jonsparrow
1875 posts
Jan 24, 2010
6:36 PM
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how much does it normally cost to get in?
any one plan on going?
im pretty dedicated to making it there this year.
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rpoe
55 posts
Jan 24, 2010
6:50 PM
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not sure on the cost but given I have family in the St. Paul Minn area I plan on going. Last I heard Chris M. will be borrowing his parents car to show us around :-) This is assuming he is available given his run in with George B.
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jonsparrow
1876 posts
Jan 24, 2010
6:58 PM
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run in with george b?
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rpoe
56 posts
Jan 24, 2010
7:06 PM
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Sorry. Check out Buddha's post on he playing with George Benson. May be a cool break for him. I hope he can make it to Minn. I plan on ordering a custom from him and possibly get my lesson in person.
http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com/board/board_topic/5560960/548165.htm
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eharp
447 posts
Jan 24, 2010
7:13 PM
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seems to me there were 2 prices.
SPAH is @$250 for non- members
$200 for members
to become a member is @50
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HarpNinja
90 posts
Jan 24, 2010
7:17 PM
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It is an hour from my house...
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jonsparrow
1877 posts
Jan 24, 2010
7:19 PM
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"seems to me there were 2 prices.
SPAH is @$250 for non- members
$200 for members
to become a member is @50 "
lol. i should get a membership so i can get the discount price.
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Buddha
1311 posts
Jan 24, 2010
7:34 PM
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I'm not going anywhere with George as far as I know. I was asked to his friends' album that going to be recorded this fall.
That's almost like meeting somebody famous and they put you on their fan list.
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Buddha
1312 posts
Jan 24, 2010
7:37 PM
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I'm from MN. I still have all of my family and many friends up there. The hotel is going to suck. It's in the middle of nowhere and across the street from the airport. You can walk a mile to the Mall of America but who the hell wants to walk a mile to a big ass mall and then take the time to walk of of the floors, each floor is a mile around.
HarpNinja will have a vehicle and I should be able to get one. If any of you have "special needs" that you need help in acquiring. Women, Drug, Guns whatever....
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HarpNinja
91 posts
Jan 24, 2010
7:39 PM
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What are the dates? I could try and line up a gig to get harp players up...I know Jason and the like do stuff like that, but if there is a demand, I can figure something out.
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jonsparrow
1878 posts
Jan 24, 2010
7:52 PM
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August 17 - 21, 2010
Ramada Mall of America
2300 East American Boulevard
Bloomington, MN
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Tuckster
360 posts
Jan 24, 2010
7:56 PM
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Going to SPAH is on the top of my harp priority list. I haven't seen a date announced yet. I'm pretty sure I'll be driving up from Pittsburgh,especially if it's in August.
Thanks,Jon I posted before I saw that.
Last Edited by on Jan 24, 2010 7:57 PM
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jonsparrow
1879 posts
Jan 24, 2010
7:57 PM
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ya i dont do the whole walking thing. but i do wanna see the mall of america sense ill be there. they have a roller coaster in the mall right?
i could also use a gun an a ride to the post office so i can mail it home.
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RyanMortos
578 posts
Jan 24, 2010
8:13 PM
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I'd like to go but there's so many IFs. Last year I had to choose between my job and SPAH this year shouldn't be that bad. If I remember right last year the cost of the round trip flight was equal to the cost of SPAH + hotel. Looks like the roundtrip flight to MN from Philly is < $400 for that time of year so that's a little better ;) .
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~Ryan
"I play the harmonica. The only way I can play is if I get my car going really fast, and stick it out the window." - Stephen Wright
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Diggsblues
44 posts
Jan 25, 2010
6:30 AM
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What king of restaurants are there around there.
Would I have to live on nuts and protein powder.lol
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Buddha
1316 posts
Jan 25, 2010
8:06 AM
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Diggs, there is NOTHING around there. You will be stuck eating in the hotel or walking to the mall to eat in the food court.
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Diggsblues
48 posts
Jan 25, 2010
11:56 AM
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Thanks Chris. Looks like it would be oatmeal and salads
for a few days.
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jonsparrow
1885 posts
Jan 25, 2010
12:00 PM
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are you a herbivore too?
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Buddha
1318 posts
Jan 25, 2010
12:09 PM
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I'll have a car.
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XHarp
256 posts
Jan 25, 2010
12:43 PM
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Here's a link to the Ramada Mall of America where SPAH 2010 is being held.
http://www.ramadamoa.com/
Its my experience from business travel that Buddha's got it right.... take a good pair of walking shoes or count on cab fare or the good fortune of having friends with cars.
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Tuckster
365 posts
Jan 25, 2010
12:54 PM
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The Ramada has a shuttle to MOA. I'm 95% sure I'll be driving my car. I could probably fit 4 bodies for short distances like that.
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Buddha
1319 posts
Jan 25, 2010
1:06 PM
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who wants to hang out at the Mall? The MOA is seriously as stupid as you can get when it comes to tourists attractions. There is nothing to do there but walk around and notice the same store 3-4 times on different levels. Even the girl watching at the mall is a drag unless you like pasty white and bland.
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scrybe314
76 posts
Jan 25, 2010
1:14 PM
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@Buddha: I like my women like I like my oatmeal...
I wish I could go to SPAH, but the cost of getting up there from south Florida is so out of my league I'm not playing the same sport. Plus, saving up for Doc Gussow's meet-up this summer...argh.
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toddlgreene
575 posts
Jan 25, 2010
1:17 PM
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@ scrybe-sweet and thick, with nuts? ;-)
I hope to get SPAH down here one day, but have no clue how to go about it. In the meantime, see ya in May, scrybe.
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kudzurunner
998 posts
Jan 25, 2010
1:18 PM
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Yes, please save those pennies for Doc Gussow's meetup. We're very much in the works, still.
I MAY go to SPAH this year. I've never been to Minnesota. It's a long drive from Mississippi, straight up the river..........
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toddlgreene
577 posts
Jan 25, 2010
1:18 PM
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@ scrybe-sweet and thick, with nuts? ;-)
I hope to get SPAH down here one day, but have no clue how to go about it. In the meantime, see ya in May, scrybe.
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scrybe314
78 posts
Jan 25, 2010
1:32 PM
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toddlgreene, well played, sir. Remind me to shake your hand come mid-May.
Doc, you've got a firm commitment from myself and my girlfriend; we're both pretty excited. As long as it's happening, we'll be there.
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eharp
448 posts
Jan 25, 2010
2:59 PM
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you're right about that discount, jon.
my first SPAH i went the member/SPAH route figuring the $50 might help SPAH. and besides, as a member you are suppose to get some magazine for free. (they tried to get me to pay full price and then buy a membership!)
but the membership only lasts till the end of the year and no issue of the mag ever came out after i signed up.
the next SPAH i just paid full price for the ticket. SPAH survived without my $50.
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Bb
137 posts
Jan 25, 2010
3:09 PM
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I suppose you COULD walk to the MOA and then take the light rail downtown. 'Course, then you would be downtown and it's o.k. but really no great shakes either. Ha! I may go if I can get some friends to put me up. Probably would rent a car, too. I lived in MPLS for almost 20 years. I wish the SPAH folks could have found something a bit more in the middle of things but, I imagine the price then goes up considerably for rooms and whatnot.
-Bob
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Buddha
1320 posts
Jan 25, 2010
3:20 PM
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Have I met you Bb?
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eharp
452 posts
Jan 25, 2010
3:22 PM
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maybe one of you folks who are going should invest in a couple of large coolers and open a sandwich shop.
"HARPS & HOAGIES"
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toddlgreene
582 posts
Jan 25, 2010
4:56 PM
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...or just move the damn thing down here, where there's no shortage of great restaurants.
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Buddha
1321 posts
Jan 25, 2010
5:09 PM
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there's no shortage of great places to eat in Minneapolis its just a shitty and very typical choice for a SPAH hotel.
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toddlgreene
583 posts
Jan 25, 2010
5:14 PM
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low-bidder situation, I presume...
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Todd L. Greene, V.P.
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Bb
138 posts
Jan 25, 2010
6:16 PM
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@ Buddha – Not in MPLS. We had a start of a skype lesson the other day, though. Need to get back with you on that. I didn't really play much harp back in the minneapple. I did sing in a short lived band right after I moved there after college. Played SXSW and then broke up. Started back seriously on harp almost 2 years ago.
And MPLS is a decent food town for sure. But, yeah, you're gonna have to travel pretty far off the SPAH site to get to anything but a chain restaurant.
-Bob
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jonsparrow
1889 posts
Jan 25, 2010
6:37 PM
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i wanna go to MOA just so i can say i was there. you know like wanting to go to the empire state building. theres nothing there but you just have to do it. maybe we can all start a jam outside the mall an make some money.
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Throttleskeezer
2 posts
Feb 01, 2010
10:57 AM
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Hi everybody, my name is Samuel Gex and I live in Switzerland. I am crazy enough about harmonica to go to SPAH 2010 (with the secret wish that Adam Gussow will be there)...
I have a question: All the events organized will be at or near the Ramada Mall of America ?
ThaK you
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CDon
3 posts
Feb 01, 2010
2:51 PM
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Adam, you wtote "Yes, please save those pennies for Doc Gussow's meetup. We're very much in the works, still."
Is there a link to read a bit about the meetup? I checked your home page at:
http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com
but could not find anything there. Probably just overlooking it....
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eharp
492 posts
Feb 01, 2010
2:55 PM
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all the SPAH events are at the hotel. or at least i have never heard them being anywhere else. so the cool thing is, once you get there, you never have to leave. (and most dont want to leave, either.) but hotel food can get expensive so folks will go somewhere else for meals.
the people that go are usually friendly and would be willing to give a fellow a ride.
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toddlgreene
697 posts
Feb 01, 2010
2:57 PM
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@ CDon-here's Adam's latest thread on the Shindig:
http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com/board/board_topic/5560960/553124.htm
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CDon
4 posts
Feb 01, 2010
4:18 PM
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@toddlgreene - I thank you...
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eharp
493 posts
Feb 01, 2010
4:22 PM
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todd- i talked with the head honchos about how they get the convention somewhere. they said the big thing is to have an active harp group in the area.
the harp group are the people that do all the leg work.
so you may just have to check that your group is into doing the work and then contact spah heads about what they want you to do. i would think they would like to have the convention in a different part of the country.
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