Can a woman rape a man? It’s a subject we don’t hear in the news very often… or anywhere at all. Rape in any situation is hard to talk about. But female-on-male rape faces its own brand of trials and hardships. Skepticism, for one. Today, we look at the problems of male survivors with female…
Read moreDennis Chambers, Mike Stern, Lincoln Goines & Bob Berg – Loose Ends 1990
THIS is what you call a “pocket” – the steadiness of the drummer. The solid playing of a drummer in a band setting where all else can musically blossom…I guess that might be a way to describe it. Ahhh! Dennis Chambers was, and still is an amazing pocket drummer – as well as a virtuoso. He…
Read moreDrums – David Garibaldi – “Soul Vaccination”
These ghost notes are incredible! What a groove.
Read moreHow Can Twins Have Two Different Fathers?
An excerpt from this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/08/nyregion/paternity-case-for-a-new-jersey-mother-of-twins-bears-unexpected-results-two-fathers.html A mother of twins was applying for public assistance in Passaic County, N.J., when she made the seemingly uncontroversial claim that one man was responsible for her progeny. The truth, it turns out, was not so simple. In an unusual ruling in State Superior Court in Passaic County, Judge Sohail…
Read more‘My Name Is Jamaal … I’m White’
Read the entire pice HERE: http://www.npr.org/2015/05/06/404432206/six-words-my-name-is-jamaal-im-white The question of someone’s name, particularly if it has ethnic overtones, can have real consequence. One study found that after responding to 1,300 classified ads, applicants with black-sounding names were 50 percent less likely to get a callback than white-sounding names with comparable resumes. But the opposite was at work in Allan’s…
Read moreSteve Gadd’s drum fill on Chuck E.’s In Love – Rickie Lee Jones
I’ve heard this a million times but never thought about how Steve Gadd played this drum fill. I see how something so simple can be done in such a cool way and sound so interesting:
Read moreTravel
One of the best things about my job is that I get paid to do something I love. Then on top of that, I get to travel around the country and the world…on someone else’s dime! I was just talking to my girlfriend today about traveling and we spoke about how so many people…
Read moreBilly Cobham
Sometimes I forget just how amazing he still is. Dynamics. Style. Fundamentals. Brilliance. Power. Innovation. All wrapped up in one man. For all of you “gospel choppers” – BILLY COBHAM was probably the guy who influenced the guy who influenced the guy you were influenced by. Yes indeed! That is how influential Billy Cobham is….
Read moreFemale Masculinity
I’d love to sit down and have a discussion with the woman who designed this poster and put this up on a wall. I saw this poster on a corner in Brooklyn the other day and I am confused as to what the message is supposed to be. What is this person trying to say? Is…
Read moreForgiving $38,750 in Child Support, for My Kids’ Sake
Should everyone support his or her children? Yes. Is court-ordered “child support” supporting your children? NO one knows. Can someone tell me the what law requires court-ordered child support to be spent on the child? I didn’t think so. The amount of “child support” ordered by family court has no relationship to the real…
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