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Jeff Stairs surely

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Once upon a time, I was Canadian. That was fun while it lasted, but summer is never long enough in Toronto, so I moved to Florida. Good move, eh?

I've played drums since I was twelve-ish (not counting the years of pounding on boxes), but only in the last decade or so have I pursued an artistic career under the assumption that it is the field in which I am most qualified. Stay tuned: I've got a lot of catching up to do, and I'm working on it.

** You can hear a few short solo grooves at gopromusic.com (you'll need to track me down under the Orlando listings).

As long as you're up, I'd like a cup of organic, french press coffee with a splash of goat milk.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Musicians with ears to match their chops.

Music:

"Sometimes even music cannot substitute for tears."
- Paul Simon

Books:

Anything that makes me think and feel more deeply. Zondervan's "Counterpoints" series is a total trip!

Lately: Book III of the Psalms

Introducing Black Theology, by Bruce L.Fields

Knowing God, by J.I.Packer

The Intentional Church, by Randy Pope

Bi-monthly Subscription to Christian Research Journal

Heroes:

Thinkers 'n Theologians:
Ravi Zacharias, John MacArthur, R.C.Sproul, Wayne Grudem, John Piper, C.S.Lewis
Drummeristes: Phil Collins, Dave Weckl, Manu Katche, Simon Phillips, Paul DeLong, Bill Bruford, Terl Bryant, Mike Mead, Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Gadd, Paul Leim, Stewart Copeland, Phil Robertson, Neil Peart, Billy Cobham, John Bonham
Songwriters & Vocalistes:
Fernando Ortega, Andrew Peterson, Paul Simon, Roger Hodgson, Charlie Peacock, Phil Collins, Rich Mullins, Sting, Derek Webb, Bryan Duncan, Sara Groves, Peter Gabriel, Annie Lennox, Kendall Payne, Jon Anderson, Paul Clark, Roby Duke, Seal, Martin Page, Sherri Youngward, Mark Heard, Alan Frew, David Hardman, Robert Plant, Larry Gowan, Michael Sadler, Bobby Kimball, Vince Ebo, Lavine Hudson, Fred Hammond, Deborah Holland, Rick Florian
Guitarists(?!):
Trevor Rabin, Ian Crichton, Steve Lukather, Phil Keaggy, Tony Palacios, Rik Emmett
Bassisists:
Tommy Sims, Gary Lunn, Tony Levin, Stanley Clarke, Nathan East, Leland Sklar, Chris Donohue, Pino Paladino

My Blog

What’s a Body to Do?

Wow, this just gets curiouser and curiouser.For the past four years or so, I've been trying to manage some recurrent abdominal "tightness" and discomfort, with varying degrees of success. At the same...
Posted by Jeff Stairs surely on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 06:26:00 PST

Glad THATS Over With

So I go skipping around on the net a couple of weeks ago, and I find out that my old flame is now a married woman. Hmm. This was a gal I would have died for, whom I couldn't have been more wrong abo...
Posted by Jeff Stairs surely on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:47:00 PST

The Inaugural Bloggural

Alrighty, race fans. I am now blogging for, like, the first time ever. What a rush. This is way more exciting than typing an e-mail.Yesirree, I'm positively giddy with the prospect.
Posted by Jeff Stairs surely on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:03:00 PST