by Ivan » Fri Jul 23, 2004 3:07 pm
Tony,
Ahhh... I am glad to hear another fellow conguero/drummer trying to put a jam session together...
Unfortunately, I am not in Florida - but I understand where you are coming from... For 6-7 months I was trying to start a Rhumba jam in the park (here in Seattle, WA) everytime I would ask one of the "old timers" they would turn me down... When I was at my wits end - I met by hermano/friend/instructor Johnny Conga... After being turned down so many times - I feared asking him to do the same... To my surprise-he was up for it... We've been doing this for 3 Sundays in a row now... the last Sunday we had 5 guys show up...
I hope you are fortunate as I was in finding someone who was experienced and down to hit the drum in the park... If you have not yet - keep trying man - don't give up!!! I know JC used to live in Florida - maybe he can point in the right direction of jamming w/ some of the pros in your area...
JC - care to jump in?
Good Luck, Tony!
Ivan
Ilu Ache,
Ivan