[theFIRMbss]

>Oh, tell them to come to Serbia. Great place. We just are closing a trumpet festival

My brother played jazz
trumpet in the 60s! He
will be sad he missed

that festival there!
(They'll be landing late tonight
in Athens, and spend

two weeks going north
slowly to Romania
and then Hungary.)

[kronos77]

http://www.thisisthelife.com/en/carnivals-festivals/guca-festival-serbia.htm Forget Glastonbury, Reading, Burning Man and Cochella: the wildest music festival on earth is a cacophonic and crazy brass band festival that takes place every summer in the tiny Serbian town of Guca (pronounced “Gucha”) in the western region of Dragacevo. What began as a small competition for the Dragacevo Assembly of Trumpet Players back in 1961 now attracts nearly half a million people every year. Given Guca’s population is 3000 – it’s some party. For an entire week the sound of thousands of blaring trumpets rends the air, playing everything from traditional Serbian folk and gypsy music to songs by the likes of Goran Bregovic. Grilled meat washed down with potent plum brandy keeps you and the delirious crowd going, and don’t be surprised to see Bregovic or legendary filmmaker Emir Kusturica turn up with his band. The 2005 festival takes place between August 1st and 7th. Get there – and don’t forget your ear plugs! guesst book: http://www.guca.co.yu/guestb/index.php Guca music download: http://www.guca.co.yu/muzika/ And my favourite: "Kalasnikov" hehehe http://www.guca.co.yu/muzika/Slobodan_Salijevic_-_Kalasnjikov.rm

[kronos77]

http://www.thisisthelife.com/en/carnivals-festivals/guca-festival-serbia.htm Forget Glastonbury, Reading, Burning Man and Cochella: the wildest music festival on earth is a cacophonic and crazy brass band festival that takes place every summer in the tiny Serbian town of Guca (pronounced “Gucha”) in the western region of Dragacevo. What began as a small competition for the Dragacevo Assembly of Trumpet Players back in 1961 now attracts nearly half a million people every year. Given Guca’s population is 3000 – it’s some party. For an entire week the sound of thousands of blaring trumpets rends the air, playing everything from traditional Serbian folk and gypsy music to songs by the likes of Goran Bregovic. Grilled meat washed down with potent plum brandy keeps you and the delirious crowd going, and don’t be surprised to see Bregovic or legendary filmmaker Emir Kusturica turn up with his band. The 2005 festival takes place between August 1st and 7th. Get there – and don’t forget your ear plugs! ... guesst book: http://www.guca.co.yu/guestb/index.php ... Guca music download: http://www.guca.co.yu/muzika/ ... And my favourite: "Kalasnikov" hehehe http://www.guca.co.yu/muzika/Slobodan_Salijevic_-_Kalasnjikov.rm