My mom's: Golden saucers = cymbals The big you put on the side on the ground = bass drum The big you put a pillow in = bass drum The one that sounds like the army = snare drum Orchestra = drumset When she tells people what I do: "My son plays orchestra and tunes the musicians in a Bing Bang.&qu...

Willy you never know what can happen. I had been in a very busy band for 2 years playing a mix of covers and compositions. There was a plan to record an album. The leader/composer kept adding new members to the band; we started as 5-piece and ended up as a 10-piece. It was fun but the pay suffered a...

Shuffling through drum mags I found this funny list of customer's terminology that Houston's Drum Shop manager gathered over the years. Recognize any of them? I'll post the answers latter. 1. Perky-nose snare drum 2. Riser toms 3. Rider toms 4. Floor bass 4. Bass drum crawfish 6. Crush cymbals 7. Sq...

http://www.queenextravaganza.com/assets/img/promo/new_queen_header.png I heard about this because a local bassist here who plays in one of my previous bands got the gig. He has a nice relaxed and locked groove. Also two brothers from Montreal were finalists to personify Freddie Mercury and one of t...

You've been sitting on this for 11 years!!! Thanks a lot!

I compare finding Vinnie stuff to finding an oil well, the ressource is scarce and everybody desperately need it...

Send it to Ron Bruner so he can learn to play it in time...

That kid...natural born rocker!

Dunno why but I'm excited by it...must be the eternal teen in me... Never had the chance to catch the original lineup live. They're supposed to put on a major tour. Iommi is the ultimate "dark scary riff" genius! The tune "Black Sabbath" used to scare the hell out of me as a youn...

I wasn't at the Drumfest this year. They moved the date and it fell during our jazz festival which has a very good lineup this year. I caught Alain Caron with Damien Schmidt (really loved his original style), Ari Hoenig Quartet (groundbreaking), Maceo Parker with his son Marcus on drums (and ex Jame...

Congrats, the Matrix is a good choice. The flat floor cargo is great just like the Fit. I just didn't feel ergonomically comfortable when I tried it. Apart from that, I found it a great car.