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July 20, 2020

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Drummer's Survival Kit

Drummers , do you have a Drummer's, Survival Kit ? Drummers , do you have a Drummer's Survival Kit ? Every drummer should have a stick bag of course. In stick bags we carry things like drumsticks, soft and hard mallets, brushes, blastix, drum keys , and other assorted odds and ends. It's those odds and ends and just how important those little things can be to performing well on the gig I want to focus on here. Little things like string. If you have a snare drum it's quite likely the small parts that keep your snare drum together could break or become un-fastened when you least expect it. How many of us have had those snare attachments fall apart right before the curtain goes up? With a little string you can tie that snare drum up strong enough to get you through the night and on to the next date. Wire can also be a life saver. On more than one occasion I've had that most important but often neglected piece of drum hardware refuse to coopera

Reading Sheet Music Can Save Your Life . . .

T here are several good reasons for Drummers to learn to read sheet music. This story illustrates one good reason. Here is a story from my own experience. " I remember a time back in the Mid 1980s when I was working with the rhythm section for a group famous from the 1950s, called The Diamonds , and as back up players, we were also hired to support The Platters another famous vocal group from the 1950s on a 10-day tour of the Pacific Northwest." The Platters were supposed to show up a day before the tour to rehearse with the band for the show. But, because of transportation issues, the Platters didn't arrive until just about a half hour before show time. We were opening the tour that night at a college in Southern Oregon. The house was packed, completely sold out, standing room only. Just before the show was scheduled, the Platters' musical director walked in, handed me a stack of charts, and said, "Follow me." Fortunately, I had spen

How This Blog Began . . . Several Years Ago.

The Time Keepers Journal is just because I had to quickly come up with some name on the spot. Originally my first website was “The Big Beat” which was also used by some other more professional sites focusing on drums and drummers, and that is what the “The Big Beat” and initially my thinking with “The Time Keepers Journal was also, but the drummer is often referred to as the Time Keeper, the drummer keeps time, he plays time etc. Not a great name, but it was the best I could do to get something up and getting a message out with. I could always start over with a new name or expand out into something else. I also set up a 2 nd site using the same name with Wordpress another free site, but I’ve only done a few things on it and I almost never update it. I’ve toyed with the option of getting a web hosting account with some provider, but until I have a name that seems worthy to register and of building into a unique domain name and a real brand, I’m just using it to generate content an

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