By now, readers of these FTV ramblings are well aware that ‘drummer’ is my main musical gig.  I was inspired early on by the likes of Dave Clark (of the Dave Clark Five) to be a singing d…

From the Vaults:  American Roads        Among the many topics covered by Simon Winchester in his book The Men Who United the States (2013, Harper-Perennial Books), one that fascinated me a …

       Raise your hands if you were in the audience for one or both of the Measured Chaos shows at the Ontonagon Theater for the Performing Arts in the summer of 2005 or 2009.  If you were,…

     At the end of my first year working in the Huron Mountain Club kitchen as a busboy turned dishwasher, my stress level was reduced for several reasons.  We had survived the busiest part of t…

Michigan State Police Community Service Officer Geno Basanese of the Wakefield MSP Post (center) does a test run with the driving simulator with (l-r) Isaiah Beck, Branden Betcher and Ryan Preiss.  …

We have found ourselves with a piece of surplus equipment, includes manual, set up CD and unit.  It no longer fits our signal chain and we hate the idea of having another dust catcher in the studio.…