GDG- 2nd SOUTH CAROLINA STRING BAND CONCERT_LIVE IN GETTYSBURG ON MARCH 8th 2008

[Jeff Quinton]

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----- Original Message ----- *From:* Joe Ewers <iamewers at embarqmail.com>
*To:* A Friend <iamewers at embarqmail.com>
*Sent:* Saturday, January 26, 2008 4:38 PM
*Subject:* 2nd SOUTH CAROLINA STRING BAND CONCERT_LIVE IN GETTYSBURG ON
MARCH 8th 2008

Greetings Friend of the 2nd South Carolina String Band,

First of all, we'd like to express our sincere thanks for your support of
our band in the past couple of years by virtue of the fact that you have
purchased our CDs through the auspices of CD Baby.

We're sending you the following message because:
A. We thought you might be interested attending and participating in our
upcoming concert in Gettysburg.
B. From your address, it looked like you *might* live close enough that such
attendance could be possible.

In any case, we're giving a concert (two, actually), and you're cordially
invited to join us.
Please take a look at the following information and feel free to share it
with any like-minded
individuals who you think might also be interested.

Again, thanks for your past support. We hope to see you in March. Until
then,

Best Regards,

Joe Ewers
2nd South Carolina String Band

 *Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends, Family, and Fellow Reenactors!*

*The 2nd South Carolina String Band Invites You to Join Us! -*

as we present, here in Gettysburg, PA, on March 8th, 2008, Reenactors
Appreciation Weekend, TWO, yes, two live concerts, which will be recorded
for posterity to be released as our next album later in 2008. It is our
fondest hope that our audience will be filled with familiar faces from
seasons past as well as new ones we've yet to meet.

The programme will be filled with many of the greatest and best known songs
of the era played on period instruments in period style and with our usual
gusto and panache! You don't want to miss out on being a part of these
performances. Or on being able to say, "I was there that night! What a
show!"

"What must I do to assure myself a seat at one (or both) of these exciting
performances," you ask? Well, friend, let us tell you:

Send us a check or money order for $10 *no later than March 1st*, for each
RESERVED ticket you require and tell us which concert seating you would
prefer:

*Matinee:            4 to 6 pm*, approximately.

*Evening:            8 to 10 pm*, approximately. Light refreshments will be
served following each performance.

Please Note: Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

*Maximum seating available: 150 per show*.

The concerts will be held at the *American Legion Home*, 538 East Middle
Street, Gettysburg PA 17325 - a venue selected for its excellent acoustic
properties, convenient location, available parking, and, of course,
availability of alcoholic beverages to responsible individuals of a legal
age.

It was our original intent to offer these concerts free of charge. However,
several considerations caused us to reconsider and instead request from you
the nominal sum of $10. Limited seating was one factor and recouping a small
portion of our costs another. However, in the end, and in that spirit of
giving, we instead decided to make the following offer:

In exchange for your $10 commitment, reserving a seat and attending one of
our concerts, we will present you, 'free' of charge, a CD copy of the show
when the album is ready for release later this year. Once we receive your
check or money order (sorry, no credit card orders are possible), your name
and address will be placed on a list of reserved ticket holders, which we
shall compile. All you need to do is present your identification at the door
on the day of the concert (license, copy of this email, ticket number,
etc.). We will mark you down as 'Present for Duty' on our list of Reserved
Ticket Holders. This action will validate the fact that you were, indeed,
present and a part of the audience, and are thereby entitled to your own
live concert CD recording. When it's ready, we'll get it out to you, or you
can pick it up when we see you in the field.

OK, it's not exactly free, but *you will be an important part* of a live
performance by America's premier Civil War camp band; you will receive a CD
recorded at those performances at no further cost to you; you will have had
a great time! All for the nominal sum of $10. How great is that!?

Some tickets MAY be available at the door for each performance, but we
strongly recommend you get them early.

So, don't dally. *Order your tickets right away!* Here's how:

            Send check or money order for $10 per ticket, postmarked *no
later than March 1st*,
along with the name and address of each person who will be attending to:

                        *2nd South Carolina String Band*,

1820 Old Harrisburg Road,

Gettysburg PA 17325-8119

See you in March!



-- 
Jeff Quinton
http://insidecharmcity.com
Baltimore, MD
(410) 370-9262
jeff.quinton at gmail.com