I'd like to chime in here too and say a very BIG Thank You to Michael Laskow and the amazing staff at Taxi.
From the users and members standpoint, the Taxi Road Rally is run as smoothly as you can get. Period! (And much more smoothly than most). From a teacher and mentor perspective the staff is as professional, accommodating and helpful as I've ever seen. (They even smile and make me feel wanted when I ask stupid questions and make dumb requests). The wisdom and valuable information imparted from the pros in both seminars and workshops on all aspects of the biz is second to none. (Except for my workshop of course - I babble too much) And the family atmosphere, camaraderie and selfless, generous sharing between members can only exist in a community built on trust, value and integrity. Bravo Taxi. Well done.... yet again.
Phenomenal time that Vicki and i had. This changed our lives especially meeting everyone. We were introducing new people to the veterans and we were newbies ourselves. My wife was treated as part of the group and she had an amazing time. The information i was Given is going to help me immensely as i move forward. We are both so appreciative of Michael,Gabe,Henry and all of the other truly wonderful people who work at Taxi. U r all Incredible and everyone including the members have changed our lives forever. As Casey said...THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.
Just back from my first RR/road-trip: exhausted and needing another good night's worth of sleep before thinking I'll feel human again.
Two words best describe it for me: sensory overload.
(Not that there's anything WRONG with that!).
I even cut my planned road-trip short by a day, cuz I'm anxious to get busy following up with some of the contacts & connections I made... looking forward to the finalizing some stuff that's long overdue;
and starting new songs utilizing the fresh ideas and approaches that I gleaned over the weekend.
What an amazing gathering of creative peeps!
Mr. L - if you're actually reading these - I am (everyone is, I think) aware of the physical price you paid as a result of the tremendous stress for "getting it right". I hope you & your family take a well-deserved and significant amount of recovery & restoration get-away time for yourselves.
If you decide to disappear for 6 months to a tropical island... I don't think anyone would blame you. You'd be missed, certainly; but I don't think any would feel abandoned.
Cheers & God bless you all.
Sincerely.
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Agreed on all counts with all of the above! It was my second Road Rally, and knowing what was coming I found myself better prepared to take advantage of everything that Michael, the TAXI staff, the industry pros, and the other members have to offer.
Thanks to EVERYBODY for another great Rally... I'm looking forward to applying everything I learned to both my upcoming submissions AND to Road Rally 2016 :)