My new Canopus (amazing drum company from Japan) snare drum arrived. 4 x 14 all maple shell with die cast hoops. It’s heavy and meaty. I hope one day to own a full Canopus set.
“Agentic” is something I want to see wiped, nay, obliterated… from all languages.
Today’s bounty.
Currently listening to the best movie soundtrack ever made.
First dust bowl like storms, now fuel shortages, it’s all fine.
Well, that was scary.
My son, when we’re putting him to bed:
Rice cookers are great, but one should still learn how to cook rice on the stove top.
Nice finish to a long ass day.
Matt Cameron breaks down his drum parts on Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun"
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Trump tightens control of independent agency overseeing nuclear safety
First shower heads and lo-flo toilets, now radiation standards offend these people (bold emphasis mine): Trump tightens control of independent agency overseeing nuclear safety NPR has also seen a draft of an executive order “ordering the reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.” The draft calls for reducing the size of the NRC’s staff, conducting a “wholesale revision” of its regulations in coordination with the White House and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team, shortening the time to review reactor designs and possibly loosening the current, strict standards for radiation exposure.
Learning a stupid drum part for my stupid mental health and my stupid hands and stupid feet are being stupid
This week I have taken the plunge to learn WMA by Pearl Jam from their wonderful Vs. album. There isn’t much on the internet (footage or tutorials) on this song which is too bad, but also a little refreshing. I think I’m close in my pattern, I still haven’t figured out how to incorporate the hi-hat part yet with everything else going on. And I can’t sustain the pattern through the entire song (while being in time)yet so going to spend more hours on it.
A reminder.
Really good interview with Mike Bordin, drummer of Faith No More fame. The comradery of Bay Area musicians reminds me of my experience in Seattle in the late 90s and early 2000s.
Outshined, with occasional sunshine when she's gone
Soundgarden and Bill Withers played in the background today for most of the day… I can’t imagine what job seeking must be like these days. This article calls out that roughly 60% of CFOs at companies have pessimistic views of the economy (they believe we will be in a recession as soon as the second half of this year). Whether this administration forces a recession on us or through shear self-fulfilling prophecy, the likelihood of accelerated layoffs because of corporate austerity or actual economic events is becoming more real.
TV is on while I wait for my car repair. I haven’t had cable or a tv in 20+ years. Of course they set it to Fox News. The kool aid is just… wow
📷 The HTC U11 had a good camera as well (still have mine from when I worked at HTC, beautiful phone).
Cleaning up my photos and found some shots taken with the Essential PH-1 phone I briefly owned. Kind of wish I hadn’t sold it. The monochrome shots were pretty good 📷
I miss Seattle.
The Light Phone III. A little box of moonlight, with occasional bugs
Becca Farsace’s review of the Light Phone III highlights its appealing design and photo quality but notes significant SMS and some software stability issues.
Man, Clem Burke. Rest in Peace.