Funny story. I did say to Jamal that even though I didn't want the drum to go on an airplane, if he had to then don't put it through luggage as it didn't have a hard case.

He was also suppose to sneak me into the concerts but they were jammed pack with people. The Saturday afternoon after the tour finished I call Jamal up to get my drum back. He reveals he is at band practice as Fares was also going to do a private wedding that night. He forgot to mention this to me.

So I finally got to see Fares Karam perform at this wedding and it was probably a better experience than the concerts. I can imagine Fares was wondering who the chinese guy with the camera in his face all night was.

Footage came in handy when I had to teach myself how to play the tabal for a performance a couple of months ago.