This is just a thread to say a massive, massive thank you to Dick for arranging the WikiLoops event in Urft. Not only was it very well-organised and well-equipped (live stream too!), it was just such a laid-back, easy-going and, most importantly of all, friendly event.
I must mention Kimbo who, along with Dick's parents and his fiancée, provided superb and tasty catering, plus utterly hilarious conversation (I now know the story behind the superb #36139 - 'The Boy Don't Live Here' ) to boot!
Then there's the Loopers themselves: it was hard to keep track of who I met as many introduced themselves by their name rather than their WikiLoops handle making it really hard for me to work out who was who. Of the Looper's handles I can remember off the top of my head, there was OliVBee, Marceys, Tofzegrit, Fivestringer, Eckbass, Jamlady, Monika, Haddock, TG_Strat, Uloisious, Pitt Brett, JMRukkers, Ruth, Hurzel, Nilton, cschlote, Lutz... the list goes on. And there was a lot of beer and late nights.
The musicianship was out of this world and, equally impressively, the respect for each-other's space during a jam had to be heard. I've attended many, many jam nights in my years and none of them held a candle to the ability of everyone to listen to each other in Urft. Amazing.
I could go on at length. Suffice to say I drove a 950-mile (1528km) round-trip with a car full to the brim with drums to attend the event and it was worth every mile and every penny (Euro cent). If there's an event next year you will not be able to keep me away.
I must also mention how friendly everyone was with my better half who came with me. Although she didn't contribute musically (apart from bruising her hands on the congas), she was constantly in conversation with anyone and everyone around, throughly enjoying the social aspects of the event as well as the live music. There was no judgement.
Thank you Dick. Thank you WikiLoops. Here's to many more.
:)
I'm sure I've missed many, many things off! Please add your memories here!
Edited by mpointon on September 07 2015 23:28
I must mention Kimbo who, along with Dick's parents and his fiancée, provided superb and tasty catering, plus utterly hilarious conversation (I now know the story behind the superb #36139 - 'The Boy Don't Live Here' ) to boot!
Then there's the Loopers themselves: it was hard to keep track of who I met as many introduced themselves by their name rather than their WikiLoops handle making it really hard for me to work out who was who. Of the Looper's handles I can remember off the top of my head, there was OliVBee, Marceys, Tofzegrit, Fivestringer, Eckbass, Jamlady, Monika, Haddock, TG_Strat, Uloisious, Pitt Brett, JMRukkers, Ruth, Hurzel, Nilton, cschlote, Lutz... the list goes on. And there was a lot of beer and late nights.
The musicianship was out of this world and, equally impressively, the respect for each-other's space during a jam had to be heard. I've attended many, many jam nights in my years and none of them held a candle to the ability of everyone to listen to each other in Urft. Amazing.
I could go on at length. Suffice to say I drove a 950-mile (1528km) round-trip with a car full to the brim with drums to attend the event and it was worth every mile and every penny (Euro cent). If there's an event next year you will not be able to keep me away.
I must also mention how friendly everyone was with my better half who came with me. Although she didn't contribute musically (apart from bruising her hands on the congas), she was constantly in conversation with anyone and everyone around, throughly enjoying the social aspects of the event as well as the live music. There was no judgement.
Thank you Dick. Thank you WikiLoops. Here's to many more.
:)
I'm sure I've missed many, many things off! Please add your memories here!
Edited by mpointon on September 07 2015 23:28
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