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Glad to hear about Brandi. Hopefully she will soon be in perfect health, breathing in deep the fresh outdoor air. <br><br>The list may have been quiet for awhile, but there are still a lot of good thoughts and energy being sent out from around the world as a result of the mills list.<br><br>get well, Brandi. Vibrantly so.<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>> Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 13:43:29 -0700<br>> From: mj@rounddoor.com<br>> To: bbatb@hotmail.com<br>> CC: phultquist@aol.com; didjeridu@eartha.mills.edu<br>> Subject: Re: [Didjeridu] busking stories -was:RE: appreciation<br>> <br>> Love hearing the busking stories, keep em coming!<br>> Talked with Brandi today, she is doing well, taking it a day at a time.<br>> Randy and Brandi moved into a house in the Avenues area of Salt Lake. I <br>> told her there was rally on the DidjList, <br>> she said to send her greetings to all, will eventually send a post.<br>> Marko J<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Tim Whittemore wrote:<br>> > Great story. A big world made smaller sums it up well. I'll be <br>> > picturing the story in my head for quite some time.<br>> ><br>> > The youtube vid was a phone capture by the wife of the <br>> > accordion/trombone player from Big Blow. That is their daughter Melody <br>> > dancing while I play.<br>> ><br>> > I have virtually no video of me busking. I busk solo. It might seem <br>> > creepy to see me videotaping people passing by while I play. I have <br>> > set the vidcam pointed at the bell once or twice just to record myself <br>> > to review my playing later. In fact, here is a "bellcam" clip:<br>> ><br>> > http://didjbusker.com/uploads/BOARDWALK_BUSk.wmv<br>> ><br>> > Someone did film a public access segment of me busking a couple years <br>> > ago - interview and all. That was pretty cool.<br>> ><br>> > There are tons of busking stories from the comical to the surreal, to <br>> > 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 <br>> > was pretty good... You’re alright too... but he didn’t sweat when he <br>> > 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>> > http://www.cdbaby.com/bigblow<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> > 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>> > Yeah Tim....that video is what I'm talking about....kids <br>> > interacting:-) Goodonya....I'm gonna put some of mine up soon too. I <br>> > assume you took the vid?<br>> > <br>> > As far as favorite story? Make that "stories," because there are soooo <br>> > many....but here's one that's near the top:<br>> > <br>> > From Sept 6, 2007:<br>> > <br>> > This past weekend we were approached while busking on the Pearl Street <br>> > Mall by an older gentleman and his wife along with another couple of <br>> > 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. <br>> > We began conversations, as we often do, asking where they were from <br>> > etc., and one of the men began telling how the sounds of the <br>> > didgeridoo reminded him of a time in the 1950's when he was a <br>> > correspondent for Time Magazine. Turns out he witnessed the Dalai Lama <br>> > and his huge entourage escaping from Tibet into India where he and <br>> > others just happened to be, right on the border, and in the very <br>> > location where the crossing took place. He described the scene as <br>> > somewhat mystical in that there was a mist partially obscuring the <br>> > mountianside from which the Dalai Lama's escape was being closely <br>> > chased by a large contingent of Chinese troops. Everyone was cheering <br>> > & screaming for the the escapees and Tibetan horns could be heard <br>> > periodically penterating the mist. Needless to say, we were mesmerized <br>> > hearing the true story from an eye witness. His <br>> > name......Connery.....(as in Bond).....Don Connery.<br>> > A big world made smaller that day.<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > In a message dated 1/3/2009 11:08:19 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, <br>> > bbatb@hotmail.com writes:<br>> ><br>> > <br>> ><br>> <br></body>
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