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Job Description-Modern Drummer Managing Editor (1983)

SKF NOTE: The four pages below describe my duties as Modern Drummer‘s Managing Editor. My dim recollection is that I wrote this circa 1983. Had I written this job description in 1980, when I was first hired as MD Managing … Continue reading

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Peart Letter to SKF – Music, Writing, Books, Travel

SKF NOTE: A few days ago I posted my letter in reply to Neil Peart’s March 31, 1987 letter to me. This post is Neil’s March 31, 1987 letter. It is one of my favorites from Neil. Mostly, I think, … Continue reading

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Drums & Demons – The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon

SKF NOTE: Author Joel Selvin’s biography, “Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon,” is scheduled for release on February 27, 2024. As stated in the “Drums & Demons” press release, Selvin wrote the book, “With full cooperation from … Continue reading

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Neil Peart – My Writing Apprenticeship

SKF NOTE: Neil Peart is perhaps as respected as writer — lyrics and books — as much as he is respected as a drummer. Six or seven years ago, while packing all my “things” to move out of the house … Continue reading

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