Monthly Archives: December 2017

Life is Better if You Pursue Your Passion

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Scott K Fish

  Life is Better if You Pursue Your Passion Scott K. Fish, Special to the Piscataquis Observer • December 8, 2017 All my life I wanted to be either a writer or a musician. At age 18, figuring I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Bobby Blotzer’s 1985 Ludwig Ad

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Ah, drum industry advertising! What’s not to love? Here’s a nice 1985 photo of RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer with his Ludwig drumset. Scurry to a Ludwig dealer, indeed.

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Jimmy Chamberlin: A Drummer’s Heart on Canvas

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Solid thoughts from Smashing Pumpkins‘s Jimmy Chamberlin on learning to communicate through drumming. Jimmy Chamberlin: [A] lot of people…don’t give themselves enough time to master something, even something as simple as a paradiddle or a single stroke roll. … Continue reading →

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Ginger Baker’s ‘Africa’ Drum Solo (1990)

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This Ginger Baker drum solo, Africa, as far as I know, has never been released. Chip Stern sent it to me as part of a cassette for a drum project on which we, and others, were working. The … Continue reading →

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