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Check out this you tube post. It was put together by Omar Spence ( Skip Spence's son Moby Grape) The kid at the beginning on the marching snare is Omar's son Nico. Omar is in the back left corner under the risers and 4th from the left when they bring the garbage cans out front. He's got the long hai...

There is an 8 inch club Jordan snare for sale on ebay right now, currently at $50. bucks. Item # 200185205187. End date X-mas eve! Good luck for a Christmas Present

I wanted to update this post. I'm getting a fair amount of inquiries. As of 01/10/08 I still have the Vespe's for sale.Here are some pics of one of the Vespe's I have for sale. 13 X 24, white marine pearl. Badge says Vespe drum co. combo drum Camden N.J. Wrap is in good condition very slight yellowi...

Even the backup singers got a camera shot! It's amazing that the producer & camera man don't know that the most important shot is the cocktail drummer!!!!!!!!

Anyone see KT Tunstall on the Today show Monday morn (I think) about 10 to 10:00 AM, She did a tune with a cocktail drummer. He had a silver Club Jordan with what looked like a natural snare. Was that anyone We know? Youngish lookin guy with short hair & Buddy Holly glasses.

Actually, Arnold owns a restuarant in Venice, Venice beach ( Calif.)called Schatzie's, His Mom used to run it, I'm not sure is She is still alive, I imagine He eats there from time to time (wonder if He gets a discount)

Hey, nice sound! Can you run down all your bands gear for me? I've always wondered, do you have to have voltage converters for european voltages or is all the equipment set up for the higher voltages by the manufacturers? Cheers and have an Aquavit for me

I've got two Vespe cocktail drums I would like to sell. originally I was going to try a "project" of a Vespe kit but never got around to it. The drums are one sided with an open bottom, 13" X 20" White marine pearl. They are in good condition. The Vespes have the hoops that are f...

I just came across 3 or 4 solid wood drum shell fragments and thought they might make a good do it yourself cascara board for people that don't have one. The pieces are raw, unfinished solid wood, looks to be mahagony and maple. They seem to be the right diameter, and are somewhat bigger pieces than...

Hey Bruce, I've heard of this place before but heard that it is a very small place. Where did you play???

I'll be playin strictly cocktail the 26th of October (Friday night) at Luganos Swiss Bistro. Always a fun gig, great crowd & atmosphere. Luganos is located at the Barnyard shopping center in Carmel, Ca. We play a selection of European ethnic music, Just Cocktail drums & Accordion. How do you...

Hey Bruce, sounds cool, have fun!! I drove through the Czech and Slovak Republichs in 1990, and with the exchange rate, a half-liter mug of Budwar(budweiser) fresh from the tap was about 25 cents!!! Needless to say, I had a few(hundred). Here, budweiser is the King of beers, in Czech Republic it's t...

If He gets that for his set, maybe I can retire!! I think He is high on his B.I.N. price. I have two old ludwig(WFL) cocktail sets like that & the bass drums have a very nice sound. These where fairly nice sets, mahagony shells, the straight legs on the big drum tended to let the drum bounce aro...

Hey Randy, I have two 13 inch Vespe cocktail drums. In measuring the shell they measure just at 13 inces in diameter. One drum has an aquarian vintage which fits well, the other drum has a mapex unicorn BA head which seems a little big. One other thing about the Vespes, is that they had a unique hoo...

Well, sounds pretty exciting. Good luck & hope the cymbal works well for you. Post a good pic of your set up. A deaf guitar player? Ask him if He knows the definition of perfect pitch: That's when you throw the accordion in the dumpster and it lands on the banjo, Ha Just a joke, folks