http://www.notabbott.com/drums/ On the one hand, I'm a big fan of the notion that the one most important piece of drumming knowledge I have is that I don't actually know very much. On the other, I feel like I have picked some things up on the way to that particular worldview that are worth sharing. Those things tend to fall into the categories listed on your right. en-us I'm thrilled to have found Bill Bruford's blog, because stuff like this is just wonderfully inspiring. So many great passages... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/drums/004123.shtml John Rutsey, who presided over the drumkit on Rush's heavily Led Zeppelin-influenced debut before yielding the drum throne to Neil... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/drums/004118.shtml Bill Bruford stopped by Ronnie Scott's in London to see Avishai Cohen the same week I was there. I had... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/drums/004100.shtml For some reason, I hadn't bookmarked Bill Bruford's blog until now. It is there that I found this gem: Always... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/drums/004075.shtml The overarching idea with the current configuration of the drum kit is that I wanted lighter, primarily single-braced hardware, in... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/drums/003993.shtml Okay, so I've finally come across a 14" green Signia tom on eBay -- and if any bids show up... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/drums/003888.shtml It's been a bad year for actually practicing my drums, but I think a lot of that had to do... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/drums/003825.shtml If my memory and/or record-keeping serve me, today is the 30th anniversary of my first drum lesson. As is usually... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/drums/003777.shtml With nearly a month between gigs, and two recent gigs on a fairly brightly lit stage, I'm going to clean... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/drums/003664.shtml Okay, this is twice now I've been hugged by a bizarre blond woman at a Diver Trio gig at Trio... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/drums/003663.shtml Because when the drummer jokes stop, then it's time for the bass solo.... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/drums/003661.shtml Dammit, Musician's Friend is no longer carrying the Sabian Paragon crash pack, a 16" and 18" Paragon crash with a... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/drums/003405.shtml Debuting on tomorrow's Diver gig will be a Gretsch 5 1/2" x 14" steel snare drum. I had been getting... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/drums/003358.shtml Stuff I learned (or was forcibly reminded of) at Diver's gig at Fado Irish Pub on St. Patrick's Day: Drunk... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/drums/003303.shtml I've been working on a lot of hand/foot combinations lately, but it's mostly been various two-plus-two or paradiddle variations. Tapping... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/drums/003248.shtml