If any Drummer Cafe members are going to be at the show tomorrow and Sunday ... let me know by posting here. I'd love to connect with some of you if possible.

I'm in Milwaukee right now but will be at the show both days. I'll be covering for the show for DCTV and the Drummer Cafe.

Be sure to look for me while you are at the show. I'll be the tall, thin guy with the Drummer Cafe T-shirt on. 

I'll do my best, but I'm driving in from Milwaukee tomorrow morning ... so I doubt I'll get there until 10am.

Here's a slide show (photos from today) which I'll be updating later today and tomorrow.


I've got video from the Bob Moses and Carmine Appice clinics, plus an interview with Bermuda. I'll be doing more interviews tomorrow and hope to video the Cindy Blackman clinic. I missed Billy Ward but hope to see him tomorrow as well. Should have some good interviews with a number of drum-makers and manufactures; quite a few agreed to allow me to interview them.

I didn't get to spend as much time there as I would have liked. I did however get to see Bart, meet Bermuda and Dave Heim....What a great group of guys and a great representation of the class of our DC family.

I'm really proud to be associated with the Drummer Cafe!

Hannah

Had a great time at the Chicago Show on Saturday.  Hung with Bart and Bermuda and Jim R for a while.  Chatted with Hannah and her dad a bit.  Spent some time catching up and reminiscing with Bill Ludwig III (B3), and some of the other guys from Ludwig.  Had a few nice conversations with Mike Dorfman, Chris, and JT from Trick Drums.  Did quite a bit of trick-or-treating at the vendor booths.  Caught a couple of good clinics (Bob Moses and Carmine).  And came away very tired by the time they closed up at 5pm.

I had a gig Saturday night and Bart came out and caught the show.  And for those of you who wonder how he keeps the Cafe so fresh and up to date. . .  his laptop computer was ever-present and humming every spare minute - head bobbing in time to the music while working the site.

Oh, and I finally picked up an early 70's 5x14 no-tint Vistalite snare.  I'd been trolling all the usual places for about a year and hadn't found one I liked.  I got into the show about 2 hours early on a VIP pass and found the drum within an hour while the exhibitors were setting up.

Hi Bart - I just got home and after a small snack am surfing! 
I can't express the warmth I feel in my heart when I see you.  i love the CafeTV and I'm so glad we got to say hello and have a hug!

Hey Jim -

+1 on that Joyful Noise stuff.  Man, those are some nice drums.  That engraved snare you posted is gorgeous.  And it looked even better in person!  And the throw off is quite clever & innovative!

Did anyone else catch the Cindy Blackman Clinic? It blew my mind. That woman is amazing and so in touch with reality. Not to mention how skilled she is and her intense knowledge of the rich history of jazz drumming.  A real treat.

The show was awesome, even my guitar player liked it. heh.

Sorry for the delay in getting my report done from the Chicago show. I've been messing with the video, trying to edit and repair dropped frames in the footage.    I have over 3 hours of video footage, so as you can imagine ... it's taking awhile.

I hope to have a chunk of it done and available on DCTV by this weekend; no promises. With gigs, sessions and family ... well, there's only so much time available.

Thanks for your patience!