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itsDave (Indy's Drum and Vocals Guy!)

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About Me

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I have been playing drums in the Indianapolis & surrounding areas for 15 years with some of the best musicians in the region. I was a full-time road musician until 1990 when I decided to settle down and start a family. Now, I do computer software support during the day, but I also play with several local bands in the evenings and weekends, and also at my church, Eastside Church of God in Anderson, IN. I also sub with a few other local bands. My corporate band, "Indy Express", is one of the top Corporate/Wedding bands in Indiana and has been together since 1977, playing anything from Big Band to Top 40. My Jazz band is called "Heavenly Mambo", and features the lovely and talented Vicky Richmond on silky smooth jazz vocals. More recently I've also been playing occasionally with "Kat Black Band", a local favorite with a strong loyal fan base filling dance floors all around central Indiana, and "Imagine That", a local classic rock band in Indy. I have also recently been working with Tim Spainhower, a talented singer-songwriter in Indy, in the studio doing tracks for a new CD of his original stuff. Believe me, I'm not as busy as I'd like to be! I am ALWAYS looking for new gigs and new people to play with. You can learn more about me at david-frank.net and hear some demos of my playing and singing.
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My Interests

I love music, both listening and performing. My favorite hobby is watching movies and movie trivia. My favorite website is IMDB, or , Internet Movie Database. I also enjoy dining out with my family.
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I'd like to meet:

Danny Seraphine, (one of my all-time favorite drummers!) Neil Peart, Mike Portnoy, Neil Peart, Shiela E., Robin Williams, Jim Carrey, Will Smith, Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson, Simon Cowell, David Lee Roth, Frank Peretti, Stephen King, Jenny McCarthy, Lucy Liu, The entire group "Chicago", (my all-time favorite band!), Billy Graham, and President Bush.
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Music:

Chicago, (I learned to play drums to their albums) Blood Sweat and Tears, Earth Wind and Fire, Parliament Funkadelic, Toto, Steely Dan, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black-Eyed Peas, Tower Of Power, and Christian artists DC Talk, Steven Curtis Chapman, Mary Mary, Kirk Franklin, Switchfoot, tobyMac, Switchfoot, Building 429, Avalon, Superchick, and my daughter's fav, ZOEGirl

Movies:

The Abyss, The Matrix, Enemy Of The State, The Princess Bride, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, all the James Bond Movies, most of the Star Wars movies, School of Rock, Rocketman, Wedding Singer, Josie and the Pussycats, (Don't scoff if you haven't seen it!), This Is Spinal Tap!

Television:

Lost, Mystery Science Theater 3000, (reruns), 24, American Idol, My Name Is Earl, Bones, Prison Break, NCIS, Biography, Family Guy, The Simpsons

Books:

Tell No One, The Stand, It, Black Sunday, Innocent, This Present Darkness, Piercing The Darkness, The Oath, The DaVinci Code, Timeline

Heroes:

Jesus, My brother Bill, my Dad, Danny Seraphine Jeff Porcaro and Art Noble, my biggest drumming influences, anyone who risks their life fighting for this country or helping others, (soldiers, police and firemen)

My Blog

Poem From Ziggy: Resposted

I didn’t write this, (I’m not sure who did, but I thought it was really cool, so I am reposting it here so maybe a few more people can enjoy it. To my dearest family, some things I’d...
Posted by itsDave (Indy's Drum and Vocals Guy!) on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:11:00 PST

A Great Day For Reflection

Today is a strange day for me. I am saddened by the loss of my friend, Mark "Ziggy" Smith, who I have only had the priveledge of knowing and playing with for a little under 2 years. I met Ziggy throug...
Posted by itsDave (Indy's Drum and Vocals Guy!) on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:21:00 PST

We really need prayer! (And any help you can offer)

Well friends, last year was pretty rough, but things for my family right now are the worst they've EVER been and I am really in need of prayer, help, encouragement, money or any other help you might b...
Posted by itsDave (Indy's Drum and Vocals Guy!) on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:47:00 PST

Cool new Christian T-Shirt company, Followmetees

Hey friends, I just found this new site on Shoutlife, another Social Networking site, that features some really good Christian T's. Being a huge fan of wearing T's I thought I'd share it with you. The...
Posted by itsDave (Indy's Drum and Vocals Guy!) on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:49:00 PST

Cha Cha to help the band!

Hey friends, The Lawrence North Band Boosters is fortunate to be one of very few organizations selected for the 'Give and Grow' program - a corporate philanthropy offering from the revolutionary new ...
Posted by itsDave (Indy's Drum and Vocals Guy!) on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 05:39:00 PST

What we are so unhappy about?

This is an editorial written by Craig Smith, wrongly attributed to Jay Leno on alot of sites, but DEFINITELY worth reading. "The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some poll dat...
Posted by itsDave (Indy's Drum and Vocals Guy!) on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:07:00 PST

Don't close your blinds

A friend of mine posted this recently and I really want to share it. The other day, my nine year old son wanted to know why we were at war. My husband looked at our son and then looked at me. My husba...
Posted by itsDave (Indy's Drum and Vocals Guy!) on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:30:00 PST

Something to consider... (Reposted from my friend Scott)

Something to consider...   A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up ...
Posted by itsDave (Indy's Drum and Vocals Guy!) on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:52:00 PST

Tom's Charging! MySpace Hoaxes

OK, everyone, listen up. This "Charging" rumour is what is known as a Web Hoax. Tom is NOT charging for MySpace Power User accounts. Did ANYONE reading this post actually see an email message from Tom...
Posted by itsDave (Indy's Drum and Vocals Guy!) on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:14:00 PST