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I taught this class Sunday evening at the NewCAJE conference, a gathering of Jewish educators from around the country. We made modern-day ve...

A few days ago I took delivery on a homemade quad practice pad. New, factory-made versions sell for $150 and up. This one cost me a tota...

This is a recent find, a vintage Pep Pad from the mid 1960s, which I found in the original box. Pep Drum Products, based in Kankakee IL, p...

Here's what I hope will be the final word on my Xymox pad order. First of all, Melissa at Xymox deserves a raise, a double end-of year...

Heading out very early in the morning for my singer-songwriter thing, on tour back east. I have to pack light since I'm lugging a guita...

Last weekend, I went up to Seattle for two days with the Unpresidented Brass Band, to join with dozens of other street/DIY cmmunity bands fo...

It's early summer, and the beginning of the marching season for so many of us. Whether you march with an uber-modern DCI corps or your ...