An excuse of why you don't contribute to the forum is just that. An excuse... Aching for an internet verbal war??????? I'd love to indulge you but I've set many fires here in the past,this is clearly an unimportant matter,I do not want to disrespect Steve H. Beside I'm too busy gigging these days t...

That's why I myself, for example, have just refrained from making any comments whatsoever on the topic, because this gig is so heavy-weight that whatever I say is just going to look stupid. I mean, c'mon, whoever gets to play with TOTO must be doing very well for himself. All the best to Shannon! R...

Mike J has an "empire". That's nice.I respect him for that. Why would someone who is so successful post stupid crap in a drum forum. I read through this thread and the old thread and I can't understand why someone who is so setup in thier career would be such a (forgive me) s***head.. I'm ...

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I reckon this is drummer Mark is talking about....Benny Montgomery?

Yeah , no bassist. He split to focus on his school work. I can't justify going up there to rehearse with no bottom end. The bandleader ,( is only a big band hobbyist, with no jazz experience,just a strong love for the music.) does not understand my need for that bottom end. He simply thinks it wwon'...

Has anyone here ever played in a big band with no bass player? IMO it seems to be a rough deal for the drummer all around. It would interesting to get some of your experiences/thoughts . I certainly am not sold on the idea of no bassist,but on the other hand a big band is a ton of fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6r_AzCzCHE

SS with JL Ponty pre-Journey.

This was nice thread at first.
Then Josiah went nuts again .
Now We are talking about DW's and JR.(Love JR ,Not a Fan of DW's)

Wow.


So back on topic ......I hope this next MD will have some tasty VC transcriptions.

The transcriptions are always great to work on.

deseipel wrote:I subscribed but never rxd the link to the 2nd vid, is cliff a HOD member?

My bad.I dont think Cliff is a member here.

.....And when DW gives us the news,the suspense will finally be over.

Personally,I would like to see Dave play with the Tower of Power.

I second that Michel Camilo Trio reunion.