newwavegurly wrote: 
This is exactly why I'm a graphics and word software guy and not a spreadsheet jock (although I know my way around Excel very well, thanks). This is far too much left-brain thinking, IMHO, whereas the enjoyment of music and creating CD mixes is a primarily a right-brain activity. (Yeah, musical structure falls more into a left-brain arena, to be sure, but listening is right-brain.)

In short, why are folks quick to wanna put this project in boxes? I get it that the founder needs to perform a minimal amount of organization, but let it be just that...minimal. It's the (low-cost) creative aspect of this project that makes it enticing.

EDIT: In short, please don't take a fun thing and make it resemble my work. The concept is in place, it'll work, everyone will dig it, and we don't need to wrap it all up in some formalized structure with org charts and the like. (If that's how the founder wants to do it behind-the-scenes, great.) I also get enough competition out in the real world, so I don't need/want anything tied in with stick and ball sports.

 pdhski wrote: 
Either you're weird or not, there's no "closing out" the weirdness. But that's part of the beauty of each of us, my friend.
 
I don't like the word divisions, but I could get behind having conferences... though that would have to change every couple of months when the shuffling of the groups takes place. You know, sort of like the reorganization of the conferences to align with their geography better. 

 pdhski wrote:
 
Definitely put me in the Coltrane Division.

 Zep wrote: 
I like divisions - like the old NHL division names:  Patrick, Norris, Smythe, Adams... old NHL guys they named the divsions after.  It was cool. There were two division each in two Conferences: The Prince of Wales  and the Clarence Campbell. 
Maybe we could use names of departed musicians.  Might be cool to be in the Coltrane or Mingus  division.   Perhaps the Morrison, or Hendrix division, or even Cobain or Buckley Conferences?
/weird

 Zep wrote: 
thanks!  

 rachlan wrote: 
NAF will get you into a pod.  That pod will have 5 or so members.  Each month, in each pod, there is a host.  That host is responsible for ...

- creating a playlist
- burning the CD
- mailing them out to the other 4 members

Hosting duties then pass to the next person in the pod.  Rest for four months, receive CDs in the mail, squeal with delight.  After four months, you're up again.  NAF will assign you somewhere and get you the snail mail addy's.

 jagdriver wrote: 
kul.    not sure how this is done, but if it's not too late.....    i just send my name and all to not-a-fish.   if it's too late then i guess i'll just sweat and all.  tis okay.

 rachlan wrote: 
Start from the first post and skim upward. Essentially it's a way to be creative and trade unique music mixes without incurring too much sweat or expenses.

(Unless you like expending sweat and money, in which case....)

just saw this!

i like music.

what's up?

 lily34 wrote: 
I can't answer the first part of this, but as to the second part...
 
The way I understand it, is that each co-host picks their own theme each month. For example, Fishy, me, Welly, and I believe another friend of Fishy's are the co-hosts this first month, and we're each picking our own themes. The same would hold true for those in each group that co-host next month. 

 maryte wrote: 
Yeah! The pressure's on, Steph....fess up!      

someone close to me wants to know if it is too late to join?

as well...does each host get to chose the theme? meaning, the cd i get will have a theme...and am i, when i send out my 5 (or however many) cds required to use that theme or can i come up with one of  my own?

 maryte wrote: 
Those of us that are co-hosting this month know who the members of our group are. Wasn't sure if we're supposed to keep that to ourselves or not... 
 
And I like that idea too, Zep.
 
Fishy, whaddaya think about posting themes/playlists after all the members of a group receive their CDs that month?  

When do we find out who is in our group??? 

Since each group gets their own mixtape, can the rest of us see all the mixlists after the CDs are sent out? 
Edit. I promise not to crib. Much.

 not-a-fish wrote: 
As it should...as it should...

Turn off your mind, relax, and....

 newwavegurly wrote: 

I've decided to just let the songs that eventually make it to the mix figure out a theme...got a few working titles...  Anyway, sometimes it just happens that way.  I usually mix to themes, but sometimes the music picks one for me :)

 newwavegurly wrote: 
In reference to the sad Norton Buffalo post I put up this evening, it reminds me of a story he told us during the concert.

He and Roy (slide guitarist Rogers) were on a cultural exchange in China. When asked the name of their number, they told the emcee it's called Shake Your Money-Maker.

When translated to the nationals, it came out as Shake Your Money-Making Machine.

 not-a-fish wrote: 
Don't know if that's the one I'm going with, but it's being considered.

 newwavegurly wrote: 

Sweet! I like it already!