[Didjeridu] Portland updates and remembering

[PHultquist at aol.com]

Tom,
 
I remember a guy named Bumble, tho I never met him.....lived or still lives  
in Jerome, AZ? Did dot art on old 78rpm records I believe.
 
Haven't seen Bill or Bonnie since one of the last JT didjfests in Joshua  
Tree.....I know they spend a lot of time in Mexico....and I do have one of his  
didjes. He & Bonnie are fantastic henna artists....
 
And yes, the summer solstice gatherings were small but awesome....I think  
Madill has evaporated into the ether somewhere?
 
Dave's sticks are very affordable........wish I needed one;-)
 
Sure wish we could make it to one of your vibrational sessions.......it was  
acutonics and gongs that were most helpful in my recovery from serious  
surgery....huge help!!
 
Per
 
 
In a message dated 1/4/2009 11:07:47 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
tomlange1 at yahoo.com writes:

Hi Javi  n everyone else,

I remember you stopped by at Dave Crowder's 1st  Boulder Summer Solstice 
gathering which was mostly Dave and me playing didj  and hanging out with Bumble 
and his hairless dog... Seem to remember you  talking about clearing out bat 
guano out of a silo that had amazing  acoustics...  
I think it was the 2nd year that had a handful more  people - Billy Hudson, 
John Madill, Jason and Karen and lots of his agaves and  many others - a group 
photo by Rob, throat singing lessons by the guy on the  Inlakesh album and a 
group adventure heading to Per & Eileen's to visit  their 
castle/sanctuary/retreat complete with deer in the yard - magical!   Too bad Dave Crowder is now a 
percussionist instead of didj player but it  really suits his analytical mind. 
 Seven of his sticks are for sale right  now.

Anyone hear from Bill Hudson in the past few years?  I'd love  to know where 
he and Bonnie are these days.  Such amazing people.   

Not a whole lot going on in the didj scene in Portland these days -  some 
good music jams hosted by Jeff Lohr & Sara but I haven't been in  quite some 
time.  Margot Monti is playing in a band that's getting some  good gigs but I 
think she's playing about 5 different instruments.  
(http://www.reynoldsaudio.com/DB.htm) 

I'm still doing lots of my  'sound healing' events with didjeridus, Tibetan 
bowls, gongs, Native American  flute and more - I spend just about the whole 
time on my feet walking through  the room and playing over people so they get 
the full vibrations of all the  instruments.  

As many of you know I really like the deep end -  talking didj, of course - 
nice and low and rumbling.  My girlfriend and I  recently came home from a trip 
to Seattle with about 10 yucca stalks to work  with.  I know agave is 
preferred over yucca but these averaged $12 each  and 8-9' tall, many with some 
decent bells and lots of nice tapers.   Considering my 3 big didjs are all yucca I 
think my winter project will keep  me happy.  I'm also planning on making a 
few flutes - Native American  style as well as trying a couple long transverse 
bamboo flutes inspired by  Romy Benton. (http://www.romyb.com)  In addition to 
those I'm planning on  getting ceramics going again - flutes, didjs, 
rattles...?? 

I've been  looking for work for 4 months, barely getting by with odd jobs.  
Turns  out I'm making more money from these sound nights and cd sales than 
'regular'  work.  That's just fine for me, I'd gladly do just music if I  could.  
I'm started selling Tibetan singing bowls, gongs and will be  receiving 300 
dan moi (Vietnamese jaw harps) in a few months.  If I can  make a few decent 
didjs and flutes and ceramic instruments and get my next cd  recorded then all 
I'd need would be customers!  I don't really have a  choice - music and the 
healing powers of sound are in my blood ever since the  first day at the Oregon 
Country Fair meeting Alan Shockley and his  Headbonephones.  That was the 
defining moment of my life path despite the  fact that I had no idea it even existed.

It's snowing here again in  Portland, most of us are not appreciating it 
considering all the chaos and  missed Christmas flights it caused for 2 weeks.  
Makes me start thinking  about another west coast sound healing road trip.  My 
girlfriend and I  did this trip last February, taking our sound meditation 
evenings to Ashland,  Shasta, San Francisco and San Diego where we got the flu.  
Had to cancel  Santa Cruz and Esalen but got lucky and stayed with Geoff Frost 
in LA and I  got to watch the magic of his gourd didj creations and climb 15' 
up in his  avocado tree for green yummy goodness.  

If anyone is between  Portland and San Diego and wants to hook up, probably 
in April or May, let me  know.  I'm starting to pick destinations and routes - 
many gig locations  need to be set up months in advance.  Or perhaps people 
know of cool  spots to play or visit?  We're looking for places like yoga 
studios or  healing centers where we can do our gig, also looking for people we can 
stay  with for a night or two.  

Well, enough rambling for now, who else  is out there?

Peace through  music,
Tom
www.sonicmassage.com

ps - anyone good with web design  and willing to help me out a bit?  





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