Jim Kerry From Montreal

[jimkerryhelmer]

Hi I'm Kerry from Montreal. I have been playing african drums for about 5 years. I ow almost 100 african drums and latin drums. I play regularly at Montreal tam tams and hope i can share my experience and of course learn something new. Cheers.

some of my videos
http://www.youtube.com/user/jimkerryhelmer

[michi]

Hi Kerry, welcome to the forum!

Almost 100 drums?!!! That's taking the term "obsession" to an entirely new level!

From looking at the videos, Montreal Tam Tams is a community/drum circle type event? Can you tell us a bit more about it?

Cheers,

Michi.

[Djembe-nerd]

100 drums

Dude, You are an inspiration !! So you pick a drum you want to play by number, today is # 71 's day

Where do you keep all of them

Welcome to the forum.

[jimkerryhelmer]

Eat, sleep drums. All over the house. I try to play them all at least once a week.

[Beerfola]

100 Drums !?! That eases my guilt for having multiple drums for sure.

[copperhead357]

I feel for ya JK from M...it sounds like you have quite a congo-bongo-q-bine.

The two drums that I do have, were caught conspiring against me the other day when they realized I was contemplating a third drum while playing them passionately...of course, they felt jilted. Later that week, when I confirmed their suspicions, one cracked under the tension and split the next night while everyone was sleeping. The other drum, blamed me for it and wouldn't talk to me for a week. Finally the other one shaped up and came back, it has it's new e-mail order head on straight and has even tightened it's act up a little, so for now...we are one big happy family again.

I swear, those two, they have so many moods; it is like having 9 or 10 drums at least...while only toting the two around. You never know who might be sulking in the bag when you take them out in public...I can imagine what three is going to be like. Relationships...who would have thunk?

Guess I should have saved the dirty laundry for at least my third post, sorry...it's July, and out of the blue fire calls me the other day, and instantly I am this manic teenager again.


Namaste,
-j-