We are preparing to go to Paralounge. Yes there was flooding in the area, but not to worry Clint Tipton has a contingency plan and all should be well. Check the Paralounge site http://www.paralounge.net for updates.
Remember that you can purchase a drum kit in advance of Paralounge and then put it together there with Shorty’s guidance. Call us 800-549-3966 before Wednesday morning if you want to buy a kit. We’ll be leaving around noon on Wednesday.
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We just got back from a family reunion in FL. It was cool to be with each other but hot there. Glad to be back at home. WE have another shipment of djembes from Ghana on the way. They should be here in a week. The Ghana djembes are very popular and sell quickly. WE are also planning to go to Paralounge for the weekend of April 24 – 26, 2009. I’m trying to get a cargo van so that we can bring the big drums too. If you’d like to put together your own djembe you can purchase a kit from DD&S and put it together while at Paralounge under Shorty’s direction. Call 800-549-3966 or email Shorty@goatskins.com. Hope to see you all soon at Paralounge. www.goatskins.com
Sunday, Djembe Drums & Skins sent out a special flyer via email. The flyer shows some of the products we received this month from the Ivory Coast and Ghana. The djembes are beautiful with very nice carvings. If you would like to see the flyer and are not on our list you can send us an email and let us know. We will have a link to it from the website very soon. www.goatskins.com
Please note that the percussion page had a mistake in the address. It can now be opened by clicking on the link in the flyer. Oops.
Lastly we apologize for all of the junk mail that gets attached to our blog. We try to keep it off but sometimes it sneaks back onto the site. Just ignore it. Thanks!
It is in Charleston, SC and will be in Seymour, TN tomorrow morning! Hurray. Sometimes it takes a lot of patience to deal with the shipping company. Watch the website www.goatskins.com for the announcement and photos. We will also send out a flyer via email letting you know what’s new.
The Ghana shipment is in! We now have several more Ghana djembes – regular and small size. Check them out on the website www.goatskins.com.
Two new shipments are almost here. Ghana – Small and regular djembes and congas. Shorty is picking these up today.
Ivory Coast – Djembes, boogaraboos, and skins. The container made it to Savannah where it has been held up by the shipping company and customs. Hope to have it here at the shop by Thursday. Volunteers are needed to help unload it.
We will have pictures on the website www.goatskins.com.
We are excited that our DVD, How to Re-Head a Djembe, just received its copyright from the US government. We are celebrating by creating a delux kit that includes a djembe shell, rope, skin, rings and the dvd, How to Re-Head a Djembe. It costs $160.00. www.goatskins.com
Clint just finished 3 new tank drums. They are sold and more are in production. These drums sound like chimes, can be tuned to your specs. They are made out of recycled propane tanks. Call me 800-549-3966 or email shorty@goatskins.com. I have a link to me playing one on YouTube at www.goatskins.com. 
We at www.goatskins.com are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the next container. It’s under sail in the Atlantic and should be here within the next couple of weeks. We will send out an email flyer announcing its arrival. Let us know if you would like to help unload it. 800-549-3966.
It is very exciting to unload a container. Yes, it takes physical work, however it is so cool to cut the lock and be the first to see the contents. Obvioulsy helpers get first dibs on buying and we give fabulous deals to those who help.
