TGP National Convention

[Ricman]

Would there be any interest in this?
What activities would we want?
Where would it be held?
Would Tweedy be a featured speaker at teh dinner Saturday night?
Pandora's box has been opened...

[Last Nerve]

Should be somewhere in CO.
Isn't that where TGP originated?

[lcjc800]

That's it, get a group that can't behave when they're infinitely separated by space together in a place where they can physically exchange barbs on the "tone is in the Fingers" or "best/worst of the Universe" discussion in person.

Sell tickets...




...Count me in...

[Big White Tele]

Hard Rock Las Vegas.......Get Ed Roman to do a Lecture on Customer Service and PRS guitars.

[scoob]

Tweedy as in Jeff Tweedy, that dude on MSNBC - or someone I don't cause I'm relatively new?

oh, and have it at the RnR HOF! right down the street....

[macheesmo3]

Have it in St Louis , it's about as close to the middle of the country as you could get . We could have a " Ring of Settlement" and have the Ceriatone Battle Royale in there WWF style !

[ljplum12]

Tweedy as in Jeff Tweedy, that dude on MSNBC - or someone I don't cause I'm relatively new?

oh, and have it at the RnR HOF! right down the street....

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/member.php?u=20353

[Lucidology]

Down in Monterey ,,, as the song goes.. this would be a great place to do it.

[lukeII]

My vote would be for Vegas. Plenty of "evening entertainment".

[guittguy1]

All the Boutique Gear Companies could set up booths...no wait, that's NAMM.

[thirstypirate]

Would everyone wear nametags with their screen names?

[Jon Silberman]

That's it, get a group that can't behave when they're infinitely separated by space together in a place where they can physically exchange barbs on the "tone is in the Fingers" or "best/worst of the Universe" discussion in person.

Sell tickets...

...Count me in...
The old PRS Forum events proved beyond a shadow of a doubt the old adage that people will act completely different - and much better - in person than they do on the internet.

This being said, unless the event was driving distance from me, I probably wouldn't participate (just don't have the connection to TGP today that I had to the PRS Forum then).

[Jon Silberman]

Would everyone wear nametags with their screen names?
For one of the PRS Forum events, someone made really cool mock "backstage passes" with our names. I still have mine!

[todd richman]

How about an East and West Convention for starters like the Loni Spector Amp Shows or Tupac vs. Biggie!! East Rules, Yo!!!

[guittguy1]

Will The Mods carry batons?:horse JK.

[thewhit]

Down in Monterey ,,, as the song goes.. this would be a great place to do it.

Good call Joseph and I recommend a friendly "best ball" golf tournament to round out the schedule.

[cadduc]

if you hold the gettogether in monterey
then the best ball golf tournament could be held at

the pacific grove public golf course
where the views are spectacular
and the greens fees are cheap

[Hamertoe]

Great idea! I'll book the opening entertainment. John Mayer, Eddie Van Halen. I'll be sure to check & see if they'll do a clinic on internet board etiquette...:AOK:tapedshut:dunno:rotflmao;):D

[stratman34]

Great idea! I'll book the opening entertainment. John Mayer, Eddie Van Halen. I'll be sure to check & see if they'll do a clinic on internet board etiquette...:AOK:tapedshut:dunno:rotflmao;):D

Make sure you get Dave Chappelle as well. Him and Mayer can tag team about the Hawaiian shirts and sandals blues crowd (of which I am drifting slowly toward!)...

[Lucidology]

Has this thought faded from memory?

[Ricman]

Has this thought faded from memory?

I would be cool, really.

[Jon Silberman]

I confess it had faded from mine but that says more about the quality of my memory than that of your idea. :o

[Scott Peterson]

For one of the PRS Forum events, someone made really cool mock "backstage passes" with our names. I still have mine!

I made those. 2001.

:cool:

[Scott Peterson]

Has this thought faded from memory?

No, but the member base here is MUCH more diverse; it's best centered around something like NAMM (there is already an un-official TGP Breakfast every year).

In the PRS Forum days, it was a tremendous draw to have access to and a lot of effort from PRS to pull it off. With TGP, which is a MUCH bigger site, there is no singular siren-call of a corporate tie-in, nor the sort of (near) cultish draw of an up and coming (at the time) company.

[epluribus]

Would there be any interest in this?
What activities would we want?...

Guitar playing?

[Glowing Tubes]

We could call it:
Wank Fest 2009

[Jon C]

The old PRS Forum events proved beyond a shadow of a doubt the old adage that people will act completely different - and much better - in person than they do on the internet.

This being said, unless the event was driving distance from me, I probably wouldn't participate (just don't have the connection to TGP today that I had to the PRS Forum then).


Exactimundo .... :cool:

[soulohio]

hammers

Will The Mods carry batons?:horse JK.

[-Analog-]

Will The Mods carry batons?:horse JK.



they'll need more then batons!

More like pitchforks :D
:mob

[Dr. Tweedbucket]

Would there be any interest in this?
What activities would we want?
Where would it be held?
Would Tweedy be a featured speaker at teh dinner Saturday night?
Pandora's box has been opened...


Sounds groovy!

I don't know if I would want to fly out to the west coast or something crazy, but if it was somewhere within driving distance, it would be a cool thing.

[Greggy]

Have it in St Louis , it's about as close to the middle of the country as you could get . We could have a " Ring of Settlement" and have the Ceriatone Battle Royale in there WWF style !

NO. The last thing we need here in the Lou is a bunch of misanthropic guitar weenies invading the relative peace and anonymity of the Gateway City. How about Peoria, IL?:p

[Turbozag]

Yes.

In Nashville. Centrally located, LOTS of Guitar stuff.
Tour the Gibson factory?
I'd volunteer to help organize it...

[Greggy]

Yes.

In Nashville. Centrally located, LOTS of Guitar stuff.
Tour the Gibson factory?
I'd volunteer to help organize it...

Hmm. Now we're talkin. Used to live there and still have friends there. Great location, for me at least.

[PinoyBoy]

Not sure something like this would succeed. If TGP members were all enthuiastic about the same 1-2 guitar, amp, pedals, etc. builders, then maybe this will work. But with the diversity, you'd need to have a whole bunch of stuff for people to look at.

The gear would really be the draw. And maybe jamming opportunities. And maybe clinics/lessons.

It would be cool if there would be booths that showcased the gear of different members -- the stuff that many would really love to try out. Something like booths for Matte, CDaughtry, the guy in Canada with all the Vs, Pete Faragher, etc. Of course, I doubt that these guys would be willing to let hundreds/thousands of strangers touch their stuff.

[pickaguitar]

For the finale we could split teh relic lovers and relic haters into teams for a game of red rover?
Or they just could just throw tomatoes or sumpin :munch

[Jon Silberman]

Here in the D.C. area, we're already in the midst of planning a Regional get-together. Past local ones have drawn extremely well. That, in my estimation, is the more realistic option.

[dave r.]

That's it, get a group that can't behave when they're infinitely separated by space together in a place where they can physically exchange barbs on the "tone is in the Fingers" or "best/worst of the Universe" discussion in person.

Sell tickets...




...Count me in...
sell alcohol too!

[PSaulino]

I think we should have it at Lerner's house.


P.

[TNJ]

I like the regional TGP idea too.
NYC/Chicago/Nashville/Dallas/Vegas/L.A.

Something like that. Meet up at a Hotel close to some cool boutique store(s).

NYC would already have a precedent with our own Frankenstrat2 organizing. Chicago too (Makenmusic with ToneFest '06).

Might work...

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[esoteric pete]

well, if it were close enought to justify the ride, id be in! it would be great to mett you guys for reals.