I got this one homework assignment for my Michigan History class to write a short paper about how my family got to Michigan. I found out some really interesting things about my father's side of the family. The family originated in East Prussia and came over to Canada and the Detroit sometime before 1870 or so. The records available are not that ( Read more... )

President Obama just threw down the gauntlet to the special interests in Washington in his weekly address. Watch it here. It's pretty short and it is kick ass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTbT3LzNmDA

"Destiny is created by us, not for us." Barack Obama

I have my new crash. The 18" Paiste RUDE seen here. http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/COLUMBINE1818/Drums/NewStuff004.jpg

These are the new Hi-hat cymbals. I bought them used for a steal. New they are $320. I got them for $150 and they sound amazing. http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/COLUMBINE1818/Drums/NewStuff007.jpg

I also have a new ( Read more... )

Well, I hung up some posters that I had sitting around forever in my basement. I got a power strip for another lamp and i had to move my drums back about 6 inches due to some unknown object jutting out of the wall blocking where I wanted to re-position my hi-hat. I have one ductape poster I made composed of pictures of a few of my favorite drummers ( Read more... )

I love the reprieve the weather has decided to give us. Temporary spring motherfuckers! I love the Spring/Summer at night. It's still comfortable at 50-60 degrees so you can just grab a hoody and still be comfortable. I can't wait for the summer.

I had a guy come over and jam last week and it was a good learning experience. He kinda mislead me on his playing style. he said he played a lot like James Hetfield from Metallica, so I thought great I can stick my simplistic driving style as Lars does, but no. He wanted me to mimic his riffs like Meshuggah. Well, what he was playing was really ( Read more... )

Have any of you gone back and listened to something you listened to when you were in high school or earlier? It's kind of an odd thing for me, because I have a deep attachment to to the stuff I listened to when I was 15,16 and 17. When I listen to KoRn's old stuff or Marilyn Manson's Anti-Christ Superstar or Nirvana's In Utero I just experience a ( Read more... )

Music theory is hard.

A friend of mine has informed me of a possible career option. if I go into criminology/criminal profiling the University of Detroit Mercy has a program where I could get an internship with the Detroit police department. If I go into criminology this would be an attractive option. Now, I'm not too keen on working in Detroit. However, it will ( Read more... )