Re: Y2K-X BEGINS

["Stephen Goodman" <spgoodman@earthlight.net>]

?Well done Rick!  Best wishes to all.

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From: "Rick Walker" <looppool@cruzio.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 11:16 AM
To: "LOOPERS DELIGHT (posting)" <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Subject: Y2K-X BEGINS

>
>     After an incredibly exhausting and exhilirating day,
> all the loopers are finally in bed asleep.
>
> They came as early as 1 o'clock (Randolf Ariola from Singapore)
> and as late as 1 a.m. (Leander Reininghaus from Berlin).
>
> All day long we've had wonderful stimulating conversations punctuated
> by the constant stream (on the average of one every 10 or 15 mintues)
> of small fires that I needed to put out.
>
> Chris and Nancy and Bill and I worked all day to make sure everyone
> was comfortable and there is now a tiny global village in my 
>neighborhood.
> Two loopers will sleep across the street;  two at the house next door,
> eleven in the empty house that my gracious and generous neighbor, Mark 
> Riley donated
> (he got married to a woman in the neighborhood, moved in with her and 
>his 
> old house
> is completely empty).  Thirteen people are sleeping at our compound 
> (eleven of them loopers)
>
> I went and bought 5 sleeping bags and 11 air mattresses to augment the 
> huge
> amount of sleeping bags and mattresses lent us by friends, family and 
> neighbors.
>
> Our washing machine died on us day before yesterday and we now have a 
> brand
> new one winging it's way to us tomorrow (of course, delivery is just as 
> all ten loopers
> get ready for their trip to the first San Jose concert and Bill and I 
> prepare for our
> 15th anniversary of the 1st digital live looping monthly series 
> performance at
> Mobo Sushi..........a venue that hasn't had live music in ten years but 
> which is opening
> it's doors up to this historic occasion.
>
> I'm so buzzed that I can't sleep but the house is so full of sleeping 
> people
> that I have to be really careful not to disturb anyone.
>
> Tomorrow it begins...............the 10th Anniversary of this wonderful 
> festival.
> Mark Thorton (aka Arkmay) is here doing a documentary film on the whole 
> weeks'
> proceedings and I'm very excited.
>
> Tomorrow I actually may have a half an hour to try and get some kind of 
> performance together.
> There's been no time to think music until right now.
>
> Awesome!!!!!!!   Everyone's here!!!!!