the search

my search started in 2001 (or maybe 2002?). i was living in boston and had just started learning about ebay. browsing one afternoon, i stumbled across a vibraphonette. it was like that recess peanut butter cup commercial.

"hey! your vibraphone ran into my suitcase!"
"naw, man! your suitcase ran into my vibraphone!"

it was perfect for apartment living and my music! i just quit my 'real' job, so my funds were low for the forseeable future. i thought of bidding but couldn't manage the investment. i think it finally went for about $650. i moved to brooklyn not too long after that and finished recording the vitamin-d album. i started looking again during the recording, but the search intensified when i started performing live. the small set of bells i had just didn't seem to cut it in a club.

i found another one about 2 years ago but it was in canada and had just been sold. then i found yet another one in early 2005 but it was in australia! whoa! finally, in september 2005 there was another one on ebay from new hampshire. i pulled out all the stops and let my friend patrick talk me into using one of those sniping bidders. i'm not exactly sure how all that stuff works, but it did work. thank goodness. and patrick, too.