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The Bobby Rock Newsletter #41 (1-13-2022) - "Collecting Your Thoughts"
Welcome back, everybody -
Thanks again for joining me today. Stoked to share a few of my favorite things with you guys: drumming on the “big kit,” the curation of one’s “bright ideas,” and more blacklight goodness....
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Thanks again for joining me today. Stoked to share a few of my favorite things with you guys: drumming on the “big kit,” the curation of one’s “bright ideas,” and more blacklight goodness....
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #40 (1-6-2022) - A Healthier Eating Hack
My Friends -
Welcome to the first Newsletter of 2022! I trust most of you are finding your way back into some sense of normalcy with your routine? I’m trying, as well, and doing okay with it. I have a feeling...
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Welcome to the first Newsletter of 2022! I trust most of you are finding your way back into some sense of normalcy with your routine? I’m trying, as well, and doing okay with it. I have a feeling...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #39 (12-30-2021) - In Defense of the New Year's Resolution
Hey Gang -
Yes! 2022 is upon us. Now is a good time to get reflective and take inventory of the good, bad, and ugly of 2021, as we consider all the ways the blank canvas of 2022 could be our “best year ever.”...
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Yes! 2022 is upon us. Now is a good time to get reflective and take inventory of the good, bad, and ugly of 2021, as we consider all the ways the blank canvas of 2022 could be our “best year ever.”...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter - Happy Holidays, everyone!
My friends -
We decided to forego our usual Newsletter format this week to simply say…
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Juju and I hope you and yours have a warm and safe break in the action this week and...
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We decided to forego our usual Newsletter format this week to simply say…
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Juju and I hope you and yours have a warm and safe break in the action this week and...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #38 (12-16-2021) - An Extraordinary Gift!
Hey gang -
The Holiday Hustle is upon us! I hope everyone is hanging in there and navigating any and all seasonal activities with joy and mindfulness—or at least our best attempt at it! Thanks for taking the time...
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The Holiday Hustle is upon us! I hope everyone is hanging in there and navigating any and all seasonal activities with joy and mindfulness—or at least our best attempt at it! Thanks for taking the time...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #37 (12-9-2021) - Your Daily Exorcism
My friends -
Are we really in the final days of 2021? Stunning, isn’t it? I never remember life moving so quickly before… which, I guess, is further testament to the sentiment that, if you’re gonna do something,...
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Are we really in the final days of 2021? Stunning, isn’t it? I never remember life moving so quickly before… which, I guess, is further testament to the sentiment that, if you’re gonna do something,...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #36 (12-2-2021) - Getting the Show on the Road
What’s up, everybody?
Happy to have you guys back.
I spent quite a few years—through all of the 90s and then some—touring around North America in vans and RVs as a drum educator/solo drumming artist. It was...
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Happy to have you guys back.
I spent quite a few years—through all of the 90s and then some—touring around North America in vans and RVs as a drum educator/solo drumming artist. It was...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #35 (11-26-2021) - A Moment of Gratitude
Happy belated Thanksgiving, everyone!
Hope all who celebrated yesterday had a great one. And let me just say, “thanks a bunch” to all of you for joining me here each week. I’m keeping things short, sweet, and very...
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Hope all who celebrated yesterday had a great one. And let me just say, “thanks a bunch” to all of you for joining me here each week. I’m keeping things short, sweet, and very...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #34 (11-18-2021) - The Drum Vid Vault... Revealed!
What’s up, gang?
This week, I introduce the Drum Vid Vault… my private, ever-expanding collection of drum vids that, until now, has largely been kept out of public view. If this sounds inconsequential, I get it....
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This week, I introduce the Drum Vid Vault… my private, ever-expanding collection of drum vids that, until now, has largely been kept out of public view. If this sounds inconsequential, I get it....
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #33 (11-11-2021) - A Love Supreme
Hey Everyone -
Good to have you guys back. Whaddya say we go deep today? Got some timeless wisdom and holy music for ya. Let’s do it!
In this Issue:
A Conversation with the World’s Wisest Man? Enjoy another...
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The Bobby Rock Newsletter #32 (11-4-2021) - Your Mega Memory!
My friends -
Back home in LA this week, ready to jump straight into this week's Newsletter. Let's do it!
In this Issue:
Impress Your Friends at Parties! How to quickly memorize a list of 20...
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Back home in LA this week, ready to jump straight into this week's Newsletter. Let's do it!
In this Issue:
Impress Your Friends at Parties! How to quickly memorize a list of 20...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #31 (10-28-2021) - The Nightmare Returns...
Hey everybody,
Man, it seems like the longer you’re on this planet, the more anniversaries keep cycling back around... and the more daunting they seem by the numbers. This week marks a special Halloween-related...
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Man, it seems like the longer you’re on this planet, the more anniversaries keep cycling back around... and the more daunting they seem by the numbers. This week marks a special Halloween-related...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #30 (10-21-2021) - Embracing Failure
Welcome back, friends!
I’m here in the LA groove, doing the usual juggling act of engaging various projects within multiple ventures… while keeping an eye on the Dodgers (end of season), the Lakers (beginning of...
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I’m here in the LA groove, doing the usual juggling act of engaging various projects within multiple ventures… while keeping an eye on the Dodgers (end of season), the Lakers (beginning of...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #29 (10-13-2021) - Blow Your Mind & Melt Your Heart!
Hey Gang -
Hope everyone is well this week. As always, I appreciate you guys joining me for another round here. Let’s jump right into it!
In This Issue:
Melt Your Heart: If you might indulge me,...
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Hope everyone is well this week. As always, I appreciate you guys joining me for another round here. Let’s jump right into it!
In This Issue:
Melt Your Heart: If you might indulge me,...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #28 (10-6-2021) - The "Fuck Yes!" Philosophy
Hello Friends -
It’s 2:30 AM on a Tuesday night and I find myself off-the-road and home in LA. Earlier this evening, I was training with my LA running group in preparation for two different 10K races I will be...
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It’s 2:30 AM on a Tuesday night and I find myself off-the-road and home in LA. Earlier this evening, I was training with my LA running group in preparation for two different 10K races I will be...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #27 (9-29-2021) - The Zen of Delayed Reaction
My Friends -
Great to be back, this time with some food for thought on the wisdom of delayed response in trying situations. I know this can be a tough one…. especially given how much our society seems to revere...
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Great to be back, this time with some food for thought on the wisdom of delayed response in trying situations. I know this can be a tough one…. especially given how much our society seems to revere...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #26 (9-22-2021) - "Nelsonmania!"
Hey Gang -
It’s been over three decades since the “Nelsonmania” days. In this week’s Newsletter, I offer another excerpt from my upcoming book, Will Drum For...
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It’s been over three decades since the “Nelsonmania” days. In this week’s Newsletter, I offer another excerpt from my upcoming book, Will Drum For...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #25 (9-15-2021) - Reinvention
Greetings Everyone -
Great to have you guys back for another edition. Been a hell of a nostalgic week, reflecting on a bunch of memories in the wake of a landmark sobriety anniversary (as discussed last week). We’re...
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Great to have you guys back for another edition. Been a hell of a nostalgic week, reflecting on a bunch of memories in the wake of a landmark sobriety anniversary (as discussed last week). We’re...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #24 (9-8-2021) - Celebrating 45 Years of Sobriety
My Friends -
The last time I smoked weed or drank alcohol, Gerald Ford was president, Muhammed Ali was the heavyweight champ, the average cost of a new home was $43,000, and “Play That Funky Music” was the...
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The last time I smoked weed or drank alcohol, Gerald Ford was president, Muhammed Ali was the heavyweight champ, the average cost of a new home was $43,000, and “Play That Funky Music” was the...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #23 (9-1-2021) - The Game of Life
Hey Everyone -
Okay friends, we continue this week with more about time and our optimal management and experience of it. Not sure why this has been on my mind so much lately… perhaps because I sometimes feel like...
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Okay friends, we continue this week with more about time and our optimal management and experience of it. Not sure why this has been on my mind so much lately… perhaps because I sometimes feel like...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #22 (8-25-2021) - Solo Drumming in China 2019 - Observations and Reflections
Hey Gang -
Never before in human history have we been able to so thoroughly and effortlessly document and distribute the details of our lives with such pristine clarity. And if you’re in the “content"...
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Never before in human history have we been able to so thoroughly and effortlessly document and distribute the details of our lives with such pristine clarity. And if you’re in the “content"...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #21 (8-18-2021) - Da Vinci Journal Syndrome
Hey Kids -
From da Vinci to Thoreau to one of my favorite percussionists, we have an eclectic combo of items in this week’s Newsletter. And by the way, I never really plan these out. They just sort of evolve over...
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From da Vinci to Thoreau to one of my favorite percussionists, we have an eclectic combo of items in this week’s Newsletter. And by the way, I never really plan these out. They just sort of evolve over...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #20 (8-12-2021) - Your Gold Medal Moment
Hey Gang -
It’s a travel day today and I am buzzing around through various airports. Delta lounges, and ground trans vehicles, tightening up this Newsletter for your perusal. I play Sturgis with Lita Ford again...
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It’s a travel day today and I am buzzing around through various airports. Delta lounges, and ground trans vehicles, tightening up this Newsletter for your perusal. I play Sturgis with Lita Ford again...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #19 (8-5-2021) - A 35th Anniversary Special!
Hey Everyone -
Home in LA this week, partially distracted with the Olympics, and with all the recent changes to the Dodger's and Laker's rosters... not to mention the ongoing clusterfuck that IS Houston Texan's...
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Home in LA this week, partially distracted with the Olympics, and with all the recent changes to the Dodger's and Laker's rosters... not to mention the ongoing clusterfuck that IS Houston Texan's...
MORE DRAGON DIRT SHIRTS!!
Hi everyone!
Thank you so much for all of your continued support on Bobby's new superfoods power, Dragon Dirt, throughout this past year!
It's been such a blast for us to watch this new business venture grow, and to...
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It's been such a blast for us to watch this new business venture grow, and to...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #18 (7-28-2021) - The Guy From Ratt
Hello friends -
Back home for a few days this week, trying to adjust to normal life before we split again. Oh wait… maybe “normal life” is when I’m away from home. I’m confused. Seriously though, July has been a...
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Back home for a few days this week, trying to adjust to normal life before we split again. Oh wait… maybe “normal life” is when I’m away from home. I’m confused. Seriously though, July has been a...
The Bobby Rock NewsBlast - (7-21-2021) - Going From Good to Great
Hey Everyone -
Checking in from the road again this week. Just pulled into Grover Hill, OH today, where we (Lita Ford and co) are co-headlining a big festival with Molly Hatchet tomorrow night. Life is...
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Checking in from the road again this week. Just pulled into Grover Hill, OH today, where we (Lita Ford and co) are co-headlining a big festival with Molly Hatchet tomorrow night. Life is...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #16 (7-15-2021) - This is Your Brain on Meditation
Hey Kids -
Big travel day today, and now I find myself in the grand ol’ state of Virginia, where I’ll be hittin’ with Lita Ford tomorrow night. For now, enjoy this week’s Newsletter…
In this...
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Big travel day today, and now I find myself in the grand ol’ state of Virginia, where I’ll be hittin’ with Lita Ford tomorrow night. For now, enjoy this week’s Newsletter…
In this...
The Bobby Rock NewsBlast - 7-7-2021 - Into The Void
Hey Gang -
Welcome back to our mid-week check-in. I find myself at a hotel in Streator, IL (not far from Chicago) with a day off on the Lita Ford tour. For this week’s Newsblast, I wanted to hit you guys with a...
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Welcome back to our mid-week check-in. I find myself at a hotel in Streator, IL (not far from Chicago) with a day off on the Lita Ford tour. For this week’s Newsblast, I wanted to hit you guys with a...
The Bobby Rock Newsletter #15 (7-1-2021) - Who Needs Sleep?
Hey Everybody -
Great to be back! Last week, I mentioned I was planning on posting an article in this week’s Newsletter about touring in the modern era. It’s coming together nicely, but it will have to be for later...
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Great to be back! Last week, I mentioned I was planning on posting an article in this week’s Newsletter about touring in the modern era. It’s coming together nicely, but it will have to be for later...