[Didjeridu] busking stories -was:RE: appreciation

[Marko]

Love hearing the busking stories, keep em coming!
Talked with Brandi today, she is doing well, taking it a day at a time.
Randy and Brandi  moved into a house in the Avenues area of Salt Lake. I 
told her there was rally on the DidjList, 
she said to send her greetings to all, will eventually send a post.
Marko J





Tim Whittemore wrote:
> Great story. A big world made smaller sums it up well. I'll be 
> picturing the story in my head for quite some time.
>
> The youtube vid was a phone capture by the wife of the 
> accordion/trombone player from Big Blow. That is their daughter Melody 
> dancing while I play.
>
> I have virtually no video of me busking. I busk solo. It might seem 
> creepy to see me videotaping people passing by while I play. I have 
> set the vidcam pointed at the bell once or twice just to record myself 
> to review my playing later. In fact, here is a "bellcam" clip:
>
> http://didjbusker.com/uploads/BOARDWALK_BUSk.wmv
>
> Someone did film a public access segment of me busking a couple years 
> ago - interview and all. That was pretty cool.
>
> There are tons of busking stories from the comical to the surreal, to 
> the heart-warming. I think these are 2 of my funniest:
>
> A guy says to me “I know an Aboriginal guy who played one of those. He 
> was pretty good... You’re alright too... but he didn’t sweat when he 
> played.”
>
> someone said "That's not a beer belly. That's a third lung."
>
>
>
> Tim Whittemore
> Didjiridu and Tuba
> to hear some clips:
> http://www.cdbaby.com/bigblow
>
>
>
>
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> From: PHultquist at aol.com
> Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 11:48:45 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Didjeridu] appreciation
> To: bbatb at hotmail.com; didjeridu at eartha.mills.edu
>
> 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:
>
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