In Part 1 of Drummers Past, I went all the way back to the beginning of my lifelong love affair with drums and drumming.  The idea was to compile a listing of as many of the drummers…

       After reading Mark Volman’s biography (Happy Forever … as chronicled in two parts – FTV: The Turtles 3-4-26 and Flo & Eddie 4-1-26 (it wasn’t a typical autobiography a…

       When Guitar World Editor-in-Chief Damian Fanelli got an email inquiring if his magazine would be interested in doing an interview with legendary Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richard…

       When the March 2026 Equinox edition of The Planetary Report (Vol. 46, No. 01) landed in my mail box, the cover image of Comet 67P/Churyumov – Gerasimenko didn’t give a hint as to …

       First the disclaimer:  my wife and I are not mountain climbers but we have hiked up many slopes near our home turf in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.  Even though they are called ‘m…

       During my Junior High / Senior High years in Marquette, the frats and sororities at Northern Michigan University would have an annual spring bash called Greek Week.  I can’t say ho…