My Baby is Sixteen
We’re finally here. You’re sixteen. Since you were born I dreaded this day. It’s meaning is simple. You are no longer a child. To you, this is probably a relief. You’re excited to finally
I Didn’t Give You The Moon
15 years. They were not all bliss. They were not all joyful or wonderful or everything they could have been. They were not perfect. They were real in ways I could not have imagined.
Time to drum
It’s been too long. Feeling the urge to play. Not just for a little while or to get it out of my system. I’m missing that part of my old life when playing was
Goodbye Mars Rover Spirit
NASA officially ended communications with the Mars Rover Spirit today after an incredible 7 year mission. The mission was designed to last only 90 days in 2004. It is believed that the last martian
Why I Love Astronomy
Most of my childhood was spent in the seventies. Technology was still very new at best and the spectacular images produced by the Hubble Space Telescope and even by amateurs today were not remotely
The Sun is Setting on Kodak
Kodak is Rochester. It is difficult to think of one without the other. My years at Kodak were brief when compared to the decades of service that others have given, and still are, but
Restoration Thoughts
With the exception of the red color being closer to brown in this picture, this is what I’m going for with my restoration. I want shells exposed with the grain raised, stained candy apple
Drums Identified!
There they are! Exact match. Thought it would take me longer for find them. Magnum XM71 Series. This was actually the only reference to them I could find anywhere on the web. There are
My Drum Restoration Project
httpv://youtu.be/CYIMYurDxS0 30 years is a long time. For my high school graduation, I was given a 7 piece Slingerland Magnum Force drum set. Pretty cool stuff at the time. Because it was a gift
It’s Not That Simple
I know. I feel the pain as much as you. I live in the highest taxed per market value county in the United States. There are reasons for this and plenty of us up