The drums

 

That was a smart gig in Montreal.  Very well managed indeed!  I guess you are jazz blues, huh.  Mary Unknown7 is global pop.  Shadowplay is metal.

Did I ever tell you I used to be a drum teacher at Yamaha?  No more though.  I don't qualify anyway, and I hate teaching brats that don't wanna learn.  Plus my feet have become huge and useless for drums.  Although it is an artistic statement that may be impossible to copy...

Would I get a ridiculous drum set?  Maybe.  Ridiculous is a point of view.  My current drum set is ridiculous, because I don't really have one.  My favorite part of the video above is when he yanks on the rope to a bell with his teeth!

Homesick

 

So you finally figured out that life on the road is lonely.  You finally figured out that you can get lonely in a crowd.

I first got homesick when I was about 17.  I don't get homesick anymore, because I don't leave home other than to go to the mosque or run errands.  I don't like to leave my cat family.  They're naughty and stinky, but I love them so much.  This is the only photo where I have them all together.  Mama cat had a nervous habit of over grooming as you can see in the picture, but she stopped doing that after she had all her kittens.  Today my boy Otto isn't well.  He's showing symptoms of kidney disease, and I need to take him to the vet.  Please pray for my kitty.

Long Live Rick

 

It's been a while since I saw Rick Beato video though.  This one was brought to my attention by the YouTube algorithm, however.  Maybe it's because I'm not a subscriber.

The chain

 

Get some exercise, Tal.

Fingernails

 

I swear I can hear autowah on the second one.  So how do you like Seiji Igusa?  He's one of those bedroom musicians, I guess.  I've only seen news of his playing out live once, and he didn't look too happy.  Maybe he will change that in the future.  Oh wait... That was Ichika Nito.

I would call you a social musician, Grace.  I don't think it's about playing live on stage: I did that myself for many years.  Other people don't really inspire me anymore.  Not to the point of where I want to do guest appearances for them, at least.  Too many crappy memories, perhaps.

A world of our own

 

In America?  What's up with Kanye?  Whatever it is, he's becoming more and more irrelevant.  Maybe he thinks he's president or something.

Oh really

 

Come on, not everyone in America is poor.  The middle class seem to get by honorably.  Then there are the few individuals who have excessive amounts of wealth, and they want more money.  

Sure, America is in debt and needs money.  Because of interest!  Shalom!  Nihao!  Nuclear war is unprofitable not because it destroys resources, but because it kills off buyers.  They need to stage a ground war so they can sell weapons.  And the gangsters are the best choice for selling weapons to both sides.