Sabino Canyon Jam and fun

Greetings Bluegrass Aficionados: 

This coming Saturday, Nov. 8th is a huge celebration at Sabino Canyon.  You are invited to come pick bluegrass as part of the festivities.  

WHAT: The US Forest Service’s 50th Celebration of the Congressional Wilderness Act.  They need lots of bluegrass pickers to come help them celebrate.  There will be three pick’n sites – one by the front entrance, a second by the vender booths, and a third deeper into the canyon.  

WHO: There will be 3000-5000 celebrants, political speakers, over 25 vender booths, and NO MUSICIANS!  We’re solving that problem!  This is an invitation to all DBA and workshop players to come pick.  This includes individual pickers who want to form impromptu jams and established bands!  Newbies, intermediates, and experienced players are welcome.  

WHERE: The first staging area will be at the visitor’s center at Sabino Canyon.  As more players come in, we’ll expand to the two other sites.  The forest service will provide vehicles to help us haul our instruments to the other two sites.  

WHEN: This coming Saturday, November 8th from 9am to 3pm.  You will want to get there early (even 7am).  You can play for as long as you want and go between the three pick’n sites.  Parking will be non-existent, so you’ll want to have a loved one drop you off and pick you up.  

WHY: This is a great opportunity to play music in a beautiful setting to thousands of appreciative people.  Plus, this will help the DBA continue our warm relationship with the US Forest Service, which could grow into more occasions to play in the future.  

HOW: Send Doc Simpson a confirmation email (crimeshrink@gmail.com).  This is only to give us a rough estimate for who is coming.  You can show up last minute without a reservation.  As always, we desperately need bass players to show.  

Come on!  We’re talking November in Tucson!  This is some of the best weather of the whole year.  So, put down that remote control, get off that couch, and come take in the majestic beauty of God’s creation while playing great music.  It truly doesn’t get any better than this.  

Doc Simpson