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#206831 - 11/19/03 03:35 AM 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 18,519 Brian Austin Whitney
Brian Austin Whitney Top 10 Poster Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 18,519 Indianapolis, IN USA	Hi Folks, So far, 2004 is still pretty wide open. We'll be doing our annual music awards sometime in the summer out in Hollywood most likely. In January, I'll be speaking at the University of Florida Lawschool at their music conference Jan 29-30th. I've considered going to the Folk Alliance conference in San Diego, but only if we can put together a JPF showcase there.. and that might already be too late. I definitely plan to do a big Northeast Showcase in 2004. We'll likely visit every state east of Indiana and North of Virginia. I'd also like to get up to Quebec and visit Montreal again (a truly beautiful city). If you'd like us to come to your neck of the woods, now's the chance to pipe in and let us know what you have in mind. Brian Brian Austin Whitney Founder Just Plain Folks jpfolkspro@aol.com Skype: Brian Austin Whitney Facebook: www.facebook.com/justplainfolks "Don't sit around and wait for success to come to you... it doesn't know the way." -Brian Austin Whitney "It's easier to be the bigger man when you actually are..."

#206832 - 11/19/03 10:28 AM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 589 Shandy Serious Contributor
Shandy Serious Contributor Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 589 New York City	Connecticut! Shandy Lawson ShandyLawson.com

#206833 - 11/19/03 12:14 PM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,012 Marty Helly
Marty Helly Top 200 Poster Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,012 Florence, MA, USA	Northampton, Mass - right before or after a Connecticut bonfire. Marty my home Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again!

#206834 - 11/30/03 11:35 AM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 70 rickooo Serious Contributor
rickooo Serious Contributor Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 70 Barbourville, Ky, USA	There is a Park in Barbourville Ky with an amp Theater....Outside ... but it is done very well...The stage is right beside a small Lake and the tiny Town does a get job with this Park....Really nice. The "Boys" have played there a couple of times. Barbourville is 15 miles off exit 29 on I75 (inbetween Lexington and Knoxville. If you are coming that way I can get the Amp Theather. I would need advance notice to reserve and promote. Also we can use the Bands PA. This would be a Great place for a Day Concert then you could even move on for a concert that nite in Lexington or Knoxville depending wheather you are travling North or South. We could probally get "some" turnout but would have to send press releases to all the local papers. I do my daily 5 mile walk on the track in this small park whenever i am in the area...really nice. Thanks Rick ------------------ www.fallingforever.net http://www.fallingforever.net

#206835 - 01/09/04 02:58 PM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 823 Jean Larson Serious Contributor
Jean Larson Serious Contributor Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 823 St. Louis, MO	How about St. Louis?

#206836 - 01/09/04 05:13 PM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 559 Michael Meal
Michael Meal Serious Contributor Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 559 Lockport, NY	Brian, The Buffalo-Niagara Chapter is hoping to hold a larger outdoor acoustic gutiar event as part of the local public television station's Buffalo-Niagara Guitar Festival. We are hoping to have a record-breaking amount of guitar players banging out Louie-Louie or some similar simple song. If it happens it would be on the weekend of June 13th or 20th. We've made contact with the people at WNED and they are intersted. We're kind of dependant on them to pull it off but I think chances are good for it to happen. You might keep this in mind if you're going to be in the area around then.

#206837 - 01/09/04 05:48 PM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 14 RobWeddle Casual Observer
RobWeddle Casual Observer Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 14 Orlando, FL, USA	Not sure if you were planning a stop in America's Armpit (Florida, that is) other than what you have scheduled at UF, but might I suggest Orlando? Not because it's where I live, but because it's pretty much the most central city in Florida. The only bad thing about Florida is that it's pretty much surrounded by....nothing! meaning there's only a couple ways in and out, which may or may not make for alot of backtracking. I don't even know how many JPF members are in Florida in the first place.... Anyways, Brian, if you decide on an Orlando stop, let me know, there's tons of venues in town that might bite at something like this, but we'd need good notice, since all the venues here book well in advance. Orlando might not be a big city, but we really do have a great live music scene.

#206838 - 01/10/04 03:53 PM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 344 Mary Lemanski Serious Contributor
Mary Lemanski Serious Contributor Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 344 Downers Grove, IL	Quote <font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Brian Austin Whitney: Hi Folks, So far, 2004 is still pretty wide open. We'll be doing our annual music awards sometime in the summer out in Hollywood most likely. </font> If you can stand the Arizona summer heat, Phoenix is only a 5-6 hour drive from Hollywood. ;-) ------------------ Mary Lemanski http://paintedgirl.com http://marylemanski.iuma.com http://www.talentmatch.com/marylemanski Mary Lemanski http://paintedgirl.com http://www.marylemanski.com http://www.looseylucy.com

#206839 - 01/20/04 10:15 PM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 82 Lisa Martin Serious Contributor
Lisa Martin Serious Contributor Joined: May 2002 Posts: 82 Ludlow, MA USA	Hi Brian! Do you have a target date and time frame for the Northeast Road Trip? Let us know so we can start booking venues! 3 months of lead time is not too much, especially for booking the Boston area. Looking forward to seeing you :-) Lisa

#206840 - 01/21/04 06:03 AM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 18,519 Brian Austin Whitney
Brian Austin Whitney Top 10 Poster Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 18,519 Indianapolis, IN USA	Lisa, We'll probably never have a 3 month lead on a Roadtrip. I am doing good just to have 4-6 weeks for most of them. I do know we'll be in DC in May for the Future of Music Conference. If we have the nominations announced before then and the final voting is under control, I will likely start a roadtrip that will bring me up to Boston.. but right now it's too early to know. Brian Brian Austin Whitney Founder Just Plain Folks jpfolkspro@aol.com Skype: Brian Austin Whitney Facebook: www.facebook.com/justplainfolks "Don't sit around and wait for success to come to you... it doesn't know the way." -Brian Austin Whitney "It's easier to be the bigger man when you actually are..."

#206841 - 02/04/04 09:57 PM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 10 wma Casual Observer
wma Casual Observer Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 10 Memphis,TN	Memphis or Arkansas Wayne Andrews King Biscuit Blues Festival

#206842 - 02/06/04 05:54 AM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 1 amberrubarth Casual Observer
amberrubarth Casual Observer Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 1 Reno, NV, USA	RENO, NV - There are SO many talented musicians here who want to get involved... you've got a place to stay, and it looks like you've been to most of the places around Reno already... why not stop in? (And you've got yourself a promoter/coordinator!) Amber Rubarth www.amberrubarth.com * If anyone else would like help booking shows in Reno, contact amber@amberrubarth.com ------------------ Positive Folk Pop Positive Folk Pop

#206843 - 02/06/04 02:49 PM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 243 Rocgae
Rocgae Serious Contributor Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 243 Staten Island ,NY	Hi Brian...Hopefully you be stopping by NYC... How about Staten Island, NYC....!!! How large of a venue do you need? Stephen www.stephenarout.com ------------------

#206844 - 02/06/04 03:04 PM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 23 leequick Casual Observer
leequick Casual Observer Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 23 Nashville/New Orleans	We'd love to have you in New Orleans again! we haven't seen you since Dec 2002 and we would love to put something together. How about an "I-10" tour? LA, Phoenix, El Paso, San Antonio, Houston, New Orleans, Mobile, and end in Jacksonville? ------------------ Lee Quick New Orleans chapter contact http://leequick.com Lee Quick Nashville/New Orleans member http://leequick.com

#206845 - 02/09/04 04:40 AM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 1 deron5l Casual Observer
deron5l Casual Observer Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 1 Shelby Twp., MI	Brian, I'm looking forward to getting involved this year. I met you in Toronto in Fall 2002, and also went to Buffalo, NY. My name is Terrance D. Schemansky "T. Damian". Well, anyways you may remember me. My web site is http://www.Deron5L.com if you want to see what I've been up to. Also, have you considered having an event in Kalamazoo, or Grand Rapids, MI. I can think of a few awesome locations for this in both cities. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help out. Terrance (888) 282-3483 hello@deron5l.com [This message has been edited by deron5l (edited 02-09-2004).]

#206846 - 02/17/04 03:48 PM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 21 jacksondaly Casual Observer
jacksondaly Casual Observer Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 21 Chicago, IL, USA	We had a great time at both of the showcases in Chicago and the one at Rusty's in L.A. last year Brian. Let us know if you need help booking Chicago, we'd love to help and the offer for a place to stay is always open... Maggie (773) 405-4538 ------------------ Angie Jackson/Maggie Daly Jackson Daly Chicago/Los Angeles www.mp3.com/JacksonDaly Jackson Daly Angie Jackson/Maggie Daly Chicago/Los Angeles http://JacksonDaly.home.comcast.net (773) 405-4538

#206847 - 03/15/04 02:20 PM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 105 amazonblonde Serious Contributor
amazonblonde Serious Contributor Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 105 Eastpointe,MI, USA	Detroit Area! I have some ideas of places you could have it.. if you want email me at Britney@amazonblondedetroit.com Support Indie Music!

#206848 - 03/15/04 04:06 PM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 10,330 Jean Bullock
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#206849 - 03/15/04 08:43 PM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
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Diana Tyler Top 500 Poster Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 628 Elyria, OH	Cleveland/Lorain/Elyria would love to see you... ------------------ www.dianatyler.com http://www.dianatyler.com Earthy songs about heaven...and heavenly songs about more earthy things, too. - Will Cheshier

#206850 - 04/09/04 05:48 AM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 18,519 Brian Austin Whitney
Brian Austin Whitney Top 10 Poster Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 18,519 Indianapolis, IN USA	Hi Folks, As I mentioned in the newsletter, I am holding off the dates for the Roadtrip until I can finish the nominations this year. One idea I have is to do a larger circle later in the summer and moving the final awards back to November in Hollywood as we did the first 2 years. If so, I might be able to do the Midwest and Northeast as well as Nashville and Atlanta. My worry is that the awards are already closing in on a year long process (June 30th was when we got the CDBaby stuff) and I am a bit worried if I wait too long, people will have lost some of their interest. I've got about 7 weeks of intense work left on the awards to get them to nominations it seems. That means June for nominations and July/August for the Roadtrip. Brian Brian Austin Whitney Founder Just Plain Folks jpfolkspro@aol.com Skype: Brian Austin Whitney Facebook: www.facebook.com/justplainfolks "Don't sit around and wait for success to come to you... it doesn't know the way." -Brian Austin Whitney "It's easier to be the bigger man when you actually are..."

#206851 - 04/09/04 02:42 PM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 70 rickooo Serious Contributor
rickooo Serious Contributor Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 70 Barbourville, Ky, USA	I host the CUMBERLAND GAP TALENT SHOWCASE the first monday of each month at the Western Sizzlin Steak House right off Exit 29 on I75 in Corbin Ky. If any Monday happens to jive with your travels, you are more than welcome to do a showcase there. Also any JPFers that are in the area are invited to come out any first Monday and perform for us. Also I am putting together a Music Festival (prob June) in the Tiny town of Barbourville Ky at the Rec Park. rickooo@direcway.com rickout ------------------ www.fallingforever.net http://www.fallingforever.net

#206852 - 05/04/04 12:46 AM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,172 Kathy Bampfield Top 200 Poster
Kathy Bampfield Top 200 Poster Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,172 Norristown, PA, USA	Are you coming anywhere near Philadelphia/King of Prussia? Thanks. Kathy Kathy Lyric Scene Studio katherine bampfield home

#206853 - 07/05/04 07:45 PM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 776 Christine Mascott
Christine Mascott Serious Contributor Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 776 Cape Cod MA USA	Hi Brian, I played a venue this weekend in Portland Maine that would be a perfect JPF showcase kind of spot. Acoustic Coffee www.acousticcoffee.net it's a small singer/songwriter or small ensemble kind of place...although we played there 5 piece electric and pulled it off.... (they have a couple of vocal mics, a small board and pa) they've only been open about 10 months, it's run by a creative, artistic, married couple, Mark and Margaret Lembo, and is developing a following with the indie community up there. They have an open mic policy all day every day, for example, except for the times they have actual bookings. It's also an all ages venue, which is cool. Just thought you should know about them and I told them about JPF as well. Peace, Christine The Drop Band Christine Mascott ---------------------------- formerly just Christine http://www.syberdelix.com http://www.christinemascott.com vocalist/graphic design/web hosting and design

#206854 - 07/06/04 02:39 PM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,589 Linda Anthony Top 100 Poster
Linda Anthony Top 100 Poster Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,589 Maine	Portland, Maine! I've forwarded all info to Maine Songwriter's Association, President Shanna Underwood for coordination. A venue is already being discussed and other accomodations! Looking forward! Take Care, Linda My Sound Click In a time of universal deceit, speaking truth is a revolutionary act", George Orwell MySpace http://www.mainesongwriters.com/members/feat_members.asp

#206855 - 07/13/04 02:52 PM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 2 Ginger Snap Casual Observer
Ginger Snap Casual Observer Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 2 GA	I think you should take a trip down south, Augusta Ga maybe a little out of the way but Mr. Whitney I truly believe you should she the Aces we have in this area. Quote <font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Brian Austin Whitney: Hi Folks, So far, 2004 is still pretty wide open. We'll be doing our annual music awards sometime in the summer out in Hollywood most likely. In January, I'll be speaking at the University of Florida Lawschool at their music conference Jan 29-30th. I've considered going to the Folk Alliance conference in San Diego, but only if we can put together a JPF showcase there.. and that might already be too late. I definitely plan to do a big Northeast Showcase in 2004. We'll likely visit every state east of Indiana and North of Virginia. I'd also like to get up to Quebec and visit Montreal again (a truly beautiful city). If you'd like us to come to your neck of the woods, now's the chance to pipe in and let us know what you have in mind. Brian</font>

#206856 - 07/21/04 12:27 AM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 403 StrCountry1 Serious Contributor
StrCountry1 Serious Contributor Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 403 Amherst, OH USA	Hi Brian I heard you'll be coming to Cleveland, can't wait to endure my first JPF Road trip.... Michelle www.michellerichardsmusic.com Michelle

#206857 - 08/01/04 06:14 PM Re: 2004 Roadtrip Planning is starting
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jt wojahn Serious Contributor Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 222 kc	KC IS CLOSE TO EVERYTHING AND THERE IS PLENTY TO DO HERE IN THE TIMES WE'RE NOT JAMMIN. JT

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