| drumsforu.com Field Trip #1 7-01-07 |
| 1. The Trip Begins |
| Thursday, 6-28-07, I get the idea. It would be cool if I could take a small group of students to meet the people involved in a major touring show. I e-mailed a buddy of mine, Aden Bubeck (www.adenbubeck.com), Bass Guitarist for Miranda Lambert (www.mirandalambert.com). Their tour started a couple of weeks ago & they're playing Dallas on 7-01-07 with Toby Keith (www.tobykeith.com). I told Aden what I had in mind. Aden is so cool,I had confirmation on a meeting with him before sound-check & I could bring a small group of students with me. |
| 2. The Plan |
| After speaking with & getting permission from the parents we came to the conclusion that the students & I would take the train to Dallas. Everybody would meet at the train station & go from there. Fantastic! This was Friday. Saturday I called the train station for schedules & I was informed that the train does not run on Sundays. That's the day of the concert. This is not good! |
| I had to call the parents back & tell them about the train. It was not looking good at all. (later that day) Driving back from my last lesson Saturday evening I received a call from Chris, Jackson's Mother. She volunteered to drive us there & back. How cool is that! An Angel in disguise. I felt like I was stranded somewhere in a John Wayne movie & at the last possible moment the calvary comes riding in with Chris leading the charge- THANK YOU AGAIN CHRIS ! |
| 3. Rescued |
| 4. The Meeting |
| SOME OF THE NICEST PEOPLE YOU WILL EVER MEET! When we arrived at Smirnoff Aden met us in the back. The band had traveled all night from Kansas City & woke up to be informed that a TV commercial was being filmed that day for Ford & Toby. Accommodations were made. (I'm horrible with names) Aden introduced us to Keith Zebroski, the drummer for Miranda Lambert, Alex Weeden, Lead Guitarist & Chris Kline, on keyboard. Then we met Dave, the drummer for Toby Keith. We were also introduced to numerous technicians; sound, lights, cameras, merchandising &, took a tour of the band bus. Aden also showed us the stage (front & back), sound booth, dressing rooms &, lounge areas. It was a complete tour. All these different people are very busy & they were especially busy today &, they took their time to talk with my students &, a couple of photos were taken. To everyone we met today, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR TIME WITH US!!! Looking forward to meeting you again. Take care & Many Blessings- drumsforu.com |
| 5. The photos |
| Here we go! |
| We're back! |
| After the meeting |
| Dave, Drummer for Toby Keith |
| L-R: Jacob, Dave, Jackson & Beau |
| Dave & Me |
| L-R: Aden & Me |
| L-R: Jacob, Aden Bubeck, Jackson & Beau |