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Jerome Flood II Video

Omar — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:40:10 +0000

Hi all, from the Paradiddler.

In a recent blog, I included Jerome Flood II's video from the Guitar Center 2008 Drum-Off. You may not be able to see it in the e-mail newsletter version of the post. If so, then that just means you'll have to come to the web site! It will be here.

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Drum Directory Updated

Omar — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:53:00 +0000

Hi The Paradiddler readers.

Just a quick note about the Drum Directory page on this site. It seemed that some of the links were either incorrect, or the web site(s) no longer existed. I've gone through all the links, and now everything's ok. You can peruse the directory with confidence!

Of course, if you find any other discrepancies, feel free to let me know by leaving a comment, and I'll be sure to address immediately.

Thanks for reading!
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Coming Up On TheParadiddler.com

Omar — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:39:17 +0000

I have to apologize.

It’s been quite a while since my last post. But I’ve been busy! I was involved in an online drum contest where contestants had to submit a video of themselves playing to a song of their choice, in various categories such as rock, metal, jazz, etc. There will an article upcoming regarding my experience with this little project, with all the details. I will be posting the video here as well and I will critique it for our education, and I hope you will chime in as well!

But that’s a little ahead. Next I will be presenting my views on traditional vs. matched grip, which seems like it will forever be a topic of discussion (and controversy!). I don’t think there should be any controversy at all! You’ll see what I mean in that article.

I’m also working on an e-book which I hope will be helpful to those looking for good deals on drum-related equipment, but that’s down the pike.

Talk to you soon!
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Welcome to The Paraddidler.com!

Omar — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:05:28 +0000

Welcome to my drum blog. My name is Omar Alvarado, and I've been a fan of drumming since before I was ten (maybe it was eight, maybe two, I don't really remember). And sure there are many web sites relative to drums and drumming, but drums are so great, you can't have enough!

I am not the typical drummer per se. In fact, I'm really not! I'm having a drumming rebirth of sorts. I had a drum set long ago (don't remember the brand), but my father was none too happy with the noise (he just didn't understand!), so that was the end of that. But my love for drumming endured.

Life went on, my own family came along, and although I wasn't playing, I studied as closely as possible those drummers that were my favorites. Whenever I heard them, I tried to picture myself playing the song. If I got the chance to see the drummer live or on video, I would see how spot on I was (well, let’s face it, how very wrong I was), and make mental notes for when I imagined 'playing' the song again. So time went on.

On occasion, I'd enter music stores and try out some of the kits (most of the time the electronic kits, but you just can't resist a Drum Workshop kit if it's there) and played a few songs from my head. And you know what, I'm pretty good! Well, at least in my mind, anyway. And thats where this web site comes in.

I want to share with the drumming community my experiences (probably way less than most of you!), while, somewhat selfishly, I hope to get all of your experiences shared here with me. As time goes by, I will post reviews, opinions, interviews, and anything else even remotely related to the art of drumming. This is only the beginning. I hope to grow this site with information that all will find useful, and maybe more importantly, entertaining and interesting! Your feedback, what you would like to see, how we can improve the site, all will be most appeciated, as this will be your web site as much as it is mine. I look forward to your comments. Now go hit those skins!
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