Drummed tonight in St. Petersburg, Florida on a great new boat. The rainbow happened as we were beginning the cruise. It was about 45 people drumming and sharing the groove. It was an awesome night! Thanks to Capt. Dan and the crew at Dolphin Landings on St. Pete beach. Sign  up for the July Full Moon cruise. 727-360-7411

Kare’s myspace page has god fotos of the cruise! http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#/photo.php?pid=30364883&id=1531763626&ref=mf

Once again a stupendous event in the beautiful countryside of Kansas. Weather was perfect. The drumming this year was so supportive of the groove, the dancers floated and glided around the fire all night. The drummers were all very nice, and I felt a great sense of family and belonging. The grooves are better, longer, more stable and danceable. Congrats to all the drummers at Gaea this year. I had a blast!

“Je suis fier de moi” was the winning Helmtone protocol for the weekend.

Twenty two years of drumming at the Santa Monica, CA Montana Avenue Street Sale in the middle of May. The neighborhood comes out and drums along. Always willing and able is Kevin Roberts, video director extraudinaire as well as former drummer for IRON BUTTERFLY!  Cathy Javier host and owner of Seasons also gave as good as she got on the Djembe. Of course Buddy is holding down the groove with his secret weapon; the pedal tambourine. A good time was had by all!

The next dolphin  full moon drumming cruise will be held on an air-conditioned double decker cruiser! 727-360-7411

Dolphin landings. St. Pete beach, Florida. June 7.  Shove off at 6pm!  $50.00 Repeat Customers $40.00

I was doing some drumming therapy demonstrations at a friends house in St. Pete and we got some of my stories.

OralRobertsStory@ possick may 7-09.mp4

Burning tree.mp4

Lots of fun at this open air college bar in St. Petersburg, Fl. Animal is the host/keyboardist of the open mic. Jim Cournouyer played lead, Doug played harp, Chris on Bass. Don’t know the drummer. Great fun.

Here is a little ditty that came to me sitting outside in front of the store at Seasons on Montana, in Santa Monica, CA on a pleasant April day.

It had been rough going for me emotionally for many weeks. I finally realized that no one was gong to take care of me unless I decided to take care of myself. I made up a Samba beat and started to sing. Suddenly I felt BETTER! The groove was nice, the words sunk into my hard head and my heart opened up.

The day looked brighter and I felt like smiling again after a long dark teatime of the soul.

Funny how this stuff works.

Wilson just loves the drums. He comes in once in a while with his mom for a little drumming session at Seasons on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, CA. We’ve got a few little drummers coming in to pound. Its a lot of fun and they get some musical experience and before you know it, they’re holding a groove!

buddyhelmdrumming sailboat

Another great trip out of St. Pete beach into the Gulf to see the sunset, watch the dolphins cavort around the 51 foot yacht, enjoy some snacks and share the groove with friends. Rosie Warburton and Henry Steffes fluted for us. Sign up fo the next cruise on May 7, Thursday. 727-360-7411

We jammed while Diana painted. Diana Wong’s Studio in Santa Monica, California is a perfect place for such an inspiring event. Thanks to Shannon Terry  for putting it together and playing Mbira. Thank-you to the great percussionist, MS. Bobbye Hall. Shannon made a great audio recording of this event in case someone might want a copy. The professional video will no doubt be great.