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Black Sabbath's Paranoid was the first piece of music that I owned. That could be called mine. Let me tell you a story. I was about 12 and while my mom did her work around the house she'd play the record player. It was always Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, Leo Sayer and James fucking Taylor. I hated it. Still do. Except for The Mac. But, every now and again our Aunt Julie would babysit us. Aunt Julie was the cool aunt. And she had the goods. When she was doing her work she listened to Bad Company, Uriah Heep, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. This I loved. When she put on that record with the puke green label on it, it was like sticking your finger in a light socket, while being prodded by the devil. Just what an amped up boy on the cusp of adolescence needed. I became obsessed with Electric Funeral. First song, side 2. I played it over and over. To do that on a record, at 12 you had to really want it. And I did. My cool Aunt Julie finally gave up and just gave it to me. No cover. Just a plain white sleeve. It was warped but played like a nightmare. In the middle of mom's records and dad's Hank, Willie and Waylon was Paranoid. And nobody but me played it. When no one else was home. I was working my day job when an old friend told me Ozzy had passed. I immediately thought of my cool Aunt Julie. And isn't that what music is. A thread that sows the quilt of your life, Connecting you to memories, people, good and bad times, that day that you were given something that changed your life. That's the good shit right there. Everything else is just flim flam. Rest in power John. Very few change the world. But he did. I know he changed me.

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I really hope you have a cool aunt. They're the best.

SDBJ

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In the streets of Kenmare, Ireland, these kids were playing "About A Girl". It almost brought a tear to this Gen Xer's heart.

1 year ago | [YT] | 22

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It is a peculiar thing about walking in ruins in Ireland. Enya just starts playing. But I haven't seen a speaker anywhere.

1 year ago | [YT] | 6

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Ireland, i am inside you.

1 year ago | [YT] | 19

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Watching Tommy Aldridge play drums makes me very joyous.


https://youtu.be/Mzvu8ZmQhVg?si=0X3hD...

1 year ago (edited) | [YT] | 2

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Flying private to Wrestlemania. See ya there.

1 year ago | [YT] | 31

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Apparently, I teach very humble drum students...

2 years ago | [YT] | 44

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We have lost a titan of the drum community today with the loss of Dom Famularo. What a beautiful man with a giving spirit and unending enthusiasm for the art of drumming. I actually played with him once and hung out with him for 2 days. I'll talk about that in video form tomorrow. But today, let's all give thanks and respect to a man who gave so many so much. Dom Famularo Forever.

This is a poster that hangs in my teaching studio. The other posters I have are Elvin Jones, Cindy Blackman, Levon Helm, and Tony Williams. That's how highly I regard him.

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RIP Dale Gribble. You were the best of us. (Yes that's me)

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I'm baaaaack. And this time with a spite video. Let's see if ol Dave tries to get this taken down.

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