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The shower comes after the snipe hunt. That is a special event in the fall. I can't wait for this thing to get here. I'm in bad need of a break.
I called Sonny yesterday to make sure I wasn't out of line suggesting more electric jamming then the Saturday night live band already booked. He was fine with that idea, so I'm still rooting for it to happen.
I just called Nancie today to offer my help with transporting, or purchising heads, or slappin' em on & tuning... the drums she mentioned.
They were loaned to her kids & are currently in not completely working condition in storage, so if you are offering the availability of something a little more ready-to-rock... I will also offer you my help as a roadie if you have any need for more room in a vehicle. I arrive the 11th & decided to get a truck instead of a car, so that I can help shuttle people, drums or whatever.
I'm still planning to bring one of my Djimbe drums as well for the acoustic late-night sets.
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So, Sonny, what's the body count up to now? This is looking like it's gonna be some MEET!
-------------------- Jane Diaz Diaz Sign Art 628 W. Lincoln Ave. Pontiac, Il. 61764 815-844-7024 www.diazsignart.com Posts: 4102 | From: Pontiac, IL USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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Jane, I'll get around to posting who's coming soon. For now, let me say this: I'm overwhelmed at the response, not only from registrants, but the sponsors and suppliers as well. To date, every single person I've talked to has, at the very least, offered a door prize. I've come to think of the UPS guy as Santa Claus - every day brings more goodies. People I've never met or done business with are stepping up to the plate and, quite frankly, covering my ass. I opened a package today from W&B Gold Leaf Co. - over 800 bucks worth of gold- even though I've only spoken to Urban by phone, he feels like a friend (a very generous one)
Another example: I talked for half an hour with Garrett from Laminators, Inc. - great guy, and he's sending all the Alumalite for the mural. Here's more: Kellie Miller from Precision Board is sending lots of HDU (unfortunately, she won't be able to bring it personally) and John Meeks, last year's co-host of the Dixie meet and owner of Everwood is also coming with lots of samples and he's picking up the tab for Friday's lunch. I can go on and on, but the point is, we have some wonderful support from our suppliers. (and some killer door prizes)
Another thing I want to mention: there are lots of people in this business whose talent is worthy of our respect and admiration. Then there are a very few who inspire us not only with their abilities, but also their willingness to share that special knowledge. I'm honored that so many of those people have chosen to attend our meet.........
-------------------- www.signcreations.net Sonny Franks Lilburn, GA 770-923-9933 Posts: 4116 | From: Lilburn, GA USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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Doug it will be nice to meet you but you won't find any chicks at the airport waiting to lei you, LOL.
I'll bring my altonized electric guitar and two little Fender amps. I sold my full stack Marshall for this setup; I run my signal into a digital signal processor and split it into stereo output to the two amps. It's SWEET!
I haven't picked up my guitar in almost 2 years so I will be very rusty! But I'm willing to give it a shot and jam with you guys. This is gonna be a great meet. Yeeeeeeee hawwwwww!!
-------------------- Ricky Jackson Signs Now 614 Russell Parkway Warner Robins, GA (478) 923-7722 signpimp50@hotmail.com
"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Sir Issac Newton Posts: 3528 | From: Warner Robins, GA | Registered: Oct 2004
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looking forward to meeting you too Ricky. There may not be a polynesian lei waiting for me at the Georgia border, but at least the RCMP won't be there either
Found out a couple of days ago that I won't be able to make it.
Damn...Damn...Damn!!!
I have other commitments (not work related) to see to.
I did, however, encourage the tech guy from Estimate to try to get down there. His name is Johnathon and, if he makes it, I'm sure that he will feel right at home even though he's not really a 'sign guy'.
Have fun all...wish I was there !!
-------------------- Pat Neve, Jr. 321-537-8675 Capt. Sign
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Sonny, will there be any companies there pedilin' brushes? I need some new ones and I would much rather be able to "pick" my own rather than having to buy blind...
-------------------- Snow's Sign Works 865-908-0076 snowman@planetc.com www.snowsigns.com
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Ricky, glad you were able to defy death to play another day. Steve- no prob. Jake, so far we don't have a brush peddler, but we've had some donated for door prizes. I'm still working on it though. Does anyone know the Millar's at Q,H&F in Columbia, SC ? They're only 3 hours away and already have a Letterhead background.
-------------------- www.signcreations.net Sonny Franks Lilburn, GA 770-923-9933 Posts: 4116 | From: Lilburn, GA USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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Lordy, get the Mack Wagon there, they'll fix ya'all (sp?) up!!!
Speaking of Estimate,... Myra, won't you come on down and play with the paints???
John
-------------------- John Lennig / Big Top Sign Arts 5668 Ewart Street, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada bigtopya@hotmail.com 604.451.0006 Posts: 2184 | From: Burnaby, British Columbia,Canada | Registered: Nov 2001
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Jane, (and anyone else wanting to check out some of the GA sights while you are visiting...)
I say "go North, Letterheads!" The mountains of GA are very beautiful this time of year, and are full of festivals! The two that immediately come to mind are "Gold Rush!" and "Octoberfest".
"Gold Rush" takes place in the small gold (and copper) mining town of Dahlonega, about an hour and a half from Suwanee. America's first Gold Rush was here, not San Francisco. There's gold in them thar hills!...
These days, the community is known for it's: Picturesque rolling mountains & valleys, Horseback riding, Mining (there are several places to pan for gold), Native American History, Wineries, Motorcycle riding, Camping & Tubing, and of course, its Historic Town Square. The Square is foot-friendly traffic and is host many artists, antique shops, Old-Timey Photography and eateries including a coffee house, fudge shop and ice cream parlour. The Courthouse in the center of the Square is now open as a Museum. The Historic Smith House (Bed & Breakfast, gift shop and restaurant) has recently been under renovations...while remodeling, they found an entrance to a Gold Mine that dates back over 100 yrs! They found it under the dining room floorboards in the restaurant. It was covered up due to some "politics".
Warning: "Gold Rush!" draws thousands by the busload for this annual festival which will include (authentic Appalachian)music, food, arts & crafts, etc...but if you like that sort of thing, you will not be dissapointed!
Now if that is not your cup of tea...simply continue up GA 400 and hang a right onto SR 115 and go through Cleveland (home of Cabbage Patch Dolls and Hospital)over to Helen, for celebration of Octoberfest!
Manfred and Marcus, who are the native Bavarians, will appreciate the efforts this community has put forth to recreate an authentic Alpine Village! You will truly be amazed at the cobblestone streets, architechture /gingerbread detailing, wall murals, etc. that have been created by local artisans since the "development" of this city.
As the story goes... a LOCAL SIGNPAINTER (gotta love it!) who had done a military tour in Germany, was commissioned to "recreate" the look to boost tourism (and the economy) of Helen. This project has been wildly successful since the late 60's, and most tastefully done. While it is "tourist", it is not over commercialized, but rather built by small(and mostly private) businesses like ours. It is also a foot-traffic frindly place. (park your car and walk to everything)
Some things to see there include (of course) gift shops, clock shops, European imports, excellent German eateries (from finer, sit-down restaurants to take-out walk-up windows), a working Glockenspiel, year-round ferris wheel, putt-putt, quilt shops, (and my most very-very favorite:)a re-creation of the Matterhorn and model train villiage (two stories high!), a cool toy shop, Christmas shop, oh-and hey..don't forget Aunt Flossie's Funnel Cakes!
There is camping and cabins, tubing on the river, Oompah Bands playing, Hot Air Balloons, and plenty of Imported Brews to sip. A real German style party! Liederhosen optional, for those who enjoyed wearing kilts in Scotland...
Come to the Letterhead meet in GA...and stay a while to see the sights afterward....Enjoy!
-------------------- Stefanie Fox Fox Design Studio Atlanta, GA Posts: 181 | From: Atlanta GA, USA | Registered: May 2006
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Thanks Stefanie - you should have been a travel agent. One of the reasons we picked the October date is the mountains should be peaking for Fall colors then. If you're coming down from the northside, it would be worth getting off the interstate and cruising thru the north GA mountains. (or the Great Smokies in North Carolina and Tennessee)
BTW, today is the LAST DAY for $25 registration. October 1st, it's $40 a head.....
I'm game for a trip to the mountains if anyone wants some company or a guide one day after the meet. Stef didn't mention the apple festval in Ellijay. it's in full swing this time of year too. there IS a lot to do this time of year in the mountains! Sonny, you couldn't have picked a better time to have this meet.
-------------------- Nancie W. Phillips White Dove Painting Studio 74 Dacula Road, Dacula, GA 30019 678-887-3339
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OK, these are the folks who've actually put a check in an envelope and mailed it. I have several others who swear they're coming, but you don't make the list 'til we see your money. And it went up to $40 today. (still a bargain)
Allan, Doug Allen, Si & Marty Anderson, Gary Balistreri, Vince Banasky, Sue Barnes, Mike Beaudette, Nancy Bedford, Carla Bowker, Ronald Buck, The Joe Butler, Dave & Susie Cabrera, Sal Corrigan, Mark Cotnam, Noella Custom Foam Fabricators Dahl, Robin & Don Diaz, Bill & Jane Dinofa, Roger Estes, Rob Faig, Mike Ferrell, Sheila Fowler, Bob Frisby, Roy Gerathy, Dennis Golden, Joe Greer, Steve Hammond, Curtis Hartstein, Chris Hayden, Jimmy Hines, Allan Hines, Bob Jackson, Ricky Jantz, Jon JSI Kemp, Jeremy Koehn, Blake Kotzer, Lida Lennig, John Meyer, Mike Morriss, Wayne Mulcahy, Nancy & Mark Noble, Ralph Norris, Jim Ogden, Jeff Papa, Amy & Brian Pate, Judy & Roger Peach, Bob & Marcia Peters, Mark Phillips, Nancie Pickett, Billy Quinealty, Bob Ray, Rapid Rolli, Matt Salyers, Bobby Sign Supply USA Smith, John Snow, Jake Souza, Karen Thompson, Donald Thurmon, Diana & Mike Vargas, Francisco Warner, Tramp Welborn, Linda Welker, Kissy Wilkie, Laurie & Duncan Williams, Jack Young, Ryan
Have you got room for 2 latecomers from Scotland.. Didnt know if we would be able to make it until now.....The Wives managed to give Myself and Damian McLaughlin a weeks pass...Only took some gentle loving words and a headlock for mine to agree. So managed to get a couple of flights today... arriving on Wed 11th and back on Wed 18th.. Tried to persuade Stewart to come with us but unfortunately he just couldnt make this trip as much as he wanted to come... Apologies for not booking sooner but as I said it was touch and go over the last couple of weeks whether we could make it... Looking forward to seeing you all soon..
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Scott and Damian: There's always room at the Sign Circus for a few more clowns. And that, my friends, should cover the Scottish Pub Song portion of the show.
Keeps gettin' better.
-------------------- www.signcreations.net Sonny Franks Lilburn, GA 770-923-9933 Posts: 4116 | From: Lilburn, GA USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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Several folks have asked me to give a demo at the Dixie Meet on posting pictures. Sonny is making the computer and connection available. Now, I am no expert, but I have had good success with my method so I'll give it a try. It is much easier to explain the process in person than over the phone or in just written words. I will be making available the written step by step in hardcopy for the meet demo and in PDF format on my website for anyone else interested. Right now I'm finishing off the step by step and need to post an image...so this is it... Edited to say the step by step is done, and I will also show how to edit posts...
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WOW!WOW!WOW!That list is overwhelmingly IMPRESSIVE! Sonny, you mind if I use it to try to lure a brush company to the meet? I'm gonna call QH&F tomorrow and let them know what they'll miss if they don't make it a priority to make a short trip to GA!
-------------------- Nancie W. Phillips White Dove Painting Studio 74 Dacula Road, Dacula, GA 30019 678-887-3339
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You're right Jeff. I assume you mean Susie Butler. David is a Letterville resident/merchant, but maybe Susie didn't submit a picture or hasn't posted here. I'm going to look back at the posts to see if I can track her pic down. Indeed, she is one hardworking gal and one of the nicest Letterheads I've met. Can't wait for Laurie to meet her in Dixie.
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For the Lodi Meet I made a similar poster. I hate coming back from a meet and saying Dang, I wanted to meet that Letterville person. So I made the poster to make sure I would track down every last one. To the best of my knowledge this poster is up to date. Please let me know if I missed anyone or goofed on the spelling. I'll make additions as they come in. I played around with the name a bit. I liked Sign Circus Resident Freeks but Laurie thought that was a little rude. Then there was Sign Circus Resident Acts... So Stars it is... If you know of anymore Letterville Residents registered or confirmed, let me know. Please remember I am getting the pics off the Bullboard, so pics of Non-Residents are not available .
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Nice layout Duncan - don't forget Dusty Campbell. I talked to him last night and it turns out he's a bass player. Also talked to John Byrd who's bringing some equipment and a microphone. Let's make some noise, y'all.....
-------------------- www.signcreations.net Sonny Franks Lilburn, GA 770-923-9933 Posts: 4116 | From: Lilburn, GA USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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Everything is booked on this end. We will make it in on Thursday afternoon. I am bringing some of my drum toys to add to the set. Sounds like we will have a ROCKIN' PANEL JAM goin' on.
Robert Estes Brushstroke Signs 1500 South 3rd Street Paducah, KY 42003 signs@vci.net
-------------------- Robert Estes Brushstroke Signs 1500 South 3rd St. Paducah, KY
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-------------------- Karen Wunch (kwunch on chat) A2Z SIGNS in Buford, GA 678.714.1965 ---------------- "Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest." ~~Beatrice Potter Posts: 126 | From: Buford Georgia | Registered: Jan 2003
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Some questions regarding the non-sign part of the meet.
What's everyone play or like music-wise?
Anybody want to hear or play anything in particular?
Who's bringing the B3 and the Rhodes?
Since I'm practicing, I might as well practice(or learn) something we'll actually play. I'd like for folks to enjoy it and for it to sound as good as it can for a bunch of non-semi-former-professionals who have never practiced together.
Could you add me? I'd be honored... If'n I wouldn't break the lense... Hellfire. And is Linda Silver Eagle in there??? She's gotta be.
Sonny has actually been able, for one day, to do what I have not in four years ... HE'S going to close our shop for S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y NIGHT!
OMG. And peeps from our shop WANT to visit. Yes. In fact, the Sky IS Falling.
geesh.
-------------------- Karen Wunch (kwunch on chat) A2Z SIGNS in Buford, GA 678.714.1965 ---------------- "Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest." ~~Beatrice Potter Posts: 126 | From: Buford Georgia | Registered: Jan 2003
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-------------------- Karen Wunch (kwunch on chat) A2Z SIGNS in Buford, GA 678.714.1965 ---------------- "Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest." ~~Beatrice Potter Posts: 126 | From: Buford Georgia | Registered: Jan 2003
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