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I wish that new folks (& old folks) could read this thread as a primer & reminder & a way of getting to know what this forum & this company is & can be like.

Done. Whoa. And I haven't even made the conference yet...

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Originally posted by Tom Munch:
I find myself revisiting this thread as we talk about new ideas for recording our live music from the L1 & trying to create the hunger for live music that we talked about late in the day Tuesday at Big Sur. (see above & other Big Sur threads)

I wish that new folks (& old folks) could read this thread as a primer & reminder & a way of getting to know what this forum & this company is & can be like.

Tom

Wow ...just got this strong vibe today where I found myself thinking about all of you & the wonderful Bash we had here in Big Sur ...

So I came to visit & saw Tom's recent post ...
Are we slightly connected or what ..:-)

Much has changed since then ... but that wonderful feeling of us coming together as we do still lingers in the Universal Spirit of Comradery ...

Joseph & Tom,
Just feeling the vibe too! Coincidence? Ashville is a beautiful place. I wish I could make that one but have to hold down the fort here in Phoenix!

Hello TJ!

How are you?

I've been itching to send you a message and then I see you already "heard" me.

Do you know about the South Atlantic States Confrerence just announced???

I know it's a long shot but maybe you can come?

Here's a link to get you started.

Big hugs and kisses to all our friends in Big Sur!

Ken

Just checking in to see if anyone's heard from the gang up in Bug Sur. From seeing the news the forest fire up there looks close to the Big Sur Lodge and Pfeiffer State Park.

The Fires are out of control.Hope everyone who reads this can stop for a minute and say a prayer for Joseph and the gang.
Here is a message he posted from his 'myspace' page.
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from Joseph 'Lucidology '........
Big Sur Fires Mandatory Evacuation (so scary for my friends)
Body: Big Sur Fires have only gotten worse .. Large section of Highway 1 now closed..So many I know & love are in total survival mode ... to think that a beautiful Sunny Day can harbor an extremely dangerous situation ...

Here's the Notice sent out today
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Basin Complex Fire

Monterey Ranger District---Los Padres National Forest

July 2, 2008 11:30 AM
MANDATORY EVACUATION NOTICE

Effective 12:00 PM, Wednesday, July 02, 2008

A MANDATORY EVACUATION NOTICE has been issued for the residents of the west side of Highway 1 from Nepenthe north to Andrew Molera State Park

The Monterey County Sheriff, in cooperation with the Basin Complex West Fire Incident Commander, has issued a MANDATORY EVACUATION NOTICE for residents along the west side of Highway 1 from Nepenthe north to Andrew Molera State Park. No travel will be allowed through this area except for emergency vehicles affective 7:00 PM.



SUMMARY

All residences and businesses in the fire area on both sides of Highway 1 between Andrew Molera State Park south to Lime Kiln State Park are under a mandatory evacuation order. At 7:00 pm Highway 1 will be closed to all but emergency traffic from Andrew Molera State Park to Lime Kiln State Park.



The Red Cross has opened an Evacuation Center at Carmel Valley Middle School, located at

4380 Carmel Valley Road.

For further information, call the Carmel Chapter at
(831) 624-6921. For evacuation of large animals, contact the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) or call (831) 373-2631 after 6p.m. (831) 646-5534.


__________________

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Originally posted by Dean Randall:
Just checking in to see if anyone's heard from the gang up in Bug Sur. From seeing the news the forest fire up there looks close to the Big Sur Lodge and Pfeiffer State Park.

Yes ... Big Sur is in danger my friends...
It's a very scary and sad stituation ...
They have evacuated the village of Big Sur ...

Barklie has refused to leave ... I talked to him early evening...
He says he's not going to move until he sees the flames approaching ....

Highway 1 is closed down for 30 miles ...
The've called in the National guard ...
The terrain is so rough -the firefighters are making no progress ...
The flames are spreading in every which way...

I don't know what to say my dear friends...
But thought I should get in touch ...

- Joseph ...

Oh Joseph,

My thoughts are with you and everyone in Big Sur.

Be safe.

Sorry to hear the news Joseph. Thanks for the update. Hopefully The Hidden Barn & Barklie remain safe. My thoughts are with you and everyone up there too! Keep us posted.

Hi Joseph,

Julie & I think of you all so often these days, even before all this trouble.
Our fantasy of your blessed lives has had cold water thrown in it's face.
We wish you the best and hope good fortune is with you.

P

Hey Folk ...

Everything and everyone is all right in Big Sur ..
It was a very, very scary situation ...
but all the land on the Ocean side of Highway stayed safe thanks to the great firefighters ...

Very glad to hear that - thanks for the update!

Good to hear from you Joseph.

Thanks for the news.

Whew!

Great to hear, Joseph. Does that mean that some of the things on the opposite side of the highway were lost like the Lodge?

Tom

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Originally posted by Tom Munch:
Great to hear, Joseph. Does that mean that some of the things on the opposite side of the highway were lost like the Lodge?

Tom

The lodge is safe Tom ....
but many famous Big Sur hiking trails have been lost ...

Two families I know personally, lost their homes ... which is very, very sad.

But the firefighters saved all the well known Big Sur landmarks ...

The story about the Tassajara monks saving the Monastery on their own is an incredible tale of
bravery, brains and faith ....

(though many thought them crazy at first ...)

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Originally posted by Joseph:
The story about the Tassajara monks saving the Monastery on their own is an incredible tale of
bravery, brains and faith ....

Thanks, Joseph, for the mention of the Tassajara monks; it was an interesting read.

FYI: I thought these links interesting; there are many others ...
S.F. Chronicle article-July 9th report
Events surrounding ... Five's Return
Now that the fire has passed
Tassajara Fire information

Joseph,

Thanks for the reflection. In every tragedy there always seems to be some good as well.

Tom

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In every tragedy there always seems to be some good as well.

Tom, that is absolutely true. Oh, that everyone could feel this way. How much better we all would be, for ourselves and each other.

N

Joseph - Thanks for the update and happy to hear most of Big Sur is OK.
Dean

Well, It was three years ago this morning that we were sitting in the Barn & listening to great music in our stocking feet & soaking in that wonderful vibe with the ocean at our backs & the L1's keeping it real. I can close my eyes & be right back there although it seems a million years ago now. Of course my memory is a little painful since the bass we heard that morning is gone now - we miss you, Dan.

I wish I could bask in this feeling all morning. Thank you to cosmos for letting it all happen.

Tom