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Loopstock 2004 meant a lot of "first time"s for me: It was my first performance all by myself (with a friendly audience), it was my first performance in the US, it was my first performance playing directly into a PA from my effect rig (which turned out not to be a good idea, I should have used stanitarium's generously offered Fender Guitar-Amp!! That's what I've been used to for decades!). I had the opportunity to listen to a very wide range of styles on Loopstock 2004 and would encourage anyone to come and attend the next possible such event. Especially if you are a looper yourself, you learn so much from watching others! This can mean musically, technically, how to set up and configure your rig, how to present yourself as a performer, how to announce your individual pieces, how to organize your whole gig in a dramatically meaningful way, etc. After that I was lucky enough to stay with Michael Klobuchar, Rick and Bill Walker and their wives/partners. Jon Wagner then invited me to attend a rehearsal of his jazz band. A very experienced jazz pianist sat in and observed the rehearsal and offered positive comments about their performance. And boy, did he praise their playing! And for good reason! I had a couple of day's time with Rick during which he presented me his really interesting theory on rhythm. One aspect that stunned me particularly was the connection he pointed out between the musical concept of syncopation and the physiological reaction to it (adrenalin). Rick's theory goes on to catalogue and name all possible binary and ternary subdivisions of a bar. This allows to much more quickly grasp and describe a new and unknown rhythm. Unfortunately, we did not have more time as we were just starting to delve into the tuff stuff... At the next opportunity, I hope to go on with it (Will you have time around Y2K4, Rick?) In any case, Loopstock 2004 was a thrilling adventure for me. Thanks to everybody! And especially Hans Lindauer, who pulled it off! Bernhard