White Wedding - Bally Bunion 1/15/11 Brooklyn, New York - Sabian AAX X-Plosion Crash Cymbal Cracks Onstage.

Due to the recent frequency of our shows the high pressure gigs are becoming low pressure gigs and the low pressure gigs are becoming no pressure gigs so it was quite a bit of fun to return to the Bally Bunion for some Bay Ridge Brooklyn entertainment as only Bay Ridge Brooklyn can provide, Namely I had a nice time watching the crowd dance as we played away three sets into the night being entertained as we entertained, Always A Good Thing.







The DW snare drum sounded absolutely cracking tonight, Speaking of cracking so did my "not so old" Sabian AAX 14" X-Plosion Crash Cymbal !!! well a little crack on the leading edge but the fat lady has already sang her last 80s aria. When I first purchased my Sabian AAX set I exclaimed "Cymbals For Life!!!" I now duly eat my words less than a thousand hours later, What Gives??? ,...... these were only played maybe 400-500 hours!!!



My Sabian cymbal (foreground) when it was brand new just two years and four months ago (B.B. King's 10/17/08)



Cracked Sabian AAX 14" X-Plosion Crash (It happened onstage during Love Shack) (Bally Bunion 1/15/11)



The Bally Bunion Burger which always comes with Cheese and Bacon is Juicy and Delicious.



With our fans Lorie and Marlene.



White Wedding/Bally Bunion mainstay Clay won the trivia contest this time around and after all of the kinetic energy that he has entertained us with I am glad that he did.



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Stubborness In Food - Dim Sum In A Blanket

Why stubborn do you ask ? Well,.... It was nearly 3 a.m. and I could have just munched on the re-heated Dem Sum that sat before me but the thought lingered in my head to wrap it in a biscuit and call it Genius or at least something that may never have been performed in the culinary trade or for that matter any trade at all so I JUST HADDA!!!

Dim Sum - (halved facing inwards out) as per my recipe.
In A Blanket - Pouched In Pastry (which is more that most of you Effers can say, I Mean Errr, LOVE YOU ALL)



The WITH Broccoli Roll (served WITH Broccoli)



The Classic Hot Dog "Pig In A Blanket" Roll (served With Classic Hot Dog).

Yes Virginia, The Aliens Exist.
They are in the grooves of an old residents record...

mmmm,...........

I Spy With My Little Eye,...... Something Beginning with the Letter BEATLES'

White Wedding - Brooklyn Bowl 1/10/11 Brooklyn,New York

And right there positioned above is the graphic that The Brooklyn Bowl is using to promote our tenure this winter on their official website HERE which is always a nice thing to discover, especially if you didnt know about it.

Growing more familiar and at home on any concert stage can never be a bad thing and we are settling in as it were, I even defied my own rules and whacked away at the drumkit from stage while awaiting soundcheck.

By the finale of tonight's performance we won over the crowd and they didnt want us to leave the stage.



















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The Good Yeggs - Three Jolly Pigeons 1/8/11 Brooklyn, New York

Our first full gig was a good time. Becker Brother Joe sat in on Sax and Jazelyn (Sweethook) helped us out on "American Crank". It was nice to use a vintage Slingerland kit accompanied by the DW snare drum and the mounted rack tom was mounted on a snare stand giving it that sweet spot. Thanks very much to Baby Daddy and Thomas for inviting us along. Songs premiered at this gig were "Come The Light Of Day", "Stranger Coming To Town" and our version's of "That's Alright Mama", "Blue Suede Shoes" and "I'm Only Sleeping"



The BAND



The JOE



The TOM



The SPIKE



Baby Daddy In Action.

White Wedding - Napper Tandy's 1/7/11 Miller Place, Long Island

THIS SHOW IS SNOWED OUT.

Taste Of The Brooklyn Bowl 1/3/11 - 1/24/11 Brooklyn, New York

1/3/11 (Pre-Gig 7ish) - Simply The BEST, If an individual needs a belief system then let me Believe in This.

Sloppy Joe, Coleslaw, Pickled Peppers on a Bun With French Fries, Served with a knife and fork which you will need.



1/3/11 (Post-Gig 12ish) - Brooklyn Bowl Burger - Beef Burger topped with Bacon and Cheddar Cheese, Side Of Mashed Potatoes Of The Most Buttery Kind, Sour Pickle Chips & THE Bermuda Onion/Lettuce/Tomato Triumvarat.



1/10/11 (Pre-Gig 7ish) - Cajun Catfish (Blackened) with Mashed Potatoes & Collards (with Bacon) - Being a Cat lover I thought that I would really enjoy Catfish and while I finished every last scrap from the plate (our minder Lindsay told me "I see you didnt like it, I better tell the chef") I found CatFISH to be a little too Fishy for my tastes. HOW DARE MY FISH BE SO FISHY, It was Delicious and so were the Creamy Potatoes and Flavorful Collard Greens which is concealed under the fish in the photo.



1/10/11 (Post-Gig 12ish) - BLT with Olive Oil Mayo on Toasted Country White (Greens on the side) - The first dish I had at
The Bowl that I found just plain Good but nothing to write home about, Mind you no complaints at all and the Bacon was done to perfection.



1/17/11 (Post Gig 12ish) - Chicken Muffaletta with Olive Salad and Roasted Garlic on Ciabatta Bread. This was most tasty but I could not taste any Roasted Garlic, Did I mention that the French Fries are close to perfection.



1/17/11 (Post-Gig 12ish) - Jamie had the Really Sloppy Joe under my recommendation which she liked but felt there was too much Coleslaw and from the looks of it there was certainly more than on mine from a few weeks back but nonetheless I did have to steal a bite of my favorite Brooklyn Bowel Culinary creation yet. She also had the Homeade Macaroni & Cheese Baked with Bread Crumbs which is Amazingly Cheesetastic and anything but crummy.



1/24/11 (Pre-Gig 6ish) - "The FATTY" French Bread Pizza topped with Pepperoni, Ham, Pulled Pork, Sausage, Onion, Mushroom & Eggplant is clearly more than enough food for one person and would perfectly compliment a pitcher of Ice Cold Brooklyn Bowl Pale Ale but as I had this for dinner gig-prior there wasnt going to be any excessive drinking going on. The Ground Sausage was a nice touch and the Ham was in teeny little cubes that would make any swiss craftsmen proud. Deeply Satisfying.



1/24/11 (Post Gig 1ish) - Fried Calamari with Lemon & Cayenne Mayo and Chillies, Thats how "Chillies" is spelled on the Menu so I will go with it and its the Chillies that get special mention here. Breaded and Fried Jalapeno slices (wheels) were out of this world and of course of the mild quality so as not to take anyone off guard. The Calamari itself was served in strips as opposed to "wheels" and the tails were served as tails (not tales). Fried to perfection with Delicious Dipping sauce.



And Every night we enjoyed some Delicious Brooklyn Bowl Pale Ale which is brewed on site, Light in color but Dark in Flavor.

Girl Ya' Thought He Was A Man, But He Really Was A Puff'n

Let Me Sing Thine Hulless Praise (Buttersworth 8:24:5)

Lets Just say that when I found myself unable to find my Favorite Snappy Yielding Hulless Cheese Puff (photo above) at numerous snack vending locations it became quite a bone of contention and of great Concern to My Individual Sanity, inducing ANXIETY of Sabotage and Subterfuge concerning said product.

Namely Was This A LIMITED EDITION!!!

Is It Possible that UTZ' PUFF'N CORN might run out of Hulls or dare we think that the product does not TAKE OFF worth Mister Utz' time to remove the Hulls via expensive machinery!!!

White Wedding - The Brooklyn Bowl 1/3/11 Brooklyn, New York

Opening night of our January residency at Williamsburg's Brooklyn Bowl was a Rockin' yet Relaxin' affair. Doc Brown and myself arrived at five to soundcheck and then we had a few hours to fill until our 9 p.m. showtime, The band shared a few pitchers of most refreshing in-house Brooklyn Bowl Lager and we ate heartily from the extensive and impressive Foodstuff's menu of which more details can be seen HERE.

Compared to our previous show this was a sedate crowd but once the (99 Red) Balloon's came out more people congregated onto the dance floor and even I from my vantage point behind the Tama Starclassic's heard audible gasps during the "Risky Business" portion of our performance.











One of my Favorite Photo's Ever !!!



A Drummer's Life Is A Series Of Asses - Bill Bruford







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