Be strong and brave enough to stand up and say. “It’s me!” If they want to throw tomatoes at you, stand up and take it. Max Roach, Down Beat Magazine, November, 1978, interview by Bret […]
Category: life
Motivation
Motivation! The art of getting off your dead butt and doing something, and/or getting others to do the same. It sounds like I’m setting up some grand exposition of that, but I don’t have any […]
What are we even doing?
Reason as motive, or reason as logic, or reason as a way of life?– George Smiley, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John Le Carré Listen, this pursuit, playing the drums, getting better at playing the […]
Drummers as an inferior class
Savoring the persecution “Drummers are known to be a race on their own.” – Joe Morello “General Browning, I am a Pole, considered by some to be smart.” – First line spoken by Gene […]
Very occasional quote of the day: epic
From Hal Galper on Facebook: “I’d heard a recording of an interview with Coleman Hawkins that stuck in my brain. He said you had to go to the city twice. The first time to learn […]
Very occasional quote of the day: privilege
“The only sensible way to regard the art life is that it is a privilege you are willing to pay for.” – Robert Henri, The Art Spirit
Family matters
The following may not be of a lot interest to everyone, but that’s what www.blogspot.com is all about. So stand by, we’ll get back to drum stuff soon enough. I’ve been dealing with some family […]
Death march life advice
“I made a decision to set goals for myself. I’ve got to make it to that herd of caribou. When I got to that herd of caribou I would establish another goal for myself. I […]
Two performers
Dave Camp Just had an acquaintance, and fellow Portland musician die this week— Dave Camp, a very talented, charismatic, rock & roll guitarist, singer, and songwriter. I think he was a couple of years younger […]