Agi 2012

[Mr. Wonka]

AGI 2012 will take place from Monday, August 13th, through Saturday, August 18th

Please remember that past guests of AGI have first dibs on signing up for next year, and you can call any time to reserve your spot. Don’t miss the boat… We’re half full already!

We will keep registration open to past guests until October 1st, and after that we will open it to the public on a first come / first served basis (last year we were full by February).

Our costs have gone up over the years and we kept the admission the same, so for 2012 we will have to raise the price a modest $50.00 per ticket.

“A” ticket (includes your own work space) $700.00
“B” Ticket (everything except your own space) $600.00

Please call Elaine at (724) 791-2100 to make your reservation!

**I will be posting the list of demonstrators as they confirm their attendance

We'll see you all soon!

Tom and Elaine Doner

[justiceglass]

woot woot!! :D

[themoch]

Calendar marked.

[Aymie]

Hopefully I will make it next year. Here's to hoping the universe realizes I need a break from the hell it's been tossing my way.

[budman8778]

u better be there aymie!
Team jank is throwin down hard in 2012

[HOSS]

I'll be doing my damndest to make my first appearance there next year! :bouncy:

[Slow]

I think I just have to accept that part of my AGI expense budget needs to include a deposit on next year's ticket. These things sell faster every year!

[Pogo]

Can't wait for another beautiful week of camping!

[Boss]

we'll be there!

[BrassMonkey]

Any hotels near the area? Or is shitting in the woods and garden hose showers part of the experience? :-) I hate going solo, but my friends are either, broke, in prison, orjust don't give a shit about the event.

[fourpawsglass]

There is the lovely Emlenton Motor Inn - nothing special but clean.

[CripSkillz]

Ill be there in 012 fo sho,, feeling all empty inside sense I wasn't there this yr to get all filled up on the good shit... weeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[STROKER]

Ill be there in 012 fo sho,, feeling all empty inside sense I wasn't there this yr to get all filled up on the good shit... weeeeeeeeeeeeeee

WOOHOO i predict another collab piece from the skillz/stroker camp.

dont be a slacker bitch. get you a ticket now.

[CripSkillz]

Id say that is prob a pertty damn good prediction. ;)

[somberbear]

Im in with a b ticket.

[Samson]

Any hotels near the area? Or is shitting in the woods and garden hose showers part of the experience? :-) I hate going solo, but my friends are either, broke, in prison, orjust don't give a shit about the event.

No worries brah, I'll be solo too so you won't be alone 8)

[CripSkillz]

Awww look at that already hooking up to the booty call ;)

I'm B tix too much more time to hang out n watch the badasses do der thang,,, think ill travel light this time rent a car n plunger ;), I sure someone will let me burn alil arm hair up heheh dont weeeeeeeee

[STROKER]

^^^yo dawg, i got your back. plan on torching at my spot too.

[Aymie]

Seems I never do any torching beyond making my cup. Which is why I am in for a B ticket as well. Now I gotta figure out how I am getting there.

[justiceglass]

all this agi talk is making me wet.... lol
:D :dieslaugh :evilLaugh

ill have a torch spot this year, anyone who wants to share that and some of my ass hair, they are welcome... (ass hair comes with the package...)

cant wait, again....
maybe this year i wont eat gravel... :D

ps... bring your fucking bike......

[Bo Diddles]

Hmmm..... How long / coarse is your ass hair? Colour?
Just wondering...

[plumb]

ill deff be there to! if my indian friend lou doesnt go than ill be solo to, im gonna have a bench and im always down to lend my torch to a fellow melter when im not torchin.
last year i stayed at days in like 20minutes away and the hotel was nice had a smokin room so that was bomb. this year im gonna stay right there i think, sleep in my truck. that way you dont miss anything!!

devin

[Aymie]

Camping is the way to go for sure.

[Julian]

The people with RVs come out on top in my opinion. The camping is not 100% primitive, but it's a little rough if you're not used to it... and an event like AGI is already mentally taxing. If you don't get a good nights sleep, combine that with blowing glass, talking to people all day and partying... you'll want to crash somewhere comfortable, and have an interior area to call your own.

[Aymie]

The people with RVs come out on top in my opinion. The camping is not 100% primitive, but it's a little rough if you're not used to it... and an event like AGI is already mentally taxing. If you don't get a good nights sleep, combine that with blowing glass, talking to people all day and partying... you'll want to crash somewhere comfortable, and have an interior area to call your own.


Camping doesn't have to be rough. You want some shade unless you are an early riser. By nine its hot and muggy inside the tent if you are in the sun. But at night it's so cool and breezy. I had lots of blankets and an oversized tent so that I had room to lounge around, room for my stuff, room for a friend who needed some floor space. You want a tarp to go under your tent, and a rain cover for sure. I also suggest rain boots. Year before last I wore them in the mornings and it kept my feet happy and dry. Suggested it to a friend who went last year, and it earned her a new nickname. Bring a few pairs of shoes and lots of extra socks. It is really wet in the morning. We don't really get much if any dew down here in Texas so the wet mornings were odd to me. Bring a pair of flip flops for the shower, and a bag you can hang while in the shower to keep your stuff off the wet floor. And if you really must have more sleep, there are ample places for shaded or air conditioned napping.

The first year I stayed at the Emlenton, which was fine, but that drive on either side of the day just blows.

[Julian]

Sure Aymie, I don't mind camping. Camping while attending a 5 day glassblowing event is different than camping while on vacation, though.

The problems I see are a> you don't have a real bathroom b> the only place you have to keep your stuff other than your car is a tent and c> the showers could use improvement.

My tent was plenty comfortable, not that I could tell by the time I actually arrived there most nights. I was never cold or wet. However, this last year Don decided on 3 mornings to start up the blacksmithing shop at 7:30 am which wasn't ideal for people liek me sleeping 40 feet away who went to bed at 4 am.

[Aymie]

He shoots the cannon every morning too. You get used to it.

You just don't sleep much. Lots of water, emergen-c, and nux vomica is the secret to my survival. That and the fact that my blood is an 80/20 mix of alcohol and glass dust...to drink of my blood is to gain eternal life.

[Bruce Dille]

After the fireworks complaint there was no more cannon in the morning,I was talkin to Don and told him I was sleeping in couse that was like my start up call.I hope he feels better so he can shoot and make noise next year.

[Julian]

I heard the cannon the first morning, but I was over in the Donner zone by then. Indeed it was not fired the rest of the week. A cannon is one thing; you can go back to sleep. Someone banging on metal for a couple of hours is different.

I'm kind of more concerned about the hygiene situation as I ended up coming down with Lyme disease 8 days after I left AGI. So, to future people out there partying at glass camp with 3 hours of sleep a day: be careful.

[Aymie]

You get that from ticks right? That has nothing to do with hygiene. Being shoes for the shower and something natural to most your feet with post shower for fungus. Vinegar works, so does tea tree oil, or miracle mist. The last is what I used to cure the crazy funk I picked up last time.

Agi is not the place for the prissy folks.

[Islandglass Man]

Lymes ticks are a problem every place that deer travel you can pick up a tick.

There are some good tick sprays you just have to be aware of the problem. If you find a tick on you pull it off with a sharp tweezer press around the ticks head then pull it out. You don't want to squeeze the body of the tick that will force your blood back into you and it might carry Lymes. Save the tick and show someone in the know.

We will spray for tick next year

Bear

[Aymie]

Hey bear...are you volunteering for tick checking duty?

[Julian]

It turns out that the ticks that transmit Lyme are deer ticks in the nymph stage, which are about 2mm in size. 2mm? That's pretty hard to see in a dimly lit shower. The fact that the showers could use some improvement is the hygiene reference I'm making. I already volunteered to contribute time and money for this.

Thanks Aymie, I don't think prissy would be a good word for me. 'tick removal duty'? Are you really giving me shit over contracting a serious disease at AGI? What the hell?

I've lived in MN for 12 years, and never had this issue so I was unlucky to run into it out in PA. So yeah, apparently I was bit by a 2mm tick in the back of my knee, and didn't notice. Sorry.

I brought it up because the whole idea of Lyme didn't cross my mind the entire time I was at AGI, and then getting sick with it was like being beat in the head with a sledgehammer. It is pretty serious. Elaine said several people on the street have had Lyme, so I think everyone should be aware.

[Aymie]

I was just making a joke about the tick check duty because you have to check ALL nooks and crannies. I was not making a joke about lyme disease. We have ticks out the wazoo out here. On a serious note, tick checking can be done quite well on your own if you are very careful and thorough. I think everyone should know they need to do tick checks. But you don't generally get "bit" by a tick in the typical bug bite sense. If a tick gets his head in enough to "bite" you, he is going to hang on until he is full. You will have to find it, hence the tick check, and remove it the right way.

And I wasn't calling you prissy either. It was just a statement in general about the AGI experience.

I am more than willing to put in some time on the shower as well.

[Julian]

Sorry if I was getting ticked off there! Yeah, I'd like to try to save the next drunk schmuck from suffering the same fate.

[Samson]

You can always piss on your feet ... might sound gross but take it from an x football player .... piss will kill anything attacking your feet ... well, at least mine will lol! Cheap too!

[Bo Diddles]

^ That's true.

[Aymie]

Your own urine heals everything. Been studied for thousands of years. I have studied and practiced urine therapy for a variety of things for at least ten years myself.

[Julian]

Hey aymie...are you volunteering for burn peeing duty?

[Aymie]

Sure. I will pee on anyone who wants it.

[RedToroBoro]

Julian,
Aymie will pee on anyone, just don't get Aymie "pissed" off. lol

[Samson]

Sure. I will pee on anyone who wants it.

... be a great way to drink for free eh? >8

On another note: Any way to do a pendant swap at AGI? I was able to join in on the last pendant swap here on the forum and thought it went awesome. I really like displaying all my friends wares in a huge glass cabinet in the store. We get a ton of traffic during the summer. Just a curious question as it would save on shipping and get members meeting. I would be glad to run it if there is interest or help someone that has done a swap before. Just thinking aloud 8)

peace

[Aymie]

There is a trade at the end of Agi. You can come home with all kinda of cool shit. I am working on a collection of Jamie Lang drinking vessels. I have a bottle and a shot glass so far.

[Julian]

Hell yeah, I have a gigantic brandy glass that Jamie made. It holds like a 750.

Yes, there's definitely plenty of room to do a pendant swap, or an anything else swap! I traded a bunch of pieces this last year. A bunch of people were trading pieces on the last night in particular when we were displaying all the glass we made over the week or brought with us.

[Samson]

xcellent news ... so bring plenty of tradables eh 8) I hear of a holdem poker game with the buy in being glass .... this true or just happened one year and mentioned? I'm very much down with some texas holdem 8)

[themoch]

I'm not saying for sure, but there is some discussion of having a show/tell at the beginning of the week, so everybody knows what sort of skills and techs that everyone else has.

this makes it nicer to seek out people you might want to learn some tricks/tips from, as well as who you might want to swap with later on.

[Adapt]

Last year was my first year and I can't make it out for 2012, but what Moch said sounds like a great idea!

[Aymie]

I can give y'all my demo list now. I am really good at drinking, surviving on little to no sleep, singing to people in the port o potty, and jamming out to nineties music. I will bring plenty of dead brain cells and poisoned liver for trading.

[Samson]

I'm just wanting to see if Aymie really pukes rainbow colors ... guess we'll just have to wait and see and bring the shine to make it happen! 8)

[Aymie]

That's moon bear blap. So you gotta have gummy bears with the moon shine.

[Melt Man]

I'm confirmed going as well, for those of you I didn't mean in 2010 I look forward to meeting in 2012, and I'm going by myself it looks like. Whiskey or Rum?

[FredLight]

Whiskey, always whiskey.

The come-down and subsequent hangover from rum is terrible in humid places.

[HOSS]

Think I forgot to mention it here but I've been confirmed too, its my first one and I'm really looking forward to finally meeting some of my melting pot family!

[themoch]

man,

you better be careful what you wish for. We're all just a bunch of weirdos and freaks. You may be sorry you met all of us :D

[HOSS]

Ain't skeered! Freak4life! :D

Just don't pull my tail and we'll all get along just fine.

[Samson]

Hoss I'm a first timer too. Kinda feels like going to a college frat party, 90% know each other, 10% don't have a clue ... lol, from all I've read and seen picture wise we're in for 7 or so day's we'll always remember. I for one, can't friggin wait!! The moch and Barry L. are the only two I've ever met other then being online.

[Pogo]

The mooch, lol

[Samson]

LOL, free punch in the arm moch for calling you mooch, see ya there, only one, 2nd I have to hit back. 8)

[themoch]

i actually tell people, possibly even you, that moch is short for Moocher.

[Julian]

I prefer 'the Moch Ness Monster'.

AGI has a pretty good mix of new people, people who go every year and people who go every other year or so. It's different when you know people from here, too. AGI is a pretty welcoming community, and a week-long celebration of glass only for blowers, what could be better than that?

[Bo Diddles]

Holy crap I just realized I had a big dream that I was at A.G.I. last night.
I just remember talking to Barry... Weird.
No wonder I woke up in such a good mood.

[Pogo]

* insert "woke up with a (vulgar sexual innuendo)" joke here *

Truthfully meeting everyone was awesome, and I like that I read posts in the cadence of my friends now.
Diddles' posts sound WAY COOLER in his canadian accent :D

[Mecha]

What accent are you talking aboot?

[Bo Diddles]

Fuck all y'all!! <in my best Texan accent, which is terrible>

All I remember Barry talking aboot was something aboot a moustache ride...
Again, weird.

[yinzer]

might have to be the first year i miss! ive got some serious shit to take care of

[Rockrat]

Yinzer That would suck hope you can get things worked out before AGI!!!

[Aymie]

It's quite possible I won't be making it this year either. :(

[Pogo]

@Yinzer and Aymie: You guys are killin me... Im gonna have to have my 4am Disco party alone? :-\ weak sauce.

[Aymie]

If I can swing it, I will be late. I miss my sisters birthday every year. This year she turns 21. I can't miss that. Then I have the wedding that I said I would blow off, but it's one if the only family members that I am close to.

I will just have to see how money goes over the next few months.

[Samson]

It's quite possible I won't be making it this year either. :(

Was looking forward to the moonshine/gummy bears/pogo's 4am dance (if I might be invited, gotta learn the handshake first!) 8) Hope you can make it!

[Aymie]

Me too but I gotta wait and see how money works out in the next couple months.

[loydb]

Then I have the wedding that I said I would blow off, but it's one if the only family members that I am close to.

Just tell her you'll make the next one!
:devilish:

[budman8778]

There still spots open? I spaced on it as always... I miss barrys and rogers scotch soaked mustaches

[Ikensel]

I turned 47 This week and have minimal skills garnered from here and YouTube mostly. I figured to make up for lost time. Just bought my ticket. I am so excited to see all the people I see posting here and to learn a thing or 2. From the rest. Look forward to meeting and drinking with and blowing glass with all of you. Peace

[Coal]

My bro and I have our spots reserved. We have an A, and B ticket. I cant wait to chill with yall for the week, learn and colab. I feel like its gonna be the highlight of the year for me. Im gona make plenty of glass to trade.
Woooot!

[Plum Tuckered]

Yeah I am really excited as well for AGI! Can't wait to meet a lot of the folks i see on here!

[STROKER]

i can honestly say that agi is the one event i will not miss.

i have only been the last 2 years but i will not be absent to anymore.

it is an experience you will not soon forget.

tom i miss you buddy.

[Mr. Wonka]

Thanks Jay, I miss you too my friend. I'm lucky to be a part of this event, and it's so much fun having so many like minded people together in one place.

If you ever feel like taking a little road trip to hang out, you can come up for a vacation anytime you want. We always have bench space, gasses, and a place for you to crash : )

I'll see you soon bro!

Tom

[Julian]

after talking about AGI so much out here in Austin, I realized I'd better put up my deposit already! Definitely not to be missed. I'm super looking forward to seeing all of you out there.

[Samson]

Putting faces to names after all these years is going to be a trip! I'm damn excited myself. It will be the first time in 10 years I've ever done something within the glass community.(other then the CK Show in Jersey) I'm damn glad it's the event I've been following since falling in love with glass and among people I consider friends even if I've never seen em face to face. Be there with bells on.

So who's got the longest drive? I'm coming from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - thinking 14 hrs, maybe 13ish?

[OracleGlassArts]

Got me a B reserved can't wait, looking for a ride from the midwest

[Boss]

can't wait to hang with the snodgrass fam. last year was a blast...... learned alot from Alex V. and others........is byron going????? would love to collab with him this year also. love Glass Camp, or AGI. peace, BOSS

[Plum Tuckered]

Well as far as trip time i'm looking at about 10 hours coming from Maine!

I only have a b ticket but am bringing my torch and tools anyway just in case someone is willing to share a little of their bench time with me. If anyone has an A ticket and doesn't have someone sharing a bench with them yet i would be glad to split the bench cost with you?

Even id i don't get on the torch at all it seems like the place to be and i can't wait for AGI!

[Mr. Wonka]

FoSho- you have lots of friends that you haven't met yet, and we always have such an awesome crowd here... even the neighbors love you guys!

As far as the longest trip, Don Parker and his daughter are flying in from Alaska. If Charlotte comes back, she'll be coming from the UK. In the past, the furthest trips were Yoshi from Japan, and Orr from Israel.

We'll see you all soon : )

Tom

[Julian]

So who's got the longest drive? I'm coming from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - thinking 14 hrs, maybe 13ish?

I drive 1000 miles from MN ... that's not nearly what Doug has to travel from NM. That's about 1700 miles, probably over 30 hours.

[Plum Tuckered]

So this is kind of out of the blue but...how do safety breaks work at AGI? Is there an area or is it frowned upon?

The Dude abides...i just wanna stay in the parameters of the event and i have no frame of reference for an event like this. It's my first glass related good time learning deal!

Be gentle...

[Aymie]

There is a rule against safety breaks on the grounds. It will be explained when you get there and it won't be a prOblem.

[Plum Tuckered]

Cool!

Thanks Aymie, Your the bomb!

[Pogo]

You guys notice the official agi site has some fancy names listed for 2012 demo'ers?
Link here (www.glass123.com/AGI.html)

Also, this. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)

[Bo Diddles]

Holy crap.... that second link is sick.

[OracleGlassArts]

Hey I think I'm driving as of now but I do have an open seat, pm me if you need a ride, I'm coming from wisconsin. Also on the flipside let me know if you have a spot to fill.

[budman8778]

So this is kind of out of the blue but...how do safety breaks work at AGI? Is there an area or is it frowned upon?

The Dude abides...i just wanna stay in the parameters of the event and i have no frame of reference for an event like this. It's my first glass related good time learning deal!

Be gentle...

everyone will be gentile alright... your lucky puff danny hasn't made it in a few years...:o:

[budman8778]

can't wait to hang with the snodgrass fam. last year was a blast...... learned alot from Alex V. and others........is byron going????? would love to collab with him this year also. love Glass Camp, or AGI. peace, BOSS

no byron... :bummed:

[themoch]

I only have a b ticket but am bringing my torch and tools anyway just in case someone is willing to share a little of their bench time with me. If anyone has an A ticket and doesn't have someone sharing a bench with them yet i would be glad to split the bench cost with you?

just saw this and want to clarify that there is no sharing of bench space. you have 4ft given to you with an "A" ticket. It is for use by a single individual. So if you want to hop on someone's torch that's cool.

if someone is willing to let you set your torch up at their spot, and the two of you share that torch, that's also cool.

but you can't split your 4ft into two working stations, there just simply isn't enough room, and is not fair for the people who spent their money on the full ticket.

See you guys in a few weeks!

[Plum Tuckered]

just saw this and want to clarify that there is no sharing of bench space. you have 4ft given to you with an "A" ticket. It is for use by a single individual. So if you want to hop on someone's torch that's cool.

if someone is willing to let you set your torch up at their spot, and the two of you share that torch, that's also cool.

but you can't split your 4ft into two working stations, there just simply isn't enough room, and is not fair for the people who spent their money on the full ticket.

See you guys in a few weeks!

That was my understanding....sometimes the net isn't very good at conveying my thoughts properly. Sorry if i created any confusion.

[budman8778]

aymee you goin or what?

[Aymie]

No. I am sad so don't rub it in.

[NOFO]

here we go again ! I do LOVE this event !

[STROKER]

leaving for agi this afternoon but i gotta go to new york city first. ah yes the open road...
see yall in a few.

[Mecha]

Damn, I can't head out until early monday morning. I am going to try and be on the road around 5 or so.

See you guys soon!

[TheGlassTree]

Will arrive in 150 miles drove from seattle 2500 miles in three days