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  1. 38 minutes ago, ROFL BOX said:

    What software program are y'all going to use for personnel (Scout) management & tracking?  I was a fan of ScoutBook however the committee chair soured on it for reasons I don't even remotely understand.  She switched over to something like ScoutTrack, but from what I understand Scouts BSA prefers ScoutBook (or @ least I think they give the most support & it's a more seamless system when integrating for rank advancement, printing award orders for your local Scout Shop, etc).

     

    Anyhow, I think getting on board with a software process for Scout information is going to be a paramount decision.  Get in there now & it might make things easier for you.  & Great work for a Spring JSN with that kind of membership to start.

    I didn't realize there were tailored Scouting programs.  We kept all our advancement on a big board.  

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    I'll have to look into those.  

     

  2. 6 minutes ago, VABuckeye said:

    It's funny that you say that.  I've started looking at used Martin's to learn on.

    Can't go wrong there. Even the entry level models are solid guitars. 

    I'm reading the new Jeff Tweedy book right now.  He writes an amusing passage about how his mom got him a shiny new JC Penny guitar when he was 7 or 8 and it was a total piece of shit that put him off guitar for a few years.  He muses about how many young people were set astray from the musical path just by having tried to start on an "instrument" that was more akin to a cheese grater than a guitar.  Point being, buy something decent.  But it sounds like you know that already.  

  3. So last Thursday, we had our initial recruitment night for our Pack.  The elementary school PTA is our sponsor.  

    We had 40+ kids sign up (some apps are still trickling in) and 6 adults sign up.  Obviously, we need more adults.  We're evangelizing hard on the parents to get with the program.  The Council is providing the leaders who have signed up already with training, which we are trying to schedule next week.  I'm going to wind up being the Pack Committee Chair.  

    The interest from the Scouts is a bit overwhelming given our school is new and covers pre-K through 2 (eventually expanding to 8th grade on a year to year basis).  The Cubmaster and I who initially got the ball rolling are pretty excited about the turn out.  We were concerned we weren't going to meet the minimum number of Scouters/Scouts to get the ball rolling.  So far, we are looking at our first Pack meeting the end of this month,  and shooting for giving out Pine Wood Derby cars the end of May, with the competition the end of June to seal the kids' interest before the summer and so the current pre-K kids (we had a lot show interest, including the Cubmaster's son, but they can't officially be Scouts until June 1) are included.  

    Have any of you dealt with setting up accounts for your Scout unit?  We need to do that pronto, but I'd like to hear about any pros/cons to the financial organization your units use and how you got those implemented.  I have a Treasurer lined up who is an accountant, but he's completely new to non-profit and the business side of Scouts (as am I).  We're both Eagles, but haven't been active in a long time (as I'd mentioned previously), so our experience is on the Scout side, not the Scouter side.

     

  4. Are "whizzers" those doo-dads on top of the amps that turn the dials to pre-set configurations?  

    I remember reading about those 20 years ago and saying "My God.  This man is a GENIUS!  He has Jawa's on stage and Star Wars gizmo shit for his amps."

    I still feel the same way.

    I was in 7th grade playing acoustic in the church music group when one of the older guys taught me how to play my first Neil song.  I had no idea who Neil Young was, but this guy telling me about him had a 12 string Martin and showed up drunk at church sometimes (I suppose he needed to get as much fun in before confession as possible) so I was pretty sure it was legit.  

    I've learned a shit load of Neil songs since, but this will always be my go to Neil tune, of what is still my favorite Neil record:

     

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