I thought I’d take a break from my “avant garde drummer” routine. Instead, I’d like to post excerpts from my Boom Boom and The Beatles book. Along with a few videos. This is in remembrance of The Beatles historical Ed Sullivan Show appearance - February 9, 1964. Unbelievable how 60 years have passed for us “Boomers”
I was 14, still waiting for Santa to bring me a drumset. Meanwhile, kids were playing music, forming bands and the music world exploded. I’ve written about this in my book
Notes of a Young Drummer 1966-1969.
These books were written while I was still employed as an early learner music specialist (2006-2020) I only briefly shared these with kids in the classroom before the Wuhan Flu interrupted the world as we know it.
They loved my Boom Boom character. It was great to hear them laugh and call out his name as I taught them about music.
So, for the next few days I’ll post my little story and a few extras that pertain to that historical Sunday night.