Have a 22" HH Manhattan @ 2552 g. Great cymbal! Nice stick, pleasant wash and lots of edge wobble. My main ride for a couple of years. I have a new main ride now. A 20" Agop special edition jazz ride.
A friend just gave me a Pearl 5x13 steel shell snare drum. Made in Taiwan. I didn't expect much but it is pretty cool sounding, especially when cranked. Talk about bright and crisp. Sounds like a drum corps marcher! Never have had a Pearl product and never used a side snare, but things may change.
Amen to this. I lost 2 hearing aids this winter due to behind the ear overload. Glasses, mask and hearing aids make it impossible to remove your mask without dislodging your hearing aids. I learned the hard way not to take off my mask until I am seated in the car.
Been dreaming about a Dicks Deluxe, fries and chocolate shake for over a year. Can't face I-5 though. Haven't been to town for over 2 years! Had a small DFO hang at my house last summer for my drummers garage sale. Good times.
Haven't read the whole post, but my favorite records are Nina Simone "Little Girl Blue" and "King Pleasure Sings" featuring King Pleasure and Lambert, Hendrix and Ross. Both very important to me in my formative years.
VSOP. My man Tony. And some of his best friends. Stunning art and craftsmanship. Jazz at a very high level. Am sorting LPs to take to community yard sale and found this one in the pile of outgoing and saved it as wells an Art Blakey night inn Tunisia.