Sandy and I are heading to Charlotte, NC to attend the “Not So Silent Auction” presented by Drums for the Cure. Djembe Drums & Skins, www.goatskins.com donated a djembe to this fundraising event for the Levine Children’s Hospital. So we decided to go paricipate. Check it out and www.drumstrong.org.
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Not So Silent Auction
Monday, February 2nd, 2009Paralounge
Thursday, November 13th, 2008Paralounge was wonderful! We had a blast and sales were good too. Clint and Sharee Tipton did an outstanding job of accommodating over 500 guests. The River Rendezvous on the Suawnee River was a perfect setting for this drumming community to meet. The shows and workshops were great as was the drumming and dancing. Arthur Hull brought us all much fun. We took our friend, Clint Bach (he makes the tank drums and pine ashikos for DD&S), with us and our son, Sam, visited too. Clint, Sharee and Shorty have something in common too..they all cut their hair. Go check out the website www.paralounge.net.
Going to Paralounge
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Paralounge: We asked Clint Tipton of Paralounge a few questions about the upcoming event. Read his answers the newsletter or on the webiste (www.goatskins.com/clint.htm). We will be there with our drums and merchandise. If you want to rehead your drum bring it, I always run a continuous heading and tuning workshop at our vending booth.
May and June
Sunday, June 15th, 2008Drum Camp in Little Switzerland was really cool! There were 5 African drum teachers who were teaching drum, dance and balaphone teachers. I learned a lot about balaphones from Abul Sila. It inspired me to build one soon. The drumming was great.
Bark Bash was as usual great! I got there later than usual because the container came into TN a week late. However, I was still among the first arrivals. Barky has remodeled his house and it looks really, really good. I worked on more drums than ever this time. I kept thinking “so many drums, so little time.” There were several people working on their own drums too. This was the first year that Sandy went with me and we drove. We were able to bring lots of drums with us. I even put her to work pulling diamonds and of course loading and unloading drums and things. It was so good to see my old freinds. Barky went out of his way to make us comfortable and served us all good food. As usual we performed at the Strawberry Festival. I ended the weeknd with my customary trip to Atlantic City and the Taj.
On the road
Sunday, January 6th, 2008Not sure how this blog thing works, but right now i am on the way home from arlington va. i am currently on 321 north in nc on our way to 40west towards asheville. i have quite a lot of great customers and friends in ashville and wished i have the time to stop and see some. that will be another trip. as a reminder if anybody is in my neck of the woods feel free to call and stop by. i have am willing and ready to do a mini workshop and put a head on a drum. yall take care. i will try my best to keep up with this blog. hope i start getting some replies soon
