Sad, But True
Having recently passed the half-century mark [and many thanks to all who made it such a great occasion] I have to admit that at my age, after way too many years of doing it, I still get...uh, what is the current word... pumped? stoked? psyched? excited? anticipatory? about a big weekend band practice.

This weekend is not different. We have people coming in to get ready to compete, all-day drumming sessions, NEW BAND CHANTERS [didja hear that?] to put in, and possibly some fun, too. The thing that I really like is that people are coming from a long way to play with the band. They are making a big investment of time, cash and enthusiasm in what we have going here. My goal is always to make that investment pay for people, from near and far.

And, Dave says he's going to make cookies. C'mon, beat that.