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A Burning Sensation

7/2/2022

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Sweaty performances are expected with outside gigs but this one was a drencher! A river of sweat dumped in both eyes during the delicate outro aaaaaarrrrggghhhh!!!
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Seeing Red In Iowa

6/14/2022

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Used the production company's house kit for the show in IA... very nice of them to put my initials on the bass drum head😁 I usually have a left 14" and right side 16" but this kit was a left 18" and a right side 16"... a REALLY liked having the 18" so that could change things.
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It was B.Y.O.shorty hi-hat stand, tambourine, cowbell, throne, and electronics...
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The Dark Knight Returns

3/20/2022

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Happy 36th Anniversary to Frank Miller’s THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS... the book that changed Batman and comics forever.
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Here's the picture previously used for my Bio page... an homage to the original DKR cover.
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Paulie Carrizo

3/16/2022

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Paulie Carrizzo was one of the absolute best in the industry and I mean as a person and drum tech for Todd Sucherman (and many others) throughout his long career. 

I was shocked to hear about his passing today and immediately thought about the absolute immense loss that his friends, family, and the Styx camp must be feeling... Paulie had a larger than life presence. ​

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Top 9 2021

1/3/2022

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I’m an analytics nerd so I’m doing a Top 9 even though I haven’t seen another one posted yet… #WhattaRebel

Drums & Batman…?!? what a shock😏
No spammy Top 9 apps were used… all natural and organic legwork for the stats for me thank you very much.
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An ATARI Classic

12/22/2021

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You play as a drummer moving to a new town in this game. You play through levels of poorly attended cajon gigs as you undercut fellow new drummers in price while searching for the key to unlock drumset abilities.

Level up by complimenting vocalists and MDs until they bring you into their circles or banish you for not knowing their personal bossa arrangement of "American Pie". Watch out for hurdles including backstage deli trays, gross hotels, and drunk patrons dancing too close to your kit.

​While each gig has a different layout, gameplay is extremely repetitive as you spend a lot of time gaining experience to play huge shows only to then perform the same small collection of songs over and over and over again because the audience demands it.
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Here's the full artwork...
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I've always been a fan of the classic Atari 2600 painted covers and this is an homage to those...
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The Most Uncomfortable

9/13/2021

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Which one was more uncomfortable?

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Tambourine Guy from John Lennon's " 
​​Instant Karma" video EDIT: This is Mal Evans, 
roadie & personal assistant to the Beatles and featured in The Beatles GET BACK.
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The drummer from Gloria Gaynor's
​"Reach Out, I'll Be There"
    Choose one...
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**BONUS**

Here's Mal Evans with his tambourine from The Beatles GET BACK documentary... this takes place before the 'Instant Karma' video.
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We're Back!

5/10/2021

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FINALLY... my first theater show in over a year!! Here are some highlights from my recent trip to Arkansas with the fellas in Shawn Gerhard's Ultimate Garth Brooks Experience. 

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Pie Irony

4/27/2021

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Promoting my crappy site as I complain about others who are doing the same thing... 
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The Art of Listening

2/19/2021

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I've never had the pleasure of meeting Larnell Lewis but I've been a fan of his for quite some time. His latest Drumeo video features him hearing and playing Metallica's "Enter Sandman" having never done either before. Hats off to Drumeo for showing something that is rarely seen in a video... the drummer listening and absorbing an entire track right before having to play it. It's a situation that most musicians have found themselves in whether listening down to a demo in the studio or having someone adding a song before going on stage... it can be scary if you haven't worked on those muscles. 

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