scrubby looking drummers!

[Ivanasnagu]

In which I don't agree.....

I can care less if you agree or not. You are probablyreally young or haven't been raised in the arena, or you would have understood what I wrote. The clip attached is an example of what I was trying to convey, clean clothes, button down shirts, I don't see anyone in shorts or flip flops. It's not like this any more. Just walk around the drums at any powwow in '2008 and you lose a lot of how it used to be. Not every drum, but about 50%. I for one hate losing our ways and one of those ways is the singers appearance and behavior around our drums. Let's try to keep it real.

YouTube - Haystack Ramblers-Denver March 1989

[timmy tiger]

Yep, that's what the ones that I know do too. Many times some of my friends and extended family will camp with me, I always bring extra food--not a whole lot--but enough, and I wind up feeding extra people. We wind up with a huge camp.lol

[50cal]

which is why we travel to powwow no more 3 hours from where we are.....and besides we know quite a bit of people so we stay at their homes, or pack tents and look someone up to use their showers at their hotels.....theres always a way to remain frugal.....and for food, we take ice chests full of it and a little hibachi....*L*.....believe me food cooked yourself is always good....and soemtimes we recieve honoraiums which we use to get food.....and if you want something else you best bring your own money.....other than that, with us the understanding is there that money off of a drum is nothing, which is why we bring along extra for after powwow activities.....some 49, others find new baby mommas.....LOL!!!.....

[timmy tiger]

If they are lucky that might pay for their gas. But with the gas prices now--I highly doubt it.lol

I've seen some of the drums after a pow wow where the split was like $30 a person. That's not all the time, but I have seen it a few times. And if they are not the host drum: get the hotel rooms and that, the cost for food and anything else can go over that fast. I know several of the people that I know who are on drums also compete in dancing, that's why they do that.

I've heard people complain "They're on the drum, they're already getting paid. Now they want more." No, it's not always about that, but sometimes the expense to get from one place to another.lol

[50cal]

Yep, usually we just fill everyones gas tanks up and have a massive dinner after the powwow.....get all the families fed, but you do get the "one", you know the one that cries for splitting money and ends up buying crack or weed...LOL!!!.....oh well to each his own I guess.......whatevers left we just put in the little savings bag for the next powwow, so whoever within the drum can get some munchies or drinks (ie: coffee, soda, water, had to clarify this, LOL!!)......pretty much though for the majority of us here, it's just being able to go to a powwow or jsut being able to sing is good enough...money is nice, but not something we can rely on to make a living.....which is why we got "real" jobs.....LOL!!!!!

[Kiwehnzii]

$500 bucks split 10 ways? That might pay for gas one way for a 4 hour trip. Nothing left to go to Value Village.

[Dakota Sandz]

going back to this......you're talking of local powwows around where you come form , I'm talking of being on the road.......2 different aspects to consider.......anyway.............sure would be nice to see drum contests like that around here...LOL!!!....our government just pockets that money....LOL!!!........our top money is like 500 bucks...LOL!!!...oh well.....I'm just happy i get to sing at all..........

500 bucks???lmao dang no wonder some drums look shabby.

[timmy tiger]

n some of the singers ... still insist on being stink and not lookin good HAHA jkz

LMAO--that's too funny.

[chazziff]

Yeah, I would say so.lol

n some of the singers ... still insist on being stink and not lookin good HAHA jkz

[timmy tiger]

Yeah, I would say so.lol

[chazziff]

HOLY CRAP--that's alot of money. I don't know of any off the top of my head that pay out that much for first place. DANG girl that's really good. WOW

guess thats prolly the main reason ... groups around here never go anywhere LOL

[timmy tiger]

dang ... guess they spoiled around here then ... two pow wows coming up at end of month in NB area ... one is $8000 and i think other is $10000

HOLY CRAP--that's alot of money. I don't know of any off the top of my head that pay out that much for first place. DANG girl that's really good. WOW

[chazziff]

dang ... guess they spoiled around here then ... two pow wows coming up at end of month in NB area ... one is $8000 and i think other is $10000

[timmy tiger]

Wow Chaz that's alot. There are no pow wow's by me or that I go to where the prize money it like that. The most that I've ever seen it was like $1,000 maybe once or twice $1,500. But not much more then that.

[chazziff]

going back to this......you're talking of local powwows around where you come form , I'm talking of being on the road.......2 different aspects to consider.......anyway.............sure would be nice to see drum contests like that around here...LOL!!!....our government just pockets that money....LOL!!!........our top money is like 500 bucks...LOL!!!...oh well.....I'm just happy i get to sing at all..........

ah meee .... drum contest sux where you are LOL. these guys get all some how if its like $3000 for first and its like an hour away LMFAO