View Full Version : California here I come
yourstruly
11-29-2005, 11:14 PM
I'm gonna be leaving here(new zealand) for California in August 2006 and
will be there goin to school living with a host family and whatnot for a year.
Do you think that I should just sell my current drumset before I leave and work
towards getting a new one when i'm there.
I have a Pacific EZ set, so it's not exactly very good.
Half Life
11-29-2005, 11:16 PM
I'd say work towards getting a new one :thumb:
what part of california are you coming to?
Brownie Dude
11-29-2005, 11:34 PM
Your host family is going to hate you. I'd think about getting something pretty quiet.
rockindrummer
11-29-2005, 11:40 PM
Work towards getting a new one is what I would do.
styler
11-30-2005, 12:11 AM
work towards getting a new one, and then keep all the money you earn till you get back
Would your host family allow you to keep drums?
Iodus
11-30-2005, 01:27 AM
buy heaps of wuhans! an when you get back sell them on trade me
styler
11-30-2005, 01:38 AM
in a sick way that would work lol
ian1988
11-30-2005, 03:33 AM
buy heaps of wuhans! an when you get back sell them on trade me
Lol..im already gona do that these hollidays :P Import them from the states..sell them at double if not triple the price!
BTW..does anybody know where I can grab stuff like Lugs and hoops and screws in NZ?..prefably auckland?
VTDS_xx
11-30-2005, 09:46 AM
Yeah, I'd work towards a new one.
If you like PDP, upgrade to a CX.
You'll be very pleased.
yourstruly
11-30-2005, 10:07 PM
what part of california are you coming to?
not sure, it's randomnly chosen, hopefully somewhere with lots of music freaks like me :)
yourstruly
11-30-2005, 10:09 PM
Would your host family allow you to keep drums?
I hoping that they would have somewhere for me to practise, will probably have
to have those muffling pads or something.
Ill Mitch
11-30-2005, 10:11 PM
Sounds like fun. I'd like to go to New Zealand sometime. I hear it's beautiful over there.
not sure, it's randomnly chosen
oh. damn. we get a lot of exchange students here in bakersfield.
yourstruly
11-30-2005, 10:31 PM
Sounds like fun. I'd like to go to New Zealand sometime. I hear it's beautiful over there.I guess there's alot of awesome scenery, like if you've seen the Lord Of the Rings movies, all the mountains are forests and stuff are really here. Other than that it's pretty average.
yourstruly
11-30-2005, 10:32 PM
oh. damn. we get a lot of exchange students here in bakersfield.is it pretty cool there?
is it pretty cool there?
its ok. as long as you dont get a host family in the middle of east bakersfield then youre good. haha.
Iodus
12-01-2005, 12:34 AM
Lol..im already gona do that these hollidays :P Import them from the states..sell them at double if not triple the price!
BTW..does anybody know where I can grab stuff like Lugs and hoops and screws in NZ?..prefably auckland?
The rockshop has them on their website, they've only got maxtone, pearl, an
premier to choose from though, an you can get lugs an stuff from there too,
they just updated their website, so if u search on the online store it should
come up,
An dont sell the wuhans for to much, i want some! :D
oh, an by the way Wuhans are coming to NZ,
www.primal.co.nz - new online store (not running yet though)
Double Bass Jim
12-01-2005, 01:12 AM
Save up for a proper upgrade.
Don't rush into buying something cheap.
Save up for a proper upgrade.
Don't rush into buying something cheap.
yeah i learned that the hard way.
Double Bass Jim
12-01-2005, 01:16 AM
Yep it sucks.
You'll end up spending double with little chance of re-sale.
yourstruly
12-01-2005, 02:50 AM
I'm looking to save for a High end kit to last me for a while, but right now i'm workin on saving up the 8k NZD to go on the trip..
ian1988
12-01-2005, 03:38 AM
The rockshop has them on their website, they've only got maxtone, pearl, an
premier to choose from though, an you can get lugs an stuff from there too,
they just updated their website, so if u search on the online store it should
come up,
An dont sell the wuhans for to much, i want some! :D
oh, an by the way Wuhans are coming to NZ,
www.primal.co.nz - new online store (not running yet though)
They sell them on trademe. He'a making to much of a markup on them personally. and he doesnt do the Lion China's.....
ian1988
12-01-2005, 03:41 AM
Sounds like fun. I'd like to go to New Zealand sometime. I hear it's beautiful over there.
This is coming from a Asian migrant to New Zealand...Its boring as hell..Theres absoltely nothing to do after 5.30 and even there there are so few shops. Its nice as a tourist destination..not to live in!
yourstruly
12-01-2005, 03:44 AM
well I guess if you compare it to an asian country, don't they have like 3 story malls and ****?, go clubbing and ****, that's what everyone else in Auckland does. Or learn to skate.
Aaron
12-01-2005, 03:46 AM
Save up for a proper upgrade.
Don't rush into buying something cheap.
yeah *cough* once bought a 20" to use for a ride *cought*
ian1988
12-01-2005, 03:53 AM
well I guess if you compare it to an asian country, don't they have like 3 story malls and ****?, go clubbing and ****, that's what everyone else in Auckland does. Or learn to skate.
3 stories? that was so 20 years ago. try 7-10 story high malls the size of Botany.....including the car parks....:) and 3-4 in the morning if you have the munchies..there will be cheap food by the road to feast on :)...2 bucks can get you the meanest feed!
yourstruly
12-01-2005, 04:10 AM
3 stories? that was so 20 years ago. try 7-10 story high malls the size of Botany.....including the car parks....:) and 3-4 in the morning if you have the munchies..there will be cheap food by the road to feast on :)...2 bucks can get you the meanest feed!:amaze:
VTDS_xx
12-01-2005, 12:12 PM
yeah *cough* once bought a 20" to use for a ride *cought*
What's wrong with 20" rides?
is it pretty cool there?
No. Bakersfield sucks. (sorry if you live there, but you know it)
Unfortunate you don't know where you are going. That can make a huge difference.. like if you should go or not!
Getting stuck somewhere like bakersfield, fresno, modesto, etc for a year would suck in such a major way.
However you could land the other way, get dropped into somewhere in Orange County near the beach...
There's the other way too, some place up north where not only is it green, wet and cold. But everyone is stoned.
Eh good luck, hard to say about the drums at all. California is the size of most small countries and to say you are randomly goign to some place. Well who knows.. we have from harsh deserts, very tall mountians, forests, beaches, flatlands, wetlands and such.
If you'll have a place for a drumset, or to use it is so hard to tell. Odd's are yes. However I'm thinking just to ship your set over would cost as much as buying a cheap one here.
Then of course, maybe your host family is in Newport Beach, and you'll never have time to drum anyway because you'll be always out experiencing the life you've watched on MTV.
If you hit So Cal though, learn to surf. It's world class and the chicks are hot.
yourstruly
12-01-2005, 06:37 PM
yeah there are lots of variables, i'm hoping they put me somewhere cool, or atleast give me a few choices when they find willing host families.
I wont really know 'till I apply and they start interviewing me and stuff.
Haha California is ****loads bigger than the entire NZ.
Do most schools over there have Music as a subject at school?
I assume you mean colleges... yes most offer some music major. Though in all honesty, most would be a total waste of time to attend. You don't have to be a music major to play in the bands either, so don't let playing music in college force you into being a music major.
In the US at least, the only thing a music degree is good for is teaching. While the knowledge can be useful as a musician, it can be aquired faster, cheaper and you could get a degree that's actually useful with that time in school.
poppinfresh
12-01-2005, 07:28 PM
schools have music programs. but i guess your going to college.
if you get anywhere in the bay area where i am, youll be in drumming heaven. Drum clnics never stop coming through here, jimmy degrasso brings top notch drummers through here and theres at least five drum shops.
http://sanjoseprodrum.com/clinics.htm and coming in januarty jason bittner
other drummers include virgil donati, thomas lang, mylious johnson, kenny aronoff, steve gadd, louie bellson lives around here.
theres a lot of great teachers around here also and even a drumming school.
yourstruly
12-02-2005, 02:30 AM
I mean in Highschool, the only College I would ever get into is Clown College. A music class in Cali like here would be good for meeting other aspiring musicians.
crolfe1
12-02-2005, 02:33 AM
:lol: He should bunk with a family in New Jersey :lol:
I mean in Highschool, the only College I would ever get into is Clown College. A music class in Cali like here would be good for meeting other aspiring musicians.
Oh well that's a whole different thing. Most highschools have some sembalence of a music program. The range however is amazing. From horrible to world class.
Get stuck at some inner city highschool, don't even waste your time doing band there. Get put into Irvine Highschool.. well they weant to China the other year to play and Italy the year before, VicFirth, Zildjian, Remo and Yamaha sponorships, etc
Though the average highschool has a pearl export (circa 1985) and possibly cymbals for it.
How old are you?
Age limits some things in the US.
yourstruly
12-02-2005, 03:06 AM
15, will be 16 when I go . Seems like there'll be alot of luck involved in this.
Yup! Worth it I'd say.
A 16 yr old dropped into an orange county highschool, well assuming you were good looking enough and all (Hey it IS orange county). That could turn out to be a most incredible year.
Dropped into Fresno however... well if that happens let me know, that'd be like punishment.
*shrug* I was at a highschool the other day, it's changed a "bit". I don't remember all those strippers walking around.. oh wait.. I mean female students. *end rant on declining morality in schools*
Dropped into Fresno however... well if that happens let me know, that'd be like punishment.
ewww fresno. i hate that place.
Haha oh like Bakersfield is any better!?! Ok well you do have Magic Mountian about an hour away.
I'm actually out at Taft a bit to jump...
Haha oh like Bakersfield is any better!?! Ok well you do have Magic Mountian about an hour away.
I'm actually out at Taft a bit to jump...
ahahaha bakersfield SUUCKKKCKKCKCs. yea ive been to taft a few times for some track meets n stuff. their college is pretty cool.
They have a college out there?!
Holy cow.
I swear it's like pull off the freeway, head down some desolate 2 lane roads, head down equally desolate roads. See nothing for miles.
They have a college out there?!
Holy cow.
I swear it's like pull off the freeway, head down some desolate 2 lane roads, head down equally desolate roads. See nothing for miles.
hahah yea "TAFT COLLEGE" haha. we have stupid "Bakersfield College" and cool CSUB though. I was too idiotic in highschool though to go strait to csub. i need to go to BC first. haha.
yourstruly
12-03-2005, 12:42 AM
whate xactly is so bad about fresno and bakersfield?
Well take a desert. A big one. Nothing around.. in a very literal you drive for hours and there is nothing.. nothing around. Throw some scattered groups of people in a couple of spots, add in some argiculture/farming.
That's pretty much it.
Corkofski
12-03-2005, 03:39 AM
find a host family with a kit?
whate xactly is so bad about fresno and bakersfield?
lolz
ludvista29
12-03-2005, 09:29 AM
:lol: He should bunk with a family in New Jersey :lol:
Hey i live in nj:angry:
yourstruly
12-03-2005, 07:17 PM
is the New Jersey on Tony Hawks Underground realistic or something?
yourstruly
12-03-2005, 07:18 PM
find a host family with a kit?that would be great.
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