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Thanks for the encouragement. With my luck, there won't ever be another set in a color I like as good as those were. But, I'll survive. Maturity sucks sometimes.... : )

I am constantly...

Well, after thinking about it for a couple days and not being near the shiny new drums, I think I'm gonna pass on it for now. Things are just too tight to ask favors for fluff (new drums) right...

Now that's what I'm looking for. Online, though, the VSX 5 pc kit is $659 at a major online seller. So is the price regularly $659 or $499? I'm confused on that. But then I understand old stock...

I'm doing motorcycle maintenance at a retreat to help. ANd whatever else I can pick up. I also teach MSF classes in the warmer months. And trying to fly this new business Funny how all the ppl...

Russ: oops, sorry for posting the link. It was just for reference on the particular set. And yeah, I figure the price is due to the age and backstock deal. Still new with lifetime warranty. ...

Yeah, lose your job and see how hard it is to find a new one that PAYS what you are accustomed to! I can work at McDs for minimum and have to give up house and vehicles and whatever else. Or I can...

Yeah I'm kinda hoping you guys will talk me out of it.... I'm the same other than I lost my job last June and things still aren't like I'd like them to be. That's why I'd have to work to arrange...

Well, the deal is that I can't afford anything really right now. A set of those 1957 Gretsch renowns would be mine if I had any money for a new kit. So if this is a smoking hot deal on a good...

I was at the local music store yesterday, looking for a cymbal. We have done lots of business with them over the years. They have a Vision VSX shell pack on the floor with an extra tom (10"?). ...

I usually drop one per night, either practice or playing live. Usually get too relaxed and there it goes. I have a stick bag on side of FT and can usually grab one from there before the dropped...

I consider myself a hack. I am able to keep the beat for my blues band. That's about it. So if a fill goes well, or something comes out nice, then it's all good. Kinda like Ciz said.

But the...

Barracuda is a bear to play. ANd the drums are a big part of it. I don't know of any local bands around here that would even take that one on. Like someone else said it's really about feeling...

Another good link - http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2003-02-21/146068/

Randy

Doyle Bramhall Sr, a frequent collaborator with Stevie Ray Vaughan, has died of complications from pneumonia at age 62. There aren't a lot of people who even know who he is, but SRV fans have heard...

Speed hasn't been too much of a requirement for me, playing in a blues band. But who knows? Might be now. I just wanted a well-built pedal that felt better - your basic upgrade idea.

Funny...

I wanted a new bass pedal for my B-day. SO we went shopping. On the floor of local music store, they had Pearl basic pedal for $79; An old CB700 for $20; a hand made custom pedal used for $275;...

Hal Leonard has some pretty good SRV tab books, from thin to thick. If you're looking for guitar. I dunno about drums. Also if you;re looking for a good blues book, look up this one....

We used ProMark DC10s back in the 80s in high school for marching band. The DC is for "Drum Corps" I suspect. Big old thick sticks, just tapering to a rounded end.

There were also Pro Mark...

Cheating? Is there a test? : ) Do it however you can, I say. This is the real world and just cause you don't drive the same route as someone else doesn't make it cheating. lol

I just wish I...

I'm with ya there! If you search Bob Margolin on youtube, you can see just how many ppl he has played with over the years and that is an impressive list to be on for the boy.

He works pretty...

Here's the video. The boy did good. He's only 10 for a couple more weeks. Recorded May 13, 2011 at Blue5 in Roanoke VA.

YouTube - CLIP0002.AVI

Randy

I'm an old drummer getting back into it too. Am finding all kindsa new things about drumming that didn't exist in the 80s. Thank goodness rudiments still exist....

Look up Heel/Toe on Youtube....

I'm working on the heel/toe thing too. It's kinda frustrating for an old guy to try to learn. But I'll get there some day. Not a lot of need for it in Blues, so I can leanr at my leisure. : )...

Cool story - very much like my own. Filling in, eventually they just gave me the job. That band wasn't my thing, nor anyone else's really. We eventually all kinda drifted apart into things we...

Thanks guys. The boy has definitely been inspired to practice more. He's been ripping for the last couple days at band practices. Should be fun. Most of our band is going up to support him. ...