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JT Didgefest 2008

whiteknight — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:04:01 GMT

Start planning now for the JT Didgefest 2008! The website already has the new dates. August 15, 16, 17.

http://www.jtdidgefest.com

Hope to see everyone there!!!
Allan

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Campsite Sharing '08

JesusFreke — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:43:52 GMT

A thread for those looking to share campsites at the '08 JT Didge Fest. Please post in this thread, and not the one from last year :)

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promoting JT on TV

Jaylon — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:49:45 GMT

My Mom hosts a local access T.V show on tuesday nights here in central california, its on KAZV channel 14. I was rambling on and on to her the other day about how excited I am for the upcoming JT and she offered to have me come play the didge and promote JT this tuesday night on her show, she will be taking a long vacation from the show and wont be back untill after JT is over so this show is my only chance to promote JT. Should i do it ( Ive never done anythign liek this so what all should i mention about JT if i do) and does anyone else want to come too :)

Jaylon

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Ride Sharing

JesusFreke — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:24:54 GMT

Stick out that thumb! If you want to hitch a ride with someone, here's the place to find them.

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Ride Sharing '08

JesusFreke — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:43:09 GMT

A thread for ride sharing to the '08 JT didge fest. Please post to this thread, not the one from 2007 :)

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Campsite Sharing

JesusFreke — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:26:48 GMT

Got a campsite but not enough people? Need a campsite? Find each other here!

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Workshop ALERT!!!

clarinetcat — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:54:34 GMT

I just checked the JT website, several workshops are now up!

Good information, and some cool pictures from last year...
(I'm in one, and my didge is in the another :P)

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California wild fires

Yohimbe — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:16:41 GMT

Is North Fork in any danger? It would be sad to have a JT in ashes!

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What's happened to the Didgeridootribe.com website?

Robert — Tue, 20 May 2008 23:14:49 GMT

Does anyone know what has transired with the www.didgeridootribe.com forum?
It was getting revised, then an option was added to donate via paypal, and now it looks like you can't even get in unless you pay.
Is anyone inside?
What's the deal?
robert

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rideshare? best logistics?

brandiॐ — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:00:03 GMT

Aloha,

i am departing maui on a big adventure this summer. looks like i'm going to shambhala and burning man. there's about 3 weeks inbetween that i'll be cruising da west coast.

i would reeeeally love to make it to DF, but have no idea the best way to go about.

i've got lots of friends in portland. anyone planning on going from portland?
otherwise, flying into sacramento or fresno is definitely an option, if i found some kind heads to cruise with. sacramento mo-cheapa.

i can offer (limited, honestly) gas funds and i'm also a massage therapist and a seasoned road-tripper with license. also lectures on religion and politics. (jk)

i'd appreciate any suggestions or ideas. thanks!

love and light,
brandi

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Who's coming this year?

Yohimbe — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:52:12 GMT

It seems like the page won't get completed soon so is there anyboby else besides Ondrej, Burns and Inkalesh? Will Jeremey Donavan make it this year?

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World Music Gathering-Colorado

Hopinjon — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:19:01 GMT

check out this site for all info.
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/worldmusicgathering/

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Didgeridoo and Acoustic Instrument Open Mic

Pam — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:32:32 GMT

Hi Everyone,

This coming Saturday, 14 June, Zippy's
Java Lounge in Everett, Washington will be hosting a didgeridoo
performance and open mic. Here are the specs:

North Seattle Didgeridoo and Acousticals
Performance and Open Mic – All acoustic instruments are welcome

An informal didgeridoo lesson from 3:30-4:15pm ($5 suggested donation)
Open Mic will be from 4:30-7pm
At
Zippy's Java Lounge
1804 Hewitt Ave.
Everett, WA 98203
425-258-4940

I’ll be taking a break for the summer so this will be the last open mic till September so bring your didge, bring your drums, bring your flute, bring your
stringed instruments or even bring your kazoo and come on out and jam together or just have a listen. Hope to see your there!!

Cheers,
Pam

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Didgeridoo and Acoustic Instrument Open Mic

Pam — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:22:31 GMT

Hi Everyone,

This coming Saturday, 10 May, Zippy's
Java Lounge in Everett, Washington will be hosting a didgeridoo
performance and open mic. Here are the specs:

North Seattle Didgeridoo and Acousticals
Performance and Open Mic – All acoustic instruments are welcome

An informal didgeridoo lesson from 3:30-4:15pm ($5 suggested donation)
Open Mic will be from 4:30-7pm
At
Zippy's Java Lounge
1804 Hewitt Ave.
Everett, WA 98203
425-258-4940

This is a great chance to get together with other didge brothers and sisters and play. Other instruments are welcome too so bring your dumbeks and djembes, your Native American flutes and Chinese xios, anything that doesn't normally get heard at open mics and join in the fun. Hope to see you there!!!

Cheers,
Pam

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Workshops at World Rhythm Festival

Pam — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:13:35 GMT

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to let you know that CJ, Tyler and I will be presenting didge workshops at the WRF this year. Here are the specs:

Saturday 26 April
Beginning Didgeridoo with CJ
Center House, Floor 4, Room E 11:15am

Didjeridu: Introduction to playing/ circular breathing/rhythm techniques with Tyler Center House, Floor 4, Room E 4:15pm

Sunday 27 April
Rhythm and Song Building for Didgeridoo with Pam
Center House, Floor 4, Room B, 1:30pm

Hope to see you there!

Cheers,
Pam

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Gathering for World Music-Colorado

Hopinjon — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:16:26 GMT

Greetings tribe. You are all invited to attend the 2008 Colorado World Music Gathering. The date is set for June 7, 2008, and will be held near Dacono, Colorado. This year’s event will be a one day outing; arrival time is 10am, with a start time of noon. The event will go until midnight, however, later celebrations can be individually structured at a location of your choice or at a nearby campground just north at a reservoir. Locate and reserve early.

All are welcomed, from the curious to the beginner to the professional. At this year’s gathering we are including the didgeridoo, ethnic flute and drum, tribal & fire dance communities.

All pertinent info is now posted on the Yahoo Group WorldMusicGathering. Rules, regulations and other considerations will be available via the Yahoo Group.

Join today and commune with other attendees regarding directions, carpooling, nearby camping, and other logistics. Perspective Workshop leaders and Vendors are welcome to post letting people know what they plan to make available to attendees.

Volunteers are welcome. Please contact Hopinjohn46 .

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldmusicgathering/

Please use this group page as your primary vehicle for event communications. One point of reference will reduce confusion, increase my response time and prevent info from getting lost.

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This years fest

Yohimbe — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:43:10 GMT

I've been trying to buy tickets and camping space for this year but the site is not active yet. Does anybody know when new information will added?

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World Rhythm Festival 25-27 April

Pam — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:05:10 GMT

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to let you know that the World Rhythm Festival will be taking place at Seattle Center in Seattle from 25th-27th of April. For those of you who have never been, it's three days of playing, jamming, learning, hearing, dancing and awesome fun.

This year, didgeridoo will take mainstage at the Center House for awhile with Tyler, CJ Bastron and myself for a performance on the 27th at 11a.m. If you can make it, we'd love to have ya come!

You can learn more about the festival at www.swps.org

Hope to see you there!!

Cheers,
Pam

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Wicked Tinkers on the Late Late Show

Batjay — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:25:32 GMT

Hey gang;

This is to let you know that my band, Wicked Tinkers, is playing on
the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson this coming Monday night,
February 4th. The show is on CBS, and airs....well..... late late.

Craig is getting his U.S. citizenship this Friday, and is having a
special celebration show on Monday. The Tinkers are the musical
guests, - and we'll be debuting our new CD "Rant" that night.

Watch it that night if you can.
Tape or Tivo it if you can't.

YAY!!

Jay

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A good resource didgeridoo website?!

Shaunice — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:50:30 GMT

Hello beautiful people! I am creating a website for my Foundation Portfolio website class. And with this website, we can create any website we want. And so I've been thinking, what is something that inspires me, something I'm interested in, so that I can make this website amazing? But I want to create a website for the didj community, maybe with info, news, upcoming events, maybe even a post like Tribe (not sure what that entails and if I'm capable of it, but if it's something you're interested in, I will learn how to do it!) Does anyone have any ideas? Anything you would LOVE to see online for the didj community? I would love as much input and ideas as possible to make this website truly useful.
Do you have any ideas?
Do you have any good resources for me?
Didg events?
Feel free to send me a message if you'd like, I can't wait to hear some of your ideas. I have 10 weeks to create this website. Although the whole project doesn't have to be within that 10 week span, and I can take it further than 10 weeks after the class is over. Thank you for your input! I look forward to it!

Peace and Love
Shaunice

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MySpace Accounts

whiteknight — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:25:16 GMT

Hey everyone. So, who all has a Myspace account here? I'm finally getting around to adding a few friends to mine. Post your myspace address here if you have one.

Here's mine: http://www.myspace.com/didgeknight (whiteknight wasn't available... close enough)

Have a good one,
Allan

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The Colorado Didgeridoo and World Music Gathering

Hopinjon — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:11:53 GMT

Greetings tribe members. The Colorado Didgeridoo and World Music Gathering, aka “The Gathering” is on the drawing board. However, in order to pull it off, it is necessary to raise some seed money. For those of you who are in the Denver/Boulder metro area, would you be willing to attend at least one music fund raising concert? If so, Please reply to my tribe named DIDGE (Denver InDigenous Gathering Exchange).

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Any videos posted?

Zebra Dave ( Dave-o) — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:26:47 GMT

Hey guys,

i made the unfortunate call to skip the didgefest in favor of Rock the Bells, which was an equally epic line-up of entertainment, but in actuality, highly unsatisfying, especially when i reflect upon what i missed out on at this event.

Im hoping beyond hope that there will be some you-tube/google vids posted so i can at least feel like i learned something vicariously, as well as to know what i am in for next year, when this festival will hopefully be resurrected.

Hope you all had a blast, and ill see you at the next one for sure!

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next years fest already booking up!

chad — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:59:50 GMT

I can't believe my workshop is already filling up. They've never posted workshops or anything this early before but I think it's a good sign. Maybe my price is just too low, maybe I need to do more than one, maybe it's just a workshop that is long overdue.

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Gig in the Bay Area

Batjay — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:36:44 GMT

I just received this email from a Wicked Tinkers fan:

Hello Jay ~

I am hosting a celebration for my 50th birthday on Saturday Nov.3 with live music and I am trying to find a didjeridu player to be a part of the evening - as a special guest musician. I live in Mtn. View (between Sunnyvale and Palo Alto) and the party will be near by.

My family is Australian - I still have an elderly aunt and cousins living in Brisbane area. Didje music has always "spoken" to me (much like the bagpipes do... my Irish heritage coming thru) and I would like to have my friends experience and enjoy something that is meaningful to me.

I would appreciate any information you may be able to provide that would put me in touch with a didjerdu player who might be interested/willing to be involved in my birthday celebration. Thank you for your time and consideration.

~ Renee

So, here's the deal....
If you live in the area, and are interested, email me.

The conditions are:
You must be a more than reasonably proficient player.
You must be comfortable playing an entire solo set (45 mins or so - no chat, just background music)
You must also be comfortable joining in with a band for a tune or three - so knowledge of basic music stuff like keys will be very helpful.

There will be - as they say - "some pay" which means you're not gonna get rich, but it'll more than cover your gas.
I'm betting that food and drink will also be provided - but you'll have to work out the specifics with the host.

Interested? Let me know.

Peace
Jay

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Smeykal Seminar: 2007 JT Didgeridoo Festival

clarinetcat — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:03:25 GMT

Someone over at the tribe : didgeridoo page messaged me and asked if I could post this information, so I figured I should also post it here:

I hand-wrote these notes during the 90+ minute discussion & seminar presented by Ondrej Smeykal during the 2007 JT Didgeridoo Festival. Text in quotations is basically a direct quote from Ondrej… as best as I could document it while he was speaking, anyways. Much of the philosophy and theory behind his didgeridoo practice strategies and musical exploration are simple to comprehend, yet difficult for some to put into perspective. As a classically trained musician, I completely understand that you can’t walk the walk unless you pay your dues and spend hour after endless hour woodshedding material until it becomes effortless. Only after committing yourself to the instrument will the instrument truly say what you want it to.

I wish you the best in your didgeridoo endeavors, and hope these notes help you in your artistic journey forward. – Cat

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Website hijack?!?

clarinetcat — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:28:39 GMT

Anyone here who is also a member over at didgeridootribe have any clue what is happening to the site?

As of tonight, it won't load at all, and I get a JOOMLA logo and homepage?!?

I googled it, here is a link:

www.joomla.org/

Is the format being changed? Some notice would have been nice, ROFL!!!

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Las Vegas Didge Fest?

Batjay — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:06:26 GMT

So, would anyone be interested in a didgeridoo gathering near Las Vegas sometime around April or early May of 2008?

It would be held in the magnificent Valley of Fire State Park, about 45 minutes north of Las Vegas. The weather is great that time of year. Information about the park can be found here:

http://parks.nv.gov/vf.htm

For those who don’t enjoy a somewhat primitive camping experience (there are toilets and water, but no showers) there are plenty of reasonable hotels in Las Vegas – and it’s an easy drive. There are also no food vendors at the park, but I’m open to ideas on that.

Perhaps we could incorporate a “Do Las Vegas” evening for those who enjoy such things. Maybe get a group rate on a Cirque du Soleil show.

This is just in the “talking about talking about it” phase, so no promises – but I’d be interested in facilitating such an event close to my home.

Thoughts?
Ideas?

Jay

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SF Bay Area Didge Players...

Zebra Dave ( Dave-o) — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:45:25 GMT

I dont suppose there are a few people from the bay area that might be willing to work with a novice.

I really love playing this instrument, but i know i am only in at the ground floor. I have pretty good mouth/lip control, but i am really struggling on the breathing. I think once i get past that hurdle, the doors will be blown wide open.

I live in redwood city, but would be willing to travel a little to go to a jam sesh, or tutoring sesh or whatevs.

Any takers?

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Playing Skills

Yohimbe — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:42:41 GMT

Does anybody feel that when going back from the jamming tree that your skills get way better? Does anybody feel they can play much better. I got over some bad habits myself, and I feel like I have more control now. Does anybody feel the same about yourself?

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Ondrej Smeykal

Yohimbe — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:10:14 GMT

I can't belive they got this guy. He mayby the best player in the world. But how do you pronounce that name?

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JT Letters

Tricia — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:46:13 GMT

We wanted to share some e-mails regarding JT. It was a wonderful festival for us - it may be our favorite one yet! Very successful on many levels! Thanks SO much to everyone who participated! And a super special thanks to Per & Eileen, we love you! G&T

1st e-mail:

As a first time visitor to JTFest I wanted to thank you. What an amazing and uplifting experience for myself and my family!

Always wary of touted "family fun" claims in a world full of selfish intent and bad influences, I was so pleasantly surprised by the cleanliness both physically and spiritually of all I observed.

Along with that, the wordless wonder I felt when the grace and loveliness of the music embraced me. Haunting and yet familiar to my soul, it entwined around me like a home I never knew I was missing.

Thank you for such a well run event. thank you for giving our community the opportunity for artistic and personal growth
thank you to all those talented people who shared the most personal parts of themselves in the music they created.

Looking forward to the next time. I will be bringing ALL my family to this one.

warmest regards

Stacy
North Fork CA

2nd e-mail:

Greetings...

‘Tis Monday night and we just keep thinking about the great Didgefest at North Fork!! What a great weekend it was!!

We are your neighbors there, on Recreation Rd, and had the best time ever! Husband, Ron, is, at this very moment, trying to make his lips “flutter”, and send the vibes down his new didgeridoo. He took a workshop from David Blonski, I walked around, or bounced around, to the music of the jamin’ scenes at the park.

We loved the concerts!!! Jeremy Donovon is fantastic, as is Ondrij (?). The Wicked Tinkers were just too much fun! It was a privilege to experience all this in our “own back yard”.

At least as exciting as the music was the fact that there was no alcohol, no drugs. The aroma of incense floating around during the concert added to the star-filled, wonderful concerts!

Thank you! You’ve done an outstanding dijob! :)

Ron and Pat, grateful North Forkians!

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How to do two things...

clarinetcat — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:48:29 GMT

1) How can you post pics here on this forum? I have some to share here from this years festival.

2) How do you invite friends?!? Do you have to have their email account? Is that found in peoples profiles?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions and information. - Cat

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Fun!

Brian — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:26:52 GMT

Well, I hope everybody had as much fun as I did. This festival ROCKS! Can't wait for next year.

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Jeremy Donovan

Tricia — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:44:35 GMT

Hi folks! Jeremy Donovan is needing a ride from Woodland Hills, CA on Friday morning. Anyone coming from that way? Let us know. Thanks!

Grahm & Trish (didgeridoostore@aol.com)

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A Four Day Festival!

whiteknight — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:41:13 GMT

Yeah, I know this is a little early to discuss the 2008 Didgefest :-) But what better time to think of the next one, then while we're there for this 2007 one.

2005 and 2006 were both 4 day festivals. Looking back at the history of the JT Didgefest website on archive.org, I see the 2003 fest (at Joshua Tree) was actually 7 days!

This year is only 3 days. Yeah, I know Gram and Trish are the ones to commit to how many days it will be. Just thinking I'd hate to see it go to only two days. Back to four days would be great.

Allan

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Lewis Burns cancels

LogRhythm — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:01:31 GMT

This is kind of a bummer......G&T just got this email (in part) from Lewis:

"August 12, 2007
It is with much regret that I notify you that I will not make the trip to the USA to perform at JT Didge Fest this year. Please pass on my apologies to everyone who was wanting to catch up this year. Good luck with the fest and I hope it is a great success.
Regrets and regards...

Lewis"

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JT Music Encounter

LogRhythm — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:27:38 GMT

Hey all you JT attendees.......the JT music encounter is scheduled for Friday at 6pm. The first piece will be done in the key of C in a kind of ambient/freeform style with probably little or no percussion. The second piece will be in the key of E and likely lots of percussion. Anyone who is interested in adding their musical or percussive touch will be invited in some organized fashion (if that's possible) to participate. there will be a core group of musicians/players to start and hopefully hold things together. In order to better facilitate a meaningful progression it would be helpful to have those wishing to participate let us know what instrument they would like to play. I'm sure there will also be some sort of sign-up at the fest as well. So lets hear from you asap please.

Cheers,

Per

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Pablo

LogRhythm — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:58:54 GMT

Justy got an email from Pablo saying that he won't be able to attend the didjfest this year. His presence will be greatly missed and our thoughts are being sent his way.

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Food!?

JesusFreke — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:23:01 GMT

Ok.. seeing as how I'm a fest noob... what's the deal with food there? Is it purely "byof"? And if so, is there any type of grocery store in the relative vicinity.. <20-30min away?

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sound clip

bill — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:47:27 GMT

Hi everyone,

I have put a short sound clip on the JT "balance" link of our cd. Click on the top "balance" logo. See you all at the fest!! Bill

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Wicked Tinkers @ JT Didgefest!

whiteknight — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:07:18 GMT

Hey everyone!

Wicked Tinkers will be at this year's JT Didgefest!
www.wickedtinkers.com

http://www.jtdidgefest.com/entertainment.htm

Can't wait!

Also... I noticed Jay Atwood participates in some of the tribe.net didge forums. Maybe he'll poke his head in here :-)

Allan

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Ben Hicks?

Cj — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 01:21:23 GMT

Has anyone heard anything about or from Ben? I know he has closed shop on the web, but is there any word on weather he will be at didgefest?selling or not? I was bummed to see that he was closing down, but it would be an even bigger bummer if we didn't get to see him anymore! LEMME KNOW!!!!

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Hey!

whiteknight — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:02:45 GMT

Hi Ben, Tricia, Per, Geoff, Joy, Gary, Todd, CJ, all those lurking, and all those to join soon.

Thanks to Ben for starting this tribe.

Can't till JT! Only about 2 months left. Hope to see you all there!
Allan

JT Didge Fest's topics - tribe.net

JT Didgefest 2008

Campsite Sharing '08

promoting JT on TV

Ride Sharing

Ride Sharing '08

Campsite Sharing

Workshop ALERT!!!

California wild fires

What's happened to the Didgeridootribe.com website?

rideshare? best logistics?

Who's coming this year?

World Music Gathering-Colorado

Didgeridoo and Acoustic Instrument Open Mic

Didgeridoo and Acoustic Instrument Open Mic

Workshops at World Rhythm Festival

Gathering for World Music-Colorado

This years fest

World Rhythm Festival 25-27 April

Wicked Tinkers on the Late Late Show

A good resource didgeridoo website?!

MySpace Accounts

The Colorado Didgeridoo and World Music Gathering

Any videos posted?

next years fest already booking up!

Gig in the Bay Area

Smeykal Seminar: 2007 JT Didgeridoo Festival

Website hijack?!?

Las Vegas Didge Fest?

SF Bay Area Didge Players...

Playing Skills

Ondrej Smeykal

JT Letters

How to do two things...

Fun!

Jeremy Donovan

A Four Day Festival!

Lewis Burns cancels

JT Music Encounter

Pablo

Food!?

sound clip

Wicked Tinkers @ JT Didgefest!

Ben Hicks?

Hey!

JT Didge Fest website