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One of the MANY good things that I learned at Camp!

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Got some new stickers on the mandolin case, learned a ton of great stuff, ate like a king and met some of the nicest folks the world over. Can’t wait until next year!!

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#13

Sounds like y’all had a great time and like @jono i’m well jealous i couldn’t be there and even though it would be great for a UK Camp i know it wouldn’t be the experience of attending in the States…

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#14

I am so glad you enjoyed the camp. It was my pleasure to cook for you all weekend and I look forward to your return next year!
Damon Coe

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#15

Hey Bob! This is my first time getting back on the board since camp. Great to see you here!

That’s some awesome feedback! I feel the same way. It was an experience I’ll never forget.

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#16

I’m looking forward to hearing more about the camp. My buddy Chris got to go, but I haven’t talked to him yet since he got back. I saw a few videos on Bens Facebook, it looked like y’all were having a great time.

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#17

@crohnieks and I talked about you! We had a blast!

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#19

There are a lot of camp videos on the way that I’m sure will be posted here in the forum. I think we’re all still recovering from the trip (I know I am.) I have 2 or 3 that I’ve yet to upload. @5stringpreacher has a TON of great pictures, too.

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#21

I think you can see them on Facebook without a membership

#22

No wonder my ears were burning… @crohnieks is a nice guy and we have fun picking together.

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#23

We did some really good work on charting with Nashville numbering system at Camp. That was timely. I picked up a fill-in bass gig and we practiced on Sunday. There were about 10 songs that I didn’t know. I went to Youtube and even though the songs were not necessarily in the same key, I was able to chart them (I think). I will record a guitar track that I can play along with and should be good-to-go.

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#24

Thanks buddy! I’ll text you about a time to get together soon.

#25

At Camp on Saturday afternoon, Penny Lea gave an impromptu Western Swing guitar lesson. I regret that I did not record a video. Did anyone record that and willing to share? Thanks.

#26

I think Ben was a little surprised at how much everyone loved the NNS lessons. People were using it right away, which is really cool!

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#27

I caught some of Penny’s Western swing and later asked Katy about the lesson Jingle Bells. I just happened to have the tabs with me. In 10 minutes she had me on my way with a basic version. Four new chord positions to practice. The NNS lessons have opened a new aspect in thinking about… everything.

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#28

Hi Mark

what are the NNS lessons… please share…

#29

NNS = Nashville Number System. It’s all over the web. I think it was the way Ben taught it at camp that made it so learnable.

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ah… ok pal understand

Thanks

#31

@Mark_Rocka Was this lesson recorded ? Be interesting to see how he got his lesson across. I have kinda struggled with this for years. I can learn a tune in one key but I can’t easily transpose it to another.

#32

I didn’t see any cameras rolling as Ben was doing the presentation. Lots of pencils scribbling, though.

I may be wrong, but the NNS wound up being such a big part of the camp experience Ben may want to keep it for campers only. If not, I bet he’ll do a lesson on it soon. It was really good stuff!

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#33

I think someone audio recorded it, will have to remember who.

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