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Zoom interview with Bobby Rock tonight!
My friends,
Just a quick heads up here on a live Zoom vid I'm doing tonight. Scope it if you're around. Here are the details:
Tune in tonight, 10-7-25, at 8:30 eastern for:
Peavey Drums and Beyond...
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Tune in tonight, 10-7-25, at 8:30 eastern for:
Peavey Drums and Beyond...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #119 (7-27-25) - The Ozzy Effect
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My Friends -
As many of you may know by now, these Newsletters are written fairly spontaneously, usually over a two or...
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As many of you may know by now, these Newsletters are written fairly spontaneously, usually over a two or...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #118 (7-12-25) - Checking In From the Czech Republic
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Hey Everyone -
The Lita Ford gang and I are currently in the middle of our second of three trips to Europe this summer, with...
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The Lita Ford gang and I are currently in the middle of our second of three trips to Europe this summer, with...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #117 (4-21-25) - Emmy Madness in LA!
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Hey Gang -
Welcome, and thanks as always for being here.
In the 117 issues of this Newsletter, I've always tried to...
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Welcome, and thanks as always for being here.
In the 117 issues of this Newsletter, I've always tried to...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter: Check-in (4-8-25) - Perfection!
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Hey Gang -
Hope you guys are well!
As mentioned last time, I'm currently in the middle of two different projects...
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Hope you guys are well!
As mentioned last time, I'm currently in the middle of two different projects...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #116 (3-30-25) - Roaring into 2025
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My Friends -
Greetings and welcome to the first BR Newsletter of 2025! For those of you new to the e-list here, I don't...
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Greetings and welcome to the first BR Newsletter of 2025! For those of you new to the e-list here, I don't...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #115 (10-30-24) - Understanding Our Collective Sports Obsession
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Hey Gang -
Checking in from New Zealand for this edition. My girl has a "con" (pop culture convention) appearance here in...
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Checking in from New Zealand for this edition. My girl has a "con" (pop culture convention) appearance here in...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #114 (10-1-24) - The Cost of NOT Risking
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Hey Gang -
As always, thanks so much for being...
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Hey Gang -
As always, thanks so much for being...
The Bobby Rock Quick Hit - 8-8-24 - Revisiting Your Gold Medal Moment
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Hey Everyone -
From time to time, when full editions of the Newsletter are delayed, I like to drop these shorter ones on you...
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From time to time, when full editions of the Newsletter are delayed, I like to drop these shorter ones on you...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #113 (7-23-24) - Midsummer Madness and Mindfulness!
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Note: If you subscribed to my site some time ago, but this is the first Newsletter you are receiving—so sorry. We just discovered a...
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The Bobby Rock Newsletter #112 (6-28-24) - Off to Africa!
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Hey Everyone -
Shit's been intense 'round here as I've been navigating, hands down, the busiest month of the year. So before...
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Shit's been intense 'round here as I've been navigating, hands down, the busiest month of the year. So before...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #111 (6-4-24) - Crankin' it Back Up Again
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Hey Gang -
It's been a minute since our last issue. Thank you for your patience, and for being here with me on this rainy...
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It's been a minute since our last issue. Thank you for your patience, and for being here with me on this rainy...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #110 (1-26-24) - Year One of the Unexpected New Life
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Hey Everyone -
Thanks once again for joining me. As always, I continue to try and run the gamut with all that we cover...
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Thanks once again for joining me. As always, I continue to try and run the gamut with all that we cover...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #109 (1-6-24) - Goodbye 2023/Hello 2024!
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Hey Gang -
Welcome back! I know it's been a minute. Things have been as insane as ever here lately, and I really wanted to...
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Welcome back! I know it's been a minute. Things have been as insane as ever here lately, and I really wanted to...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #108 (11-8-23) - Remembering Dom: Drumming's Global Ambassador
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Hey Everybody -
Greetings, and welcome back! Getting this party started from yet another Delta Lounge on the...
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Greetings, and welcome back! Getting this party started from yet another Delta Lounge on the...
The Bobby Rock Quick Hit - 10-23-23 - Revisiting the "Fuck Yes!" Philosophy
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Hey Gang -
Checking in on a long layover in Detroit at the Delta Lounge. Just trying to catch up on a few things while I...
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Checking in on a long layover in Detroit at the Delta Lounge. Just trying to catch up on a few things while I...
The Bobby Rock Quick Hit - 10-07-23 - Information vs Validation
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Friends -
On a short break from the road at the moment... but it's not much of a break! Lotsa shifting, moving, grinding,...
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On a short break from the road at the moment... but it's not much of a break! Lotsa shifting, moving, grinding,...
The Bobby Rock Quick Hit - 9-27-23 - The Zen of Delayed Emotional Reaction
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Hey Everyone -
Thanks as always for joining me here. I never take your reading this damn thing lightly!
For this...
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Thanks as always for joining me here. I never take your reading this damn thing lightly!
For this...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #107 (9-20-23) - Get Your "Activation" On!
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Hey Kids -
Checking in from the road this week, somewhere in Pennsylvania, right in the middle of that 8-shows-in-10-days...
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Checking in from the road this week, somewhere in Pennsylvania, right in the middle of that 8-shows-in-10-days...
The Bobby Rock Quick Hit - 9-13-23 - Embracing Our Old Friend... Failure!
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Hey Gang -
Home for a few days this week, but just about to step into a full Lita Ford excursion: 8 shows in 10 days. Oh...
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Home for a few days this week, but just about to step into a full Lita Ford excursion: 8 shows in 10 days. Oh...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #106 (9-6-23) - The Story of Alphabet Drumming
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Hey Everyone -
Back in the LA groove for a hot second this week, before heading to Minnesota for a show this weekend....
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Hey Everyone -
Back in the LA groove for a hot second this week, before heading to Minnesota for a show this weekend....
The Bobby Rock Quick Hit - 8-29-23 - Building the Iron Mind
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Friends -
For those keeping track, I was supposed to have a full issue of the Newsletter for you this week. I came close....
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For those keeping track, I was supposed to have a full issue of the Newsletter for you this week. I came close....
The Bobby Rock Quick Hit - 8-20-23 - Da Vinci Journal Syndrome
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My Friends -
Greetings on this fine Sunday afternoon for another installment of the BR Quick Hit: an abbreviated Newsletter...
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Greetings on this fine Sunday afternoon for another installment of the BR Quick Hit: an abbreviated Newsletter...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #105 (8-15-23) - Goal Setting: Yea or Nay?
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Hey Gang -
I'm getting this edition started on a long layover here at the Delta Lounge in the Minneapolis airport, enjoying...
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I'm getting this edition started on a long layover here at the Delta Lounge in the Minneapolis airport, enjoying...
The Bobby Rock Quick Hit - 8-6-23 - Your "Rock-Solid" Workout Routine
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Hey Everyone -
Just dropping in for another "quick hit" on this fine Sunday eve, checking in from the Boston area. It's been...
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Just dropping in for another "quick hit" on this fine Sunday eve, checking in from the Boston area. It's been...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #104 (7-31-23) - Virtuoso
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Hello, my friends -
I am back on the road in Bay City, Michigan this weekend as I sit down to put this thing together....
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I am back on the road in Bay City, Michigan this weekend as I sit down to put this thing together....
The Bobby Rock Quick Hit - 7-23-23 - "Triggering" Inspiration and Tranquility...
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Hey Gang -
Welcome to another "in-between" issue of our usual Newsletter. As you may have noticed, we have full issues every...
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Welcome to another "in-between" issue of our usual Newsletter. As you may have noticed, we have full issues every...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #103 (7-17-23) - Six Decades Down!
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Hey Gang!
Welcome back for another round. Man, it's been a hell of a week. Just celebrated the big 6-0 on the road, and...
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Welcome back for another round. Man, it's been a hell of a week. Just celebrated the big 6-0 on the road, and...
The Bobby Rock Quick Hit - 7-8-23 - Who Needs Sleep?
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Hey Everybody -
Quick check-in from the road this weekend. As many of you may know, we just got back from Guantanamo Bay,...
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Quick check-in from the road this weekend. As many of you may know, we just got back from Guantanamo Bay,...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #102 (7-2-23) - Trapped in Guantánamo Bay!
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Friends -
Checking in from the infamous Guantánamo Bay military base in Cuba. Am I really trapped here? Not officially. But...
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Checking in from the infamous Guantánamo Bay military base in Cuba. Am I really trapped here? Not officially. But...