http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/ Bass Drum Ben's Worldwide Extravaganzza Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:20:35 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/263 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/263 Howdy folks, Just a quickie from McMurdo for ya. The latest news is that we had Rudolf Schuster, former presdent of Slovakia come visit us, though he missed Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:35:43 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/262 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/262 Finally! Pics of the South Pole and AGAP are now up at http://www.flickr.com/photos/bassdrumben I still need to caption them, but at least they're up. Hope Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:49:38 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/261 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/261 (I didn't have internet out at AGAP so I'm trying to catch up on the load in my inbox. If you wrote to me, I'll be getting back to you soon!) I'm winding up Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:41:42 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/260 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/260 Wow, almost two months have already gone by since Neoma and I landed at McMurdo. It's her second season down and my fourth, so we're both veterans down here. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:56:56 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/259 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/259 Greetings from somewhere between Denver and McMurdo. I know it???ll take me a while to get this update written, so I have no idea where I???ll be Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:04:44 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/258 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/258 Return to Asia As most of you know, Neoma and I are in the midst of a job that has us whizzing through southeast Asia with GPSes stuck to our heads, or Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:39:03 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/257 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/257 Well well well, five weeks in New Zealand went by mighty fast! I'm so glad I got to see the South Island more in-depth this time. Neoma and I chose not to go Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:46:55 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/256 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/256 After three days of delays, Neoma and I and 123 other people are finally in New Zealand. Let me tell you, it was a long three days, despite not having to Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:03:20 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/255 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/255 Hello again from the largest desert in the world! This update should just about get me caught up, assuming I send it out relatively soon. I haven't heard back Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:25:52 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/254 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/254 Many of you have emailed me asking about the recent article entitled "Christmas fun in Antarctica gets out of hand" I'm disappointed this made it to Reuters. Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:47:07 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/253 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/253 Greetings again! I'm not sure how many of you were aware of the technicality that McMurdo Station is not actually on the Antarctic continent. It's on Ross Wed, 26 Dec 2007 05:00:19 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/252 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/252 Hey Everybody! Sorry I've been super lame and have posted absolutely NOTHING for so long. No excuses, I'll just catch up. Happy holidays to everyone and Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:12:10 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/251 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/251 Hey everybody, Just wanted to drop a line letting you know that Neoma and I are just fine here in Bogota, Colombia. I'm sure you've heard that there was a Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:50:05 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/250 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/250 P.S. I didn't get any of the replies to these posts for the last three months until just now. Sorry for not responding! I had the settings screwed up. I'll Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:27:44 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/249 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/249 The South America tour is coming to a close, sadly. We've got only a week left and we're already in Bogota, doing some last-minute shopping and relaxing