Hello All,

I would certainly be willing to help in any way I can with the "behind the
scenes" stuff that has to be done. I help out a couple of local friends
here in the Denver Area ( just very small coffee shop kinda gigs), and have
volunteered my time for 2weeks a year to help with the "Praise in the
Rockies" concert series in Estes Park Colorado.

Let me know if there is anything that I can do here in the Denver Area, from
tuning a guitar, to providing transportation or a place to stay.

(e-mail me privately, and I can provide phone contact information)

Joe Burcham <;}}}><
jpburcham@...



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From: lowerdryad@...
Reply-To: TheDryad@yahoogroups.com
To: TheDryad@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [TheDryad] LaMottely Crew?
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 09:37:19 EST

Hey friends,

Nice to see a little life left in the Dryad! Thanks for the traffic. My
parents, incidentally, live on a small road up on a mountain here in NC.
It's not on the way anywhere, so when a car does occasionally go by (every
couple of weeks or so) they point out the window and say "Look! A
traffic!"
Just explaining my frame of reference. ;-)

At any rate, I have an idea to run by you. For years there have been folks
who have been kind enough to help out at shows selling CDs and such, have
been in touch with ideas about gigs, etc., and have volunteered to hang
posters. In the world of an independent musician, that's invaluable help,
and has always been greatly appreciated. I've happily given free concert
tickets and/or CDs in gratitude, but always on a pretty informal basis.

With the upcoming overhaul of the website (well in progress behind the
scenes, but not publicly viewable yet) there will be some additional
sections
to the site. One that we're considering is adding a page for folks who
might like to help out in the aforementioned ways and others. The idea is
to make it easy for folks who might like to be involved but don't know how
to
go about that; to give folks useful info on ways they can help out. The
idea of a 'fan club' has always given me the willies, but to work with folks
who might like to pitch in in return for some free stuff, etc. sounds like
great fun to me. It's amazing how much difference one or two people in
each
town can make. Of course, none of it would be 'expected' and there would
be
no pressure. The idea is just to have some resources and an avenue to make
contact if and when folks want to help.

So here are my questions:

- one - Does this sound like a good idea to y'all? If it feels
opportunistic or schmarmy I'd much rather not do it. If it sounds like a
fun opportunity and useful information, then we'll try to put together a
useful section of the site.

- two - What should we call it? People have tossed around several funny
names over the years, occasionally to my embarassment, but usually with an
accompanying giggle. Possibles include the LaMottely Crew (my fave),
Dryads, and the LaMontourage (read as 'entourage'). Pretty cheesy, huh?
;-) Any other suggestions or feedback?

I'd really welcome thoughts on this. Many of you have been invaluable help
over the years already, for which I'm so grateful. Of course, turning
friends on to the CDs is a wonderful connection. With no major label
promotion budget it's really the only way things happen.

Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving. I'm sure feeling grateful for your support
among many other blessings.

Peace,

David


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