BE-IN FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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What should I bring?

  1. Paper cups, paper plates, plastic utensils
  2. Beach blankets or beach chairs
  3. Tarps!  Last year we experienced some mixed weather, so if you have any tarps, even extras that you will not be using for yourselves, please bring them along and we will make sure that they are returned to you.
  4. Insect repellent (nuff said!)
  5. Suntan lotion (ditto!)
  6. The usual picnic fare: hot dogs, hamburgers, not-dogs, veggie burgers, meats, other non-meat substitutes. [There will be a bbq pit that will be for the general public to use.  We will also have two volunteer grillers (All staff will be wearing red bracelets) on hand that can assist you if you need any help.  If you are a vegetarian, and don’t like to have your non-meat items on the same grill as meats, see one of our volunteer grillers and they will let you use a smaller grill that is for the express purpose of cooking non-meat items], thermoses, pitchers, cold salads and cold side-dishes in Tupperware, etc.
  7. Bring the kids!      There will be face painting, airbrush art provided by well-known political speaker, author, airbrush artist and minor poet William Rafti, other forms of body painting and creative arts! (Please do not leave younger children unattended)
  8. Everyone is encouraged to bring whatever you would like to eat, drink, or otherwise enjoy (within reason).  Please invite your friends.  The only things that we ask is that they are cool, non-violent and pick up after themselves.

What should I NOT bring?

  1. No pets
  2. No glassware
  3. No open containers
  4. No weapons

How do I get there?

For directions - www.yaphankpc.org

Where do we park?

Turn in the first driveway of the Yaphank Presbyterian Church located on Moriches-Middle Island Rd. (Just off Main St.)  Wait for our parking staff (Again, wearing red bracelets) to direct you where to park. 

!!!!!!!! Attention: Musicians/Bands !!!!!!!!

What equipment should I bring if I’m performing that day? (For scheduled performers only)

Per our Sound Guy: Guitarists need bring their regular amplifiers (not smaller, more convenient ones) as well as their guitars.  Drummers need only bring their symbols and bass pedals.  Bass players need only bring their bass guitars.  They may bring their own bass cabinets, but, if they do, it may cut into their bands’ set time, as we are only scheduling a 15 min. break between acts after 5pm when nearly everything moves to the main stage.
The following equipment will be provided:

Drum Information from Kat -

6-piece drum kit - Remo Quadura 12 and 13-inch rack toms, 16 and 18-inch floor toms, 22-inch kick drum. Snare drum is a 70's Ludwig 14x6.5. All heavy-duty double braced hardware. 3 cymbal stands will be provided, hi hat stand, snare stand, kick pedal, throne. I will also provide cymbals.

This drum set will be ready to play. Drummers will only need to bring sticks. However I am not providing my top of the line cymbals and pedals. The cymbals provided will be along the lines of Zildjahn ZBT, Sabian B8, Zildjian Amir etc. The hi hat will most likely be Gibraltar or Pearl and the kick pedal Pearl or Tama. Drummers may want to bring things they are comfortable with for example throne, pedals. Also something they are particular about sound wise like a snare or cymbals. If drummers need any more information on the drums please feel free to have them e-mail me at commonthreadband@aol.com

Bass Information – A triple-stack bass amp will be provided.

P.A. Information (I’m not a technical person when it comes to equipment, so if any of the following info seems inaccurate, please write me at funkyphantomcreeps@yahoo.com and I will put you in touch with one of our Sound Guys) –

Stage 1:
We will have a Yamaha 3,500-WATT P.A. with 2 3,500-WATT speakers, 2 1,000-WATT monitors, a 16(04) channel Mackie VLS Board, 2 20-amp outlets, 2 or 3 vocal mics, 2 mics for drums, and 2 for instruments [Mic up amps or cabinets, or 2 direct boxes (FM57s/58std vocal speakers)]
Stage 2:
We will have an 800-WATT P.A. with a JPL Soundboard and 1 OM72 Shure mic plus 2 OM58s.  This P.A. has a dynamic stereo input.
There will also be a 350-WATT P.A. available as a back up.  No other info is available on that P.A. at the time this is being written.

What do we still need at this point?

  1. An electrician who is willing to donate a brief amount of time for VIP access, plus a 4-Gang Exterior Grade Electrical Box with a short mount from the fuse box to exterior of a shed that’s on site – approx. 2 feet of wire needed and an electrical box.  It’s only $30 - $40 in materials (which we’ll gladly pay), but the labor is the tricky part, because we’ve already gone over-budget…
  2. Citronella candles and buckets – as many as you have as all the stores are sold out at this late date in the summer and they aren’t re-ordering because they’re already stocking items for the fall.  For every unused candle or bucket you donate, you’ll get an official Be-In Festival bumper sticker valued at $2!
  3. More volunteers to work as food servers! – How would you like to rub elbows with the guys from The Blue Scene, or Bobby Sexton from 1973, or DJ theDEXorphan, or, for that matter, Bill McNulty from WUSB Stony Brook?!?  Plus, you can save the cost of admission, and enjoy the comforts of our lavish VIP area!  All you have to do is say that you want to volunteer as a food server when you check in at the gate, and we’ll hook you up with a red bracelet and direct you as to who to report to – It’s that easy!

How (else) can I get more involved?

We look forward to hearing your ideas on anything that you think might help to make this year's Be-In more happening than ever!

Be-In MySpace Site
Yahoo Group (Join and Volunteer - find out about meetings!) - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Be-in/

How can people hear about it if they don't have a computer?

In previous years, this event has been advertised on WUSB Stony Brook, as well as at least one commercial radio station.  This year, since we’re doing it as a benefit for the Yaphank Presbyterian Church Deacon’s Food Pantry and VH1: Save The Music, we received a lot of free advertising and media attention:
We're on News 12 L.I.'s events' calendar, WUSB Stony Brook's Concert Billboard, we have a full-page add on the back cover of the Summer Issue of the Stony Brook Press, and we're also going to have ads in multiple issues of the L.I. Press, The Yankee Trader and Pennysaver. In addition, we're getting mentions on at least 5 weekly programs on WUSB, including Bill McNulty's show, and he'll be one of our guest speakers again this year, plus I networked with another DJ who hosts a weekly radio show on the local L.I. music scene. Also, we requested a reporter from News 12 come down and report on the Festival, and members of the Stony Brook Press will also be there!
In the past, we usually got most of our attendees by word of mouth!  Friends told other friends and large groups of people showed up together all at once.  Attendance usually ranged from 125 - 150 people in recent years, but we are attempting to raise attendance to an all-new height by promising a longer schedule with more live entertainment this year!  Also, although this is the second year that our MySpace Site has been up, it’s the first year that we’ve learned how to fully use MySpace to promote the event!  MySpace is now the 2nd most frequently used Web Site in the world, next to Yahoo! (Yes, it’s even recently passed Google with over 100,000,000 users!)  As a result, we expect a larger and more diverse crowd than ever this year!
 
Please write or call if you have any questions/suggestions.
Peace Out!

"Leave your inhibitions at the gate and play and sing along"! - Brian Reisert, Be-In Festival ‘99