This is a Tama catalogue from about 1987 or so, and it’s for a line of theirs called Swingstar. But it’s not just any catalogue, to me. This one holds special meaning. I collectively spent many, many hours looking at this thing… and it’s only about 12 pages. Pre-Internet, pre-YouTube, pre-on-demand, kids used to re-read stuff on their shelves, pulling out the same items over and over again, even if it was a drum brochure. At least I did. We …

Well, we are in the middle of a pandemic, you know, and there certainly has been a giant decline in the amount of music I’ve been doing. Here’s the unfortunate truth: I’m barely playing at all. Why? Well, for starters, I really and truly have been very busy with that stuff I do for a living. Crazy, right? It would seem more reasonable to think times would be slow, and I know I’m fortunate that they’re not. I’m as busy …