Larrivee Homecoming?

[Glennd]

While spending some time on another brand guitar forum (The Unofficial One) I was linked to the company website and consequently to the Owners Club and there learned of a "Homecoming" event held annually. Got to wondering if there would be any interest in a gathering at the Larrivee factory for pickin and grinnin, factory tours, Larrivee playing artists, meet and greet and general fellowship among enthusiasts. As creative as this group is this could turn out to be one of the best guitar gatherings ever. Lets get those ideas flowing. Please no negativity. If Noah had listened to the nay sayers we wouldn't be here! Tuffy are you paying attention?

[ryler]

I'm surprised no one has responded to this great idea.  I think everyone who met at the Larrivee factory for the F-III tour loved getting to know each other.  I can almost guarantee that my kids' needs will prevent me from being able to go, but I would follow with interest to see if the idea took off.  And you never know...

[unclrob]

Money,money,MONEY or in my case the lack of it.Plus I hate to fly.I have to be very medicated and sloppy drunk to fly.21 years ago I had to fly to San Fransico to suprize my parents with the fact that I the lowly middle child was going to get married and I wanted pix of there expression.My now wife had a whell car waiting for me at the airport in Miami because I had taken a couple of legal pills and was at least....well 10 sheets to the wind.They wheeled me on and off and my sister poured me into the car in S.F.Stayed 7 days flew back in the same condition and it took 3 days to recover.Scotch drinkers shouldn't drink burban.So I'd have to drive and gas is out of reach.I do look foward to the pix being posted here.HINT,HINT.

[Danny]

  I'm in.

[jandrew]

If such a gathering were at the Vancouver location then I'd certainly be interested.

cheers,
andrew

[cke]

I vote for So Cal! (*Otherwise I won't be there...)

[johnny37]

I'm in for Vancouver.  Possibly for So Cal too, depending on the timing.

[ST]

For those who have not seen it, here is a photo album from

Larrivée Vancouver get together May 29, 2009

We can do that again - I just need several weeks' notice to set things up.

The venue is in Crescent Beach, BC (South Surrey)

[Randy_R]

plan it for next summer and maybe I could ride a MC cross country to attend. I won't fly any more unless I absolutely have to.

[dermot]

I'd love it.. i had a great time on the first go around - any time, but summer would be great

In Vancouver? I'm in... in Ojai? Depends upon my sched, I'd try....

d

[hatofthecat]

plan it for next summer

Ditto for me as I could justify the haul from UK is if i can tie it in with visiting an old college buddy and a bit of a holiday 

Pete (waiting with baited breath for arrival of an L-09 Koa that I "won" on evil-bay today...)

[jimmy buffett]

You'll love that L09 koa, Pete.  I have one and it gets played daily...

[hatofthecat]

Heck... and there I was thinking I was going to be very exclusive     ....Been looking out for an nicely aged L-09 to treat myself after coming out of a fairly crappy 18 months and I just couldn't resist the alure of Koa.... its like happy hog     

Pete

[lyric_girl]

I'm surprised no one has responded to this great idea.  I think everyone who met at the Larrivee factory for the F-III tour loved getting to know each other.  I can almost guarantee that my kids' needs will prevent me from being able to go, but I would follow with interest to see if the idea took off.  And you never know...

Ryler, Absolutely. I cherish the memories of going to Larrivee and meeting some of the fine forum members here. For me, I think it was a once in a lifetime experience, but you never know.

[johnny37]

For those who have not seen it, here is a photo album from

Larrivée Vancouver get together May 29, 2009

We can do that again - I just need several weeks' notice to set things up.

The venue is in Crescent Beach, BC (South Surrey)

ST, I'd be in for that too.  I had a great time the first go around.

[Opy]

I'd love the opportunity to meet some of you guys and play. I live in Langley and have  toured the factory before in Vancouver.

[hatofthecat]

You'll love that L09 koa, Pete.  I have one and it gets played daily...

Picked my new L-09 Koa up from the shipper's depot this lunchtime as having to pay import taxes this morning meant it missed the truck going out today and I'd have been waiting until a delivery Monday otherwise..... frick, I only live 6 miles from the depot  
Is a fantastic guitar    really shimmering in some dropped tuning celtic pieces    Got a 1992 build date confirmed this evening so she's truly "vintage"  

Wandering back on topic:  How are these homecomings arranged ?

Pete

[johnny37]

I'd love the opportunity to meet some of you guys and play. I live in Langley and have  toured the factory before in Vancouver.

The tour was a great time for meeting and playing.  Opy, I still get together with a couple of the guys I met that day to play music.  I'm in Langley too...  Hello from Walnut Grove.

[ffinke]

This would be a terrific idea!!! Vancouver in the dead of winter! Well, maybe not.

Does anyone think that Jean Claude would build a plant in, say, Tallahassee? That way Unclrob could be there. Then Jean Claude could sell that plant and build another in Michigan for the next meeting. I'm sure there are Larri lovers all over the country and, for many of us, the travel time and associated cost is an issue.

It's still a great idea, though.

f

[jandrew]

This would be a terrific idea!!! Vancouver in the dead of winter! Well, maybe not.

Well, Vancouver in mid-winter is a heck of a lot nicer than Winnipeg in mid-winter !!


andrew