John Riley tech book 4 moscow students

[Clipperazi]

hey ho guys)
i was looking for John Riley's Jazz Drummer's Workshop all over the internet and bookshops and found completely nothing (i need it for my studying in moscow jazz academy). It's easy for u maybe simply to order it from internet but impossible for me cuz amazon n all other stuff doen't function in Moscow (n i REALY need this book!!!))) i've read some of u have had deal with it n maybe if someone's not too busy to scan it for me please do it! with yr simple actions russian drum there'll be greatly improved!)

[Wavelength]

amazon n all other stuff doen't function in Moscow

Why would Moscow be an exception to Amazon.com's global service? Sounds a bit fishy to me. Coincidentally, I just happened to pick up my copy of Jazz Drummers' Workshop from the post office. I ordered it from Amazon, and received it in two weeks. Finland and Russia aren't that far apart, and delivery shouldn't be a problem.

Guess what I'm thinking... Peg legs, hooks, eye patches -- yarrr, matey!

[mattsmith]

I think he's telling the truth.

I lived in Bucharest, Romania for 2 years, and I know for certain that many Internet sales houses do not provide service to some countries, Romania being but one. I have also heard that is true for much of Western and Central Africa, Russia and the breakaway republics. I know for certain it is true of Moldova.

It was explained to me that some countries have a history of problems, especially with customs, making it not worth the company's time, or the company does make the service available and the buyers just give up on actually getting their stuff. I never got anything from the States where the box wasn't opened and something taken. To this day, Dad brings amazon type stuff over to Bucharest from the States and he is reimbursed by people when he arrives.

When our family first moved there on Dad's Fulbright he brought over thousands of dollars worth of donations from instrument and music companies. He mailed most of it ahead, and it stayed in customs for weeks, with any number of officials trying to get bribes. One person even claimed the music conservatory was trying to secretly start up a music store without going through the paper work. I hear that some of this has stopped since Romania got into the EU last year, but it's still common, and supposedly still happens in Russia.

Of course I wasn't surprised by the request to illegally scan the book either. That's a pretty common practice in some parts of Eastern Europe as well.

[Jeff Almeyda]

It's truly crazy in Eastern Europe.My wife is from Ukraine and we can't send anything over there worth anything because it will get stolen. I also know for a fact that one cannot wire or Western Union money out of Ukraine, only into it. No companies want to deal with the hassle which makes for a thriving black market.