andrew dodson

Here’s a quick wrap-up from the weekend:

• Something is wrong with the world.  The UK football team now sits at 5-0 and #8 in the latest AP poll.  It’s just weird seeing the football team ranked higher than our basketball team has reached in the last couple of years.  The consensus seems to be the #8 ranking is high for UK.  Most fans would feel more comfortable with the mid-teens ranking they had last week.  But, with so many upsets over the weekend - especially in the top ten - it only seems fair to reward the Cats for their strong play.  They face a tough test on Thursday night against South Carolina.  After that comes #1 LSU.  The week after that is a Florida team that suddenly looks beatable.  Could the Cats be 7-1 after the Florida game?
• I unloaded the Gretsch drumset and Zildjian ZHT hi-hats this weekend.  I didn’t get near what I wanted for them, but I needed to get rid of them.  I haven’t received much interest from anyone wanting to buy them, so I traded them in at Guitar Center for a Boss DR-3 drum machine, a set of Travis Barker double sticks, and two cables that will replace my need for two direct boxes (1/4″ TRS to XLR male).  The good news is that the drum machine will get a lot of use in my new electronic drum setup.  It has some great tom sounds, fairly good snare sounds, a good ride cymbal sound and very good percussion sounds.  It also gives me the ability to program my own drum loops.  So, even though I didn’t get the value out of the drums and hats I wanted, I at least got something I’ll put to use and not let collect dust in the corner.
• I was very excited about the Bengals-Patriots Monday Night Football game tomorrow night.  Until I remembered that I have JMB rehearsal tomorrow night.  It’s catch 22.  I love playing any chance I can get, especially with JMB working on new material, and I can continue to test and tweak my new setup.  But, I’ll miss most, if not all, of the Bengals playing the best team in the league on a big stage in front of a national audience.  Granted, they’ll probably lose, but it’d be nice to watch.  I’ll still enjoy rehearsal, though.
• One year ago, I was attending the Desiring God National Conference in Minneapolis.  This year’s conference has wrapped up and Desiring God has already posted all audio and video.
• I’m making tentative plans to attend the Resurgence Conference in Seattle early next year.  I’ll have to start saving my pennies, but it’s actually a fairly affordable conference - only $99.