At 04:12 PM 4/26/99 -0500, you wrote:
We are selling Twangfest 3 Hatch Show Prints this year. They will be
available at Twangfest or from the Twang Gang after Twangfest. Also,
we'll have several autographed Hatch Show Prints (from various artists)
available at the Twangfest on-line
Six weeks to go, people! Make those
reservations!
More cheap airfares to St. Louis. I
strongly
urge you all to check with
Jo Wendland (official
Twangfest travel agent) before making any
reservations.
ontact Jo at 1-800-208-4158. She found me
a few fares
cheaper than anything I found
We are selling Twangfest 3 Hatch Show Prints
this year. They will be available at Twangfest
or
from the Twang Gang after Twangfest.
Also, we'll have several autographed Hatch Show
Prints (from various artists) available at the Twangfest
on-line auction.
We'll be posting more details about
Seems to be a slight problem with Village
Records URL posted yesterday.
Use this URL to buy Twangfest 3 tickets via the web at Village
Records' website.
Let me know if you have any problems.
http://villagerecords.com/cgi-bin/villager/scan/mp=0/sf=artist/se=twangfest/sf=title/se=st
We (we this time being not the Twang Gang, but me) inadvertently included some
ASCII formatting junk in the URL you can use to order Twangfest 3 tickets
online through Village Records. Try this:
http://villagerecords.com/cgi-bin/villager/scan/mp=0/sf=artist/se=twangfest/
sf=title/se=st
I
That steady "thump, thump, thump" you're hearing, ever increasing in intensity?
No, it's not Excedrin Headache #43, brought on by the latest P2 dustup, it's
just us (us being your Twang Gang) beating the drum for Twangfest 3. We're a
mere seven weeks away from the blessed event--
M M,
what is the deadline?
Bill Lavery
marie arsenault wrote:
The next Ebay?
To raise money for Twangfest (in the spirit of
all those PBS fundraisers), we're
pulling together an internet auction.
We plan to hold the auction during the first
week of May. It will be run off
m kit out of suitcases, guitar cases and hotel ice buckets. Too much fun.
Weren't they supposedly going to build a pool at the Oak Grove?
Dave
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Dave Purcell, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Northern Ky Roots Music: http://w3.one.net/~newport
Twangfest: http://www.twangfest.com
Oh yeah, the planned pool at the Oak Grove. Lord, I'd forgotten
about that...
--jr.
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Grant, Jonathan wrote:
hmmm if i could picture heaven, that just might be it
Which part? The part about both Deb and I getting lucky
or the vision of the wedding party interacting with drunk
Postcard2'ers. I'm a bit confused here...g.
Hey, I can also tell jokes
Brace yourselves, folks, there'll be a lot more of these, but we (we being your
Twang Gang) want to keep you apprised of all the latest regarding the last
Twangfest of the millenium.
First off, it looks like the Oak Grove Inn is, at least temporarily, sold out--
due to reservations made by two
sure they'll all have special memories...
Some of the wedding groups may also relish the, um, opportunities that
Twangfest offers. After all, where else can you walk outside your motel
room at 3 or 4 am and have someone hand you a Shiner or bottle of bourbon
and cop a couple of tokes off
Just a reminder. We are still accepting donations for the
Twangfest Auction. We have some fabulous items
ready for the auction block. We want more.
Use your imagination. I'm sure each and every one of you can
come up with something. People are donating everything from
cherished items from
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If you're playing Twangfest and you want your URL or email
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Gracias,
Dave
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Date: Monday, April 05, 1999 5:16 PM
Subject: attention Twangfest bands
If you're playing Twangfest and you want your URL or email
listed on the Twangfest website, please let me know what they are
offlist at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Gracias,
Dave
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Junior explains it all for us adds a postscript:
PS. I hope lurker TG Marcia is keeping score, as I assume all new
acronyms need covering in the annual edition of No Repression (which *is*
a Twangfest tradition).
I just want to add to Junior's excellent suggestion that I sure hope that
last
Looks like you early birds got the best rooms, as the Oak Grove Inn, the
official Home Away From Home of Twangfest, tells us there are no more rooms
available with two double beds for the weekend of June 10-13. They do have
rooms with one bed still available, so hop on it (1-800-OAK-GROV) if you
Hey P2ers,
we've already gotten some very cool offers of donations, some hilarious,
some valuable, some that will curl your eyelashes, but we can always use
MORE MORE MORE!
so if you have something you'd be willing to donate to the cause, please
contact us - a few folks have gone to their
Hey ya'll -
I found a great old policemans shirt at the trift store Sat that has a P2
patch with two stripes on each sleeve. Hey, I can even emroider the name of
the winner on the pocket!
Can't promise, but I am asking some well known Memphis cats for stuff.
Nancy (with way too much time and
I think that's a great idea. I'll donate Drive-By Trucker CDs (the new one is
in but hasn't been released). I have a collection of P2 friendly band t-
shirts given to me by ex-boyfriends that were only worn once. (Hey, I'm house
hunting and will be moving -- I need to clean out the closets).
The next Ebay?
To raise money for Twangfest (in the spirit of
all those PBS fundraisers), we're
pulling together an internet auction.
We plan to hold the auction during the first
week of May. It will be run off the Twangfest
web site. Details for that will follow.
Right now we are trolling
Just a quick note from your Twang Gang to let you know that we've got a spiffy
new animated GIF banner announcing Twangfest 3 for your personal or business
web page. Placing this li'l gem on your web page will help get out the word on
Twangfest (be sure to hot-link it to www.twangfest.com
Hey what's the name of that motel that everybody stays at in St. Louis for
Twangfest? How much does it cost, etc.?
Red Meat's playing in St. Louis on 4/10 and I gotta find 'em a place to
live for the night. I figure either there or a clean, comfortable room at
the 6, whichever's cheaper
The Hot Club of Cowtown are doing Happy Hour at the Continental
on wednesday
at 6:30PM. I saw them last night and they were amazing. lots of
new tunes and
tight as a tick.
I saw them a week ago, not knowing anything about them other
than the bit of buzz
they've gotten here, and was very
Stacey, although I don't have my notes with me now, I can add a
couple of things to the off-events page:
--Friday afternoon there's a do at the Broken Spoke that has about 5
performers: the 3 I remember are Lonesome Bob, Robbie and Kinky Friedman.
Can't recall the sponsor either...
--Friday
The Hot Club of Cowtown are doing Happy Hour at the Continental on wednesday
at 6:30PM. I saw them last night and they were amazing. lots of new tunes and
tight as a tick.
Slim
Honorary Austin citizen BARNARD wrote:
Indeed, there is no shortage at all of great off-festival music.
Damn Junior, could you keep it down? I can hear the gloating all the way from
Larryville. g
b.s.
Bill chides:
Damn Junior, could you keep it down? I can hear the gloating all the way from
Larryville. g
Heh, I think I'm getting a little eager to get outta Dodge for a spring
break
--junior
Sometimes we P2 lifers forget that there are a heck of a lot of you out there
who don't really know the origins of Twangfest, the Twang Gang, etc., so it's
high time to give a little history here.
In early 1997, it was becoming evident that a fair amount of P2-ers were in
bands--good bands, too
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And they are talking about sports over there
again. Just so you know.
marie
Time to start making those plane reservations for
Twangfest - June 11-13, 1999!
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Lest you think your Twang Gang is employing the House impeachment manager
method of news dissemination, we thought we'd better let y'all in on what's
been going on with plans for Twangfest 3 (June 10-12 in St. Louis, as you'll
recall), rather than just let things sorta leak out.
(1) Headliners
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OK, OK ... I'm dying from the anticipation ... do we have a lineup yet
for Twangfest, and when will it be announced? And will Kimmie Rhodes be there?
(Hope so).
Ron Warnick
NP: Blondie, "No Exit"
Junior writes: We just want to cross our Ts, dot our Is, and let our world
famous spokesmodel Mr. Mark Wyatt step up to the plate when everything's in
order.
Ooo, does Mark get to wear that slinky black dress when he makes the big
announcement? I think it would be fabulous with those goofy
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Oh and btw, despite what Matt says, the Damnations are the *best* band in
Austin. Is anyone else annoyed by his constant cheerleading for the Gourds
or is it just me?
Yeah, but that's just Matt. I tend to give him a lot of leeway simply
because he contributes so
-Original Message-
Subject: Re: FINAL CALL! TWANGFEST!
Here are some of the rumored headliners for the
event.
Charlie Feathers
Gene Clark
Stoney Edwards
Phil Ochs
Bryan White
[Matt Benz] KIp: I think we've got Bryan White
Hans asks:
Why not Elvis? Cheap joke!
I'm glad you asked, Hans. We almost had the King onboard until one
of his boys told him about Matt's, um, "relationship" with
Ann-Margret. We (well, everyone except Matt, of course) met with him
in his suite atop Ceasar's Palace in order to try and
In a message dated 2/1/99, 9:10:54 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Charlie Feathers
Didn't he die recently? Or am I thinking of someone else?
Deb
Ok, I get it now, it's a joke. Trying to quit caffeine today and I'm not too
quick on the uptake
Deb
, we're already makin' plans for Twangfest3, once again taking place
at Off Broadway in faboo St. Louis, MO on June 11-13.
uh, my calendar show these dates to be Friday through Sunday. Does it be
starting (or not) on night of June 10th, the Thursday, again--or is there a
Sunday night show?
, the Thursday, again--or is there a
Sunday night show?
Not sure where you got those dates from Barry, but Twangfest is
indeed Thursday, June 10th thru Sat. June 12. No Sunday show, other than
the one in your head after three nights of hanging with some of these
characters...
Your Twang
TWANGFEST: WANNA PLAY?
If so, better get your asses moving. The deadline is
January 25th.
A clarification: If you sent us a submission for the Edges
cd, that doesn't necessarily mean that you submitted to
play Twangfest as well. If you would like to play Twangfest,
you have to let us know
In a message dated 1/20/99, 10:09:24 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If so, better get your asses moving. The deadline is
January 25th.
Is the 25th the date it needs to be postmarked by or the date it needs to be
received?
Deb
From the Twang Gang
We need your advice on
setting up our bank account so that none of the individual Twangfest
committee members has the account on his or her social security
number.
I'd be interested in hearing how P2 musicians handle clubs
which demand that a band representative
Tom Smith wrote:
I'd be interested in hearing how P2 musicians handle clubs
which demand that a band representative provide a SS#
before payment for a gig. (Years ago, one of my associates
got audited and the IRS did not accept even his cancelled
checks that other band members got paid for
]
To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: LEGAL-FINANCIAL ADVICE for Twangfest
Date: Wednesday, January 20, 1999 10:53 AM
From the Twang Gang
We need your advice on
setting up our bank account so that none of the individual Twangfest
committee members has the account on his or her
Douglas Noss wrote:
I would suggest that the band/musician get a EIN #. Essentially a SS# for
your company(band). We get paid by check almost every show. 10-12 a month.
Thats how we do it and it makes keeping the books straight easier.
Thanks for the tip; I'll certainly look into this.
A clarification: If you sent us a submission for the Edges
cd, that doesn't necessarily mean that you submitted to
play Twangfest as well. If you would like to play Twangfest,
you have to let us know directly. Contact me offlist if you
have any questions.
marie
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