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Erika T on R.I.P. E.V.H.This had me in tears.. I've been a fan for years & have been surprised at how much his death...
Patti Aliventi on R.I.P. E.V.H.I've been fortunate to be friends with one of my music heroes as well, so I know what you mean....
Jon Zal on R.I.P. E.V.H.Thanks, Kelly. I appreciate it.
Jon Zal on R.I.P. E.V.H.Thanks, Jeanine.
Kelly P on R.I.P. E.V.H.Strangely, you're the first person I thought of when I heard the sad news. A stranger on the internet whose...
Jeannine on R.I.P. E.V.H.Powerful. Wonderfully spoken 😔
Martin Silvestri on ‘All we needed was a competent president’Jon... your eloquence is undeniable. Reading this piece today, October 2 ... with this same man just admitted to Walter...
robertleepotter500 on ‘All we needed was a competent president’Wonderful explanation of the situation. Well written and composed.
Patti Aliventi on ‘All we needed was a competent president’When I first started reading I was like "What....?" I thought we were living in different realities. You caught me,...
Jon Zal on Is it November yet?Thanks, Mary. And thanks for for sticking with me all this time!

“And in the end / on Dreams we will depend / ‘

“And in the end / on Dreams we will depend / ‘cause that’s what love is made of.”

Thanks for getting it right, America. 🇺🇸🤘🏻❤️

#VH #BH #TheAmericanDream

Pre-gaming for Sammy Hagar’s (virtual) Birthday

Pre-gaming for Sammy Hagar’s (virtual) Birthday Bash, as one does.

I was at Sammy’s 50th Birthday Bash back during my Van Halen-gig days. Three nights at the @cabowabocantinacabo. It was epic. Now I’M 50. How the hell did that happen so fast?

Looking forward to seeing Sammy & Michael play some VH while I pour one out for Eddie Van Halen.

Happy Birthday, Sam!

👊🏻🤙🏻🍹🏝

Just voted for Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and a who

Just voted for Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and a whole bunch of down-ballot Dems.

Make sure you #vote!
#ivoted 🇺🇸

Link to full tribute in profile. R.I.P. E.V.H.

I can’t find all the words I need right now to d

I can’t find all the words I need right now to describe how much Eddie Van Halen and his music have meant to me over the past four decades. I’ll find them soon & put them in a blog post ... but, for now, suffice to say: I’m heartbroken. #RIPEddieVanHalen

Decided to do something awesome for myself. When

Decided to do something awesome for myself.

When I was 12 years old, I started taking weekly drum lessons. Shortly thereafter, I got my first kit. It was just a little acoustic starter set with one broken cymbal that did double duty as both my ride & my only crash ... but it was my very own drum set, and I loved it.

As a complete and utter pipsqueak with seemingly no athletic ability whatsoever, I was never really interested in sports … but I was obsessed with music, and playing the drums gave me a sense of satisfaction & accomplishment like nothing else ever had.

Things got pretty rocky with both family & school by the time I was around 15 or 16, and the drum lessons fell by the wayside. I still played every now and again — I even sought out a community kit at the rec center on my Army base back in the day — but my skills never really progressed, and, by the time I reached my late 20s, I had pretty much abandoned it.

I always, however, planned to start playing again … someday.

I’m a 50-year-old man. My “somedays” are running out … especially if I want to get good at this.

“Someday” is now.

Say hello to my new drum kit.

(And, yeah, I went with the @larsulrich @metallica sticks ... because why wouldn’t I?)

🤘🏻💀🤘🏻🥁

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