Marc, right on. Neumann mics are lovely-sounding instruments. As you
say, it's all a matter of one's priorities.

"Festival camping". Now that's a new phrase to me, and one that makes
perfect sense. I confess I have never camped festivally. The first Mrs
Elliott is on the board of directors for Burning Man, and while I've
seen and read many tributes to that festival, it doesn't appeal. This,
perhaps, being among the reasons why she and I are no longer married.

At the other end of the spectrum are the various gatherings that I read
about here and on other Vanagon-specific sites, those centered around
old scudders and scudderettes (my and the third Mrs Elliott's age range)
located, generally, at campgrounds with manicured lawns and asphalt
parking strips, giving the appearance of city parks, and which provide
entertainment like Bluegrass music. No disrespect to teh bluegrass, but
two nights ago I was at a hip-hop concert here in Bend that lifted the
top off the building.

So -- I'd dearly LOVE to hear about festivals in the PNW (Pacific
Northwest) where a fellow, and possibly his bride, if she was willing,
could go, uh, festivate? Fest? Feast?

(Pity that "Friday" and "festival" are not etymologically related. It
really would make a lot more sense.)

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 03/01/2013 02:28 PM, Marc Perdue wrote:
> Our Vanagons cost way more than that when new. Like our vans, if you've
> ever played through a Neumann and compared it to other, cheaper mikes,
> you'd understand its value . . . somewhat. They are really, really good
> mikes, but I don't know if I'd invest in one if I wasn't either a
> professional sound engineer or had a full-time band. Likewise, I wouldn't
> invest everything I do in my van if it wasn't the perfect vehicle for
> festival camping.
>
> We all make choices about the quality/price of things in our lives...
> Marc
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 4:53 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> At 04:29 PM 3/1/2013, neil n wrote:
>>
>>> I'll write Neumann and suggest a "Water Mic" sealing kit. It would
>>> need to consist of standard Vanagon Westy issue materials;
>>>
>>
>> It is zee user's responsibility to hold zee microphone in between zee
>> drops of vater...
>>
>> ;-)
>> d
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