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Great story. A big world made smaller sums it up well. I'll be picturing the story in my head for quite some time.<br><br>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.<br><br>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:<br><br><a href="http://didjbusker.com/uploads/BOARDWALK_BUSk.wmv">http://didjbusker.com/uploads/BOARDWALK_BUSk.wmv</a><br><br>Someone did film a public access segment of me busking a couple years ago - interview and all. That was pretty cool.<br><br>There are tons of busking stories from the comical to the surreal, to the heart-warming. I think these are 2 of my funniest:<br><br>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.”<br><br>someone said "That's not a beer belly. That's a third lung."<br><br><br><br>Tim Whittemore
<br>Didjiridu and Tuba
<br>to hear some clips:
<br><a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/bigblow">http://www.cdbaby.com/bigblow</a>
<br><br><br><br><br><hr id="stopSpelling">From: PHultquist@aol.com<br>Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 11:48:45 -0500<br>Subject: Re: [Didjeridu] appreciation<br>To: bbatb@hotmail.com; didjeridu@eartha.mills.edu<br><br>
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<div>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?</div>
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<div>As far as favorite story? Make that "stories," because there are soooo
many....but here's one that's near the top:</div>
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<div>From Sept 6, 2007:</div>
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<div class="body">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;-)
<br><br>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. <br>A big world made smaller
that day. </div>
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<div>In a message dated 1/3/2009 11:08:19 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
bbatb@hotmail.com writes:</div>
<blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid blue; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;"><font style="background-color: transparent;" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">Best
moments are when children start dancing. Like in this rare clip of me and a
friend:<br><br><a title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMw3moNt1uQ" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMw3moNt1uQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMw3moNt1uQ</a><br><br>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.<br><br>What's your favorite busking story?<br><br><br><br>Tim
Whittemore <br>Didjiridu and Tuba <br>to hear some clips: <br><a title="http://www.cdbaby.com/bigblow" href="http://www.cdbaby.com/bigblow">http://www.cdbaby.com/bigblow</a>
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To: bbatb@hotmail.com; didjeridu@eartha.mills.edu<br>Subject: Re: [Didjeridu]
appreciation<br>Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 17:05:06 -0500<br>From:
phultquist@aol.com<br><br>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;-)
<div>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...</div>
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<div>Cheers,</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Per</div>
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<div>www.logrhythmmusic.com<br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Tim
Whittemore <bbatb@hotmail.com><br>To: Per Hulquist
<phultquist@aol.com>; didj list-mills
<didjeridu@eartha.mills.edu><br>Sent: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 10:18
am<br>Subject: RE: [Didjeridu] appreciation<br><br>
<div id="EC_EC_AOLMsgPart_2_a2516dce-fe70-44ba-8650-41bec9bf43ec">That would be
awesome to see you out here! <br><br>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.<br><br>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..<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>Tim Whittemore
<br>Didjiridu and Tuba <br>to hear some clips: <br><a title="http://www.cdbaby.com/bigblow" href="http://www.cdbaby.com/bigblow">http://www.cdbaby.com/bigblow</a>
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To: <a title="mailto:bbatb@hotmail.com" href="mailto:bbatb@hotmail.com">bbatb@hotmail.com</a>; <a title="mailto:didjeridu@eartha.mills.edu" href="mailto:didjeridu@eartha.mills.edu">didjeridu@eartha.mills.edu</a><br>Subject:
Re: [Didjeridu] appreciation<br>Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 10:50:35 -0500<br>From:
<a title="mailto:phultquist@aol.com" href="mailto:phultquist@aol.com">phultquist@aol.com</a><br><br>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?
<div>Alla that & more....</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Cheers,</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Per<br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Tim Whittemore <<a title="mailto:bbatb@hotmail.com" href="mailto:bbatb@hotmail.com">bbatb@hotmail.com</a>><br>To: <a title="mailto:phultquist@aol.com" href="mailto:phultquist@aol.com">phultquist@aol.com</a>; didj list-mills
<<a title="mailto:didjeridu@eartha.mills.edu" href="mailto:didjeridu@eartha.mills.edu">didjeridu@eartha.mills.edu</a>><br>Sent:
Sat, 3 Jan 2009 8:13 am<br>Subject: RE: [Didjeridu] appreciation<br><br>
<div id="EC_EC_EC_AOLMsgPart_2_2c95331f-877f-4bba-b921-7c3580ab6fd1">great vid on
youtube! <br><br>I, your didjbusking brother from the East Coast, have never
heard you two play. <br>What a joy!<br><br>Tim Whittemore, though quiet for
awhile like so many of us, is still here.<br><br>Happy New Year to
all.<br><br>Tim Whittemore <br>Didjiridu and Tuba <br>to hear some clips:
<br><a title="http://www.cdbaby.com/bigblow" href="http://www.cdbaby.com/bigblow">http://www.cdbaby.com/bigblow</a>
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To: <a title="mailto:fotonewz@cox.net" href="mailto:fotonewz@cox.net">fotonewz@cox.net</a>; <a title="mailto:didjeridu@music.mills.edu" href="mailto:didjeridu@music.mills.edu">didjeridu@music.mills.edu</a><br>Date:
Sat, 3 Jan 2009 09:42:32 -0500<br>From: <a title="mailto:phultquist@aol.com" href="mailto:phultquist@aol.com">phultquist@aol.com</a><br>Subject: Re:
[Didjeridu] appreciation<br><br>Hey Rob,0A
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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. </div>
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<div><a title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNzvETbaZI8" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNzvETbaZI8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNzvETbaZI8</a><br></div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>We wonder how many are still subscribed to this "old timer" list;-)</div>
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<div>Cheers,</div>
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<div>P&E<br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Rob Weidenfeld
<<a title="mailto:fotonewz@cox.net" href="mailto:fotonewz@cox.net">fotonewz@cox.net</a>><br>To: <a title="mailto:didjeridu@music.mills.edu" href="mailto:didjeridu@music.mills.edu">didjeridu@music.mills.edu</a><br>Sent:
Sat, 3 Jan 2009 12:29 am<br>Subject: Re: [Didjeridu] appreciation<br><br>
<div id="EC_EC_EC_EC_AOLMsgPart_0_824ab7d0-9698-4eb3-adb1-a631e6e10e41"><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>/Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:50:05 -0700<br><br><br><br>From: Marko <<a title="mailto:mj@rounddoor.com" href="mailto:mj@rounddoor.com">mj@rounddoor.com</a>><br><br><br><br>Subject: Re: [Didjeridu] apprec<br><br>iation<br><br><br><br>To: <a title="mailto:PHultquist@aol.com" href="mailto:PHultquist@aol.com">PHultquist@aol.com</a><br><br><br><br>Cc: <a title="http://0.0.0.3/" href="http://0.0.0.3/">tomlange1@yahoo.com</a>, <a title="mailto:didjeridu@music.mills.edu" href="mailto:didjeridu@music.mills.edu">didjeridu@music.mills.edu</a><br><br><br><br>Message-ID: <<a title="mailto:495E9A1D.3000803@rounddoor.com" href="mailto:495E9A1D.3000803@rounddoor.com">495E9A1D.3000803@rounddoor.com</a>><br><br><br><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Cool Video Per. I once held a humming bird in my hand!<br><br><br><br>Dan was already an accomplished hand drummer. I just pointed him in the <br><br><br><br>right direction with the didj.<br><br><br><br>Made sure he attended JT Fest 07 and yes, his inspiration was Smeykal.<br><br><br><br>He has been designing and his own didjs for obtaining multiple trumpet <br><br><br><br>notes.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>ANY MORE OLD TIMERS OUT THERE?? LET'S HEAR FROM YOU! NEWBIES TOO!!!<br><br><br><br>Marko J<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>/<br><br><br><br>Marko & all...<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Dunno if I'm an old-timer or not, but I'm still here, reading posts (when they <br><br><br><br>now-too-infrequently appear) with interest and pleasure. Haven't been to a fest <br><br><br><br>in years, and don't play much any more, but the didgeridoo and the people who <br><br><br><br>play it have had a major positive impact on my life, and been fund<br>amental to a <br><br><br><br>very positive evolution for me since I discovered the instrument in 1999/ <br><br><br><br>/(Tanya from Inlakesh enticed me to listen to a bit of "The Gathering/"/ at an <br><br><br><br>art fest - who would not be hooked after hearing that???)/. /I know some day I <br><br><br><br>will re-connect with it and maybe even some of you as well.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Rob Weidenfeld /<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>//<br><br><br><br>/<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>______________________________<br><br>_________________<br><br><br><br>Didjeridu mailing list<br><br><br><br><a title="mailto:Didjeridu@music.mills.edu" href="mailto:Didjeridu@music.mills.edu">Didjeridu@music.mills.edu</a><br><br><br><br><a title="http://music.mills.edu/mailman/listinfo/didjeridu" href="http://music.mills.edu/mailman/listinfo/didjeridu">http://music.mills.<br><br><br><br>edu/mailman/listinfo/didjeridu</a><br><br><br><br></tt></pre></div></div>
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