Lane Sanders and Karl Latham turned me on to Innovative Percussion. Now I am an endorser of their products! Thanks to both of you for connecting me with the right people. I’m looking forward to playing Ain’t Too Proud tonight using some brand new sticks. I feel like a little kid when they get new…
Read moreWord Salad – Political Correctness
“Yes I’m trying to corrupt them so they will be un-corrupted by the corruptibility that they’ve inherited from a society that refuses to see all people as human beings… ”What?!? That is some serious word salad. As one of the greatest orators of the 20th century (Malcolm X) used to say, “MAKE IT PLAIN!” When…
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One of the great things about my job is being able to help others. Whether it is having other drummers become substitutes for me when I cannot make a show or need to take off, or having drummers who are new to the business come in to watch what I do for a living. I…
Read moreThe Black Box
Photo: Geoff Tischman Greetings from the black box! Yes, the drum booth for the Broadway production Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations isn’t in the orchestra pit. It’s a soundproof drum booth that is painted black and tucked away next to rolling racks of costumes backstage at the Imperial Theatre. After a two-year…
Read moreBest Father – Best Drummer
Made by my son with a laser printer. I think he got it right! I’m keeping this at my show-in my drum booth. Maybe I’ll ask him to make Michelle Obama one to remind her that divorced dads don’t all suck like she, and people like her tend to think. He turned 12 years old…
Read moreShow Clips of Ain’t Too Proud – #ainttooproud
Molly Olson, Leading Women For Shared Parenting – @LW4SP
Molly Olson is Founder of the Center for Parental Responsibility, an activist with “Leading Women For Shared Parenting,” and she is part of the coalition to create a White House Council on Boys and Men.
Read moreShow Clips: AIN’T TOO PROUD – #ainttooproud @aintooproud
Ain’t Too Proud Road to Broadway – #ainttooproud
Celebrate the Opening of Ain’t Too Proud, Broadway’s Temptations Musical – #ainttooproud
I love working with these people eight times a week. They are all such great people:
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