Author: brhythm

Latest Drum Project

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Here’s a restoration of an early ’80s Ludwig Supraphonic. This was the snare that John Bonham of Led Zepplin used to get his classic “crack.” The Supra was made of seamless, spun metal. The vast majority of the time, that was aluminum, as it was cheap. But, Ludwig used whatever they could find, and whatever was cheap on the market that week. Brass Supras turn up, and they’re highly collectable. Sometimes, some steel would make it into the cauldron too. Most, though, were “Lud-Alloy,” i.e. aluminium. Bonham prefered the aluminum versions, and the 6.5″ depth. I’ve owned plenty of Supras over the years, but all in the more common 5″ depth. This is the first at 6.5″.

Before.

After. After without the flash.

Friday Fill-In #117

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Janet says “This week, I took the first sentence in 6 of my favorite books…you fill them in…with the right words or even better, ones of your own.

1. “In a hole in the ground there lived Larry the lizard who liked lemonade, and spent his afternoons lounging.”

2. “Some folks call it a sling blade, but I call it a Kaiser blade, but that ain’t no matter.”

3. “After dark the rain began to fall again, the storm drains backed up. There’s only so much the sewer system could take.”

4. “He was an old Spanish fish from the hold of the Spanish galleon.”

5. “There was a hand in the darkness, and it was connected to the arm bone, and it was connected to the shoulder, and that was connected to the bank president’s mistress.”

6. “Accidents ambush the unsuspecting, and so do snipers.”

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to, well, nothing in particular, tomorrow my plans include serving at the church spaghetti supper, and Sunday, I want to resolve to have a better week than this one!

My Wife

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I dont think Ive mentioned lately how much I love my wife, amd how thankful I am God gave her to me. Its nights like tonight that remind me of that fact. Im a complete hosebag, and shes so wonderful. Thank you, Susan.

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Hardware Store Urinal

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On Sunday afternoon, I needed to get some caulking compuound to re-caulk the bathtub. On a side note, what’s the deal with my caulking skills? I think this is the fourth or fifth time I’ve had to recaulk the tub. We’ve owned the house 12 years. I’m recaulking the tub like every two years! Anyway, the local store I like was closed, so I went to Lowes. Matthew came inside with me, while Susan and Nat waited in the car. (Julia was staying at my Mom’s house for the afternoon.) We paid for the caul, and Matt said he needed to use the bathroom. So we went inside, and he walked up to the little urinal. “What’s that little pink thing in there?” he asked, pointing to the little freshening hockey puck in the bottom. “That’s to make it smell nice,” I said. He proceeds to stuff his head deep into the urinal. He takes a big whiff, and says “Yup. Smells pretty!”