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Buddy Rich, John Bonham, Yoyoka Soma
The world needs hungry and talented drummers, even if most current music doesn’t employ real drums. There’s a story of past giants, as well as promise for the future laid out in these vids: There is a self-intro from the girl on the Vimeo page where it was uploaded that wasn’t carried over to the YouTube version embedded above (and it’s a shame that Vimeo has never gotten to the level of reliability of YouTube, since it kicks ass in so many other areas): My name is Yoyoka Soma. I am 8 year old Japanese drummer. youtube.com/user/kaneaikaneai When I was a just small baby, my parents had a home studio…
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Unified Orientation
Via Reddit, the most important protest sign of this generation:
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Smoked Pork Roast
There’s a new butcher shop between my house and work that opened half a year ago. They sell pork only. The quality of meat is better than anywhere else, and the prices are cheaper as well… So I’m in there a couple times a week. Most Thais do not like the well-marbled cuts that I go after, so there are usually a few choice ones in the displays. The staff will also go get whatever you want from the back, if it’s not on display. I asked them about a whole pig last week, and they gave me a number to call… I’m toying with the idea of a barbecue…
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Exhaustion vs Expiry
We had cool weather during our entire trip back home to Southern California. Coming back to Thailand was like waking up every day in a slow cooker. During the hot days, many cats just lay down on their backs and enjoy a long siesta until evening. Well, maybe not just cats.
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Toto Bosendorfer
Making piano tuners cringe since 1828!
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Tam Lao Papayaless Variant
Excellent balance of flavors and clever use of banana leaf on flat plate instead of bowl. Sometimes the classics need a reboot.
