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I'm so sorry Mark I wish there was something I could adequately say or do for you and your family. Please know that I will keep your daughter and your family in my thoughts and soul during this time. I am here for you anytime. You are doing the right thing by taking care of family first. The cruises can come later. Peace be with you and your family during this difficult time.

Great album to start training your ears.

Looking forward to your review. Please mention if you found any food or alcohol shortages. We will be on Symphony next month.

Love the cucumber martini and I think you will love it too. Food Porn pics please.

Wishing you the best. +1

Safe travels wished for you. Do you think the reason why they did not ask to see your vaccination card is that it was already uploaded and in their system when you did check-in?

@Ourusualbeach Question, does Symphony serve breakfast at the Wipeout Bar in the morning like Allure?

So happy we will 2 sea days on Symphony next month. Retirement cruise on Explorer last November had no sea days and I was exhausted. With a large ship like Symphony and everything you can do onboard it's good to have sea days.

Love this. Thanks for your input. Lizzy (Black and White) is also a handful.

Apparently from Monty Python. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toad_the_Wet_Sprocket#:~:text=Toad the Wet Sprocket takes,successful worldwide tour of Finland.

Lol, you got me right I would never want top billing. I liked playing in the back behind the other musicians. One time we played a concert for 3,000 people on a huge stage. I was on a drum riser way above the rest of the band. I hated it because I felt so exposed.

Im trying to remember what Bob posted. I think it was a solo. Most drum solos are improvised. But all of us drummers have a internal library in our brains of so called “licks” and patterns. The key to a great solo are organizing those licks and patterns into a story. It’s hard to do. Some professional drummers will develop a solo for a tour and repeat some of the same elements in every concert.

That is extremely disappointing not to mention against fleet wide policy .

I feel so bad for you. Hopefully with time you will be able to make it as a tribute to your mom to honor her memory.

We need to think of a name for the band. The Critic’s????

Thanks. Yes I wish I could play more but look at it as an opportunity to work on my music where I do a lot of drum programming via keyboards and samples.

Not as much on drums but I still play a lot of keyboards in my studio. Playing drums all these years I have back problems and arthritis in my hands.

Great start to your review. I will be following along. Hey question as I'm curious what do you do with the dogs while away? Board them, Have a house sitter?

Wow! I just looked him up and watched some of his you tube videos. What an incredible musician. I'm sorry he passed away. At least his music is here to stay forever.

That's great. I'm sorry you having problems. I'm just waiting for ours to give out. It's the original when we had the house built 24 years ago. I'm amazed it has lasted this long. You are welcome. I usually don't post videos of myself playing because I don't want to appear narcissistic and egotistical. The other thing is I'm very hard on myself and hate seeing mistakes that I make. But I do it to try and improve myself. Thanks Lenny Yes you could tell he is still affected by grief which is so understandable. Ha deal!!!! How cool. What was his name? My best friend from high school who I had a band with still plays down at the Salty Dog Cafe in Hilton Head. He once did a stint on "Song of America" cruising around Hawaii.

I'm finishing up my Christmas music compilation mix right now. I'll start decorating day after Halloween since I love that holiday too. Here is the video. This is the WCC Big Band that I played in about 10 years ago. We recorded a Christmas album. I set up a camera in the drum booth because I am picky about analyzing my playing looking for ways to improve. You will notice I'm looking a lot to the left. The camera does not show the chart I am reading. Yes drummers have sheet music too. The chart shows me all the brass rhythms that I will sometimes accent or do a fill as as a setup. I'll never forget the look on Capt. Lee's face after he was told the last two charters had cancelled. The was a real look of horror about the pandemic. See above.

Tonight Cruizin’ with cocktails with Below Deck Med. Tonight a French Manhattan. French Manhattan 1.5 oz Cognac 1.5 oz Sweet Vermouth 1/4 oz Grand Marnier or Cointreau 1 dash Angostura 1Dash Orange Bitters Cherry Garnish

He must be really good. It’s not easy getting gigs in Manhattan.

I do too. Jazz is my favorite to play as a drummer and especially Big Band. I was lucky to play with several big bands over my career as a pro. Remind me near Christmas and I’ll post a video of me playing “Greensleeves.” In the recording studio.

I read that before. He even at the request of Buddy Rich's daughter played on an album called "Burning For Buddy." Here is a clip of Neil playing with the Buddy Rich Big Band on a tune called "Cottontale." Karen was a fabulous drummer and said it depressed her when people would not take her drumming skills seriously. Horrible list and ridiculous to even have a list. All are excellent drummers that are completely different in their own styles and techniques. I was so obsessed with the drum solo in "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," that I wrote it out note for note. I like this one from their first television special.