This coming Saturday, March 1st, the annual YBA Mid-Winter Jam and BBQ are scheduled. My suggestion is to be aware of the weather and road conditions and as the Boy Scouts always said, "Be Prepared." According to weather forecasters Friday night is expected to be about 15 degrees below zero. On Saturday the HIGH should be only -9. We already have a huge amount of snow and they predict 30% more on Thursday and 80% on Friday. It will likely continue on to another 40% on Saturday. The conditions in Missoula for the MRBA February jam at Ruby's weren't even remotely close to that bad and it cut down on attendance considerably. Keep in mind that wooden acoustical instruments are quite fragile. Exteme cold or heat are equally bad for them. Never subject you favorite guitar, mandolin, bass or fiddle to any of these. I speak as one who has built all of these over the years. As an example an expensive guitar, which likely had a lacquer finish, will find the finish cracked due to the cold. Some instruments will actually fall apart due to the heat or cold.
My suggestions regarding the Mid-Winter Jam are these:
1. Check your e-mails daily for any announcement regarding the March 1st jam.
2.Have a shovel and bag of kitty litter in your car in case of getting stuck. Parking areas may have deep snow on Saturday.
3 Run you vehicle late Friday and/or keep it garaged or plugged in for easier starting on Saturday.
4. Warm it up well in advance of leaving for the jam. Make sure the interior is warmed up before putting your instrument in.
5. And of course drive very carefully.
6, Be sure to wear foot gear appropriate for wading through deep snow, too.
Good luck and I hope we still have a good jam on Saturday.
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