Post #323384 by VampiressRN on Sun, Aug 5, 2007 1:04 PM

When I was in Australia a couple of years ago, one of the items I wanted to bring back was a Didgeridoo. My friends that live in Melbourne (where I stayed), took me shopping at an Aboriginal art store. I bought a boomerang, various other knickknacks, and of course my prize possession...a beautiful Didgeridoo. I really wanted one with a Kangaroo on it, but they didn't have any. They had about 3 small ones, a couple of mediums and a couple of large ones. I thought long and hard and chose a medium sized one with burned artwork and blue and green paint. I was nervous getting it packed to go back with me on the plane, but it made it to the US safely. I moved to a new home about two years ago and made sure my Didgeridoo was not lost somewhere in my garage of hundreds of boxes. It wasn't till about a month ago that I unpacked it and was pleasantly surprised to see it had a big sea-turtle burned onto it as the animal (I had forgotten what was on it). I had plans just to hang it on the wall as decorum, but recently sent away for a Didgeridoo instructional CD.

Today, I have been practicing playing it...hey I can actually make some sound come out of it!!! I decided to look up the artist's name and some other writing on the instrument. Gheeez...what a find!!! Lewis Burns Talbragar-Wiradjuri is actually a famous Aboriginal didgeridoo craftsman & performer from Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. I just bought his 2 CDs and a stand for my Didgeridoo.

Picture of the artist (Lewis Burns) off a cover of one of his CDs.

My instrument.

FATIMA BLUSH: Oh, how reckless of me. I made you all wet.
JAMES BOND: Yes, but my martini is still dry.

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