Welcome to my cyber Attic...come on in and take a look at a few of my treasures from times gone by... to what's happening now. I shared an attic bedroom with my brothers when I was growing up, so its always been one of my favorite places where I could keep my stuff!
Discover the magical power of drumming....
Back in 1981 when I was attending Penn State University, I joined the eX-GI fraternity and met my first true DeadHead - 'Ike-o'! By the end of our freshman year, Ike had turned us onto Grateful Dead music through his collection of bootleg concert tapes. When spring tour came around he convinced us that we had to go see them in person, so on May 4th, 1981 we went to the Philadelphia Spectrum and discovered first hand that "there is nothing like a Grateful Dead concert..."
What a long, strange trip its been....
The spirit of Grateful Dead music lives on today in many jam bands These 'children of the dead' bands are out there, all across the country, tapping into the magic of the Dead's songs while also creating and performing their own inspired music, that keeps the family of DeadHeads gathering and playing in the band...
The Juggling Suns rank at the top of my list of favorite jam bands. When I watch Mark Diomede ripping a guitar solo and listen to their wonderful songs I'm just as happy to be in that place as I was at every Dead concert. They have grabbed the torch and they're coming your way soon!
Uncle Bob's Band! I always wanted to be a drummer but somebody thought an accordion was the instrument for me. It took a WoodStock 94 experience to finally rediscover drumming and eventually to playing with an open ensemble of drummers.
I will never be able to erase 12 years of Catholic education however at this point in my life I find more consolation with Buddhist philosophy....
