Got the surgery jsut over 5 weeks ago. It had gotten progressively worse, index and middle fingers going numb at points during performances. Tests shoswed moderate to severe CTS. The surgeon noted significant thickening of the ligament.

Have a string of gigs coming up. Had a four hour practice ...

RIP Dolly, what an angel.

There is some great playing on her records, she cared about production.

RIP Frank Beard. He was all over MTV and national radio for years. And a great drummer, wicked shuffles, consistent and solid.

I've been getting calls for a ZZ tribute, tough music to nail. Got tracks, which helps.

Guy saw it all, their documentary is interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch ...

RIP Ike.

A soundboard of the last show of the original Mahavishnu lineup has surfaced.

There was a lot of internal turmoil and disagreement, and there's some aggression here. Billy is dynamic. Jan and John listening to each other mostly.

Flew out to a gig in Utah, and hung around Vegas, mostly the ouskirts and mountains. Saw Phish at the Sphere.

Big fan of these toms, they just needed tuned up a bit and were some of the best sounding drums Ive ever played. Loved it. Snare not so much. Threw a new Emperor on it and some muffling ...

RIP James Gadson.

They just opened up the Junos. A safe choice.

I understand Anika is playing with Geddy and Alex live at the junos.

Welp, the solo audio is mostly not in sync with the video.

I would pay to just have the one camera shot. This was probably cut back then, seems to be the fashion, and not released for the 60min VHS.

The Terry Brown remixes are great, you can hear Neil and Alex much better, more energy. I bought ...