I’m getting a divorce-from rap music
Seriously…if you didn’t know who was rapping on this album, would you say this is an amazing record? I don’t know… I am still trying, but just should admit that rap and I had a 14 year love affair and are finally officially getting divorced. I was hanging in and thinking that it would be…
Read moreForty Six & 2 by Tool
I stumbled across a few videos on youtube today of people playing drums along to Forty Six & 2 by Tool. I tip my hat to anyone who can play this song. But maaaaaan….NO ONE comes close to Danny Carey. They are a true original. I love the fact that they tour like once…
Read moreHe’s in WAY over his head
I’ve had 17 years of dealing with a the kind of person trump is. You will NEVER get a straight answer from people like this. Never! It infuriating. Once you know that under no circumstances will they admit failure, the truth or be able to reason, you just have to leave them alone. Trump is…
Read moreChris Layton: Manic Depression, Mitch Mitchell & Experience Hendrix | Reverb Interview
John Blackwell Sleepy Night – Drum Solo
One of the hundreds of reasons why I like his playing is his use of dynamics. Why start every solo at 10!?! Slow burn…build it up and dazzle the audience with tricks and fast playing later. No one other than fellow musicians know how complex the rhythm is. The lister wants to be entertained….
Read moreA Tribe Called Quest – Dis Generation
Rap music for old folks. I’m fine being 50. Young folks can take that marble-filled-mush-mouth garbage they call “trap music” and throw it in the trash. I’ll take THIS:
Read moreAin’t Too Proud
I just started working on a really good new show. It’s called – “Ain’t Too Proud” —The Temptations Musical. It is penned by Dominique Morisseau and directed by Des McAnuff. The show features music and lyrics from the Motown catalog with orchestrations by Harold Wheeler. Expect to hear such hits as “My Girl,” “Just My…
Read moreUber bans rider for life over threat to accuse driver of rape
I read about this yesterday. I saw the entire video too. I had basic training with people like this 8 years ago. I won’t ever let this kind of rubbish ever happen to me again. I have cut people out of my life who were close to me without a care for things like this….
Read moreBill, O’Reilly/Cosby/Clinton
So………Bill Cosby is villified and people like this idiot are making $18,000,000 a year. Tell me, who has a legacy worth saving? A legendary comedian who influenced thousands of others, a man who revolutionized the way black images are shown in TV and film, a man who gave millions to several institutions of higher learning…or…
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