Sore!

I drummed tons of tough songs tonight and got really sore. I've definitely gotten a lot better at the drums lately. Some things I used to think were impossible I can get through with ease now, and some things I didn't even want to try I can give a really good showing on. I made some videos of me playing which I might post, but I'm not sure they're that good or interesting.

Tomorrow I'm going to get up around noon and head over to a music store in Fords which is extremely close to me. They're having a free Buddy Holly tribute and Nicole Atkins will be there. I feel like a stalker mentioning her in both of my entries now, but come on, it's like 15 minutes from me, and it's free.

I had on the news today and they were talking about how the Republican Party voted its first black person as the head of their national commitee or whatever. First of all, I am sick of all this talk about first black, first woman, first whatever. I think of these guys as people who are simply qualified and I can't wait until we get to the point where we can stop jerking off to the fact that we have more diversity in politics or whatever it may be. These guys are no more different from me or you than anyone else. They're just people. We're the same goddamn species. Anyway, I hope that no one is thinking that he was elected just because he's black; it's more like, he was as qualified as the next guy and it's just sad that it even has to be an issue in way at all that he's black. People will tell you that this is a sign of change for the republicans, but come on now. It's aesthetics. Let the man succeed or fail on the merits of his actions, not on the wow factor of his genetics.

Nicole Atkins and drumming

I haven't had a normal blog for a long time, but I found my favorite local musician/artist Nicole Atkins on Blogspot, so I decided it would be nice to keep track of what I'm doing to avoid having to link my old old Livejournal when I make comments on her (and other) journal entries. Yeah, it lets you comment via AIM, too, but that failed for me.

Anyway, I was interested in if Nicole had a new album coming out soon and wound up finding this journal. I always think it's great when I find blogs for celebrities and others that I admire because it brings them down to Earth and helps alleviate the need to gossip about them. I remember a funny moment after a Queen & Paul Rodgers concert a couple years ago where I got home from the concert and Brian May had already updated his blog merely an hour after the concert ended. I wish more classic rockers were internet whores.

I downloaded Mr. Brightside on Rock Band the other day and using my awesomely almost-realistic Ion drumset I tackled it. That song is just great for training a new drummer like me on stickwork. I play on expert, but I do fail out on a lot of songs, particularly songs with extended quick stick work and crazy footpedals. Mr. Brightside is the first time I felt comfortable playing a quick drum beat, and it has major lulls to give you a rest between.