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Lung cancer is not exclusive to smokers just as breast cancer is not exclusive to women. Men can have breast cancer. Personally I think that 1...

My sister lives in my old hometown and the conversation usually starts off like that. Had a friend I went to college with that found me on LinkedIn....

Long ago, in a country far, far away, an Army Sgt. told me over a beer that the longer you live, the more people you bury. I was 21 years old and...

I am 66, no band in over 35 years. Crank up some tunes through a powered speaker and rock out. Screw the neighbors.

Allow yourself some time to grief. These things aren't easy. And the age? Fuggetaboutit ;) Most of it's a mental game. Commit to being 69 'young'...

For the first time in 10 years, I am without a (full) band, without gigs, and not happy with the selection of local venues. To make things worse, my...

Thanks cycledude

Nice job. Y'all sound really good together.

Thanks Jackie, I appreciate that. They are almost gone and this is week 5/6. I've lost track of exactly when it started but I will remember exactly...

Sorry to hear you had shingles, I also had it. I had it on my lower back area, it felt like somebody was sticking a knife into my back. People don’t...

MDK don’t worry too much about the timing, sounds like a silly thing to say; just feel the pulse/beat I check to see if my 2+4 is the same as the...

I was playing with a band back in the early '70's that played a bar where we were set up on the floor and I spent most of the night poking people to...

Very nice smooth playing, I am trying to work up to that relaxation and timing. Great job, looks like some fun dudes to pay with as well. Are those...

Thanks Rick, the sticks are the “Buddy Rich” sticks (16 1/4”). They are good rock sticks because they are pretty fat and have more weight than your...

The drums sound good and you were right on the money. The 3 of you sound good together. The sticks looked long, are they 17".

My best guess is he is lost in the correctional system or dead. Public school is an odd institution in PA. Most of these folks graduated despite...

I hope he gets what's coming to him. Did you ever confront him later in life?

It was Redstone Jr high in Republic PA. And yup ,same person. I remember the thugs name ,Bill Moody.

That's crazy! Wait, you mean Vinnie Colaiuta? You went to the same school as him?

Rick, mine does the same thing. In that video he is at about 50% power. I've got to get a video when he is ***** to the wall.

I remember thugs shaking down Colaiuta for money in the cafeteria. One of the characters that sat behind me was straight out of Deliverance. Of the...

It's working now.I've got a goofy mutt who kind of scootches down her butt and runs around in circles.

In this one, I tried to get very low tones from a tiny jazz drum kit (16" bass drum):

It is a Gretsch Broadkaster 20"x14"

"as long as it doesn't get too aggressively competitive". Tom, you are kidding right????? At times like that, you go in to kick a$$,...

Had to learn a few songs for a sub gig I'm doing. Worked on trying to make standard beats more creative. (I just noticed this thread has over...