Forum members who have actually met face-to-face

[DavidW]

Joe that pic looks like Father and Son.

Forum members I've met face-to-face:

Szykniej
Drogulus
Karl Henning

That was awhile back, where I live now, the geographically closest gmg poster is most likely the well tempered Gurnatron, and then Brian after that.  Haven't met either one though.

[karlhenning]

Sorry I missed Joe's visit, too!

[(poco) Sforzando]

Perhaps it's time Sforzando came back to Boston for a visit?

He'd be delighted to, but not with one of your fricking cold Boston winters coming up. Perhaps in the spring, or perhaps we could even meet midway (New Haven?) so Sforzando doesn't have so far to drive.

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

But, the personal pleasure of the trip for both of us was meeting Bruce Hodges - we spent a couple of hours chatting over drinks & snacks in the lobby bar in our hotel - we all had just a delightful time, and I believe all would agree that another couple of hours would have been easily enjoyed!

Below are a couple of pics just to 'prove' the meeting - I did try to 'crop out' the wine glasses, and admit that Bruce & I did share a couple of glasses of Sauvignon Blanc -  

We've visited the BIG APPLE often but not as much in recent years - have really missed the experience and hope to return soon, and would love to see Bruce again -  

It's about time I posted in this thread! I also recently went on a trip to NYC, and I had the great pleasure of breakfast with Bruce at...I forget the resaurant name! It was such a nice diversion to just sit and talk about life and music in the midst of my busy trip schedule. Good company and good eat!

Some great pics!!

Great photos, which made me nostalgic for my trip to Leiden, where I had the pleasure of meeting the famous two Johans.

Yes, an epic encounter.

[karlhenning]

He'd be delighted to, but not with one of your fricking cold Boston winters coming up. Perhaps in the spring, or perhaps we could even meet midway (New Haven?) so Sforzando doesn't have so far to drive.

The Passion is going to be sung in Fall River in March . . . .

[CD]

Anyone here in Chicago (where I will be moving in spring)?

[MishaK]

Anyone here in Chicago (where I will be moving in spring)?

I live in the Chicago area. But due to the job situation it's not quite 100% certain that I will still be here in the spring.

[MN Dave]

Anyone here in Chicago (where I will be moving in spring)?

No. 

[CD]

I swear I don't want to meet for "coffee". 

[Harpo]

Thanks, Dave!    I had a great time with you all as well!  You two certainly crammed in a huge amount of sightseeing--not to mention FOOD, and a few concerts, too.  (I'm still envious that you got to hear the Takács Quartet, but oh well...just too much to do here on any given night, and I had already committed to go to the Xenakis show, which was terrific.)  Anyway, it was a super evening, and I hope we can do it again sometime.  You have to come back more often; think of all the great music you're MISSING. 

And as I mentioned the other night, how cool is the Internet, making all this possible?   

--Bruce

Yes, meeting you was really fun!

After trying to cross a few NY streets, I started talking like Ratso Rizzo in Midnight Cowboy: "Hey, I'm walkin' here, I'm walkin' here!"

We're now back in NC: verdant, low stress, and no decent restaurants.

[bhodges]

Did you ever find a Japanese translator, Bruce??

As it turned out, I didn't need one; a Columbia composition student, fluent in Japanese, helped us out. 

Sforzando also had lunch with bhodges a couple of weeks ago.

Enjoyed it very much, but...  (Will try to find some better Chinese food for future lunches.  )

We're now back in NC: verdant, low stress, and no decent restaurants.

Like hearing about the first two; SO sorry about that last one! 

--Bruce

[secondwind]

I live in the Chicago area. But due to the job situation it's not quite 100% certain that I will still be here in the spring.

Ouch. Sorry to hear that.

[Franco]

If anyone is ever in the Nashville area, let me know if you want to get together.

[knight66]

It looks like Bruce is at the centre of quite a social circle. We will have to start to get him to organise our social diaries.

Not too many folk here drop by Gloucestershire.

Mike

[Brahmsian]

If anyone has a fetish for taking trips to extremely cold climates (other than Papageno), then give me a shout when you get here! 

[Brian]

That was awhile back, where I live now, the geographically closest gmg poster is most likely the well tempered Gurnatron, and then Brian after that.  Haven't met either one though.

I think one of my goals for my last semester of college should be to convince Gurn to come visit.   Maybe if he knew that Rice piano instructor Brian Connelly is playing Beethoven's Op. 111 on an 1825 Graf this Sunday at 4pm, he'd come visit!!  

[karlhenning]

If anyone has a fetish for taking trips to extremely cold climates (other than Papageno), then give me a shout when you get here! 

Won't be so bad if Mamageno keeps him in check 

[DavidW]

I think one of my goals for my last semester of college should be to convince Gurn to come visit.   Maybe if he knew that Rice piano instructor Brian Connelly is playing Beethoven's Op. 111 on an 1825 Graf this Sunday at 4pm, he'd come visit!!  

We could have a gmg meetup, there are other posters in our area too.

[Brian]

We could have a gmg meetup, there are other posters in our area too.

Here's one that might tempt the Gurnatron out of his hideout. 

Sunday, November 22, 2009 4:00pm
Alice Pratt Brown Hall, Rice University
$25 entry, $15 for seniors or students
Carl Maria von Weber:  Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
Franz Joseph Haydn:  Trio for Basset-horn, Viola, and Cello
Wolfgang Mozart:  Quintet for Clarinet and Strings

Lorenzo Coppola returns with his achingly expressive period clarinets...With a rarely- heard gem: a Trio by Haydn featuring the unusual period basset-horn.
Musicians: Lorenzo Coppola, clarinet and basset-horn; Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello; Maria Lambros, viola; Sergiu Luca, violin; Cristian Macelaru, violin.
Performed on period wind and string instruments

After dinner there is a free performance of Tchaikovsky's Polish Symphony, but it's by an orchestra of the kids who aren't good enough to be music students. 

[Opus106]

[off-topic] Love how low that Stadler replica goes. Simply wonderful! Thanks for posting that, Brian. [/off-topic]