Saxophones The Way Too Early 2027 Saxophone Symposium Thread

[PigSquealer]

SYMPOSIUM!!!!!

SYMPOSIUM!!!!!

My travel plans are inked. Have room & and plane ticket. 🙌 Just need to find some PBR.

 

[Grumps]

SYMPOSIUM!!!!!

My travel plans are inked. Have room & and plane ticket. 🙌 Just need to find some BPR.

You hear that @Martysax ? You'll have to look after my friend 'Squealer Thursday night. But just remember... it's a long weekend!

 

[Martysax]

You hear that @Martysax ? You'll have to look after my friend 'Squealer Thursday night. But just remember... it's a long weekend!

Cool! Maybe Graysax will be there early too and we can all go check out waitresses!

 

[Grumps]

Cool! Maybe Graysax will be there early too and we can all go check out waitresses!

Just don't go anywhere that you know I like to frequent. I don't want to be barred for the weekend by association.

 

[Martysax]

Just don't go anywhere that you know I like to frequent. I don't want to be barred for the weekend by association.

Was that a paraphrase of the old Groucho Marx adage? You wouldn't want to be in a club that would have someone like ME as a member? Remember what Martysaxing stands for!

 

[skeller047]

I just booked my hotel yesterday, arriving Thursday night. Still have to do the flight, as my travel plans after the Symposium are not clear yet. But I'll be there through Sunday night.

 

[Grumps]

Oh... this is going to be a party.

Not too late for others to get onboard. It's a ready-made saxophone convention... and you get to party with @Martysax !

 

[Martysax]

Oh... this is going to be a party.

Not too late for others to get onboard. It's a ready-made saxophone convention... and you get to party with @Martysax !

Might need another bottle. I'll bring my lawn chairs and extra lighters.

 

[Grumps]

Might need another bottle.

I'm bringing the same one we didn't drink the last two Symposiums. Drinking what you brought seemed to have been a more sound economic policy for me. This time I uncork it. Promise.

 

[Grumps]

Just need to find some BPR.

Just noticed this. Would that be a Big Pig Rental?

 

[PigSquealer]

Just noticed this. Would that be a Big Pig Rental?

Minor typo…PBR is plan A. Plan B, Schlitz. Plan C Rainier. Plan D, Rolling Rock.
No plan includes large Draft Horses.

 

[Grumps]

No plan includes large Draft Horses.

If you're going to knock what's in my cooler... yours is going to stay warm.

 

[PigSquealer]

If you're going to knock what's in my cooler... yours is going to stay warm.

January 6-9th temperature in Fairfax averages 30°L to 45°H. Don’t need a cooler🤣. Besides my two 30 packs probably wouldn’t fit your puny 32qt cooler anyway.

 

[skeller047]

Hmmm. I'm beginning to sense a theme here. I don't drink alcohol anymore, though I used to be a professional. I do find the company of slightly (or more) high musicians quite enjoyable, even though I don't partake.

My only issue is the quality of the libations. The brands listed or hinted at above are not what I used to consider desirable. Most of them I avoided whenever possible. My grandfather used to like Schlitz, and I always made sure to have a 6 pack of Heine's or even better, Anchor Steam, when visiting him. Or just drink whisky...

You gentlemen really should up your respective games... I say that not out of snobbery or a sense of superiority, but out of genuine concern for your well-being. (BTW I agree with Mr. Squealer's rejection of the red-canned brew, though I did drink it a lot at college functions. Its only redeeming quality is the price...)

 

[PigSquealer]

I think @Grumps & @Martysax are in charge of non-can goods.
Grade of beer, Sol Calif , Seattle Washington, Milwaukee Wisconsin, Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Oops, forgot the South flavors, Bush & Lone Star. Trough beer ? I think that’s made in Maryland around Montgomery County.
Anchor Steam beer I like. I usually favor a Fat Tire or Red Stripe first though.

 

[Pete Effamy]

You mentioned Ben Wendel as a guest player. One of the top guys out there. Here he is with the Pacific Jazz Orchestra - a fabulous ensemble who play with a wide range of guests. Peter Erskine on drums incidentally.

View: https://youtu.be/J8PlS3PnpgE?si=EDToKgQnYEYvHPN4

 

[PigSquealer]

FWIW I sent a email to the event coordinator asking for a vendor list.

The reply.
I hope all is well. I am the vendor manager for the Saxophone symposium. To help answer your question, "What vendors will be at the symposium?" I do not have confirmation until mid November. Typically, we have Yamaha, Selmer, Vandoren and large music stores in the DC area attend. Is there a particular one you are looking for?

I replied back with a short list.

 

[Grumps]

You gentlemen really should up your respective games... I say that not out of snobbery or a sense of superiority, but out of genuine concern for your well-being.

Oh, this is gonna be fun. In my crystal ball I see you passed out in a hotel lobby with sharpie face paint... unless of course you're wise enough to stay in another hotel.

 

[Martysax]

Oh, this is gonna be fun. In my crystal ball I see you passed out in a hotel lobby with sharpie face paint... unless of course you're wise enough to stay in another hotel.

It's comfortable lobby. They haven't thrown us out yet!

 

[Grumps]

January 6-9th temperature in Fairfax averages 30°L to 45°H. Don’t need a cooler🤣. Besides my two 30 packs probably wouldn’t fit your puny 32qt cooler anyway.

Symposium weather fluctuates. Forgot if it was last year or the year before, but it rained the entire day Saturday. Once we got snow... and thankfully that was when there was a hotel on campus. Usually though, it's rather mild in Fairfax for the event. A couple have been in the 60's and 70's. Like Spring.

It's comfortable lobby. They haven't thrown us out yet!

Yeah, the festivities within that venue usually kick off upon my arrival Friday morning for whisky breakfast, but it would appear there may be a pre-party event Thursday before I get there which @Martysax will sanction accordingly. When it really gets going in the lobby is after the Concert Band performance Friday night. We hold court.