I'm happy. Not gloating about it, just stating it. Tomorrow's my birthday (November 9th). In life, I've struggled, I've won, and yes, I've lost. But I'm still here, diving into my next adventure. Los Angeles, CA, December 2014 I try not to forget my victories, but I also make every attempt not to live in the past. or in past tense for that matter. So here's to you, my invisible reader, to your wins, and the wisdom that accompanies your losses., etc. Cheers.

Friday, September 14, 2018, 10:16am When I was in high school, Cactus - Rusty Day/vocals, Jim McCarty/guitar, Tim Bogert/bass and Carmine Appice/drums - was one of my favorite bands. A lot of that had to do with my total appreciation of Appice's heavy handed grooves and fills, along with the epic jams they would do in practically every song. I saw the band once (1970?) at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, sharing the bill with Toe Fat and the great Ten Years After. My teena

Monday, September 10, 2018, 10:40am It's been about 5 weeks since I played a video game. Funny, huh? And you didn't even know I was a gamer, right? LOL. My game of preference, #GrandTheftAutoV  (on my #PS4 ), and specifically it's #MotorWars  I & III missions in adversary mode, were near mainstays in my daily routine. And as agro and digitally violent as these things might appear, they actually gave a me a sense of calm, almost like I was meditating, while players on the oppo

Monday, January 4, 2016 I have avoided this moment for a while now, years actually. Anyone who really knows me, knows how much I love music, especially drums. Playing drums is something I was more or less born to do, or at least one of the things… My other personal manifestations/vocations materialized out of the necessity to survive in life when at various times my drumming ability left me. ​ And believe it or not the following is the short version of my musical odyssey. Why