ODP: Synth diy Convention?

[Gene Zumchak]

Let's all send Roman a dollar so he can buy www.synth-diy.org.  By the way, how
much does it cost.  Isn't it jusst $75?  Post your address and I'll send my
dollar.

Gene Z.



Roman Sowa wrote:

> This is a good idea, and I'd like to go, but for me going, say to US
> is not only more expensive than buying few old gear, but there's a matter
> of getting the visa. I'd go to England btw (to Paul's house, of course).
> I can't imagine everybody taking their gear along - sometimes it might
> cost a bloody fortune and something may break down.
>
> It would be fun if we hook up all synth-diy gear together in one big patch,
> play it all day, and then drink beer all night.
>
> Official Synth-DIY page - I dream about www.synth-diy.org.
> Maybe some day in an act of maddness I will buy this domain name
> to host it - with you folks, of course - I'm too lazy to do it alone.
> There you could see DIY-convention photos:
> synth gurus sitting on barrels of beer vomiting on their synths. ;-)
>
> Roman
>
> > -----Oryginalna wiadomo¶æ-----
> > Od:   Martin Czech [SMTP:martin.czech at intermetall.de]
> > Wys³ano:      21 kwietnia 1999 15:27
> > Do:   104065.2340 at compuserve.com; space_banana at hotmail.com;
> > synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl; synth1 at airmail.net
> > Temat:        Re: Synth diy Convention?
> >
> >  I think a better plan is pick a set of dates in the summer, and
> > > have 5-10 local DIY gatherings. Everybody take pictures, record audio,
> > > and I'll post the whole mess on my website.
> > >
> >
> > As things are, planet wide travel is still expensive...
> > We could do:
> >
> > 1.) Meetings for groups, ie. Europe, Asia, North America etc.
> >     If this is still too expensive then more local, Germany, France,
> >     Illinois, Texas....
> >
> >     This would require some kind of organisation, rent a hall etc.
> >
> > 2.) We could have something on a web site. This would be a project
> >     were we could have photos, audio, links ...
> >     Yes, the best would be to have an official synth diy web page.
> >     And it would be good if several people would contribute to
> >     this, cause all one man projects sooner or later die out...
> >
> >
> > m.c.