The time has finally come ladies and gentleman. The crazy ride that was the Reunion Blues/Fender® GearUp Spread-the-Word Sweeps is officially over and we present to you the winner:
The winner will receive the following:
RB Continental Guitar Case
Reunion Blues Merino Wool Guitar Strap
Fender® ’65 Deluxe Twin Rever Amplifier
Fender® Custom Shop Stratocaster®
Thanks to everyone who participated and stay tuned to us because we’ve got more coming your way.
Today we launched our new GearUp Spread-the-Word Sweeps and we’ll giveaway a Reunion Blues/Fender® guitar prize package that grows the more you share. Simply “Like” the Reunion Blues Facebook page and complete our entry form on Facebook to enter. If we get 5000+ “Likes” by the end of the sweeps you could win our Platinum Prize Package which includes a Reunion Blues RB Continental Case, a Reunion Blues Merino Wool Guitar Strap, a Fender® Custom Shop Stratocaster® and a Fender® ’65 Deluxe Twin Reverb Amp worth a total retail value of $5000.
Click to go to our GearUp Spread-the-Word Sweeps entry form and enter the giveaway today!
Band Director and music teacher for Citrus High School in Florida, Brian York, entered our Reunion Blues stick bag giveaway essay contest and wrote about how he would use the prize not for himself, but for a deserving student. That was enough for us! Below is a quote from Brian after he realized he was the winner… and a great photo of him on the job. Congratulations Brian and thanks for a wonderful idea.
“WOW!! Fantastic, thank’s a lot for this. It’s gonna go a long way as a great motivator for one of my aspiring young drummers. I honestly wasn’t expecting this at all! Here is a picture attached with me and my students, I honestly don’t know who I am going to give it to yet. I’ve got a few in mind, but it may end up being a motivational “prize” or something… Thanks again!”
- Brian York
To qualify all orchestral percussionists need to Like us by clicking Like to the right and then tell us a about your musical journey as an orchestral percussionists in the comment section of this blog post (not on Facebook). We’ll choose the most creative or inspirational story on Monday, May 30th. Get your story in by Sunday May 28th. U.S. residents only. Good luck!
Reunion Blues cases have a sort of mystique,
Their construction and beauty are something unique.
I never have owned one, due to prices so high,
so when I read of this contest… I just had to try!
So here is my story; I am just a teenager,
But I auditioned for the “Keep An Eye” workshop; what a wager!
It payed off quite well, for this summer I will travel,
To Amsterdam, Holland, where my story will unravel;
I’ll play jazz at the conservatory, with grad students from afar,
and then jam all night in clubs with my beloved bass guitar.
The problem is, I have a lovely Modulus Quantum rig,
But Delta won’t fly it – my old hardshell case is too big!
I hope I can win this RBB4 case, man,
So I can fly my bass safely to play jazz in Amsterdam.-Noah Fishman, Bassist
Check out Noah’s music here.
To qualify all trumpet players need to Like us by clicking Like below and then tell us a about your musical journey as trumpet player in the comment section of this blog post (not on Facebook). We’ll choose the most creative or inspirational story on Monday, May 23rd. Get your story in by Sunday May 21st. U.S. residents only. Good luck!
Robert Mathews has a great story about finding a classical guitar in a thrift store (btw andy we have a classical guitar case you might want to look at).
Our buddy Andy Lackow is back with another story (he is the computer animator who met Jerry Garcia), this time about how playing music helped to overcome loss and the challenges of being a single dad.
Andy G tells how music saved his life.
Bobby B tells how he acted out playing a wah wah pedal to a customs agent.
Lance Allen has a funny story about a guy that put him on about his level of fame based on some clues and a wayward kiss.
You can win the RBA2 case if your story interests us. Like us of Facebook by clicking the like button to the left and leave a comment here.
To qualify all guitar players need to Like us by clicking Like to the right and then tell us a tale about your musical journey as the great guitarist you are in the comment section of this blog post (not on Facebook). In past weeks the more creative stories have won us over. We’ll highlight the best stories later this week and choose the most creative or inspirational story on Monday, May 16th. Get your story in by Sunday May 15th. U.S. residents only. Good luck!
This week is Alto Saxophone Week at Reunion Blues. We have the Continental RBAS1 Alto Sax Case for the saxophonist with the best story or reason why you deserve to win this case.
Wow, there were a ton of responses for Trumpet Week!
A few selfless folks wanted their friends, siblings, children, or teachers to get a trumpet case like Justin Womack, Dave, Ashley Gauthier, Sandra Lichtenwalter, Jeffrey Hoyt, and Mike DeLucia.
Sean McCarthy, Pamela S. Shimer, Matthew Zelnik, Jeff Karlson, Daniel Clemente, Leo Espino, Jacob Woytek and Joshua Belk all had some great stories about their long journeys as musicians in their school marching bands leading up to the present day.
David A. Roth’s story was pulling our leg.
Rev Dave Taylor and Brandon had tragic tales of woe.
Luis & Gwen Juarez are a cute trumpet-playing married couple. Check out their website.
Adam Beck‘s band had a trumpet player who was the high-light of his bands performance.
Jeanne Pocius has a non-profit organization that gives instruments to schools in Haiti called Instrumental Change. What a noble cause, Jeanne!
Bill Jarvis is a trumpet player in the band Shorty Long & The Jersey Horns which aims to change people’s minds regarding people with disabilities. Check them out!
And the winner of Trumpet Week is Shannon Thouvenin who tells her true story using the perspective of her current, worn-out trumpet case which needs to go into retirement. Congrats, Shannon! Very creative!