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Madrudimentalist

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I am a drummer, percussion teacher, and semi-professional speculator. I have a purple set of drums. I can never explain myself properly in this climate.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Frank Zappa, Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Ruth Underwood, Ice-T, Bernard Purdie, Johnny Cash, Levon Helm, Bob Zimmerman, Raoul Duke, Matt Taibbi, Mike Patton, Brother Questlove, Danny Carey, Henry Chinaski, Charles Barkley, Walter Payton

MY 2007 ST ALBANS DRUMLINE
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My Blog

Zen and the Art of the Founding Fathers

As I sit here on my fat american ass watching the news late night..as I'm want to do after a day of contributing to the machine, i watch many images and listen to many words on the current upheaval in...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:54:00 GMT

MY TOP RECORDS OF 2008

IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER: LEVON HELM - DIRT FARMER THE BAD PLUS - PROG MEDESKI, MARTIN, AND WOOD - ZAEBOS RADIOHEAD - IN RAINBOWS MY MORNING JACKET - EVIL URGES JAZZAM - IT'S ABOUT TIME JEFF ELLIS - COV...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:45:00 GMT

THAT’S A BAD OBAMA...BAD

..TR>   Ok just too prove I am not totally in the tank for our glorious new president-elect, and will view his presidency with the rigorous objectivity that I am known for, I would like to ...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:37:00 GMT

So If Obama Really is the Anti-Christ...

This latest rant about our latest elections was inspired by many posts I have read on myspace, as well as heard in bars, on the street, etc.  It's one of my favorite diatribes that I've ever ...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:41:00 GMT

A CHANGE IS GONNA COME

My name is Steve Barker. I am 31 years old and currently live in Huntington, WV.  I am a semi-professional drummer and a full-time teacher. My birth place is Seth, WV. My mother and father's name...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:36:00 GMT

THOUGHTS ON PLAYING POP COUNTRY GIG AT CHARLETON CIVIC CENTER

HAHAHAHA...IT'S TRUE, I COULDN'T MAKE THIS SHIT UP.  MY BAND, BUD CARROLL AND THE SOUTHERN SOULS, WAS HIRED BY TRACI ANN STANLEY TO BE HER BACK UP BAND FOR FOR A RADIO CONTEST, THE GRAND PRI...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:00:00 GMT

POSSIBLE INTERESTING ANECDOTE:

AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, I AM A DRUM TEACHER, AND THE OTHER DAY ONE OF MY STUDENTS ASKED ME WHAT GOOD MUSICIANS LISTEN TOO, AND I IMMEDIATLEY ASKED HIM IF HE HAD HEARD OF LED ZEPPLIN, TOO WHICH HE LOO...
Posted by on Thu, 03 May 2007 00:26:00 GMT

ZEN AND THE ART OF PLAYING WITH LUKE AND BUD

Well, everyone, the original name lasted about three weeks. We are now called Bud Carroll and the Southern Souls. Since Jimmy (bass player) and I are both from the proud southern coalfield kingdom of ...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:08:00 GMT

LUKE JIVETALKER SLOGAN CONTEST

OK, SO THIS IDEA WAS INSPIRED BY A MESSEGE SENT TO ME FROM BEN COLL OF THE YETTI. AND SINCE PARKER AND I HAVE ALREADY STARTED THIS WHILE SLOBBING AROUND AT THE HOUSE "GETTING OUR MINDS RIGHT", WE ARE ...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:33:00 GMT

IF U ARE BUYING WHAT BUSH IS SELLING, YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE A SCIENTOLOGIST

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a registered Republican.  Have always been.  I did vote for Ross Perot, for which I think is to my credit.  But I also voted for Bush, twice....and I...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:13:00 GMT