Just quit my band a few days ago. It's a bummer, but I need to take myself out of playing music for a while. Mental health work is exhausting but necessary, and I am already stretched thin. I barely enjoy listening to music right now, and I have been losing the required enthusiasm to play it. Decide...

Reading a for sale gear post and seeing the phrase "case candy" makes me irrationally angry.Like, "want to break things" angry.

mrcancelled wrote:Thayers original witch hazel...This right here. This is the stuff.

Disclaimer: I don t want this to sound like I m gloating, but it s one of the things I can feel happy about right now, so I m going to roll with it, and try to celebrate victories where I find them.Had a great hike last weekend, wearing my 30-ish-pound daughter in a backpack, at altitude, on a stead...

Hi Team.For the first time in 13 years, I am no longer taking medication for managing anxiety. It s been almost a month so far. There have been some gray days, but overall I am surprised and relieved with the results.I still struggle with anxiety and depression, but I have made enough progress in th...

jeff\_fox wrote:How/why the fuck did they never make duplicates of these? Is it because all music industry people are stupid assholes?Maurice wrote:madlee wrote:Why the fuck weren't these stored in a fire safe environment?Exactly.Great questions.I am an archivist in my day job, and I am not particul...

My workouts have been powered almost exclusively by The Austerity Program and High on Fire the past year or so. Sometimes some Hot Snakes, when I'm in a lighter mood. I am fascinated by how many folks exercise to upbeat music. I literally can't imagine that. It's always been a heavy/fast/catharsis h...

twelvepoint wrote:I d love to one day do music where using half a dozen tom toms would be appropriate and tasteful. Still waiting though!Yeah, if I ever found myself with enough spare cash and the space to waste on such a silly extravagance, I d still love to have the 3-rack-tom, double-kick setup I...

Nate Dort wrote:Wood chopsticks only. You know, for tone mojo.These sweet birds-eye maple sticks are just the ticket, then. Gives my sushi that upper-mid bite and sustain I crave.https://www.etsy.com/listing/533566929/ ... aple-black

Nate Dort wrote:B/O Badge Ludwig kit, 3-ply w/ re-rings - $300https://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/msg/ ... 76254.htmlToo bad about the concert toms. Could always drill them and put bottom hoops on though.Those lug casings look weird for Ludwig -- are those all Slingerland casings?