Milwaukee-Drum Meetup http://www.meetup.com/Milwaukee-Drum/ Click link above to go there. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you should! I plan to keep sending these E-Notes to the approx 200 people on the list but it makes sense to have an organized, easy to visit and navigate online drum announcement service, a calendar you can check anytime and a discussion forum if you want to “chat” or share thoughts on drumming. There is a cost to maintain this service, so an occasional donation would be a good gesture and insure the future convenience of this service. Watch for a Paypal link soon! Kristie Vosburg is the current administrator. Russ Anderson and Tom Gill are also helping out with maintaining the site's info. . Here is original explanation of Meet Up from founder Glenn McCulloch: A while ago I let you know that there would be a new way for our drummers to stay informed and connected with other like minded folks. After two months now, our Meetup groups are continuing to grow. It is an easy and safe way to find out what is happening. Tom gill, Russ Anderson, and Kristie Vosburg have signed on to help organize events. Many thanks to them, and to you all for supporting local drumming events. If you have not already signed up on Meetup, please take a moment and check it out. It is nothing like Facebook or Myspace. You have full control of everything. Very Simple. If you know of an event that you would like to see posted, let one of the organizers know, and we'll review it. I wish to limit what is posted to only group drumming events and classes. Members are always free to start discussions on most an topic. We would also love to post your drumming photos. It is easy to sign up, and free for all. The links below are for our three areas. Between Milwaukee and Madison, the dividing line will be Hwy 26, so events in Watertown, Jefferson, and Fort Atkinson would be in both groups. Going between Milwaukee and Kenosha will be hwy 11. Elkhorn may be in both groups, and there are things going on there (to come soon). Sign on to the groups in the areas that you are willing to travel to. There is also a group in Chicago, if you are interested. As time goes on, more events will be on Meetup, and less sent out on our private mail lists. So, please check it out! Glenn McCulloch <drumdoctor@charter.net> . http://www.meetup.com/North-Shore-Illinois-Drum-Meetup-Group/ http://www.meetup.com/Milwaukee-Drum/ http://www.meetup.com/madison-drum/http://www.meetup.com/Milwaukee-Drum/mailto:drumdoctor@charter.nethttp://www.meetup.com/Milwaukee-Drum/http://www.meetup.com/Milwaukee-Drum/http://www.meetup.com/Milwaukee-Drum/shapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3shapeimage_1_link_4