[Didjeridu] appreciation

[Darin Oman]

On 02 Jan 2009, at 23:50, Marko wrote:
> ANY MORE OLD TIMERS OUT THERE?? LET'S HEAR FROM YOU!   NEWBIES TOO!!!

Wow, look at all this activity! I don't know if I can really be  
considered an old timer, but I've been on this list for something  
like 8 years now. My quick history - Wife and I quit jobs in  
Minnesota in 2000, traveled the world including 2 months in Oz,  
became obsessed with didjeridu, went back to MN for for a few weeks,  
drove to Boulder, CO, got jobs, made lots of friends like the  
Hultquists and, thanks to them, Ben Hicks and some other cool and  
crazy locals, got annoyed with that strange buzzing noise while  
trying to enjoy beers at BJ's so we moved to Belgium, where we live now.

As for my playing, I've never been a terribly devoted student, but  
that's just me and my short attention span. I still play occasionally  
and always keep my didjes handy, but I only grab them once or twice a  
week instead of every day. My attention has been diverted to other  
pursuits, like a renewed attempt at learning guitar and trying to  
learn to speak Dutch. I've made progress in both, but slowly.

It's good to see things happening on this list again. I feel more at  
home in this foreign land.

As an off topic side note - an even deeper passion of mine is brewing  
beer. It's been a few years since I brewed my last batch but I  
recently acquired the necessary equipment to start again. The Oman  
brewery shall rise again!

Cheers,
Darin