MIKE JOHNSTON

6MEINL Drum Festival 2011FINAL MEINL DRUM FESTIVALPREPARATIONS by Norbert SaemannAll flights and hotel rooms are booked. The ticket saleson ticketmaster.com.mx are going according to plan.None of the confirmed drummers has cancelled hisappearance. All technical issues are under control andmillions of other small details are also fully on track.The groundwork has been laid for another successfulMeinl Drum Festival taking place this year in MexicoCity on July 13.Everyone at Meinl is excited and eagerly anticipatingwhat will be one of the drumming world's highlights of2011. See you in Mexico City!Tommy Clufetos(Ozzy Osbourne)Inspecting the stage at the Teatro Metropolitanderek roddy(serpents rise)View from mezzaninechris coleman(Prince, NKOTB, Chaka Chan)Meinl Drum Festival meeting in Mexico City: from left:Victor Herrera, Chris Brewer, Norbert Saemann, JorgeGonzalez, Fernando Roch, Maru Angeles Hector Leon