Tighter

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Something remarkable: Not a single audience members — presumably all drummers, percussionists — are tapping their feet or moving their hands. two drummers actually jamming! instead of just trading. so rare, maybe the first iv seen. They are making music and not just have a big solo over the top each other.and the result? two … Read more

Robert Redford and the CIA

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Given that my sometimes ‘most favorite’ film — 3 Days of the Condor — is a Redford flick, this could be tangentially relevant…at least it’s interesting. The murder of Redford’s daughter’s college boyfriend in Boulder has always struck me as real odd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtwpbF_X-SI Woodward was CIA officer.

Giza Plateau as gigantic Seismometer andor Vibration Platform

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It converts seismic oscillations to electricity, piezoelectric effect and wireless electricity …nikola tesla wasn’t doing anything new. I believe that such a complex machine would utilize both electrical and mechanical vibrations. Tesla built a couple devices which generated mechanical vibrations including his “earthquake” machine (steam-powered oscillator) and a vibration (health) platform upon which people would … Read more

Cymbal House

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Hand-made Turkish glory I love this series. You bring to us places few of us know about and help to tell their stories. I’ve tried to purchase something from many of the places you share with us. Keep it up. Chuck Levine’s Washington Music store used to do “cymbal clinics” and “drum clinics” 40-50 years … Read more

Snare Mic Shootout

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Shure SM57 Beta Beyerdynamic M201 Audio Technica AE2300 Neuman KM184 Audix 15 AKG C414 Sennheiser MD421 Shure SM57 Microphone Overview & Snare Drum Applications 1. Shure SM57 / Beta (SM57) 2. Beyerdynamic M201 “The Beyerdynamic M201: Very detailed presence and natural top end.”(Reddit) 3. Audio-Technica AE2300 4. Neumann KM 184 5. AKG C414 6. Sennheiser … Read more

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