The Odyssey Continues

Here's a quick update. Met with  a potential board member, along with the previous partner I mentioned in my earlier post. She was very interested in what we were doing. You could tell immediately she wanted to be a part of it. It took very little convincing. She is well traveled and ventured to Trinidad to play steel drums with bands there. She is familiar with Panorama and had some interesting insights for us doing an event in Denver. After the meeting, I walked home where I had time to process it all.

It finally dawned on me that this (the non-profit and the steel band jamboree) might actually happen. I shot off another email to another potential party to gauge his interest this morning. I'm waiting to hear back. I must admit that taking a different tact and sharing my passion with others have made things easier. I no longer feel like I have to do everything. The main reason I'm sharing my ideas instead of processing them myself. I am starting to attract people who want the same thing I do. That is why I feel so confident that the Steel Pan Collective (SPC) will happen.

Ran across a film on steel pan. It is called Pan! A Modern Odyssey. The trailer looks very professional and hopefully the film maintains the same creative standards. It would be a great film to show at a steel pan festival or one of those artsy theaters.

Here's another thought. I would love it if one of our SPC members or the group was able to funded by the non-profit to participate in Panorama in Trinidad one year. That would be the ultimate.

In the film, I saw people from France, Japan, U.S., and India. I figure they might fly here as well for an event. Not as prestigious as T&T Panorama, but definitely something worth shooting for.

Anyway, I feel like I'm rambling at this point. So many great thoughts, ideas, and insights. Now, I turn my attention to the more traditional side of business --- budgeting for the organization and the festival. Oh joy!