Product Plug

Okay, it's been six months, and there's been no activity on this blog. 

Maybe it's time to do something. 

First, a product plug. 

Check out the Rhythm Tech Laptop.  Seriously.  It's amazing.  If you don't know what it is, here you go:
It's basically a snare drum head with a small rim and the active snare system attached to it.  It's 13" in diameter and comes with a carrying case with a sleeve to hold a pair of brushes and a pair of sticks.  It's basically a practice snare drum, but there are plenty of other things you can do with it: I use it in conjunction with my percussion setup, and I also use it to practice frame drum techniques.  I highly recommend it, especially if you want to work quietly (or even not so quietly) on your brush technique.