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Proud new Doumbek Daddy!
Who We Are & What We Do:
We are the EXTRA-vagrant BRC drum-building collective known as Camp ThumpThump, and our OVER-THE-BIG-TOP aim is to create theater while simultaneously gifting the experience of drum building. Our project leader, the good Doctor Thelonious D. RUM, will build and usher over 100 drum shells (made with rhythmic snake oil) to the playa.
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A few of the gifts at Caravansary!
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More of the Caravansary gifts! *Thank you to Erica Martin for some of the photography on this page. You can visit her at: www.ericaphotography.com
Participating burners might "win" a drum-building experience by playing our not-so-traditional carnival games on the Midway. The rest of us are his well-snake-oiled carny kinfolk, a traveling troupe of drum-building apprentices that guide burners through the workshop experience, a path that leads the naive as well as the clever through a maze, marinated in the sauce of their own psyche. This unique skill set, a fantasy world grounded in the makersphere, is our gift to the playa. To make it happen, we need your help. As a collective we travel to you from far and wide: New York, Texas, Louisiana, Utah, Indiana, California, & more. We arrive with the skills to help you paint, stain, woodburn, tie-dye, build, & tighten your own customized drum.... but first you must play our carnival games to win the chance to do so!
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Experience Dr. Thelonious on the Midway:
Our double-wide Midway booth will be split in two: Front of House (our games/facade), and Back of House (the workshop);
Currently stretched over these fine lands resides a medley of Carny Beings that are in this very moment conspiring to captivate you. With our peerless pedigrees, we are well equipped to taunt and excite you, especially with our bait of FINE PLAYA MADE DRUMS! AND THE RAKUMBEKS CREATED WITH ACTUAL PLAYA!
RHYTHMIC TREASURES within the authentic (wink) magic medicine show wagon await those fortunate few whose kismet and keen insight lean in their favor! Oddities found are gifted to all players; Everyone moves on with a valuable token representing their time within our baliwick of roving performers. So, while the pot of magic is still percolating, we're well aware of our ONLY limitation.... that being, "Besides the seed money from Burning Man Arts of $1000.00, who's gonna HELP pay for this show??!"
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Monies Needed for our Whacky Medicine Show:
Drum Building Costs:
[3 drum types, 35 of each]
Ceramic Rakumbek = $941
Black Cherry/Bass Ashiko = $770
Black Cherry/Bass Djembe = $1062
Total: $2773
*does not include the lumber/supplies required to gift 20-30 of our "Oing-go Boing-go Bongos"
Transportation:
Trailer Rental NY-NV = $360
Fuel = $1158
Total: $1518
Facade & Game Supply:
Gypsy Wagon (Amish buggy chassis) = $250
Asst Supplies = $400
Facade and Booth Ambience = $250
Game Development /Supplies =$500
Wooden Nickels = $160
Total: $1560
Total [Minimum Required]: $5851
*Minimum Required to Fundraise less BM Honorarium: $4851
*For a more detailed itemized budget, please visit our website:
https://medicinalhealingexcursion.wordpress.com/carnival-of-mirrors-dr-thelonious-budget/
For the price of your morning coffee, you can contribute to our project and know that every cent will help us put a smile on every Burner's face that walks toward our installation. Although not every Burner will be able to build a drum, every burner has a chance to vie for one by playing our carnival games. We will have plenty of swag available for game winners who can trade up for something more valuable with each win!
Our dream is big, our motives are sincere, and materials are expensive. Please join us in curing the world one drum at a time!
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