I came home from work this evening and was surprised to find my new Mike Balter custom Mallets had been delivered. It was amazing how fast it was from request to delivery.

These are Tony Miceli signature mallets and the Mike Balter R23's but with the rubber grip used on the John Piper M44R mallets added.

I can't play without the rubber grip. So I asked Mike if it was possible to add them after the fact and he said yes. I sent them in and received them back within a very short period of time.

Video is not that great but man Bags swings so hard!

Guys,

I just got a mail today from Philippe Briand. For those who don't know him yet "Philippe" is a first hour subscriber and among our dear "young veterans". After decades of great jazz drum playing with the greatest, he started vibes over his 40's but has worked hard on it and become a fine player, member, and friend from my side.

I don't think this was already posted.....

Listen to the masters! Bobby and Joe do some great stair climbing patterns here!

Hi All,

I've done a webapp for the iPhone that shows the videos that have been posted here. Point Safari at http://vibes.phelan-4.com/roku/iphone.php to view it.

This gives us four ways now to see the videos on the site (as of this morning, that's 830 videos!):

1. On a computer with Flash -- go to the main website, http://www.vibesworkshop.com/
2. On a TV via a Roku Digital Player -- go to the Roku Channel Store and download the Vibesworkshop on Roku app.

Went to a Stefon Harris Masterclass at Temple University tonight. Stefon is a very inspiring cat! I love his playing and his vibe. He has a lot of soul. I admire guys who might think with their head but they play with their heart, and that's Stefon.

He talked about Melodic and Harmonic Tonics. Who knows what they are?

I never used these words but have done things along these lines. However Stefon gave me a lot more ideas and a new to think about this.

Before I go into it, what do you guys know about it?

I am working on You Stepped Out of a Dream. Listening to Nat King Cole, and Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 versions. I don't have the lead sheet so I figured most of it out. Still working on the B section.

Here is a duet with one of Tony's play-alongs (See Check this out).

Still work-in-progress.

Barry