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What a down to Earth, hip guy Friedman is. It's really great. At this workshop he's just one of the guys. He's just like another buddy. However, when he teaches I'm amazed at how much he can draw out of someone in a few simple minutes. That blew me away. He'd get someone up there, make a couple comments and bam they'd be making music together.

Getting to meet the members of the site is an incredible thing. You make all these friends online and then here they are.

That is totally cool. Getting to meet Marie Noelle (and her best friend Bernard) after all the conversations online is a really great thing. Seeing old friends like John Daly and Tarik was great. Meeting new friends from the site, like Nico from France and the Friedman Clan (Simon and Charlie) is all a thrill for me. This is exactly my fantasy for the site, to bring us all together. To see all the hard work pay off is really cool.

As I've mentioned many times one of my perks for running this site is getting to meet and talk with my idols. Terry is one of them, and we've had a couple long phone calls talking about all sorts of things.

In addition he sent some great video.
[BTW Terry said I could post some of it, but I can't get to the video. Can anyone help me? It plays but there's nothing visible on the disk.]

ok, so i just read where Tony says "i still don't understand why more players are not blogging here, posting examples of things they're working on. i'm clueless." so...I'm not shy, here's what i'm working on.
about a month ago, i thought i would transcribe the Tom Harrel solo on "i remember you", but first i needed to learn it. I learned it in one key, and then discovered it is in another on the video (a flat).

Saw Joe Locke last night with Tony and chris dingman was there, also christos was there too!

It was a great show! The thing that I love about every time I see Joe Locke perform is his ability to draw you into his world and make you feel welcome there. He really tells stories well (musically and verbally), from the intro to the ending (and he has really nice endings!), the experience is more then just going to see some music...its really about experiencing the music and the world that joe creates and welcomes us all to become a part of.

I read something on V.W. about a Deagan for sale and it reminded me of a project I did years ago when I drew the Deagan (model 145) out on Auto Cad. I thought that since the Vibes Workshop is EVERYTHING vibraphone, I should add it to the resources. (see pdf attachment)

Had a nice gig last night and was driving home listening to Billy Pierce and thinking about food. I was coming to a red light slowing down and this guy nailed me in the back. I jumped out of my car and saw him trying to start his car. He was going to split. It would not start and he saw me and jumped out and said he was sorry. His car was totaled.

Hey Everyone,

I have a gig with a Big Band in May and I have a meeting next week to discuss the repertoire. I was wondering if some of you guys might have some ideas for existing arrangements for Big Band with vibes. Ofcourse I'm thinking of all the Terry Gibbs Dream Band stuff and also Lionel Hampton. I also have a great record of Milt Jackson with the Clayton-Hamilton orchestra(Explosive!)

I was just wondering if any of you would have some more ideas, so I can check some stuff.

Thanks a lot!

TJ

Happy Birthday John Daly!!

I'm pretty sure it is John Daly's birthday today! SOOO HAPPY BIRTHDAY John. And forgive me if I'm wrong... ;)

TJ

Hey Philly vibe players i'll be playing at Chris's Tonight Jan 20 Wed. 8 and 9:30!

sorry for the last minute notice....hope to see you!

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