Kenneth

Morning All, I have been keeping my E-Kit set up in my living room. My living room as become my music room and now not my living room. I just moved my kit to my very small office in my house. Now my office is even smaller. Today I'm going to move it to my TV rooms which has lots of windows. I'll set up that I'll be looking right into my backyard when play and those crazy squirrel will be looking right back at me thinking I"m a large nut to bury for winter time-lol. So my questions, since the room as lots of window, should I be covering the kit while not playing to avoid any possibility of sun on the kits during all times of the day?

I recall growing up and when a new album came out, going home and reading the album cover and sleeve to see who played on the album, over and over and over. And when an album cover was a fold out like a book- that was fantastic! That's how I learned about Jim Keltner. He played on everything, I thought! When I stared to play the drums, the name Jeff Pocaro would pop up and I was told, " You know him, he's in Toto, the song Rosanna". Last year I read It's About Time: Jeff Porcaro, The Man and His Music. Very good read, if you like to read. I was SHOCKED at all the songs that he played on that had spun on my stereo back in the day and no idea it was him. The days of vinyl. One was Steely Dan, Katy Lied and my song from that album was and still is" Chain Lightning", it was 20-year old Jeff Pocaro. I have no idea how many weeks that album spun on my stereo. Warren Zevon, Excitable Boy- my song" Nightitme in the Switching Yard". As David also said, Rickie Lee Jones debut album (which Pocaro shared credit with Steve Gadd) and Donald Fagen -The Night Fly, my song on that album is the cover of " Ruby Baby"- original song by The Drifters. And yes, Michael Jackson " Beat It"!!!!!!! I could keep going on and on but, one last thing. Christopher Cross " Arthur's Theme (The Best You Can Do), that was also Pocaro. The line from the song "When you get caught between the moon and New York City" was taken from an unreleased song written by Peter Allen and Carole Bayer Sager (Burt Bacharach's one time wife). Allen came up with the line while his plane was in a holding pattern during a night arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York. I find that so amazing! Here is a link to Mr. Pocaro's wiki page. It's amazing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Porcaro

I have always loved Steve Gadd's facial expressions/feelings for his tutorial on Paul Simons 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover.

OMG- I just went back and looked and I saw The James Gang in 2001 in Cleveland. I have to be honest, I was not in my 20's but in my FORTIES-lol. I seemed to have lost a few years in my life in between my 20 and 40's! It's called WORK-lol

Walsh, Ringo & Company! I'd like to have 1% of talent that is in that room in my ability to be a musician. Ringo Starr and Russ Kunkel playing as one- never missed a beat! Lee Sklar on bass Waddy Watchel on guitar Benmont Tench on keyboards Joe Walsh as Joe Walsh! I flew out to the R&R Hall of Fame in Cleveland when I was in my 20's, as The James Gang reunited to do a benefit for The R&R Hall of Fame. When I was in line buying a beer ( oh it was for a friend-lol) folks were talking and I was shocked how far folks came that night to see The James Gang. I thought I was far being from NJ but some one beat me!

I second that as a deep dive. Amazing. I love it!