This shit is wild. Steve with Curt Cress trying to exist together over some cheesy fun thing.

EOI was a monster of a record. Tony had some great drummers in his bands back then. I played the shit out of that tape. VitaLive era Smith was cool, lots of creative drumming with power and energy. Listened to the shit out of this too. Saw him at Alvins in Detroit, he was beginning to morph into the...

Wow, that's going back!

A rerun of SNL with Paul Simon playing 50 ways was the first time I saw him.

Was thinking about the difference between Dave and Steve. Gadd was known for his pop work. 50 ways, Chuck E, Electric Slide. People had to dig a little to find him on jazz records. Dave was a jazzer, pretty much. He didn't have a signature groove that was on AM radio over and over. Chick is where I ...

I'm digging these guys. They get into some pretty heavy prog without being too 70s. And they're selling tickets.

Drummer kicks it.

I'm old enough to remember when older drummer in the late 70s early 80s dressed and acted like Gadd, played Yamaha, played his sticks, had his feel and attitude. I took lessons at WVU and the teacher there was so late 70s Gadd. I came in with rock and roll and Neil and all that...we didn't hit it of...

This was a drumming game changer.

Dave has majorly changed my life for the better on at least two occasions by showing me what it takes to be a better drummer and musician. One clinic with him many years ago in Ypsilanti Michigan made a gigantic impression, how to get a better hand position, how to practice, how to THINK. This virtu...

Aw yeah.

Sorry about the gigantic pics. I've had these for many years. I love them to bits...but there's an achilles' heel in the heel. The small screw just loosened over time and I didn't know it until it wasn't connected any longer. I'm going to loctite that screw, and get a welder try to weld that togethe...