Hello all - any of the "Old Guard" still here?

[stephenmu...@yahoo.co.uk]

I haven't posted here in years. Are there any of the vintage crew still here?

Stephen

[Sean Conolly]

<stephenmu...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>I haven't posted here in years. Are there any of the vintage crew still
>here?
>

There's a few lurkers still, but it's pretty dead nowadays.

[Frisco]

On Apr 19, 9:46 am, "Sean Conolly" <sjconolly...@yaaho.com> wrote:
> <stephenmulhollan...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message

>
> news:29361743.1133.1334745613032.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@vbue17...>I haven't posted here in years.  Are there any of the vintage crew still
> >here?
>
> There's a few lurkers still, but it's pretty dead nowadays.

Make this a role call and I bet some of the wheel-chair shriners will
wake up and yell 'bingo'. :-)

Paul

[Jim Dwyer]

What ever happened to muffin man?


"Frisco" wrote in message
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[stephenmu...@yahoo.co.uk]

On Apr 18, 11:40 am, stephenmulhollan...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> I haven't posted here in years.  Are there any of the vintage crew still here?
>
> Stephen

I see Nick Amoroso on Facebook, Bermuda occasionally pops in to the
Mike Dolbear forum, but there used to be a real hardcore of about
thirty or forty posters here.

OK, roll call it is.

OLD GUARD!!! FRONT AND CENTRE (or "center", to you Merkans). NAME?

Stephen

[Steve Turner]

I usually check here every day to see if anything's been posted. Most attempts
to generate discussion (mine included) don't go anywhere, in spite of the fact
that a dozen or more of the old guard still pop in here every once in a while.
Everybody go over to Facebook and tell the rest of them to get their asses
back in here. :-)

--
Any given amount of traffic flow, no matter how
sparse, will expand to fill all available lanes.
To reply, eat the taco.
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[new...@zoomnet.net]

 Are there any of the vintage crew still here?
>
> Stephen

I'm feeling pretty vintage.

Regards,
Mike Newman

[Sean Conolly]

"Steve Turner" <bbqb...@swtacobell.net.invalid> wrote in message
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> On 4/25/2012 8:20 AM, stephenmu...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
>> On Apr 18, 11:40 am, stephenmulhollan...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
>>> I haven't posted here in years. Are there any of the vintage crew still
>>> here?
>>>
>>> Stephen
>>
>> I see Nick Amoroso on Facebook, Bermuda occasionally pops in to the
>> Mike Dolbear forum, but there used to be a real hardcore of about
>> thirty or forty posters here.
>>
>> OK, roll call it is.
>>
>> OLD GUARD!!! FRONT AND CENTRE (or "center", to you Merkans). NAME?
>>
>> Stephen
>
> I usually check here every day to see if anything's been posted. Most
> attempts to generate discussion (mine included) don't go anywhere, in
> spite of the fact that a dozen or more of the old guard still pop in here
> every once in a while. Everybody go over to Facebook and tell the rest of
> them to get their asses back in here. :-)
>

I do miss the on-topic discussions we used to have here. I'll even dare to
say that it made me a better (and more in demand) player.

Sean

[gpsman]

On Apr 23, 12:24 pm, "Jim Dwyer" <jim.dw...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> What ever happened to muffin man?

Mistakenly executed for an inadvertent top-post.
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- gpsman

[wl...@grics.net]

On Wednesday, April 18, 2012 5:40:13 AM UTC-5, stephenmu...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> I haven't posted here in years. Are there any of the vintage crew still here?
>
> Stephen

Not sure if I'm considered vintage crew, but i did follow this group and post on occasion for years. Not much here anymore though.

[G() () D-R@TS]

I'm still around Quatronut.....
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[Zomoniac]

On 2012-04-18 11:40:13 +0100, stephenmu...@yahoo.co.uk said:

> I haven't posted here in years. Are there any of the vintage crew still here?
>
> Stephen

/waves

I just resubscribed after a while away to see if there were any topical
posts (that weren't brass band vacancy ads) since I left. There aren't.
Bah.

--

Zo

[Scott Logsdon]

This is the first time I checked in in ages. Nice to see some of you
guys still posting from time to time.
--
Also known as Rev. Poindexter
pastor and curator of www.sonormuseum.com

[Steve Skyrm]

On May 23, 5:09 am, Scott Logsdon <r...@sononospamrmuseum.com> wrote:
> On 2012-05-09 20:42:59 +0000, Zomoniac said:
>

> > On 2012-04-18 11:40:13 +0100, stephenmulhollan...@yahoo.co.uk said:
>
> >> I haven't posted here in years.  Are there any of the vintage crew still here?
>
> >> Stephen
>
> > /waves

Sure, I still pop in from time to time. Met some great folks through
here, and bought and sold some stuff too!

[George Lawrence]

On Apr 18, 5:40 am, stephenmulhollan...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> I haven't posted here in years.  Are there any of the vintage crew still here?
>
> Stephen

I'm checking in for the first time in months! I had heard some rumors
about Rob Schuh and wanted to see if anyone had an update on Rob's
health. I'm back in Nashville, still playing w Poco and still running
Not So Modern Drummer. My news is the Nashville Drum Show in September
and the new digital Not So Modern Drummer, a free email version. Sign
up for that at notsomoderndrummer.com. Would love to hear from any of
the old guard. geo...@notsomoderndrummer.com

[Joby Foley]

First time back in a while myself.. Hola Boys!

[BKO]

On Wednesday, April 18, 2012 4:40:13 AM UTC-6, (unknown) wrote:
> I haven't posted here in years. Are there any of the vintage crew still here?
>
>
>
> Stephen

I look in once in a while.

Brent

[cuppajoe2go]

Thought I'd throw this thread on into October (2012) with my
confession of still popping in now and again. I, too, have gained some
great insight from this site through the years.

[dden...@littlite.com]

[pete]

On 2012-04-18 10:40:13 +0000, stephenmu...@yahoo.co.uk said:

> I haven't posted here in years. Are there any of the vintage crew still here?
>
> Stephen

Just got back on usenet after my provider shut it off. Seems pretty
much dead. Such a shame. I remember starting posting on here after
Eternal September and had no idea at the time I was in the midst of
professors and students communicating around the world on percussion
topics. Too bad they were all chased away by trolls, I am not innocent
there.

We have formed a private group on facebook, anyone interested let me
know and we can get you in. Most of the regular posters are there along
with George Lawrence, JMT, Mell Ciscilla, Ronn Dunnett, Mike Radcliffe,
Bill Ray and others.

Pete Pemberton

[benj]

Nope just hiss in the band here. (ham radio term)

Glad to hear some of the old bunch is still together, Petey.

I sort of wonder what they are up to these days. George closed his store,
some time ago, right?

Most of usenet is pretty dead since the big (mostly successful) push to
get providers to turn it off. Sorry I don't do facebook. What is needed
is for someone to provide a home for forum software like talkbass uses
that is going great guns. I'm not a big fan of censored groups, but
moderators at Talkbass are pretty mild (hey *I* haven't been banned for
life yet...I think Schuh was though).

[pete]

On 2013-01-25 19:59:22 +0000, benj <be...@iwaynet.net> said:
>
> Nope just hiss in the band here. (ham radio term)
>
> Glad to hear some of the old bunch is still together, Petey.
>
> I sort of wonder what they are up to these days. George closed his store,
> some time ago, right?
>
> Most of usenet is pretty dead since the big (mostly successful) push to
> get providers to turn it off. Sorry I don't do facebook. What is needed
> is for someone to provide a home for forum software like talkbass uses
> that is going great guns. I'm not a big fan of censored groups, but
> moderators at Talkbass are pretty mild (hey *I* haven't been banned for
> life yet...I think Schuh was though).

Your name came up recently after DW released their concrete drums. I
hope you are well!

Not too much new. News of note, Nick A had back surgery and is
recovering, Dave N isn't with Tritt's live band anymore, jmt's wife
died unexpectedly a while back.
Personally, dad passed 18 months ago; been teaching drums pretty
regularly with mostly success in the student's goals, of course they do
the work, I just bark at them; been in and out of about 8 bands for
various reasons in the past 5 years, right now doing some fill in work
and looking for a decent project.

Had one recently that was a little different. Right before xmas I was
on my way home from mom's, and almost home, got a text that said
someone needed a drummer so I called. Went straight to the gig, a new
place downtown in 'The Banks' which is right next to the Red's park,
called The Tin Roof. I got there and quickly set up and then we played
for almost 4 hours straight with one short p break. The singer never
did stop. I think my hands are still tight from that one… I had played
another cold sit in the night before. At least they called that
morning. :-)

PP

[-MIKE-]

On 1/30/13 4:10 AM, pete wrote:
> I got there and quickly set up and then we played for almost 4 hours
> straight with one short p break. The singer never did stop. I think
> my hands are still tight from that one… I had played another cold sit
> in the night before. At least they called that morning. :-)
>
> PP
>

That's the SMO for gigs on Lower Broad, in Nashville, Pete.
There are guys who'll do "doubles" like that every night they can get it.
8 hrs of playing crappy country songs... not for me, but you can take
home upwards of $250 for the night. Not bad for a starving musician.


--

-MIKE-

"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
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mi...@mikedrumsDOT.com
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[benj]

On Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:10:18 -0500, pete wrote:

> Your name came up recently after DW released their concrete drums. I
> hope you are well!
>
> Not too much new. News of note, Nick A had back surgery and is
> recovering, Dave N isn't with Tritt's live band anymore, jmt's wife died
> unexpectedly a while back.
> Personally, dad passed 18 months ago; been teaching drums pretty
> regularly with mostly success in the student's goals, of course they do
> the work, I just bark at them; been in and out of about 8 bands for
> various reasons in the past 5 years, right now doing some fill in work
> and looking for a decent project.
>
> Had one recently that was a little different. Right before xmas I was on
> my way home from mom's, and almost home, got a text that said someone
> needed a drummer so I called. Went straight to the gig, a new place
> downtown in 'The Banks' which is right next to the Red's park, called
> The Tin Roof. I got there and quickly set up and then we played for
> almost 4 hours straight with one short p break. The singer never did
> stop. I think my hands are still tight from that one… I had played
> another cold sit in the night before. At least they called that morning.
> :-)
>
> PP

CONCRETE DRUMS! I didn't know those came out! RMMP needs credit! :-)

I don't play drums (hand drums or kit) since heart trouble came to stay.
It's no huge problem doing most things, but I find drumming, dancing etc.
just too physical. So these days I'm playing bass except for noodling the
drums in the basement. I'm looking for a new house where I can set it all
up in a studio and hold jams etc. Last drumming I did was in a blues band
we were forming but I had to quit because it was too physical for me
although these days I seem to be getting much stronger than I was then.
Maybe I need ease back into drumming again. The new place would help.

Personally, my mom passed a few years ago and left me the family house.
You'd think that was a reward, but I've been cleaning on it for three
years now and it's still not sold. Clearly it was her plan to punish me
for not visiting enough! And there's nothing like TWO houses for a major
money sinkhole!

So every now and then I check in here just for old time's sake and see
what's happening. Great to hear from you again!