do vinyl but am trying to learn other things thanks to the inspiration on this board. Don't be shy, just be there. This is my first meet and I feel very fortunate that it seems to be shaping up as the biggest event of the year. I plan on absorbing as much as humanly possible. And the langnaipe (sp?) is that we can meet and get to know some really great folks. I think you make number three or four that will be first timers. There are now three from Louisiana! Bring something Cajun and all the Boudreaux and Thibodeaux jokes you can gather! Hope to see ya there.
------------------ Kathy Joiner River Road Graphics 41628 River Road Ponchatoula, La.70454 PH. (504)386-3313 casey@i-55.com
Old enough to know better...Too young to resist.
Posted by Cheryl Lucas (Member # 1656) on :
Glen:
The Duck Soup Splatter Jam will be perfect for your very first Letterhead meet! I'll betcha a 5 lb bag-a-grits you ain't seen nothin' like it!
Packin' my bags and heading to McCalla-'bama for the weekend of Sept. 14, 15, 16th!
Y'all spoken here! Cher.
------------------ Cheryl Lucas a/k/a "Shag" on MIRC Vital Signs & Graphics, Etc. Cape Coral, Florida VSignsNgraphics@aol.com
Posted by PKing (Member # 337) on :
Glen and any others interested;The Duck Soup Splatter Jam should be one of the best times this side of the Mississippi,with some of the best people from BOTH sides.This is geared towards the FIRST timers and the not so first timers.THEY WILL WRITE SONGS ABOUT THIS ONE!!! Come on over and experience everything from the "Mild to the Wild" not only in people there, but the art work,and techniques that make us what we are. There are no FORMAL teaching seminars planned,but if you would like to ask how effects are accomplised.Asking is recomended if not required.This will be a "layed back" affair as a letterhead meet, But a FULL BLOWN "Open House"for my New Shop.Included on Saturday will be: Breakfast(pizza)Live DJ(50s,60s)BBQ(lunch) Banner Relay(2 teams)Red Neck(horseshoes) Pickles on a stick(all day)Kids Tent(crayons and side walk chalk)Race Car(to letter)DJ trailer(to letter)Panel Jam(Bldg.#2)Tee-shirts(with air brushed names)and Logo, Boat(grahics to apply)FREE grab bag "stuff" Pinstriping,Joking,Lies told,new friends to meet. DOOR PRIZES GALORE(thanks to our suppliers)FREE,FREE,FREE and last but no least.......... a host of "LOCAL"signpeople that don't know it is a letterhead meet he he he This is where we as Letterheads show by our actions,the movement of sharing and fellowship between each other! ALL EGOS SHALL BE LEFT AT THE DOOR
Did I mention that there will be DUCKS!!!(last count was 100 or so. Please register at the "Future Live Meets"page,send in your 20 duck bucks for food and tee shirt.
see ya in 45days,9hours,46minutes,27seconds
------------------ PKing is Pat King of King Sign Design in McCalla,Alabama The Professor of SIGNOLOGY
Posted by Bill Biggs (Member # 18) on :
Glen, I have been to only two meets One in OK City in 99 and one in Georgia in 2000, This will be my third, but not the last. I started out in a sign shop without computers doing everything by hand, but I have learned so much from these two meets, I plan to go to one every year till I retire(which is Sept. this year) Then I plan to go to more. You not only need to come, but you need to be ready to meet a lot of new friends. PS do a project if you like, or do one on site. or do like me and just come to see what everyone else is doing. Bill
------------------ Bill & Barbara Biggs Art's Sign Service, Inc. Clute, Texas, USA Home of The Great Texas Mosquito Festival Proud Third year Supporter of the Letterheads Website MailTo:bill@artssigns.com
[This message has been edited by Bill Biggs (edited July 31, 2001).]
Posted by PKing (Member # 337) on :
Thanks Bill, Almost forgot the panel project. This meet "theme" is DUCK SOUP.That should give an "IDEA" on which to work with.Any medium,any style,any way!! and as Bill says lots of times they are made on location(great way to learn)in the Panel Jam area. Quack Quack
------------------ PKing is Pat King of King Sign Design in McCalla,Alabama The Professor of SIGNOLOGY
Posted by Santo (Member # 411) on :
PKing, Please be aware that too many Cajuns could turn Duck soup into Duck Gumbo quickly. I'll bring some rice.
One more thing just to bump this post up! The Mayor of Letterville and his wife will be there too!! Maybe even HeadTV
------------------ PKing is Pat King of King Sign Design in McCalla,Alabama The Professor of SIGNOLOGY
Posted by George Perkins (Member # 156) on :
Glenn by all means make it over to Duckie's. While this isn't officially this years Dixie meet, I'm sure it will have all the flavor of one. Compared to most Letterhead meets they are less structured and more laid back. The last two were the best meets I have ever been to. The meet in Georgia last year had A LOT of computer activity going on with a TON of information being exchanged. Take my word for it there will be plenty for you to do, you won't regret it. With Pat hosting the meet a splendid time is guaranteed for all
------------------ George Perkins Millington,TN. goatwell@ionictech.com
"I started out with nothing and still have most of it left"
Hey if Santo is cooking gumbo I might try and make it there too!
------------------ Mark Perkins Performance Signs & Graphics Eunice, Louisiana "The heart of Cajun Country"
Posted by Cheryl Lucas (Member # 1656) on :
Hey--Cajuns:
Ya bringin' some of them crawdads with ya? Sure would like ta learn the proper eating technique...
Bump! Cher.
------------------ Cheryl Lucas a/k/a "Shag" on MIRC Vital Signs & Graphics, Etc. Cape Coral, Florida VSignsNgraphics@aol.com
Posted by Kathy Joiner (Member # 1814) on :
Cheryl, Sorry but crawfish season is over untill early next spring. Right now they are dug deep into the mud to beat the heat. If you find them the shells are so hard you would need a hammer to crack them! I have some peeled tails in the freezer and I will make some crawfish dip just for you. Kathy
------------------ Kathy Joiner River Road Graphics 41628 River Road Ponchatoula, La.70454 PH. (504)386-3313 casey@i-55.com
Old enough to know better...Too young to resist.
Posted by Mark Fair Signs (Member # 289) on :
it's gonna be a fun meet glenn. some great people will be there, with loads of skills and talents to share and plenty of sign war stories! LOL
pat king said he would send me a hundred dollars if i would go to six flags that weekend! hahahahahahahahah
No Deal Pat, a team of mules couldn't keep me away bubba!!!!
you folks from louisiana, i love dat cajun cookin', there ain't nothin' better than a bowl of red beans and rice!
