Aqila at Yakima Folk Life 2007
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An IT person with creative tendencies. I cook, sew, photograph, make armour and costumes and do medieval combat.
I play percussion in a Middle Eastern band "Al-Arwah" and a Celtic fusion band called "Crescent and Shamrock. " Those things and my family keep me plenty busy.
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My father and his fiancé recently took a trip to Israel and then to Turkey. They were visiting some of her family there. The side trip to Turkey was mainly to play tourist. While they were there, they were nice enough to pick up some souvenirs for some of the folks back home.
Sat, October 4, 2008 - 11:10 AM
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For my wife and me they brought back some new instruments. (With the help of our friend David Rheis who is currently living in Istanbul) I got a new darbuka with jingles in it. My wife, Jennifer got an electric oud. ... read more
Jen and I performed at Seadog Nights pirate festival. On the gypsy stage, we encouraged anyone who wanted to to get up and dance.
Thu, July 31, 2008 - 11:33 PM
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Jennifer had just gotten a small, battery powered amp earlier in the week. Fortunately, the stage had a power cord to it, so we did not test out the battery life of the thing. For such a small amp, it filled the area with plenty of sound. Friday evening went well. People came and went throughout the evening, and the dancers definitely seemed to enjoy having ... read more
Aside from Al-Arwah, Me, Jen and Jerry along with Jen's dad do a music festival group called "Crescent and Shamrock" Our most recent performance was at the Yakima Folk Life Music festival this last weekend. Crescent and Shamrock does a blend /fusion of Celtic, Middle Eastern and other types of music.
Wed, July 16, 2008 - 2:36 PM
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You can check out samples and such at our myspace page: www.myspace.com/crescentandshamrock Jennifer and I went up on Friday to the Yakima Folk Life music festival. Saturday and Sun... read more 
A few weeks ago I had to make the difficult decision to put down my 18yo cat, Balki. He was in progressing kidney failure and was developing severe arthritis. I made the decision to end it before his health got really bad.
Wed, April 2, 2008 - 8:25 AM
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My lovely wife asked if we could start looking at kittens. Although a little reluctant, I went with her to Alley Cat Pets in the Vancouver Mall. They had some black-and-white mixed breed kittens and a couple of tabbys. When we got there in the evening, there was one fem... read more
This weekend was breaking me in as a beginning drummer.
Mon, January 7, 2008 - 9:16 AM
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I have been taking classes for the last couple of months from Michael Beach, and doing well there. My lovely wife Jennifer and friend Jerry have both been encouraging me to start doing performances. So this weekend I dove in head first. Saturday evening Jen and I went to Mummy's for their First Saturday dance party. This is for new and inexperienced dancers. Jen and I were there for New Year's and it seemed like a good place for ... read more
My Tribes
Armor and Garb,
dhavir productions,
Drum Instructors,
Dumbek Fever,
Euphoria Studios,
Fans of Souhail Kaspar,
Frame Drummers,
Garb Exchange,
Gypsy Caravan Dance Company,
Gypsy Stage @ Seadogs,
Kingdom of An Tir,
Middle Eastern Percussion,
Offbeat Belly Dance,
Oregon/Washington Bellydance,
PDX SCA,
Raquy and The Cavemen,
Salla! Salla! Dance Ensemble,
SCA Drummers,
SCA Middle Eastern Musicians,
SCA Mongols,
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