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Even though plenty has been said about it, I just wanted to throw in my dos pesos. First of all I would like to offer the obligatory but completely necessary "thank you" to Hans. I'm sure that this wasn't exactly a joy to put together, but I sure hope it was worth it for you. (I know it was for everyone else) Secondly I would like to thank all of the wonderful performers who made it such a terrific experience. You were all so amazing and inspirational. I had been feeling uninspired and hadn't picked up any of my instruments in a few months, but the second I got back to my house I went into my "studio" and didn't come out for hours. I had a great time, well worth the trip all of the performances were amazing and diverse. From the lush textures emanating from Mark Hamburg's beautiful Klein (funny, a week ago I was proud of my Steiny GK4T) to the wall of sound Ted Killian coaxed from his mod'd RD Artist. From Steve Rice's wonderfully constructed ethno-soundscapes to Rich and Cliff's psychedelic-trance assault. From Sleeping's brand of techno-funk to Armatronix's electronica extravaganza. My girlfriend (whose only previous looping experience was the LA Loopfest last year) was really impressed how looping transcends genres and instrument limitations, and Loopstock really drove that home with such an eclectic mix of instrumentalists and styles even to the point of allowing musicians to break free of their instrument's long standing roles. (Who would have thought a tuba could create such beautifully atmospheric music?) I'd love to give a performance by performance review, but everyone else has already done this so well. My only complaint was that I was digging all of the music so much, I really didn't get a chance to socialize and I was really looking forward to meeting those of you who were there. Oh well maybe next time :) Thanks again to everyone involved. Loop on. _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com