Read The Evolution of the Rockula Drumset pt 1 here

Getting the 3 piece red sparkle kit  for christmas was just the beginning of my drum odyssey
My next acquisition was the Mattel Synsonics drum module
What I really wanted was a large drumkit but I thought I could use all the different sounds on the synsonics to expand my palate
The biggest problem was that the pads were set up for a right handed person so I struggled with trying to figure out how to use it for my own purposes
It wasn’t a total bust because I made my first forays into electronics by playing Kraftwerk songs on it

All of this changed when my father bought me A SECOND DRUMKIT!!!!!!!
It was blue sparkle and the exact same type of inexpensive Sears-type  drums
A traditional 5 piece co...

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1993 was a great time in Deep Ellum because you could walk into a club and see a band like UFOFU
This was a time when alternative music was about to be splintered into a million sub fragments
The largest fragment being grunge
But for a while, there were bands like UFOFU who were exploring different types of alternative music
Most importantly, they were exploring progressive angles without sounding like pretentious Math Rock
I bought their tape and was started playing along with it on the drums
I went to lots of shows and became very familiar with the band
Joe Butcher was a smart ass that I could count on for some good verbal sparring (my favorite moment was the look on his face when I suggested he start a side project called “The Joe Butcher Axis”
Brandon and i talked alot about music in g...

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It has been more than 30 years ago that I received my first “real” drumset for Christmas
This was my toy drumset up until then (you can’t see the cymbal or bass drum pedal)

This was a step up from normal toys because the heads were plastic instead of thick paper
Still, you had to show some restraint because it was still a toy
None of that restraint paid off when I came back one day to find that my parents had let Brett and Scott Anderson play my drums
I was horrified to find that  there were dents in the thin plastic heads and the bass drum pedal was broken!
What I needed was a REAL drumset

Fast forward to Christmas 1981 and I am a pre-teen boy that is transitioning from hardcore KISS fan to more sophisticated music like Rush
I guess my parents saw that I wasn’t giving up on the drums li...

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I have become a big fan of a Youtube video series called “The Game Chasers”
One of their favorite things to do is dance The Robot so I thought I’d make a compilation video set to the song “The Robots” by Kraftwerk

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I just got off the phone with my internet provider after realizing they have been overcharging me for almost a year
This company has an overseas phone room and we all know how frustrating that can be
THE WAY I USED TO BE- I would to lose my cool and scream at the first person who didn’t give me what I wanted
This always resulted in me going for the nuclear option, cancelling whatever service/account and losing the money that I think they owe me
THE WAY I AM NOW- After working on the other side of the phones, I have observed the way that phone rooms operate and the tactics they use to make you give up instead of insisting on the customer service your money pays for

*HERE”S HOW TO DO IT -Above all, have your info straight and be able to reference it immediately
The first person to answer is ...

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Judy and Chantel came to my performance the other night andshot video with a regular camera as well as a Go Pro
I took the audio from the stationary cam, tweaked it and syched it up with the Go Pro for 3 songs
Judy got really good coverage of the Molecules Drum set and the mechanics of my show

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I believe that tonight’s performance of GIRL at City Tavern was a good one
Apart from my very obvious stumble in “Sick”, I thought things went pretty well
I am writing tonight’s blog with a very positive outlook

My October had been set up in advance and I had a good schedule of Halloween events
A couple of gigs towards the 31st fell through but I scrambled and managed to pick up a couple at the end
I was even named “Resident Video Artist” at Free bass
But all of this forward momentum was causing me to neglect my concentration on GIRL
This resulted in my guitar player Izzy pointing out that I should have my shit together by now
He was right so I drilled the set with Judy and also by myself

One of the things that made preparing for this gig more fun was the new drum riser in room...

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I believe that tonight’s performance of GIRL at City Tavern was a good one
Apart from my very obvious stumble in “Sick”, I thought things went pretty well
I am writing tonight’s blog with a very positive outlook

My October had been set up in advance and I had a good schedule of Halloween events
A couple of gigs towards the 31st fell through but I scrambled and managed to pick up a couple at the end
I was even named “Resident Video Artist” at Free bass
But all of this forward momentum was causing me to neglect my concentration on GIRL
This resulted in my guitar player Izzy pointing out that I should have my shit together by now
He was right so I drilled the set with Judy and also by myself

One of the things that made preparing for this gig more fun was the new drum riser in room 14
It was b...

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