Topic: Drummer Cafe 10 Year Anniversary (Read 1488 times)

Bart Elliott · « **on:** December 21, 2011, 09:27 AM »

On this day, December 21st, back in 2001, I purchased the Drummer Cafe domain name and formed this community forum.

Happy Anniversay Drummer Cafe!

Thank you for your participation in this community as well as helping my vision and endeavors come to life.

Bart

Larry Lawless · « **Reply #1 on:** December 21, 2011, 09:58 AM »

Happy Anniversary, Drummer Cafe! and thank you, Bart for all you do. You are a treasure to the drumming and percussion community. Not to mention an all-around great guy. Honored to call you my friend.

David Stanoch · « **Reply #2 on:** December 21, 2011, 10:10 AM »

Your talent, time & energy are greatly appreciated, Bart.

Congratulations on ten years and here’s to many more!

Thanks always for your support and friendship, which I value highly. Happy Holidays to you & yours as well,
D.

Paul DAngelo · « **Reply #3 on:** December 21, 2011, 10:39 AM »

Happy Anniversary Drummer Cafe!

I think I first signed on late in 2001, maybe early 2002.

Bart, you continue to educate the drumming community in a close-to-perfect atmosphere.

Thank you, on behalf of myself and many others, for your efforts to keep the Cafe such a great place for the intelligent exchange of ideas.

Keith Denebeim · « **Reply #4 on:** December 21, 2011, 10:47 AM »

Bart,
What you have done for the entire drum community is incredible and we're all so grateful for what you have accomplished since that first domain purchase. Your style, class and demeanor has set the tone for all of us in our very tight fraternity and we all owe you so much.
Thanks for keeping us in the circle and the next 10 years will be just as sweet!

Keith Denebeim
San Francisco

Andy Ziker · « **Reply #5 on:** December 21, 2011, 11:14 AM »

Congratulations, Bart! Your website continues to be a blessing to drummers around the globe.

It's been an honor and privilege to be part of it!

Larry Rankine · « **Reply #6 on:** December 21, 2011, 11:49 AM »

All the best to you and the Cafe Bart! Congrats on the first decade of many more to come!

Don Elkington · « **Reply #7 on:** December 21, 2011, 11:51 AM »

I can't believe I've developed such an emotional attachment to a website! I've never met anyone here in person, yet I feel connected to so many of you. I continue to learn and grow as a musician... and this place is a part of that.

Thanks Bart (and everyone else).

Dan Britt · « **Reply #8 on:** December 21, 2011, 12:08 PM »

Awesome! ... Congrats on the 10 year anniversary of a great website! ....

Michael Barton (amba) · « **Reply #9 on:** December 21, 2011, 01:22 PM »

Bart,
This is wonderful! I congratulate not only the beginning of Drummer Cafe but also your perseverance in keeping your forum intact.

You are a very important member of our community...you have done SO much for us...
Thank you!

Sincerely,
Michael

Clifford Marshall Van Buren · « **Reply #10 on:** December 21, 2011, 06:05 PM »

Happy Anniversary!!!!

Thanks for your insite and work.

MOUSE · « **Reply #11 on:** December 22, 2011, 04:13 AM »

Wow 10 years

Congradulations Bart your efforts are both rewarding for yourself and the participants, proving drummers are the most sharing and interesting of the muso lot.(What would bass players talk about after 10 years lol.) All the best for the future.
My favourite T after 9 years of wearing them out, is the DRUMMERCAFE one

Thank You Bart.

Thank You all the people i have discussed drummy things with on the forum, there is always something new to learn from others.

Mark Counts · « **Reply #12 on:** December 22, 2011, 08:14 AM »

Thank you Bart for this awesome concept and thanks to all of you that make the DC what it is.
Peace,
Mark Counts

Chip Donaho · « **Reply #13 on:** December 22, 2011, 09:30 AM »

Congrats Bart, this community has emerged as my best friends. I've even met a few of you in person.

Brett Sheaffer · « **Reply #14 on:** December 22, 2011, 09:38 AM »

Bart, congratulations!
Although I don't visit the site nearly as much as I used to back when I joined in 2003, it's still the only drumming community I ever recommend to my fellow drummers/percussionists. It's always been top-notch, and as busy as I know I am, you're busier -- so I have no idea how you keep up on it as well as you do, ever evolving it and adding features, functionality, etc.
And having spent some time with you on a few occasions, I can also say that you're a great guy, and genuinely care about the people you created this forum to serve. Thanks for a great ten years!
Brett

dizz · « **Reply #15 on:** December 22, 2011, 10:54 AM »

Grats to the community for hanging this long

Mister Acrolite · « **Reply #16 on:** December 23, 2011, 06:38 AM »

Congratulations and THANK YOU, Bart, for creating, maintaining and continously growing the BEST drum forum I've ever found on the Internet.

Your hard work is much appreciated, my friend.

Bart Elliott · « **Reply #17 on:** December 23, 2011, 08:38 AM »

Quote from: Mister Acrolite on December 23, 2011, 06:38 AM

Congratulations and THANK YOU, Bart, for creating, maintaining and continuously growing the BEST drum forum I've ever found on the Internet.

Your hard work is much appreciated, my friend.

I want to thank YOU, Keith, for all that you've done for this drum community over the past decade.

Without Keith's assistance as forum moderator, over the years, we wouldn't have the balanced community that we now have.

FYI ... I mentioned Keith in my morning vlog yesterday.

Hannah Ford · « **Reply #18 on:** January 04, 2012, 08:52 AM »

Hey Bart,

Thank you so much for the never ending support of not only our art but of me personally.

Looking so forward to the next 10!!

Peace Love & Drums...

Hannah

Tim van de Ven · « **Reply #19 on:** January 04, 2012, 10:13 AM »

Congratulations to you, Bart! As Keith said, this is the best drum forum on the Internet.

There are some good folks at this café!

Happy Anniversary!

Tony · « **Reply #20 on:** January 05, 2012, 06:25 AM »

Congratulations Bart, 10 years is quite an accomplishment in any aspect of life, let alone the fickle Internet! Thanks for all te hard work, educational resources and years of information. Thanks for allowing such a collection of diverse folks a place to exchange information and ideas without being bullied for having a unpopular opinion. Here's to 10 more years.

Dave Heim · « **Reply #21 on:** January 05, 2012, 01:56 PM »

Sorry I missed this post. Seems I'm a little late to the party.

Congratulations, Bart, for 10 years of the best all-around drumming resource on the web. The Cafe is well run, the members are friendly & helpful, and the information shared is invaluable. There is something here for every drummer - regardless of age; regardless of what kind of drumming you do.

Your hard work and dedication to making the Cafe the best is much appreciated.

I'm thrilled we've become friends over the years and have had opportunities to hang together. And thanks much for the DC interview - much appreciated! That was a fun day.

Dave

Bart Elliott · « **Reply #22 on:** January 05, 2012, 02:16 PM »

Thank you all for the kind words.

Even more exciting news is that January 1st marked the 15-Year-Anniversary for the entire Drummer Cafe site ... formerly known as The Drum Ring International (1997-2001), which was renamed Drummer Cafe when I purchased the domain name in 2001.

Learn more about the site's history: http://www.drummercafe.com/about-us.html

JeepnDrummer · « **Reply #23 on:** January 06, 2012, 10:55 PM »

Congrats Bart. Your contributions to the drumming community are immeasureable. This really is the "one-stop shop" for all things related to drumming. Besides the diverse and well-behaved forum contributors, I remain amazed with the quality and value of the resources and PRess Roll Newsletter. Here's to the next 10 years being even better.

Steve "Smitty" Smith · « **Reply #24 on:** January 09, 2012, 09:06 PM »

Well, please allow me to offer my belated congratulations on 10 years of DC!

I can’t even begin to express how much I’ve learned from the outstanding resource that is the Drummer Café.

Bart, I know you put a ton of time and hard work into this incredible environment (“site” seems to be an inadequate description), and it is much appreciated.

Try to imagine if the Drummer Café didn’t exist. Yes, it would be awful!

Thanks for everything, Bart!

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