Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

first off i just wanted to wish everyone on this group a very merry 
christmas ,and a safe new years in advance .. this place has always 
felt like a second home to me . even though i haven't had alot of 
free time in the past few months to run on here much. this is one of 
the places that is very dear to heart ... for those of you that 
wanted me to let you guys know about my latest musical quest that i 
have been heavily pursuing . check out the following :

i'm going on tour (what a christmas present eh??)

just wanted to share that i ended up getting the tour with the 
band "tangerine" that i have been working with painstakingly for 
weeks now to get all of their songs down .. it was made official 
yesterday(christmas eve)  that i will be hitting the road with them 
on the 8th. of january . here's the gig line-up so far for january :

1-08-04 C' est what - Toronto Canada
1-09-04 Rex theatre - Pittsburgh Pa.
1-11-04 The luna lounge - NYC
1-17-04 Wise fools pub - chicago
1-24-04 The Rosebud - Pittsburgh Pa.
1-29-04 Tribeca Rock club - NYC

more dates are anticipated for january but that's the list so far 

the band has played about 70 shows this year,and did around 50 shows 
in only the second half of the year in 2002 . some people may have 
seen from some of my posts on here that i'm more of a rock 
drummer ,and i even play around with some jazz fusion stuff , and 
even though this bands music is different that what i have played in 
the past.. i find it very comfortable to play . anyone interested in 
checking out the bands website can check it out at the following : 

http://www.1tangerine.com/shows.html

here's the page for the base of shows they have played in the last 
year and a half :

http://www.1tangerine.com/pastshows.html

tony will be updating the website soon i'm sure,but the whole band 
has just recently been composed of new members other than the 
founder/singer/songwriter/and rythym guitarist (yes this description 
is all the same guy) tony is the only one left from the 2003 touring 
line-up for the band,and has his goals set up high for doing another 
great year of touring with his totally new line-up in 2004 ... 
anyone whos interested in more details keep checking the calender on 
the bands website shows will be added shortly after they are 
booked .. and if anyone from on here is from around any of these 
places it would be great to see ya' at a show . i think it would be 
cool to meet some of my fellow drummers from on here,so if you're in 
the area pop down at one of the gigs .. 

i really hope everyone has a great christmas,and you guys ,and gals 
get alot of great new drum gear .. santa has been good to this 
drummer so far,and the day ain't over yet ... i'm not sure that 
anything else that could top this for me anyways ... 

sam(otacon28)
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my gear as follows:
9 peice premier kit w/shure mic kit 
dw 5000 double kick
custom gibraltar drum rack
shure t4 wireless headset system
drumkat,
hart multi-pad 6,
combination e-drum kit w/dtxpress module ,
roland vs-1880 ,event monitors,alesis qs6

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