http://www.wasuvi.com Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:15:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Shot the first coat of lacquer on the shells and hoops last night. That's my friend Henry Parker manning the HVLP rig. Since last night, I went there on my lunch break and sanded the first coat while Henry sprayed a second coat. I am trying to fill in the gaps ... http://www.wasuvi.com/?p=2807 Here's that old bass drum pedal after a little love from the sandblaster: and altogether now: http://www.wasuvi.com/?p=2806 Here are a couple of details I meant to mention in that first entry: It didn't seem right or prudent to play a calfskin head with an Iron Cobra ( \m/ ), so I went and bought this: Got one of those big, puffy lambswool beaters, too. Should have just the ... http://www.wasuvi.com/?p=2805 the drum set I am building.... So... It all started when my friend Will came by my studio with some drums he'd been a-tinkerin' with. He said "I want to make a kit like Levon Helm used to play." and he showed me this picture, or one like it: and I said... "I can dig ... http://www.wasuvi.com/?p=2804 Years ago, I read London Fields by Martin Amis, and I recall being struck by how every transaction in the novel was corrupted- the street market was full of hustlers, the taxi driver ripped the main female character off I think, and the plumber was totally on the take. All of the ... http://www.wasuvi.com/?p=2803 Since the polls closed on Tuesday, the Obama campaign has raised nearly $8 million. Click here to see the latest total Small donors like me... and you?... are making a difference in this campaign. You can make a difference. Every time you hit the link above, I think you'll see how much more money ... http://www.wasuvi.com/?p=2802 http://www.wasuvi.com/?p=2801 http://www.wasuvi.com/?p=2800 http://www.wasuvi.com/?p=2799 Don't be this guy. http://www.wasuvi.com/?p=2798