OT: Questions for Colorado Residents
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Folks, I’ve been talking to a friend in Colorado (Grand Junction), about maybe going out there and spending some time. Can anyone tell me anything about that place? Any night life, of places to play? How about the rest of Colorado? Surrounding areas? (I really can’t picture it being any worse than New England has become, but still, I’d had to cross from one vacuum to another.) I’m thinking about going and having a look around, but any comments would be appreciated. ~kp
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> Folks, I’ve been talking to a friend in Colorado (Grand Junction), about > maybe going out there and spending some time. Can anyone tell me anything > about that place? Any night life, of places to play? How about the rest of > Colorado? Surrounding areas? (I really can’t picture it being any worse than > New England has become, but still, I’d had to cross from one vacuum to > another.) > I’m thinking about going and having a look around, but any comments would > be appreciated. > ~kp
My wife and I visited her sister there 5 years ago in April. Spent a week around the San Juan Mountains, rented a Jeep in Ouray for a coupl’a days to check out some higher altitudes (Engineer’s Pass). I can’t tell you much about night life, but the scenery is unbelievable. The "Million Dollar Highway" between Ouray and Silverton is not to be missed, literally and figuratively. It’s a gorgeous road that demands your attention at all times, unless you want to take your vehicle snow-boarding down 1,000′+ cliffs!. We tried to take another pass to Telluride, but the pass was not yet cleared of snow. Black Canyon of the Gunnison is also worth the trip. Bring a camera, I took a thousand pics and wish I took more! We decided just this morning that we’re going back this year, but this year we’ll be hanging around Denver. To stay OT, I’m planning on stopping in LV’s for some tubes, and maybe seeing Bruce Collins at Mission Amps to pick up a 5e3 Tweedy Deluxe kit. Make the trip, you’ll love it! Jerry We’re also planning a trip to New England (Boston and Maine). Where are the good restuarants in NE?
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> We’re also planning a trip to New England (Boston and Maine). Where are > the > good restuarants in NE?
Thanks for the info, Jerry. I’ll take your advice on the camera and plenty of film. Who knows, might get to Denver as well. I’ve never really been one for restaraunts and dining out. But if you’re in Kittery, Maine, check out Cap’n Simeons Galley. Boston, hmmmm . . . maybe Durgen Park in Fanuel Hall. Any Bostonians want to comment on local eateries? ~kp
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> Folks, I’ve been talking to a friend in Colorado (Grand Junction), about > maybe going out there and spending some time. Can anyone tell me anything > about that place? Any night life, of places to play? How about the rest of > Colorado? Surrounding areas? (I really can’t picture it being any worse than > New England has become, but still, I’d had to cross from one vacuum to > another.) > I’m thinking about going and having a look around, but any comments would > be appreciated. > ~kp
Kent: I don’t know a lot about Grand Junction except that it is beautiful country and those I’ve known who lived there liked it quite a bit. It’s a small city -maybe 75,000 people in the metro area. It was also the setting for the story Harvey (remember the Jimmy Stewart movie?). I have one friend out there who makes a couple hundred a week doing karaoke gigs, but that’s all I know about night life. There’s a pretty thriving music scene throughout the mountain areas -wherever there is resort traffic, and some guys manage to make a living at it. But it isn’t like the East, where there are towns every few miles. On the Western Slope, the next serious town might be an hour or more away, and the next major city is either Denver or Salt Lake. There are Aspen, Vail, Steamboat, and a few other hot spots with not much in between. Metro Denver is five + hours away. Chuck
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> Folks, I’ve been talking to a friend in Colorado (Grand Junction), about > maybe going out there and spending some time. Can anyone tell me anything > about that place? Any night life, of places to play? How about the rest of > Colorado? Surrounding areas? (I really can’t picture it being any worse than > New England has become, but still, I’d had to cross from one vacuum to > another.) > I’m thinking about going and having a look around, but any comments would > be appreciated.
Many folks like you go there and call home to send their stuff!
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Folks, I’ve been talking to a friend in Colorado (Grand Junction), about > maybe going out there and spending some time. Can anyone tell me > anything > about that place? Any night life, of places to play? How about the rest > of > Colorado? Surrounding areas? (I really can’t picture it being any worse > than > New England has become, but still, I’d had to cross from one vacuum to > another.) > I’m thinking about going and having a look around, but any comments would > be appreciated. > Many folks like you go there and call home to send their stuff!
It’s been 12-15 years since I visited Colorado, but I felt like that about Colorado Springs. Big, but not too big. College, AFB, some weekend nightlife, and the mountains right there close, but not having to drive up and down them to get around town. Denver was about as nice as any big city I’ve ever visited, but it’s bigger than I care to deal with. John King "If we ever pass out as a great nation we ought to put on our tombstone, ‘America died from a delusion that she has moral leadership." – (Will Rogers)
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> We’re also planning a trip to New England (Boston and Maine). Where are > the > good restuarants in NE? >Thanks for the info, Jerry. I’ll take your advice on the camera and plenty >of film. Who knows, might get to Denver as well. >I’ve never really been one for restaraunts and dining out. But if you’re in >Kittery, Maine, check out Cap’n Simeons Galley. Boston, hmmmm . . . maybe >Durgen Park in Fanuel Hall. Any Bostonians want to comment on local >eateries? >~kp
I live in NC but was born in Kittery 40++ years ago and never made it back until 2 years ago. My wife and I stopped and ate there twice the last 2 summers at a seafood restaurant along the river near the bridge to Portsmouth. Is that it? BTW, summer before last, this place had a potato bar the day we were there. Like a salad bar but everything was potato. That’s why we went back last summer. But no potato bar. <Sob> She & I vacationed in Bar Harbor last year and plan to make that our summer place going forward. Any suggestions for that area?
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> I live in NC but was born in Kittery 40++ years ago and never made it > back until 2 years ago. My wife and I stopped and ate there twice the > last 2 summers at a seafood restaurant along the river near the bridge > to Portsmouth. Is that it?
I live and work in the Kittery Area. The one you’re talking about sounds like more like Warren’s Loster House. http://www.lobsterhouse.com/ Tight parking but perhaps the best salad bar in the area and their seafood is good too (although a bit pricey). > BTW, summer before last, this place had a potato bar the day we were > there. Like a salad bar but everything was potato. That’s why we went > back last summer. But no potato bar. <Sob>
You must have hit a special menu. I’ve never seen the potato bar, but then I only get there a couple of times a year. > She & I vacationed in Bar Harbor last year and plan to make that our > summer place going forward. Any suggestions for that area?
Poor Boy’s Gourmet Restaurant and try the Lobster/shrimp Alfredo if you’re into seafood. Steve
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I live in NC but was born in Kittery 40++ years ago and never made it > back until 2 years ago. My wife and I stopped and ate there twice the > last 2 summers at a seafood restaurant along the river near the bridge > to Portsmouth. Is that it? >I live and work in the Kittery Area. >The one you’re talking about sounds like more like Warren’s Loster House. > http://www.lobsterhouse.com/ >Tight parking but perhaps the best salad bar in the area and their seafood >is good too (although a bit pricey). > BTW, summer before last, this place had a potato bar the day we were > there. Like a salad bar but everything was potato. That’s why we went > back last summer. But no potato bar. <Sob> >You must have hit a special menu. I’ve never seen the potato bar, but then I >only get there a couple of times a year. > She & I vacationed in Bar Harbor last year and plan to make that our > summer place going forward. Any suggestions for that area? >Poor Boy’s Gourmet Restaurant and try the Lobster/shrimp Alfredo if you’re >into seafood. >Steve
Thanks, Steve. It was Warren’s. I had Lobster Alfredo last summer at a place right before going into Bar Harbor – could have been Poor Boy’s. It was great but the Alfredo sauce overwhelmed the taste of the lobster but I still paid those lobster prices. So in the future, I’ll probably just go with plain old everyday vanilla lobster and get Alfredo with pasta or something cheaper. Unless I ever end up getting to live up there and have more opportunity. Sure did like that potato bar though. I got my years quota in carbs that day. I half expected that to be common up there and told way too many people about it. Dana
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" > Folks, I’ve been talking to a friend in Colorado (Grand Junction), about > maybe going out there and spending some time. Can anyone tell me > anything > about that place? Any night life, of places to play? How about the rest > of > Colorado? Surrounding areas?
Grand Junction isn’t going to have a huge amount of night life, it’s a town more than a city, and really, it’s outside (west) of the mountains. If you go into the ski resort towns this time of year, you’ll find more night life. Mountain bars are always fun (ski resort or not), good times to be had. Steamboat Springs, Vail, Aspen, and the Summit County ski area will all have reasonable night life, but these places are a couple of hours, at least, from Grand Junction. Denver has the most active night life that you’re gonna find in Colorado .. the blues scene is pretty active on the front range (Ft Collins/Boulder/Denver/C Springs).. check out the COlorado Blues Society web page: http://www.coblues.com/ check out the "calendar" link, and you’ll see lots of listings for the ski resort bars, as well as for Denver…. the good blues bars will include Ziggies, Little Bear, Oskar Blues. There’s also a lot of venues not specializing in blues – the Fillmore, Boulder Theatre… they get national acts… If you’re after just an outdoors experience, it’s hard to beat Colorado… summertime – camping, fishing, hiking, boating, river rafting … fall – hunting, camping, fishing … winter – skiing, winter camping, snowmobiling, ice fishing … spring – all the outdoor stuff.. camping season starts "Springtime in the Rockies". The scenery in the Colorado Rockies is spectacular, year round… photography is a year round pursuit. Lot’s of non-nature touristing, too.. The Air Force Academy, professional sports in Denver, drag racing (Bandemier) and typical city stuff – museums, zoos, etc… Have fun !!! Bo
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To > stay OT, I’m planning on stopping in LV’s for some tubes, and maybe seeing > Bruce Collins at Mission Amps to pick up a 5e3 Tweedy Deluxe kit.
Oh yeah… absolutely… make a point to stop in LV’s shop in Denver… but, bring some money and buy something!!!!! He’s the best in his biz, but he’s a business man and isn’t gonna just hang around and shoot the shit with you…. you gotta need some tubes, or have an old trashed out tube amp that you need to have refurbed. Bring a camera for some pix of his shop, too… it’s a trip… a little hole-in-the-wall place on South Broadway. It doesn’t look like much from the outside, but once you are inside, this place has more character than I can describe.. and LV is an absolute pro at what he does. If you are young, be deferential, sonny….. If you are liberal, keep it to yourself…. If you have money to spend, it won’t matter.. 
Bo
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>(I really can’t picture it being any worse than >New England has become, but still, I’d had to cross from one vacuum to >another.)
Not what you were asking, but if you’re looking for a new place to put down roots, check out central NC. ISTR you were a full-time picker; you’d have to travel a bit to do the regional circuit and include the beaches, etc if you wanted to gig *very* heavily. Anyway the Raleigh/Durham/ChapelHill area has some nice venues that draw a good crowd. Plus, Branford Marsalis lives in Durham – maybe you guys can hook up like Miles did years ago (hahaha). —-== Posted via Newsfeed.Com – Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==—- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups —= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers – Total Privacy via Encryption =—
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> Not what you were asking, but if you’re looking for a new > place to put down roots, check out central NC. ISTR you were a > full-time picker; you’d have to travel a bit to do the regional > circuit and include the beaches, etc if you wanted to gig *very* > heavily. Anyway the Raleigh/Durham/ChapelHill area has some nice > venues that draw a good crowd. Plus, Branford Marsalis lives in Durham > – maybe you guys can hook up like Miles did years ago (hahaha).
Actually, CO would be temporary, and I actually am looking to relocate. 30+ years in a place that’s frozen for more than half the year is wayyyy too long for a guy who grew up on the Florida beaches. In fact, it’s insane. There’s no music scene left, the climate sucks and the people are colder than the weather. There’s absolutely nothing here but the rent. Oh yeah, and the Red Sox. (Pfftt!!! Yeah, right!) Maybe we’ll look at North Carolina. ~kp
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Grand Junction isn’t going to have a huge amount of night life, it’s a > town more than a city, and really, it’s outside (west) of the > mountains. > If you go into the ski resort towns this time of year, you’ll find > more night life. Mountain bars are always fun (ski resort or not), > good times to be had. Steamboat Springs, Vail, Aspen, and the Summit > County ski area will all have reasonable night life, but these places > are a couple of hours, at least, from Grand Junction. > Denver has the most active night life that you’re gonna find in > Colorado .. the blues scene is pretty active on the front range (Ft > Collins/Boulder/Denver/C Springs).. check out the COlorado Blues > Society web page: > http://www.coblues.com/ > check out the "calendar" link, and you’ll see lots of listings for the > ski resort bars, as well as for Denver…. the good blues bars will > include Ziggies, Little Bear, Oskar Blues. > There’s also a lot of venues not specializing in blues – the Fillmore, > Boulder Theatre… they get national acts… > If you’re after just an outdoors experience, it’s hard to beat > Colorado… summertime – camping, fishing, hiking, boating, river > rafting … fall – hunting, camping, fishing … winter – skiing, > winter camping, snowmobiling, ice fishing … spring – all the outdoor > stuff.. camping season starts "Springtime in the Rockies". > The scenery in the Colorado Rockies is spectacular, year round… > photography is a year round pursuit. > Lot’s of non-nature touristing, too.. The Air Force Academy, > professional sports in Denver, drag racing (Bandemier) and typical > city stuff – museums, zoos, etc… > Have fun !!! > Bo
Hey, Bo, thanks a bunch for the info, including the link. I’ll be sure to check that out. ~kp
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> Oh yeah… absolutely… make a point to stop in LV’s shop in > Denver… but, bring some money and buy something!!!!! He’s the best > in his biz, but he’s a business man and isn’t gonna just hang around > and shoot the shit with you….
Hmmm . . . .Maybe that’s why he hasn’t added his comments on the Colorado scene? ~kp
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Not what you were asking, but if you’re looking for a new >place to put down roots, check out central NC. ISTR you were a >full-time picker; you’d have to travel a bit to do the regional >circuit and include the beaches, etc if you wanted to gig *very* >heavily. Anyway the Raleigh/Durham/ChapelHill area has some nice >venues that draw a good crowd. Plus, Branford Marsalis lives in Durham >- maybe you guys can hook up like Miles did years ago (hahaha). > Actually, CO would be temporary, and I actually am looking to relocate. 30+ > years in a place that’s frozen for more than half the year is wayyyy too > long for a guy who grew up on the Florida beaches. In fact, it’s insane. > There’s no music scene left,
Hmmmmmmm…. lookin’ for greener grass, eh? dw the climate sucks and the people are colder – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> than the weather. There’s absolutely nothing here but the rent. Oh yeah, > and the Red Sox. (Pfftt!!! Yeah, right!) > Maybe we’ll look at North Carolina. > ~kp
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> > Oh yeah… absolutely… make a point to stop in LV’s shop in > Denver… but, bring some money and buy something!!!!! He’s the best > in his biz, but he’s a business man and isn’t gonna just hang around > and shoot the shit with you…. > Hmmm . . . .Maybe that’s why he hasn’t added his comments on the Colorado > scene? > ~kp
A lot of Coloradoans are really reluctant to "advertise Colorado" … our population has doubled in the last 20 years, and it’s created some problems… The Metro Denver area is just another city with slurbs… the prosperity is nice, but the karmic congestion has its downsides…. Bo
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Hello Kent, Someone may have to forward this on to Kent, or reply to this post so he will see it – for some strange reason his news server doesn’t pick up my posts. Either that or I’ve been permanently killfiled by Kent for (probably) too much talk about killer `74 Super Lead half stacks….. http://www.thetablerockers.com/contact.html Here’s the contact info for the Tablerockers, now based out of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Larry Boehmer is the former owner of the world-famous "Zoo Bar," and he retired to Eureka Springs to paint and do his music down there (Chicago-style blues). If I was to move someplace, I would consider Eureka Springs. The catch is that you have to have some way of generating income – jobs aren’t that plentiful, and many folks who depend on the Tourist season in Eureka Springs do really well from April to October/November, and then the Winter is very slow. Lots of arts, a good music scene and during tourist season the place can be pretty packed with folks coming from New Orleans and all over the midwest. Beautiful small town in the Ozarks – you can probably do a www.yahoo.com search for "Eureka Springs, AR" and turn up the Chamber of Commerce site and links to the music scene. I have several friends who live in the town, and, I believe one of our AGA folks – "Robert", is from around there if I’m not mistaken…. The Oasis Cafe on Spring Street is an incredible home-cooking eatery, "Arkansas/Mexican" is their take on cuisine. Off the beaten path, but most folks who eat there try to go back at least once a day – locals sometimes won’t tell outsiders where it is because it means that they might loose their table in the very small cafe. Great food. Larry knows me (tell him Scott-the-UFO-guy-says-howdy) and can probably fill you in on the music scene and make some recommendations for you. Great guy and a solid, simple and tasteful bass player with a great SVT rig. You can do a www.yahoo.com search for Larry and turn up his "Zoo Bar" past and legacy for more info on him. If I’m not mistaken, Jimmy Thackery also spends time in Eureka Springs and may live there part-time (or better). I received your phone call Kent and I’ve recorded the number. One of these early evenings I’ll return the call and we’ll chat. Thanks for the call. OK, all the best to you. Walk in Beauty, Peace. Scott >Folks, I’ve been talking to a friend in Colorado (Grand Junction), about >maybe going out there and spending some time. Can anyone tell me anything >about that place? Any night life, of places to play? How about the rest of >Colorado? Surrounding areas? (I really can’t picture it being any worse than >New England has become, but still, I’d had to cross from one vacuum to >another.) >I’m thinking about going and having a look around, but any comments would >be appreciated. >~kp
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> Hmmmmmmm…. lookin’ for greener grass, eh?
Mostly, a little sunshine once in a while. I’ve simply had it with arctic weather. It’s just no way to live. ~kp
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> > Oh yeah… absolutely… make a point to stop in LV’s shop in > Denver… but, bring some money and buy something!!!!! He’s the best > in his biz, but he’s a business man and isn’t gonna just hang around > and shoot the shit with you…. > Hmmm . . . .Maybe that’s why he hasn’t added his comments on the Colorado > scene? > ~kp
It’s cool here. *I’M* here, right? Must be hip… Lord Valve Cool
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> It’s cool here. *I’M* here, right? Must be hip… > Lord Valve > Cool
Well then, I guess that settles THAT! Maybe I’ll pay you a surprise visit one of these days. ~kp
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello Kent, > Someone may have to forward this on to Kent, or reply to this post so he > will see it – for some strange reason his news server doesn’t pick up my > posts. Either that or I’ve been permanently killfiled by Kent for > (probably) too much talk about killer `74 Super Lead half stacks….. > http://www.thetablerockers.com/contact.html > Here’s the contact info for the Tablerockers, now based out of Eureka > Springs, Arkansas. Larry Boehmer is the former owner of the world-famous > "Zoo Bar," and he retired to Eureka Springs to paint and do his music down > there (Chicago-style blues). > If I was to move someplace, I would consider Eureka Springs. The catch is > that you have to have some way of generating income – jobs aren’t that > plentiful, and many folks who depend on the Tourist season in Eureka Springs > do really well from April to October/November, and then the Winter is very > slow. > Lots of arts, a good music scene and during tourist season the place can be > pretty packed with folks coming from New Orleans and all over the midwest. > Beautiful small town in the Ozarks – you can probably do a www.yahoo.com > search for "Eureka Springs, AR" and turn up the Chamber of Commerce site and > links to the music scene. > I have several friends who live in the town, and, I believe one of our AGA > folks – "Robert", is from around there if I’m not mistaken…. > The Oasis Cafe on Spring Street is an incredible home-cooking eatery, > "Arkansas/Mexican" is their take on cuisine. Off the beaten path, but most > folks who eat there try to go back at least once a day – locals sometimes > won’t tell outsiders where it is because it means that they might loose > their table in the very small cafe. Great food. > Larry knows me (tell him Scott-the-UFO-guy-says-howdy) and can probably fill > you in on the music scene and make some recommendations for you. Great guy > and a solid, simple and tasteful bass player with a great SVT rig. You can > do a www.yahoo.com search for Larry and turn up his "Zoo Bar" past and > legacy for more info on him. If I’m not mistaken, Jimmy Thackery also > spends time in Eureka Springs and may live there part-time (or better). > I received your phone call Kent and I’ve recorded the number. One of these > early evenings I’ll return the call and we’ll chat. Thanks for the call. > OK, all the best to you. > Walk in Beauty, Peace. Scott >Folks, I’ve been talking to a friend in Colorado (Grand Junction), about >maybe going out there and spending some time. Can anyone tell me anything >about that place? Any night life, of places to play? How about the rest of >Colorado? Surrounding areas? (I really can’t picture it being any worse > than >New England has become, but still, I’d had to cross from one vacuum to >another.) >I’m thinking about going and having a look around, but any comments would >be appreciated. >~kp > —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– > http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > —–== Over 100,000 Newsgroups – 19 Different Servers! =—–
Hi Scott & (Kent), Yes, I do live fairly close to Eureka Spgs., Eureka is a small town and for the size, has several music festivals and shows. Also, within a reasonable distance, to the south is Fayetteville. A campus of the Univ. of Ar. is there and makes for a bustling club scene that typically goes with college towns (lots of money there too). To the north is Branson Mo. with tons of "country" theaters. Both Eureka and Branson thrive on the tourist season and are more desolate in the off season. A little further north is Springfield Mo., as larger towns go, this one is pretty clean……tons of bars, tons of bands. Outside the metropolitan areas, housing is pretty cheap, hot in the summer, tolerable in the winter (a couple of 3-6" snows per season, usually melts in a day or two). Other than the little towns that dot the area, it is mostly sparsely populated hardwood forests with lakes, streams, rivers and caves everywhere. High paying jobs are not real plentiful and staying close to the larger towns to find work is the norm. One that is half-way decent at what they do can find work, or if doin’ nuthin’ all day ‘cept for swilling beer is of interest, there’s plenty of that too 8^) I’ve been here for 22 years and for the most part, self-employed…..been trying to quit, taking on less and less jobs and getting pickier at what I take. (on a off topic side bar that might be of interest) One of the drummers we use is a avid bowler, he and his partner recently won a state doubles championship and set some records in the process that will be hard to beat. Danny (drummer), out of a 3 game series, threw two perfect 300 games back to back and finished off with a 231 in tournament play. The center where this was done decided to replace their 60 year old lanes with new synthetic lanes and contacted people that had, in the past, thrown some game of honor, and offered pieces of the old lanes to those that wanted them. A truck delivered 60 feet of full width-4" thick solid maple lane material to my shop the other day(10 feet = 400 lbs!), I’m going to build a 16′ oak/ walnut bar using the very lane Danny did his honor score on to fashion the bar top to sit on this. His partner wants a custom drafting table/bench made from his lane material, and they each want a lighted, glass front trophy cases made also. From the rest of the material, I’m to make a custom entry door to be used in a bowling alley tavern …….This will give me something to do ’til spring. Cheers, robert
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Sounds good to me and probably nice and dry for my amps. Kent, I’d join you there but I don’t know how I would keep up with college expenses and what not for my three boys. Clarke – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello Kent, > Someone may have to forward this on to Kent, or reply to this post so he > will see it – for some strange reason his news server doesn’t pick up my > posts. Either that or I’ve been permanently killfiled by Kent for > (probably) too much talk about killer `74 Super Lead half stacks….. > http://www.thetablerockers.com/contact.html > Here’s the contact info for the Tablerockers, now based out of Eureka > Springs, Arkansas. Larry Boehmer is the former owner of the world-famous > "Zoo Bar," and he retired to Eureka Springs to paint and do his music down > there (Chicago-style blues). > If I was to move someplace, I would consider Eureka Springs. The catch is > that you have to have some way of generating income – jobs aren’t that > plentiful, and many folks who depend on the Tourist season in Eureka >Springs > do really well from April to October/November, and then the Winter is very > slow. > Lots of arts, a good music scene and during tourist season the place can >be > pretty packed with folks coming from New Orleans and all over the midwest. > Beautiful small town in the Ozarks – you can probably do a www.yahoo.com > search for "Eureka Springs, AR" and turn up the Chamber of Commerce site >and > links to the music scene. > I have several friends who live in the town, and, I believe one of our AGA > folks – "Robert", is from around there if I’m not mistaken…. > The Oasis Cafe on Spring Street is an incredible home-cooking eatery, > "Arkansas/Mexican" is their take on cuisine. Off the beaten path, but >most > folks who eat there try to go back at least once a day – locals sometimes > won’t tell outsiders where it is because it means that they might loose > their table in the very small cafe. Great food. > Larry knows me (tell him Scott-the-UFO-guy-says-howdy) and can probably >fill > you in on the music scene and make some recommendations for you. Great >guy > and a solid, simple and tasteful bass player with a great SVT rig. You >can > do a www.yahoo.com search for Larry and turn up his "Zoo Bar" past and > legacy for more info on him. If I’m not mistaken, Jimmy Thackery also > spends time in Eureka Springs and may live there part-time (or better). > I received your phone call Kent and I’ve recorded the number. One of >these > early evenings I’ll return the call and we’ll chat. Thanks for the call. > OK, all the best to you. > Walk in Beauty, Peace. Scott > >Folks, I’ve been talking to a friend in Colorado (Grand Junction), about > >maybe going out there and spending some time. Can anyone tell me >anything > >about that place? Any night life, of places to play? How about the rest >of > >Colorado? Surrounding areas? (I really can’t picture it being any worse > than > >New England has become, but still, I’d had to cross from one vacuum to > >another.) > >I’m thinking about going and having a look around, but any comments >would > >be appreciated. > >~kp > —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– > http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > —–== Over 100,000 Newsgroups – 19 Different Servers! =—– > Hi Scott & (Kent), > Yes, I do live fairly close to Eureka Spgs., Eureka is a small >town and for the size, has several music festivals and shows. Also, within a >reasonable distance, to the south is Fayetteville. A campus of the Univ. of >Ar. is there and makes for a bustling club scene that typically goes with >college towns (lots of money there too). To the north is Branson Mo. with >tons of "country" theaters. Both Eureka and Branson thrive on the tourist >season and are more desolate in the off season. > A little further north is Springfield Mo., as larger towns >go, this one is pretty clean……tons of bars, tons of bands. > Outside the metropolitan areas, housing is pretty cheap, hot >in the summer, tolerable in the winter (a couple of 3-6" snows per season, >usually melts in a day or two). Other than the little towns that dot the >area, it is mostly sparsely populated hardwood forests with lakes, streams, >rivers and caves everywhere. > High paying jobs are not real plentiful and staying close to >the larger towns to find work is the norm. One that is half-way decent at >what they do can find work, or if doin’ nuthin’ all day ‘cept for swilling >beer is of interest, there’s plenty of that too 8^) I’ve been here for 22 >years and for the most part, self-employed…..been trying to quit, taking >on less and less jobs and getting pickier at what I take. >(on a off topic side bar that might be of interest) > One of the drummers we use is a avid bowler, he and his >partner recently won a state doubles championship and set some records in >the process that will be hard to beat. Danny (drummer), out of a 3 game >series, threw two perfect 300 games back to back and finished off with a 231 >in tournament play. > The center where this was done decided to replace their 60 year >old lanes with new synthetic lanes and contacted people that had, in the >past, thrown some game of honor, and offered pieces of the old lanes to >those that wanted them. > A truck delivered 60 feet of full width-4" thick solid maple >lane material to my shop the other day(10 feet = 400 lbs!), I’m going to >build a 16′ oak/ walnut bar using the very lane Danny did his honor score on >to fashion the bar top to sit on this. His partner wants a custom drafting >table/bench made from his lane material, and they each want a lighted, glass >front trophy cases made also. From the rest of the material, I’m to make a >custom entry door to be used in a bowling alley tavern …….This will give >me something to do ’til spring. > Cheers, > robert
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello Kent, > Someone may have to forward this on to Kent, or reply to this post so he > will see it – for some strange reason his news server doesn’t pick up my > posts. Either that or I’ve been permanently killfiled by Kent for > (probably) too much talk about killer `74 Super Lead half stacks….. > http://www.thetablerockers.com/contact.html > Here’s the contact info for the Tablerockers, now based out of Eureka > Springs, Arkansas. Larry Boehmer is the former owner of the world-famous > "Zoo Bar," and he retired to Eureka Springs to paint and do his music down > there (Chicago-style blues). > If I was to move someplace, I would consider Eureka Springs. The catch is > that you have to have some way of generating income – jobs aren’t that > plentiful, and many folks who depend on the Tourist season in Eureka > Springs > do really well from April to October/November, and then the Winter is very > slow. > Lots of arts, a good music scene and during tourist season the place can > be > pretty packed with folks coming from New Orleans and all over the midwest. > Beautiful small town in the Ozarks – you can probably do a www.yahoo.com > search for "Eureka Springs, AR" and turn up the Chamber of Commerce site > and > links to the music scene. > I have several friends who live in the town, and, I believe one of our AGA > folks – "Robert", is from around there if I’m not mistaken…. > The Oasis Cafe on Spring Street is an incredible home-cooking eatery, > "Arkansas/Mexican" is their take on cuisine. Off the beaten path, but > most > folks who eat there try to go back at least once a day – locals sometimes > won’t tell outsiders where it is because it means that they might loose > their table in the very small cafe. Great food. > Larry knows me (tell him Scott-the-UFO-guy-says-howdy) and can probably > fill > you in on the music scene and make some recommendations for you. Great > guy > and a solid, simple and tasteful bass player with a great SVT rig. You > can > do a www.yahoo.com search for Larry and turn up his "Zoo Bar" past and > legacy for more info on him. If I’m not mistaken, Jimmy Thackery also > spends time in Eureka Springs and may live there part-time (or better). > I received your phone call Kent and I’ve recorded the number. One of > these > early evenings I’ll return the call and we’ll chat. Thanks for the call. > OK, all the best to you. > Walk in Beauty, Peace. Scott > >Folks, I’ve been talking to a friend in Colorado (Grand Junction), about > >maybe going out there and spending some time. Can anyone tell me > anything > >about that place? Any night life, of places to play? How about the rest > of > >Colorado? Surrounding areas? (I really can’t picture it being any worse > than > >New England has become, but still, I’d had to cross from one vacuum to > >another.) > >I’m thinking about going and having a look around, but any comments > would > >be appreciated. > >~kp > —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– > http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > —–== Over 100,000 Newsgroups – 19 Different Servers! =—– > Hi Scott & (Kent), > Yes, I do live fairly close to Eureka Spgs., Eureka is a small > town and for the size, has several music festivals and shows. Also, within a > reasonable distance, to the south is Fayetteville. A campus of the Univ. of > Ar. is there and makes for a bustling club scene that typically goes with > college towns (lots of money there too). To the north is Branson Mo. with > tons of "country" theaters. Both Eureka and Branson thrive on the tourist > season and are more desolate in the off season. > A little further north is Springfield Mo., as larger towns > go, this one is pretty clean……tons of bars, tons of bands. > Outside the metropolitan areas, housing is pretty cheap, hot > in the summer, tolerable in the winter (a couple of 3-6" snows per season, > usually melts in a day or two). Other than the little towns that dot the > area, it is mostly sparsely populated hardwood forests with lakes, streams, > rivers and caves everywhere. > High paying jobs are not real plentiful and staying close to > the larger towns to find work is the norm. One that is half-way decent at > what they do can find work, or if doin’ nuthin’ all day ‘cept for swilling > beer is of interest, there’s plenty of that too 8^) I’ve been here for 22 > years and for the most part, self-employed…..been trying to quit, taking > on less and less jobs and getting pickier at what I take. > (on a off topic side bar that might be of interest) > One of the drummers we use is a avid bowler, he and his > partner recently won a state doubles championship and set some records in > the process that will be hard to beat. Danny (drummer), out of a 3 game > series, threw two perfect 300 games back to back and finished off with a 231 > in tournament play. > The center where this was done decided to replace their 60 year > old lanes with new synthetic lanes and contacted people that had, in the > past, thrown some game of honor, and offered pieces of the old lanes to > those that wanted them. > A truck delivered 60 feet of full width-4" thick solid maple > lane material to my shop the other day(10 feet = 400 lbs!), I’m going to > build a 16′ oak/ walnut bar using the very lane Danny did his honor score on > to fashion the bar top to sit on this. His partner wants a custom drafting > table/bench made from his lane material, and they each want a lighted, glass > front trophy cases made also. From the rest of the material, I’m to make a > custom entry door to be used in a bowling alley tavern …….This will give > me something to do ’til spring. > Cheers, > robert
I was raised just west of Eureka Springs. Went to elementary school in a 3 room schoolhouse in a town of less than 150. We lived a few miles from town in the stix. I visit the area regularly. The whole area is full of character/s. Wouldn’t mind living in SW Missouri or NW Arkansas again eventually. John King "If we ever pass out as a great nation we ought to put on our tombstone, ‘America died from a delusion that she has moral leadership." – (Will Rogers)
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> Sounds good to me and probably nice and dry for my amps. Kent, I’d join > you > there but I don’t know how I would keep up with college expenses and what > not > for my three boys.
There’s always later (not to mention short visits, once I get relocated). ~kp
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