i spent the most time talking to andy newmark, though.. i got his
number from joe testa, the organizer of groove all stars and artist
relations manager for yamaha drums, years ago... but, i was so
terrified by "fresh" by sly and the family stone as a young man, that
calling him seemed too scary a thing to do..it turns out, he was totally cool.. we had alot in common, when it came to perspectives on drumming and time.. time, in particular..we just have alot of similar ideas about what "it" is, and what makes"it" happen.. he's a very articulate cat... well spoken, and really old school.. i loved hanging out with him... we may interview each other for a modern drummer article, some time in the near future.. seeing as we both have worked for two of the funkiest of all time..

it turns out, that same night, i met other favorites of mine who seemed
to have crashed the event.. chris dave, whom i already know and fear.. dave mattacks, gerald heywood, and a few others i should or should not mention.. LOL

but, the mind scrambler of the evening was greg errico walking up on me in the back hallway..

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