Despite my paltry skills as a musician, it seems that I may be playing drum set for a show coming up this week in Kenosha. Tremper High School, my alma mater, is putting on the show and they find themselves suddenly in need of the rock that only the Buddha can produce. That, and I assume their regular drummer cancelled at the last minute.<\/p>\n
I “audition” tomorrow for the director. I quote that because I think they’re pretty desperate, but I want to give the kid an out if he thinks I suck, which I might. Wish me luck, anyway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Despite my paltry skills as a musician, it seems that I may be playing drum set for a show coming up this week in Kenosha. Tremper High School, my alma mater, is putting on the show and they find themselves suddenly in need of the rock that only the Buddha can produce. 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