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Mrs. Layoutshooter was VERY tired of my favorite chair. Can one imagine? It was worn, ragged, and PERFECTLY broken in. It was ONLY 20 years old, what's wrong with that? SO She talked me into a NEW CHAIR! A "local" chair, La Z Boy! Nothing like working with local businesses. For those who...

There was once the "Capris", Lou Christie, The Four Seasons and Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels. We put them all into a garage in Michigan, shook it up, poured it out, and out came "Tim Tam and the Turn ONs". They were a local "garage band" that often played at our school dances. Side note...

I had an appointment with my nutritionist on Friday. It was my first visit since she put me on my Styrofoam and freeze dried water diet. I had lost 14 pounds, in 8 weeks, on the same scale. My pants can no longer stay up on their own and I have had to dig out a smaller belt from years gone by...

The "Straights of Detroit (Detroit River) is being overrun by silver (white) bass. I got the call from a friend. They got 350 in 3 hours this evening. This is IT! It will be over in a week or so, hit it now or wait till next spring!

I planned on taking Mrs. Layoutshooter out on Lake Erie this morning for some walleye fishing. Luckily, because I have such a wonderful understanding of climate change and global warming I knew that Lake Erie is FAR too cold for this time of year, about 6 weeks behind what it should be. SO...

Even Little Commies have talent North Korea children playing the guitar. Creepy as hell. - YouTube

Max Roach vs. Buddy Rich Buddy Rich vs Max Roach - YouTube

No need for college Los Indios Tabajaras - Maria Elena - YouTube

Glenn was it! "AMERICAN PATROL" BY GLENN MILLER - YouTube

Army wins, hands down (you can tell I am on motel internet!) Air Force vs Army Drumline Battle - YouTube

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Enjoy Mel Taylor {The Ventures} Best Drum Solo Ever! - Caravan - LIVE!! (1984) - YouTube

Today we have "machine Drummers" In my day: The Reflections-Just Like Romeo And Juliet - YouTube Cozy Cole Topsy II - YouTube Gene Krupa - Jazz Legend - YouTube

An Oldie group that played our high school dances The Reflections-Just Like Romeo And Juliet - YouTube

Another local group QUESTION MARK & THE MYSTERIANS-96 TEARS - YouTube We grew up NINETY SIX TEARS - YouTube This is just ONE of the local bands we grew up with at our high school dances. I played "against" many of these bands, at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Biddle in Wyandotte, in battle...

One of the most famous recording studios in Detroit and the nation. This is where we recorded our "Strum" record in the spring of 1970. Great Soul Music Recording Studios of Detroit Tour One can only imagine what it was like to be in that studio. ALL those names. All those bands. You could...

We had GOOD stuff at our high school dances! Was lucky to know many of these guys. Even jammed with many of them! The Bob Seger System - Ramblin' Gamblin' Man - YouTube

HEY RAGGERS! Old enough to remember "The Rationals""Swingin Time" on CKLW TV? Robin Seymore? The Rationals "Respect" 1967 - YouTube (By the way, I "danced" twice on "Swingin Time", the second time the "Mother's of Invention" were featured.)

ANOTHER local band. Called the "Amboy Dukes" Remember that? The "Motor City Mad Man"? On Rythm guitar was "Derek St. Holmes, who graduated from high school with my younger brother. We had an amazing choice of live music at our dances back then. Amboy Dukes, The Journey to the Center of the...

This is just ONE of the "local" bands who used to play at our high school dances. Devil with a blue dress - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels - YouTube