Found this bio and these songs from my 60's group, Beauregard Ajax, on the internet this morning (That's me on the drums with "Feather in a Bottle"):
Bio:http://beauregard_ajax.totallyexplained.com/
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teaching peace through drumming, rhythm, and storytelling
Saturday, January 30, 2010
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Saturday, January 16, 2010
Two Portland Drum Stores I Recommend
Today I visited two drum shops in Portland, Oregon where I now live. I would recommend these stores for anyone visiting Portland or who orders drums or accessories online.
This was my first visit to Cedar Mountain Drums. It is located at 22 37 E. Burnside Street, Portland, Oregon, 97214-1653, 503-235-6345, website: www.cedarmtndrums.com. I met the owner Patrick Pinson, who has been in business for over 20 years and makes his own hand drums and has a Native American from Oregon paint them. The specialty of the store is Native American drums. Some beautiful designs. He ships them all over the world. Cedar Mountain drums also has drum circles every Wednesday of the month for different groups of people.
The second store I visited is a five star drum store. Rhythm Traders. It is located at 3904 NE MLK Jr. Blvd., Portland, Oregon, 97212, 503-288-6950, website: www.rhythmtraders.com. I ordered items from the store before I moved to Portland. The store carries drum sets, accessories, DVDs, CDs, books, Latin percussion, and African percussion instruments. The store has ongoing lessons for set, Latin, and African percussion as well as big name clinics and workshops. If you are ever in Portland, you have to visit this store!
This was my first visit to Cedar Mountain Drums. It is located at 22 37 E. Burnside Street, Portland, Oregon, 97214-1653, 503-235-6345, website: www.cedarmtndrums.com. I met the owner Patrick Pinson, who has been in business for over 20 years and makes his own hand drums and has a Native American from Oregon paint them. The specialty of the store is Native American drums. Some beautiful designs. He ships them all over the world. Cedar Mountain drums also has drum circles every Wednesday of the month for different groups of people.
The second store I visited is a five star drum store. Rhythm Traders. It is located at 3904 NE MLK Jr. Blvd., Portland, Oregon, 97212, 503-288-6950, website: www.rhythmtraders.com. I ordered items from the store before I moved to Portland. The store carries drum sets, accessories, DVDs, CDs, books, Latin percussion, and African percussion instruments. The store has ongoing lessons for set, Latin, and African percussion as well as big name clinics and workshops. If you are ever in Portland, you have to visit this store!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Ed Thigpen, Jazz drummer died today
Read story in LA Times at: http://xml.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-ed-thigpen15-2010jan15,0,7197594.story
See his great brushwork at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecIpU5jVBUA
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