"Lane Gray, Czar Castic"

I don't run a jam, I run the main stage, but we do have a jam or three that breaks out in our pinkin' shed, parking lot or front porch. Anyway, for those that care, this thread prompted me to do a search for information on bluegrbutt jam etiquette and protocol.

I found several good web pages on the subject. Here's a snip from one: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

It's important to remember that jam sessions are not the place for mbuttive egos...no "stars" or "guitar gods" are welcome usually. Jamming is an exercise in sharing, give and take and cooperativeness. Be as ready to give up your turn as you are to take it. You need to have ego enough to join in and take part, but not so much as to think people came just to hear you. ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

and the SouthEastern Bluegrbutt buttociation has a great ten chapter article on bluegrbutt jams. Here's the pointer to the etiquette chapter:

For what it's worth AM's idea of a jam seems to fit better with jams definitions from the rock and jazz cultures rather than bluegrbutt and old time cultures.

Later...

Ron Capik NJ Pinelands Cultural Society --