I actually have the VHS tape of that (too bad I don't have a VCR anymore so it just collects dust). Ricky Lawson plays his typically great stuff. I really like what he plays on "Let's Pretend". So tasteful.

Odd-Arne Oseberg wrote:Who's the guy with the "afro" kit?

I'm going to plead ignorance here. There are quite a few I didn't recognize. Plus...I've watched the video multiple times, and I have yet to spot Vinnie. Has anybody seen him in the video?

Who's Who of Drumming for a worthy cause


Full personnel here

Here's the remix of "Tune for Tony" that Rodge posted the Garfield documentary about

Just came across this version of Vinnie's solo on "Actual Proof". I like that it was shot from the mezzanine section (I think), and we're getting the room sound of the drums. This is one of the funkier solos I've heard him do of the tune yet still has that "did he really just do that?...

Quick update. The last couple of months have been weird. GF started having anxiety attacks due to work and family issues. But the real “what the actual F” moment came yesterday. As it turns out, yesterday Mylious Johnson was going to take a plane to perform at a drumfest here in Spain and he tested...

KEITH!!!
Unfortunately audio only. Keith really nails it.

Seems like Vinnie sitting in with a piano trio

Pretty cramped space...much like the type of spaces I'm sure all of us have played in

I don't remember the Tama drums. But it sounds like they "borrowed" the idea from Billy Gladstone. Arnie Lang reverse engineered the Gladstone snare drums, built and sold them, and expanded the concept to include drum sets as well. Here is a link to Lang Percussion if you are interested. A...

Steve with Chick in 2016