[Didjeridu] busking stories -was:RE: appreciation

[Tim Whittemore]

Oooh. Man I would love to be able to busk today. Unfortunately, Ocean City crowds are very seasonal. Check out how big the crowds are right now where I most like to play:
http://www.kiteloft.com/beach_webcam.asp
I don't think the crew replacing that section of the boardwalk would tip me enough to cover the gas for the 35 mile round trip. 
Even if I were to go closer to the boardwalk pier, there won't really be much foot traffic until warm April weekends at the earliest:
http://www.ococean.com/northdivisioncam.html
The cool thing about this webcam is that it takes pics 360, so you can see the beach, then the boardwalk facing south, then the boards facing north. On questionable weekends, this webcam allows me to see how the boardwalk crowds are.

The gear is bulky. I used to have it all attached to a heavy duty handcart. That worked great, but once we moved 18 miles outside of Ocean City, and I got a smaller car, the big cart no longer worked. Now I use a folding handcart, attach the wooden box, put the tip /coin maze contraption in the box, strap on the backpack full of little stuff, and carry my favorite didj, and music stand with flip book...  and push the tip contraption. Sometimes I also carry a smaller didj in a didj bag that can swing around my shoulders and the backpack.

Tim Whittemore 

Didjiridu and Tuba 

to hear some clips: 

http://www.cdbaby.com/bigblow





From: PHultquist at aol.com
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 12:32:53 -0500
Subject: Re: [Didjeridu] busking stories -was:RE: appreciation
To: bbatb at hotmail.com; rossum at gmail.com; didjeridu at eartha.mills.edu








funny....the first time I watched that video I was so mesmerized by the 
little girl, I didn't even see you playing....I had myself convinced you were 
out of view in front of her.....and this time I had to strain to find you 'cause 
I was still visualizing you in front her.....finally got you to pop into 
view....now yer making me wanna hurry up & get some of my video up 
there!!
 
the tip thingy looks cool, but kinda bulky? whatever works 
tho.......;-)
 
When we haul our stuff around we have a collapsible grocery cart filled to 
over the top and with stuff hanging all over the front & back....4 didj bags 
with at least 2 didjes in each bag slung over our shoulders...good thing we 
don't have far to go;-)
 
we could almost go busking today with the temp approaching mid to upper 
60's, but we haven't renewed our permit.....
 

In a message dated 1/8/2009 10:17:57 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, 
bbatb at hotmail.com writes:
I 
  haven't put any video online of my tip contraption, but...
here's a youtube 
  vid where you can see it next to me. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMw3moNt1uQ



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