[Didjeridu] appreciation

Sat Jan 3 22:08:01 PST 2009

Best moments are when children start dancing. Like in this rare clip of me and a friend:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMw3moNt1uQ

I don't busk much during the day - very few people on the boards, though the beach is crowded. The bikinis don't leave many places to carry money for tipping. At night, the beach is empty, and everyone walks the boards. In September, its a different story. The daytime "stroller crowd" describes it well. That's my favorite, though it is bittersweet, as the season is ending.

What's your favorite busking story?

Tim Whittemore 

Didjiridu and Tuba 

to hear some clips: 

http://www.cdbaby.com/bigblow

To: bbatb at hotmail.com; didjeridu at eartha.mills.edu
Subject: Re: [Didjeridu] appreciation
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 17:05:06 -0500
From: phultquist at aol.com

Yeah...the hat thing can be random and not easily understood. You can busk yer butt off and wonder if you are doing something wrong....and other times folks appear outta nowhere and leave something nice & you didn't even know they were there;-) We've even been tipped while on lunch break.....is that because they were glad for the silence?;-) But we busk mostly what we call "the stroller crowd." The daytime families with babies & kids...we should pay them because they are so much fun to interact with. I took a bunch of video (while playing) late this summer, and I'll be putting together a dvd for next summer.....but in the meantime I'm gonna post small clips on youtube to share. It's the kid energy and enthusiasm that keeps us so energized & feeling young;-)
We have to have a permit, but only because we sell CD's...it's $12/mo. We vary between E's & C#'s and we vary the rhythms & tempos as much as possible.....especially when you have folks in the audience who stay for long periods of time...kinda forces one to diversify...

Cheers,

Per

www.logrhythmmusic.com

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From: Tim Whittemore <bbatb at hotmail.com>

To: Per Hulquist <phultquist at aol.com>; didj list-mills <didjeridu at eartha.mills.edu>

Sent: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 10:18 am

Subject: RE: [Didjeridu] appreciation

That would be awesome to see you
 out here! 

I pretty much stick to didj while busking - in fact 95% of the time, I stick with my favorite stick - an Alaskan Yellow Cedar made by Jai Dixon. That didj has a nice low note (B), yet can easily take rhythmic playing. That stick gives me hours of stamina, (both physically and musically), whereas higher note didjs seem to musically lend themselves best to shorter jams, and don't transition so well into meditative drone. After 20 minutes of fast playing, I need slow phasing meditative drone for a moment to sort of clear the aural palette for myself. Plus, I've always had a preference for the lower notes.

I only went tuba busking once or twice - quickly got 3 or 4 melodies down, then went walking while playig. Played "Let it Snow" in the hot summer sun walking down the boardwalk. Many years prior to that, a tuba brother of mine and I were walking down the boardwalk at 1 in the morning playing the Budweiser theme song as a duet, with a parade of drunks marching behind us uttering indecipherable lyrics and grunts to accompany the melody. Memorable moments, but I pretty much only go didjbusking now..

As far as the hat, I think the best analogy is fishing. Some nights you can feed your whole family, some nights you barely get scraps to feed yourself. The only criteria that consistently holds true is that the worst tips are on windy nights. On the other hand, the contraption I made for tips virtually eliminates the worry over wind blowing bills away.
 This September, I added to that contraption a coin maze. I only used it a few times before our busking season was over, but it was amazing how many people stopped and put n a few coins just to watch them go down each slot - people who clearly had no intention of tipping otherwise. It will be interesting to see how that works this summer.

We do need a permit in Ocean City to busk. It used to be free, then it cost a dollar once they bought a new computer system to speed up handling the permits. Now they raised it to $7 I think. That permit lasts for the summer season.

I do busk every summer, but my busking frequency comes and goes. Lately I've been busking less simply because I have more time with my son during the summer. He is 11 now, and I do alot with him when he is here. He has busked with me a few times. He doesn't cb, but gets a good tone on downbeats. He is a great didj workshop assisstant. I think the didj I made for him is easily one of my best.

Tim Whittemore 

Didjiridu and Tuba 

to hear some clips: 

http://www.cdbaby.com/bigblow

To: bbatb at hotmail.com; didjeridu at eartha.mills.edu

Subject: Re: [Didjeridu] appreciation

Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 10:50:35 -0500

From: phultquist at aol.com

Tim......yeah buskerbuddy...one of the
se days we gonna show up in your area...check it out for grins;-) Do you busk mostly with Tuba or Didj? or do you mix 'em up? Do you hafta get a permit? What's your best hat for a day?

Alla that & more....

Cheers,

Per

-----Original Message-----

From: Tim Whittemore <bbatb at hotmail.com>

To: phultquist at aol.com; didj list-mills <didjeridu at eartha.mills.edu>

Sent: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 8:13 am

Subject: RE: [Didjeridu] appreciation

great vid on youtube! 

I, your didjbusking brother from the East Coast, have never heard you two play. 

What a joy!

Tim Whittemore, though quiet for awhile like so many of us, is still here.

Happy New Year to all.

Tim Whittemore 

Didjiridu and Tuba 

to hear some clips: 

http://www.cdbaby.com/bigblow

To: fotonewz at cox.net; didjeridu at music.mills.edu

Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 09:42:32 -0500

From: phultquist at aol.com

Subject: Re: [Didjeridu] appreciation

Hey Rob,0A

Of course you are one of the "old timers.' I still have tons of video tapes you sent me years ago......I swear, one of these days I'm=2
0gonna make dvd's outta them all.....I even recently bought a dvd/vhs recorder/player.

A couple summers ago Rob & family came by & took some video of us busking on a cloudy day....needless to say, Rob is a very talented videographer. Rob & his family ARE family. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNzvETbaZI8

As for Inlakesh.....they were, and still are a big influence in our didj lives as well. FYI they recently finished building on a studio to their house, and began working on a new, long overdue CD.

We wonder how many are still subscribed to this "old timer" list;-)

Cheers,

P&E

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From: Rob Weidenfeld <fotonewz at cox.net>

To: didjeridu at music.mills.edu

Sent: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 12:29 am

Subject: Re: [Didjeridu] appreciation

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Cool Video Per. I once held a humming bird in my hand!

Dan was already an accomplished hand drummer. I just pointed him in the 

right direction with the didj.

Made sure he attended JT Fest 07 and yes, his inspiration was Smeykal.

He has been designing and his own didjs for obtaining multiple trumpet 

notes.

ANY MORE OLD TIMERS OUT THERE?? LET'S HEAR FROM YOU!   NEWBIES TOO!!!

Marko J

/

Marko & all...

Dunno if I'm an old-timer or not, but I'm still here, reading posts (when they 

now-too-infrequently appear) with interest and pleasure. Haven't been to a fest 

in years, and don't play much any more, but the didgeridoo and the people who 

play it have had a major positive impact on my life, and been fund
amental to a 

very positive evolution for me since I discovered the instrument in 1999/ 

/(Tanya from Inlakesh enticed me to listen to a bit of "The Gathering/"/ at an 

art fest - who would not be hooked after hearing that???)/. /I know some day I 

will re-connect with it and maybe even some of you as well.

Rob Weidenfeld /

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