IMSAYIN outs himself

[TempleoftheDog]

Yeah, I’ve been here awhile. And I love Rock and Roll. I have a couple of YouTube channels. When I was 45 I decided to play what I love.

Rock and Roll music.

I bought a drum kit.

I had taken a course in studio sound circa 1987. And had done live sound (kind of fucked up for a deaf guy).

But my fucking kids bought that “Rock Band” game. They said hey old man.. let’s rock.

Those lovely bastards.

I loved the shit out of our times playing that game together.

So anyway.

After three weeks of playing drums I posted this. I didn’t understand how hard the song was. Even Lita Ford called bullshit. But that’s another story..

Here you go.

The one and only Imsayin.


Don’t be creepy..

This is 5 months in. I met a guy at an open jam. He said he knew a guy that could play a mean bass.

3 weeks later we were in the studio recording a 5 song EP.

I think I did ok in Rock and Roll.

My solo channel, and our 100% original shit.






Edit.

Don’t mind the douche in the UFC shorts. I don’t know that guy.

Edit 2.

I meant to post the Clash.. Train in Vain..



Edit.

Hit those subscribe buttons, bitches.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Three great videos I’ve seen in the last few years..

 

[TempleoftheDog]

The live version of “Spotlight” live in Japan..

Truly epic. I luv it.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Speaking of EPIC live stuff.

This is so awesome.

The lady in yellow just over his right shoulder could have been the star of this video. But she’s so indifferent for most of the song. I think I saw her bop her head a few times.



I love the part about 50 seconds in. The one lady is bopping. Then the two 16ish looking girls are like..

Wtf is going on over here?

Edit.

I found myself in a situation like this in Montreal. These 4 guys were playing acoustically on the steps of a monument of some kind.

When the song finished. I started clapping. I was the only person doing so (at least 50 people in the square). The band all looked up at me. I could see the appreciation in their faces.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

The GREATEST song in the history of music. I’ve seen it live a minimum of 9 times.

Disagree if you want, but I don’t care..

 

[PurpleStorm]

Your band kicks ass. And you covered The Clash. That's it man we're ride or die. Oh and Topper Headon had that swing. The band lost something when he couldn't play any more, as did the world. Peace out my friend.

 

[PurpleStorm]

Speaking of EPIC live stuff.

This is so awesome.

The lady in yellow just over his right shoulder could have been the star of this video. But she’s so indifferent for most of the song. I think I saw her bop her head a few times.



I love the part about 50 seconds in. The one lady is bopping. Then the two 16ish looking girls are like..

Wtf is going on over here?

Edit.

I found myself in a situation like this in Montreal. These 4 guys were playing acoustically on the steps of a monument of some kind.

When the song finished. I started clapping. I was the only person doing so (at least 50 people in the square). The band all looked up at me. I could see the appreciation in their faces.

My mother was a professional woodwind player. Flute, piccolo, indigineous wooden instruments you name it she played it. Fortunately she is still with us as of this writing but she had bad arthritis and can't hold up the instruments for extended periods of time. She does still play in a handbell choir and I love hearing the gorgeous music they all play. We kind of have a running gag singing "Do you hear what I hear? Do you see what I see? Do you smell what I smell?"

Back in the day her woodwind quintet was invited to play at the newly emerging Sarasota Film Festival. The movies were shown at a theater in St. Armand's Circle, an entertainment district on an island in Sarasota Bay. The quintet was situated outside in the evening after the movies let out. As they're playing their classical set my mom noticed a man in a hoodie enraptured by their music. He stayed until they were done and thanked them for their beautiful music which he said deeply moved him. My mom thanked him for his music and he smiled and walked along. It was Mick Jagger. He was co-producer of a movie playing at the festival. Jagger met his wife, a dancer in the Sarasota Ballet, that weekend. They bought a home near my mom & sister and by all accounts are humble contributors to the arts in that town.

Like MMA, music is a universal language.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

My mother was a professional woodwind player. Flute, piccolo, indigineous wooden instruments you name it she played it. Fortunately she is still with us as of this writing but she had bad arthritis and can't hold up the instruments for extended periods of time. She does still play in a handbell choir and I love hearing the gorgeous music they all play. We kind of have a running gag singing "Do you hear what I hear? Do you see what I see? Do you smell what I smell?"

Back in the one of her musical groups - a woodwind quinted called The Prevailing Winds - was asked to play at the newly emerging Sarasota Film Festival. The movies were shown at a theater in St. Armand's Circle, an entertainment district on an island in Sarasota Bay, inspired by circus magnate John Ringling. The group was situated outside in the evening after the movies let out. As they're playing their classical set my mom notice a kind of frail man in a hoodie, enraptured by their music. He stayed until they were done and thanked them for their beautiful music which he said deeply moved him. My mom then thanked him for his music and he smiled and walked along. It was Mick Jagger. He was co-producer of a movie playing at the festival. Jagger met his wife, a dancer in the Sarasota Ballet, that weekend. They bought a home near my mom & sister and by all accounts are humble contributors to the arts in that town.

Like MMA, music is a universal language.

I always knew you loved Rock and Roll. I only gave these links to a few people in here since I made the vids 14 years ago (they can confirm). But true story.. I had already partially written a DM to you with the links. I respect you 100%, man. And I wanted to share my music with you.

Does your mother have stuff online?

 

[PurpleStorm]

I always knew you loved Rock and Roll. I only gave these links to a few people in here since I made the vids 14 years ago (they can confirm). But true story.. I had already partially written a DM to you with the links. I respect you 100%, man. And I wanted to share my music with you.

Does your mother have stuff online?

Ah, glad you posted it all here. I dislike dms as they're too time consuming. The closest sound to my mom is James Galway. She has high fidelity reel to reel recordings of recitals & some symphony work in boxes that I'll receive if she predeceases me.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Your band kicks ass. And you covered The Clash. That's it man we're ride or die. Oh and Topper Headon had that swing. The band lost something when he couldn't play any more, as did the world. Peace out my friend.

Gotta respect a man that likes The Clash..

 

[TempleoftheDog]

My username, and avi..

 

[TempleoftheDog]

P.S.

Our singer/guitar was from Argentina. English was not his first language. Him, and I pretty much split the lyrics in our songs. He couldn’t quite get the lyrics for “Skydive” right. I wrote 100% of those lyrics.

In rehearsal I sang the thing. And I SUCK at singing. But I showed him how I heard it in my head.

I had just gotten permission from my skydiving club to go ahead with a plan I had..

The guys were going to be on the ground playing. I was going to air drum in freefall. And I was going to land close to my kit and finish off the song. But he got deported. Canada wouldn’t let him stay any longer. It really sucked.

I played a few times in the US afterwards. But not much..

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Ah, glad you posted it all here. I dislike dms as they're too time consuming. The closest sound to my mom is James Galway. She has high fidelity reel to reel recordings of recitals & some symphony work in boxes that I'll receive if she predeceases me.

Speaking of wind instruments. I love the shit out of this song. 2 saxes, and a trombone in a Rock and Roll band. I’m pretty sure I posted this on the last Boston card..

Because they are from Beantown.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

If you haven’t seen The Police live.. you’ve missed out. Row 7 on the floor with 50K+ Rock and Roll fans behind me..

 

[TempleoftheDog]

 

[Flower2dPeople]

Yeah, I’ve been here awhile. And I love Rock and Roll. I have a couple of YouTube channels. When I was 45 I decided to play what I love.

Rock and Roll music.

I bought a drum kit.

I had taken a course in studio sound circa 1987. And had done live sound (kind of fucked up for a deaf guy).

But my fucking kids bought that “Rock Band” game. They said hey old man.. let’s rock.

Those lovely bastards.

I loved the shit out of our times playing that game together.

So anyway.

After three weeks of playing drums I posted this. I didn’t understand how hard the song was. Even Lita Ford called bullshit. But that’s another story..

Here you go.

The one and only Imsayin.


Don’t be creepy..

This is 5 months in. I met a guy at an open jam. He said he knew a guy that could play a mean bass.

3 weeks later we were in the studio recording a 5 song EP.

I think I did ok in Rock and Roll.

My solo channel, and our 100% original shit.






Edit.

Don’t mind the douche in the UFC shorts. I don’t know that guy.

Edit 2.

I meant to post the Clash.. Train in Vain..



Edit.

Hit those subscribe buttons, bitches.

Yeah, I’ve been here awhile. And I love Rock and Roll. I have a couple of YouTube channels. When I was 45 I decided to play what I love.

Rock and Roll music.

I bought a drum kit.

I had taken a course in studio sound circa 1987. And had done live sound (kind of fucked up for a deaf guy).

But my fucking kids bought that “Rock Band” game. They said hey old man.. let’s rock.

Those lovely bastards.

I loved the shit out of our times playing that game together.

So anyway.

After three weeks of playing drums I posted this. I didn’t understand how hard the song was. Even Lita Ford called bullshit. But that’s another story..

Here you go.

The one and only Imsayin.


Don’t be creepy..

This is 5 months in. I met a guy at an open jam. He said he knew a guy that could play a mean bass.

3 weeks later we were in the studio recording a 5 song EP.

I think I did ok in Rock and Roll.

My solo channel, and our 100% original shit.






Edit.

Don’t mind the douche in the UFC shorts. I don’t know that guy.

Edit 2.

I meant to post the Clash.. Train in Vain..



Edit.

Hit those subscribe buttons, bitches.

Wait. Are you IMSAYIN?