Monthly Archives: August 2023

Krupa’s Impressive Snare Drumming

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Different Drummer was a 1970s monthly magazine that primarily featured album reviews. Its president was disc jockey Harry Abraham. I’m not sure how long DD was in business, but I enjoyed reading it and saved a few issues. … Continue reading →

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Alternate Gigs Away From Bars

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: While playing/singing in Honest Tom Pomposello‘s trio, we band members grew tired of playing bars. The drunks, the smoke, the noise. My friend, drummer Chris Conrade, said, “The music business is a bunch of drunks saying, ‘Entertain me.’” … Continue reading →

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Peart – ‘Scissors, Paper, Stone’ Essay

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: According to the Cygnus-X1 Rush tribute web site, Neil Peart’s “Scissors, Paper, Stone” essay was part of the band’s “Presto” tour book. My copy of the essay is in a format often used in record company press kits … Continue reading →

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Jazz in Unlikely Places

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Jazz music and names of jazz greats appear in unlikely places. Here’s an excerpt I highlighted from a book about brave war photojournalist Dickey Chapelle. She worked at the battle front in WW II, Korea, and Vietnam, where … Continue reading →

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Neil Peart’s ‘High-Tech Universe’

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is a screenshot from a letter from Neil Peart I found last week combing through a box of assorted papers. Written from Toronto on October 25, 1986 on Neil’s “new Macintosh computer,” this snippet has Neil sharing … Continue reading →

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