Re: Y2K-X BEGINS

[Daniel Berkman <danielberkman@mac.com>]

Look forward to playing and meeting you all Thursday!

- Daniel 

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Daniel Berkman | Colfax | Kora 
Musician • Composer • Producer
www.danielberkman.com
Phone: (415) 254-4895
Email: danielberkman@mac.com

On Oct 13, 2010, at 6:17 AM, tEd ® KiLLiAn <tedkillian@charter.net> wrote:

> Rick,
> 
> I'll be saying a little prayer for you Rick.
> 
> I am looking forward to seeing you all and being there.
> 
> I am already scheduled to help Chris Cohn with the door sometime this 
>weekend.
> 
> If there is any other way I can help out let me know.
> 
> See you soon.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Ted
> 
> 
> On Oct 13, 2010, at 3:16 AM, Rick Walker wrote:
> 
>>   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!!!!!
>