Bottom Feeder by Will Ray

Sat & Sunday July 23 & 24, 2011

2011-07-27T19:20:00.000-07:00

Sat 7-23-11

Got to the flea market at 6:40am. Pretty hopping. Got a like-new guitar stand for $3, a cool Craftsman mini-circular saw for $5 I can use, a black Casio portable TV for $1.

Yard saling was really good. Got 2 iPods - a 4 gb Mini and a 20 gb 2nd gen one for $5 both! 1 works fine, the other I'll sell as-is on the Bay.

Also scored a cool Korg G3 pedalboard for $5 I'll resell, and an Apple Firewire cord and charger for an iPod for $1.

Also got 2-8gb SD cards for $15 for my camcorder.

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Sun

Nothing.

Sat & Sunday July 16 & 17, 2011

2011-07-27T19:06:00.000-07:00

Sat 7-16-11

Hit the flea market at 6:30am. Got a nice red Aria ProII FS Series strat style elec for $30. Will resell. Also found a black Monster Cable Speaker Switching box for $5 (resold on eBay for $30).

Got a 4gb new flash drive for $5, and a nice Panasonic Mini DV recorder w/4 new tapes (no battery or charger) for $5 for resale. I'll keep the tapes for mine.

Got a New Fostex test tone generator for $5 (later sold on eBay for $30), and a nice 12' guitar cord for $1.

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Sunday 7-17-11

Nothing. Slow day.

Sat & Sunday July 9 & 10, 2011

2011-07-27T18:54:00.000-07:00

Sat 7-9-11

Got to the flea market at 6:25am. Lots of deals out there. Got a small Peavey amp for $5, a 15 watt Crate amp for $15, a small child size Peavey 1 pu guitar for $25. Will resell all.

Also got a nice Korg tuner for $2, and a pink Barbie 5.1ghz camera & receiver for free! Also got a Sony DVD player w/remote for $1. Player doesn't work, but I can use the remote for my other players.

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Sun 7-10

Kinda lite at the flea market. Got 2-8 pks of C batteries for my Vox amps for $6, and a nice like-new guitar stand for $3. I'll keep that.

Fri, Sat & Sun July 1, 2, 3, 2011

2011-07-27T18:27:00.000-07:00

Friday 7-1-11 - Went to the flea market around 8:30am, got a Washburn G-Jr electric Strat style guitar for $30, will resell.

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Sat 7-2-11

Arrived at flea market at 6:30am. Got a Sony Sports Radio for a buck. Will resell on eBay for $20-25. I've sold about 7 or 8 of these before.

Got a couple of new 4GB SD cards for my digital recorder for $5 ea, a good deal.

Went yard saling afterwards and got a Panasonic Hard Drive camcorder for $15, with a dead battery. No way to test it, but I have good instincts and after I got a charger on eBay for $7, it worked great! Will probably use for recording music clips for YouTube.

On a whim, I bought a 4-record set of Jane Froman. Looked old, but for just $5 I thought it would be a good resale item. (Later, on eBay, I saw the foolishness of my folly. I'll be lucky to get $15-20 on eBay)

At a yard sale I got a small "Santa Rosa" electric guitar for a child for $4. I think I can get $60-70 for it.

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Sun 7-3-11

Nothing out there. Went to breakfast.

Fri, Sat, Sun June 24, 25, 26 - 2011

2011-07-17T12:38:00.000-07:00

Friday:

Found a nice Squier 10 watt amp for $10 at a Goodwill. Works.

Nice modern tripod mic stand w/ boom for $3.

5-ea. 4-packs AA Alkaline Batt - $5. I'm a battery hound. you can never have too many. Always check the shelf life.

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Sat

Scored a nice "camouflage" child's guitar with built-in amp & speaker for $8. Will resell locally.

4 gig SD card for my recorder for $6.

Fri, Sat, Sun June 17, 18, 19 - 2011

2011-07-17T12:25:00.000-07:00

Friday:

Flea Market

Red Cen-Tech volt meter for $1. You can never have too many of these, and they're cheap,( sold new at Harbor Freight for $3-10 depending on sales).

Found a nice CAD Sm-58 clone for $5. A real sleeper mic. CAD makes great mics.

Got 10 new Sony Mini Discs for a buck.

Black guitar gig bag, stand & cord for $7.

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Sunday 6-19

I found a really cool Suzuki Omnichord synth for $5. (Sold later on eBay for $80 + shipping).

Got 6 new Alkaline 9v batteries for $4.

Sat & Sunday June 11,12, 2011

2011-07-17T12:15:00.000-07:00

Saturday 6-11

Flea Market:

Got a black Fender battery amp for $1.

Very cool looking blue denim guitar gig bag, unusual for $4

At a yard sale, I found 4 assorted guitar gig bags for $10 all. I can always use gig bags!

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Sunday - nothing.

Saturday June 4, 2011, and Sunday June 5 2011

2011-07-17T11:55:00.000-07:00

Saturday June 4, 2011

I got up at 5:30, showered & hit the flea market. Lots of stuff. I saw an old Teisco del Rey for $50. Too high. I came back an hour later and it was $25. But I talked them down to $18. (Sold it a few weeks later on eBay for $120 + shipping).

I also saw a nice sunburst "Crescent" brand Strat, made in China. Got it for $35. I'll resell locally and try and get $100-125.

Saw a nice 10 watt guitar amp & got for $5.

Same day. Scored a really nice blue P-Bass copy for $30. I have a bass amp at home I'm selling and will try and pair them up.

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Sunday June 5, 2011

Got a nice guitar stand for $3, really cool "Alien" guitar strap for $1, a new 4 gig SD card for some of my digital recorders for $6.

Sat May 28, 2011

2011-05-28T18:44:00.000-07:00

Today I got up at 5:30 am, showered and hit the Flea Market at 6:45, kinda late for me. But I managed to snag a black Fender Squier Strat for $35 with a gig bag, guitar stand and pro cord. The seller wanted $50 and I offered $35. He countered with $40 but I held firm. After all, I'm taking all the risks - does everything work? The seller said it was about 15 years old. Not sure where it was made. Hoping for a Japanese origin. Need to do some research to find out. I'll post more later.

Mountain Jam #24 from March 23, 2010

2010-03-24T06:48:00.000-07:00

We had another great Mountain Jam last night (3-23-10). Marty joined the band, fresh from his trip to Bolivia. Lots of great players & singers including Helen Heltman, Zach Haney, Dave McPeters, Eual Owens, Walt Puckett, The Fabulous West brothers, Happy del Bueno, Korey Warren and Dave Hinton. There were songs from the Beatles, Stones, Wilson Pickett, Bill Monroe, The Allman Bros. Catch highlights on URTV on Charter Cable on Monday nights at 11pm.

Mountain Jam #22 from March 9, 2010

2010-03-15T17:19:00.000-07:00

We had a great MJ last Tuesday March. Four- time Grammy winner David Holt came down and played 5 songs to a packed house. We also had The Boatmen sing some great harmonies. Other musicians sitting in with the house band included David Cohen, Helen Heltman, Zach Haney, Walt Puckett, Duck Douglas, Eual Owens, David McPeters, Jeff Derby, John Hooper, Lynn Ledbatter & David Hinton.

Mountain Jam #21 from Feb 23, 2010

2010-02-24T06:27:00.000-08:00

Great Mountain Jam last night. The Sons of Ralph were smokin' again! The guest artists were amazing too, and included Helen Heltman, Eual Owens, Walt Puckett, John Hooper, jesse & Lizzy Allen, English Dave Hinton, Keith Aiken and Vonnie the clogger. Thanx to all who came out. Watch us Monday nights on URTV at 11pm.

Mountain Jam #20 from Feb-16-2010

2010-02-18T04:36:00.000-08:00

We had a great Mountain Jam last Tuesday Feb 16. After a spirited first set by Will & the Sons of Ralph which included songs from Billie Holiday, Sam the Sham, Paul Butterfield and Doc Watson, the boys invited up musicians and singers from the audience. Guests included Tim Bryant, Helen Heltman, The West Brothers (Gene & Nicky), Walt Pucket, Adam Crisp, Korey Warren, Duck Douglas, and Ben Dollar. You'll be able to see the highlights on URTV on Charter Cable on Monday nights at 11pm. Yeow!

Mountain Jam #19 from Feb-02-2010

2010-02-05T16:07:00.000-08:00

Great Mountain Jam last Tuesday. It was nice to have some blues guys get up and do a few Allman Bros tunes. Pretty fun onstage. Thanx to our special guests Tuesday - Brian Barber, Walt Puckett, Matt Wright, Gene & Nicky, Brittany Heatherly, David Hinton, Peter Wilkerson and Jimmy Penley. Look for that show to be aired on URTV in a couple of weeks.

Mountain Jam #17 from 1-19-2010

2010-01-21T07:05:00.000-08:00

We had a great time Tuesday night (1-19-10). Some interesting jammers including Roger Clark, Joe McShane (from Chicago), Tom Allison, the Mountain Legacy Cloggers, Brittany Heatherly, Walt Puckett, Ray Chesna, Matthew Wright and Korey Warren.

We also had a nice article appear in the Asheville Citizen-Times newspaper written by Carol Rifkin. Check it out:

http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20100117/ENT/301170022/1005/ENT

Remember, you can also catch us on URTV every Monday night at 11pm on Charter Cable.

See ya next Tuesday @ the Feed and Seed!

Link to some of the Mountain Jam Shows

2009-12-12T13:57:00.000-08:00

http://web.me.com/cmagoffin/Videos/Events/Events.html

New MJ Sponsor

2009-11-22T16:47:00.000-08:00

We have a new sponsor onboard for the Mountain Jam - G&L Guitars. For the next 4 weeks we'll be displaying the G&L banners and showcasing a different G&L every week.

Here's an interesting G&L:

11-03-2009 Mountain Jam w/ David Holt

2009-11-09T16:34:00.000-08:00

We had a great Mountain Jam on Nov 3rd. Four time Grammy winner David Holt came down and did some songs with us. With the Sons of Ralph and myself as his backing band, David brought down his banjo and dobro and did "Stagger Lee", "Walk ON", "Steel Guitar Rag", Trouble in Mind", Sitting on Top of the World" and "Louise". It was nearly a full house and David was really "on"!

For guest musicians Tuesday we had favorites David Hinton and Doug Douglas sit in on drums, Big Al and Martin Nicholes sing a few songs, Korey Warren sit in on mandolin and Fred Peterson on bass. Pictures will follow soon.

Mountain Jam from 10-20-09

2009-10-26T18:46:00.000-07:00

We had a good jam on Tuesday, 10-20-09. Charles Kitchen, Jimmy Landry, that little 'ol band from Old Fort- Rewind, T. Doyle, Tom Rogers, Ken Swensen, Dave Hinton and Doug Douglas sat in that night. The house band, Sons of Ralph included guest bassist David McPeters, AKA Phil, D. McPherson, and Mac Peterson. He did a great job subbing for Steve Mosely, who was on vacation on a cruise ship.

We did some Grateful Dead, Hank Williams Sr, Carl Perkins, Motown, some originals and some songs I haven't heard in years. That's the thing I like about our jams - you never know what's going to show up on our radar.

Congrats to the Sons of Ralph for their recent win in the Mountain Express for best bluegrass band. I can think of no better band for our Mountain Jams than the Sons.

New geetar

2009-10-24T18:34:00.000-07:00

I added a new geetar to my arsenal. It's a genuine cigar-box guitar I got off eBay. I may bring it on down to the Mountain Jam soon.

MT Jam from Oct 13, 2009

2009-10-19T08:20:00.000-07:00

We had a fun night on Tuesday Oct 13. The Sons of Ralph and I had a blast. We tried a few new songs including the old We Five number "You were on my mind", as well as a WR original "Airplane" and a Sons original "When I find time", the new title track off their new CD.

Our guest musicians included "English" Dave Hinton (DR),Daniel Martin (S/S), Doug Douglas (DR), Big AL (AG & Vox), Pete James (GTR), Ken Swensen (DR), and Eual Owens (Vox & Gtr).

We've got a great show lined up for Tuesday Oct 20. Come on down to the Feed and Seed, 3715 Hendersonville Road in Fletcher (corner of Fanning Bridge Rd). We're there from 7:30-9:30 every Tuedsay, and admission is Freeeeeee!

Will about to be beamed up after Mountain Jam

2009-10-09T12:29:00.000-07:00

Marty and Don Lewis at Mountain Jam

2009-10-09T12:26:00.000-07:00

Sons of Ralph & Will at the Feed and Seed

2009-10-09T12:22:00.000-07:00

Our First Mt. Jam poster

2009-10-09T12:19:00.000-07:00