[Didjeridu] appreciation

Sun Jan 4 08:48:45 PST 2009

Yeah Tim....that video is what I'm talking about....kids interacting:-)  
Goodonya....I'm gonna put some of mine up soon too. I assume you took the  vid?

As far as favorite story? Make that "stories," because there are soooo  
many....but here's one that's near the top:

>From Sept 6, 2007:

This past weekend we were approached while busking on the Pearl  Street Mall 
by an older gentleman and his wife along with another couple of  similar age. 
I say older, because they were clearly older than we are;-)  

Both couples bought both of our CD's after listening to us for a bit. We  
began conversations, as we often do, asking where they were from etc., and one  
of the men began telling how the sounds of the didgeridoo reminded him of a 
time  in the 1950's when he was a correspondent for Time Magazine. Turns out he  
witnessed the Dalai Lama and his huge entourage escaping from Tibet into India 
 where he and others just happened to be, right on the border, and in the 
very  location where the crossing took place. He described the scene as somewhat  
mystical in that there was a mist partially obscuring the mountianside from  
which the Dalai Lama's escape was being closely chased by a large contingent 
of  Chinese troops. Everyone was cheering & screaming for the the escapees and  
Tibetan horns could be heard periodically penterating the mist. Needless to 
say,  we were mesmerized hearing the true story from an eye witness. His  
name......Connery.....(as in Bond).....Don Connery. 
A big world made smaller  that day. 

In a message dated 1/3/2009 11:08:19 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
bbatb at hotmail.com writes:

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

_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMw3moNt1uQ_ 
(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_ (http://www.cdbaby.com/bigblow)   

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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

-----Original Message-----
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_ (http://www.cdbaby.com/bigblow)   

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To: _bbatb at hotmail.com_ (mailto:bbatb at hotmail.com) ; 
_didjeridu at eartha.mills.edu_ (mailto:didjeridu at eartha.mills.edu) 
Subject:  Re: [Didjeridu] appreciation
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 10:50:35 -0500
From:  _phultquist at aol.com_ (mailto: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_ (mailto:bbatb at hotmail.com) >
To: _phultquist at aol.com_ (mailto:phultquist at aol.com) ; didj list-mills  
<_didjeridu at eartha.mills.edu_ (mailto: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_ (http://www.cdbaby.com/bigblow)   

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To: _fotonewz at cox.net_ (mailto:fotonewz at cox.net) ; 
_didjeridu at music.mills.edu_ (mailto:didjeridu at music.mills.edu) 
Date:  Sat, 3 Jan 2009 09:42:32 -0500
From: _phultquist at aol.com_ (mailto: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_ 
(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

-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Weidenfeld  <_fotonewz at cox.net_ (mailto:fotonewz at cox.net) >
To: _didjeridu at music.mills.edu_ (mailto:didjeridu at music.mills.edu) 
Sent:  Sat, 3 Jan 2009 12:29 am
Subject: Re: [Didjeridu] appreciation

/Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:50:05 -0700

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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

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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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