Iowa Communal Living

Is there anyone on this board who lives in an Iowa commune? Don't laugh- there are some! I am particularly interested in the ones in and around Fairfield. Feel free to send me a private message here. Thank you!

 

I'm very interested in this !!! I didn't know there were any ?? what are those closet to desmoines ?? I'm very excited cause you are my very 1st contact with even another hippy person in iowa - was beginning to wonder if i'ld ever meet the others cause as john says i know i'm not the only one can't wait to chat - you can write lots2shar2@yahoo our pic is on our profile there - so you know who u r talking to

 

I know, I haven't met any other hippies from Iowa either- I know you're out there!!!!!

 

Yes,YES..we are here,and a pretty large # of us allso.Im here in Cedar Falls,you guys owtta come down for the next drum circle.sunshine to you,green healing thoughts
woodenfrog

 

Woodenfrog- when is the next circle? I want to learn to drum REALLY bad!!! That is one of my new year's resolutions, just wish drums weren't so expensive!

 

comfortably numb,,,, probly this spring as we drum arround the fire at our gardens.needs to warm up a bit.we have sevral that show up useally.we have all the drums,and we can get the local music shop to bring out more to try out.
allso its possable to pic one up on e bay pretty cheap,ifve seen djembe"s for arround $100.00 on there.
no worries summer is coming,keep intouch
frog

 

woodenfrog- i have been looking on ebay and there are some sweet drums on there. problem is, i know nothing about them other than the brand i'm looking for. the lady that told me the brand to get also told me that i should try it before i buy it to see how it sounds. i'm totally new to drumming so i wouldn't know if it was good or bad anyway!

what size is a "good" drumming size?

 

by golly (and howdy froggy , yaya , n' hope we can meet this spring) another iowa guy here and i like drums alot . one fab drum i've met wasn't so very large but still had an excellent boom was one of those hour-glassed shape djembe drums . it's got a head made of bison hide which makes all the difference . in africa , for community drums , they like water buffalo skin . most of their trade drums seem to be made with goat-skin though , though not all .

tho tho tho tida~t da~t aaaaaaaaa ioWA~~~~

 

keep intouch all you iowa folks.sunshine

 

btw,,,its really nice to here from folks neer us.hip forums is verry global.decent size comunity here,,hope to shake more hands and give more hugs to folks in iowa land of the forever
sunshine one in all
frog

 

It's so nice to see another Iowa hippie- so far I think i'm the only female! Lucky me


I am watching bids on a very nice djembe drum on ebay. It ends tonight and I plan on making it MINE!! If so, I should have it by this weekend and I am SUPER SUPER stoked. I have been wanting to drum for so long, I can just feel the anticipation building in me. Drumming around a fire would be so cool. I built a fire pit in my back yard a few years ago, but I live in the city so it wouldn't be too conducive to a drum circle outside! I may be making a trip east (I'm in DSM) to the drumming circles already mentioned!

Keep on posting Iowa hippies, it's great to get to know one another and hopefully we can all meet up sometime.

 

Email the site master and ask them to put an Iowa subforum under the travel/usa section so that we have an Iowa spot represented. I sent my feedback email this morning!

 

nice drum,,did ya get it??I looked at an udo this morn.thinking of getting one,but we will see,i dont want to make my other drums jellius.annyway thats a nice djembe there.wat size head is it,is it goat skin?cant wait to drum with ya folks,we will have some get togethers at the herb farm this spring and summer.
loveing my iowa brothers and sisters..all sunshine
woodenfrog

 

I FINALLY got my drum... well it's on it's way. It's the drum in my signature picture!

 

woodenfrog, i just saw your post. thanks, i LOVE my new drum.

head is 11'' or 12'' i can't remember, goatskin.

 

right on sister,,congrats!!! happy for you..hay for just a start check this out ,it may help
http://www.africanpercussion.com/Community_Events/Club_Drum/Lessons/lessons.html
or this
http://www.alternativeculture.com/music/rhythm.htm
or this
http://www.songbong.co.nz/drumming lessons djembe.htm
of corce nothing teaches better than just poundin it,and druming with others,but its nice to know some traditional djembe rythems.....most important,,have fun and let your mind sfly,rythems over 20 min. are best..
congrats,,keep intouch
frog

 

allso,you will really like that goat skin,verry natchurall sound with big tons a even bigger guns (big boombs).feel those bare feet getting vibes..you"ll see,,happy for you
frog

 

Frog- Thank you for the links, I plan to check them out today while i'm at work! I am super excited, I should have my drum tomorrow! I did take the pic off of my signature because it was so big. I'll put another one on once I get the drum and can take my own pics.

I am going to drive my cats crazy this weekend drummin' away! I can't wait to learn so that I can come and drum with you!

 

did ya get the new drum yet?can we see pics?
drum,,,drum,drum

 

Woodenfrog-

because of the holiday today, I won't get my drum until tomorrow. I will post pics as soon as I have them. I can post the one that was on ebay if you want (if I can still find it)