Big congratulations to Shane & Kari McGrath for their new addition! They named him after the sixteenth book in the Bible. I’m sure Myra & Lizzie (two of the cutest little girls on the planet) with enjoy their new little brother.
Another congrats to Shane for being named TPCC’s third elder, and delivering a solid sermon today in Rick’s absence. I’m looking forward to listening to it again.
I’ve settled on using Evans drumheads on my entire drumset. To this point, I liked using Remo’s Fiberskyn & Clear Ambassador heads on my snare & toms, while using Evans EMAD heads on my bass drum.
I ordered the Evans J1 Etched heads for my snare & toms last week, and I’m very pleased with their sound. Next up, I’m replacing my bottom heads with Evans Clear G1’s on the toms and a Hazy 300 on the snare. I’m also going to give the EMAD 2 a whirl on my kick (a double-ply, or thicker, version of what I’m currently using on my kick).
I’ve also been highly impressed with the Evans EQ Pad inside my kick drum. Along with a new DW 4000-series kick pedal, my bass drum had undergone a makeover in the last week. It’s sounding very good right now. I’ll be interested to get the EMAD 2 on there to see how it sounds.
Aside from heads, I’ve settled on a drumstick, as well. I’ve spent the last several months switching between different Vic Firth models, and more recently, Pro-Mark. Brad’s Music Center is a Pro-Mark dealer, and per my request, ordered a batch of 747 sticks. I’ve bought three pairs so far, and I love ‘em. They feel great in my hands. Very happy with these.
I had tickets to tonight’s Reds game, but ended up not going. To make a long story short, the person I was supposed to go with left me hanging until the last minute and everyone else had plans. Rather than waste a lot of time & gas getting up Cincinnati (and being rushed getting there), I decided to get rid of my tickets and stay home.
I don’t regret not going. The game was delayed by rain, and there was another rain delay after the sixth inning. The only bright spot would’ve been watching Greg Maddux pitch in his debut for the L.A. Dodgers. He had a no-hitter through six innings, but left the game following the rain delay. Scott Hatteburg broke up the no-hitter in the seventh inning, but the Reds still lost 3-0.
Oh well. There will be more opportunities to go to Reds games. And, hopefully, willing people to go with me.