@Bose

Have I mentioned what a great idea it is to follow @Bose on Twitter? I follow a comedian (and former Superchunk drummer) Todd Barry, and saw this tweet of his, and had this exchange:

I thought what Barry said was a joke, but the Bose people messaged me after I followed them, took my address, and overnighted me some of their latest-generation noise-canceling headphones:

These things cost 300 bucks. And they're quite amazing; I tried practicing with the NC function on, and it seriously reduces the sound of the drums— about 75-85% I guess— so the volume through the headphones can be lower. With both cans on it's actually too much— I need to hear more drums— so I practice with one can off my ear. But I do that anyway. The sound fidelity is awesome, of course.

Anyway, I recommend you follow Bose on Twitter, and take it seriously when they start tweeting about free stuff. Follow me on twitter, too.

We tweet!

Would that we were actually talking
about Paul Klee's painting “The Twittering
Machine”,  and not social networking.

By the way, we'll be making a fresh effort at getting going with the Twitter machine... I'm going to doing more on Twitter. I'll be sharing blog items, but it will also be a little more personal— for now, I'm feeling free to comment on non-music related items. And I'll probably post some videos and things I don't want to take up blog real estate with, for whatever reason. If that sounds like your cup of tea, well, hit the button:

Follow @shipdrummer

Like everyone else on Twitter, I'm secretly hoping for a Jon Favreau-like public relations debacle, which leads to a food porn-fueled road journey across the south in my ramshackle sandwich truck, with my John Leguizamo-like sidekick, in which we all learn and grow a little, after which my wildest dream ventures are financed by a former nemesis turned benefactor...

Cruise Ship Drummer! now on Twitter

First I want to say I object to having to refer to my utterances as "tweets" when using Twitter- it's kind of belittling, you know? "You can use our system, but you have to wear a pink tutu and say everything in a high voice. And no eye contact!"

Well. Anyhow, you can now keep up with the latest Cruise Ship Drummer! postings via Twitter. If you enjoy the blog, please also follow us (that is, me) on Google by hitting the 'subscribe' button in the sidebar.

We've been on kind of light posting this week, but more good stuff is coming by the weekend- a new "Todd's Method", for one. For now, enjoy Michael Derosier's drum solo on Magic Man, after the break: