I talked to Joe Richards yesterday and he has begun editing the footage for the DVD. He said it will probably take a couple of weeks because he has other projects pressing him as well.
He will make the DVDs available at a nominal cost for anyone who wants to buy one.
DonM

I can't wait for next year when I am retired, and the schedule becomes a little more flexible ....
t.

Thanks for the info DonM!

We're going to set the dates for next year WAY ahead to give everybody time to schedule. It will be bigger and better!
DonM

I am sure some of you guys think I am a jerk. First, I did not know you would start when you did. I showed up at 4 o'clock and was flabbergasted that it was about to start! It's a miracle I did not show up MUCH later. I had zero time to set up my keyboard and even if I had time, there was no room.

Second, my aunt had just died. My mother, who is 80 years old, was bawling on my cellphone. I was not in a normal state of mind. I spent the next two days in Dallas with the family.

Point being, I enjoyed hell out of it, but I was not in a normal state of mind, so, before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.

JUST KIDDING, it's just a line from a blues song I often play.

It was very good. Everyone was excellent! I apologize, I am normally very gregarious.

EDIT: I just wanted to add, I enjoyed everyone so much. Musicianship was STRONG. Very talented people. Don and EVERY local guy and all of the out of town people. Very good, indeed. The people loved it.

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Bill
Yamaha PSR2000

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Bill, I THOUGHT you were a little withdrawn, but you did a great job anyway. I tried to call you several times but now I know why you didn't answer. Please except my sympathy for your loss.
I really thought we would have a couple hours before anybody arrived, but when I got there at around 3:00 the place was already packed with people!

Joe Lee Richardson, who video-taped our Jam, sent me this email. I can't wait to see the end result.
He also sent quite a few photos, and I will try to get them posted on my site soon.
DonM

Don I emailed nigel the other day and he said he would register me himself, and has sent me the password. I just havent gotten around to using it yet. I been real busy with city council meeting comming up tonight, and finally got through with listening and logging all the songs we recorded at Shrevport.
We had 62 songs all told, and finally had three pages of finding the start and finish of each song and used the tape player to show footage in time, and then had to find the dead time between songs, and then had to time each song so as to fill up a two hour dvd, and leave time for credits on the end.
It looks like I can get 28 songs on the dvd. I am going to get every one on the show. Dickie had several that were over six minutes long so I had to cut one of his songs and one of mine in order to have enough time within the 2 hour dvd. If I am succesful in putting together this thing I think later on I will try to use the remaining songs for a second dvd. A few of the songs had some skips in them. Dont know what caused that. Take care.....JOE LEE

Well people I'm working on the dvd of the arranger jam. Hope to start recording and editing the first parts this week. I've already got about 14 hours in and just now ready to start to doing the setting up the machines and editing. I think it is going to be great. Thanks to Don Mason and all the people that sang and played on the jam, you pepple were great.

Joe (gitzit), I'm glad you finally made your way to the best forum on the internet!
Welcome aboard.
Now get to work on the DVD!
DonM

I got email from steve on solton group wanting a copy of jam dvd. I may go buy a 3 or 4 dvd recorder from musicians friend so I can do a lot of copies. And you don can make some at your house. Charter cable channel 95 had a repsenative talk to me yesterday, they are also a local cable channel, and they may want to run this dvd on their channel. they even offered help in editing this lam. Good thang may happen yet people. JOE LEE