The Alpha Kit Walk-around

The Alpha Kit Walk-around

Here's a brief walk-around tour of the Alpha Kit. (And yes, that's my long-time drum tech Cubby on hand...)...
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California Dreamin'

California Dreamin'

5-1-21: California dreamin’ on my run today... on sabbatical, enjoying the remote farmlands of central Cali. Looking forward to a return to the road later this month with Lita Ford... and a return to running in unfamiliar...
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Supernaut Breakdown Groove

Supernaut Breakdown Groove

This groove is for my version of Black Sabbath’s “Supernaut,” which is set to appear on my next solo record: a Soundtrack for my book, The Boy Is Gonna Rock. And since it will be "an adventurous instrumental tribute to songs...
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Norway1Full2013

Norway1Full2013

Here’s a solo excerpt from a rowdy Lita Ford show, somewhere in Norway. European audiences are consistently great to play for… a perfect combo of exuberant and appreciative. That summer 2013 run through Norway and Sweden was...
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Airport Video

Airport Video

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Alpha kit sample - MLK

Alpha kit sample - MLK

11-28-20: Alphabet Drumming is something I've been secretly working on for years. Now, it's time to start posting some clips so you can get a vibe for what it sounds like. If you click on Drumming and scroll down to The Solo...
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Arejay Hale Drum Solo feat. Bobby Rock

Arejay Hale Drum Solo feat. Bobby Rock

Throwin' it down with my main man, Arejay Hale, on our recent Halestorm/Lita Ford/Dorothy tour. My "little brother from another mother" was extremely generous throughout the entire tour, both with his sharing a little stage...
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Son of Timbale Jam - Bobby Rock (Beautiful Drum Music)

Son of Timbale Jam - Bobby Rock (Beautiful Drum Music)

This is an improvisational take 2 of another spontaneous solo excerpt (blemishes and all) that focuses on the "left 11" - the left-third of my drum kit. Again, it features the timbales, which have always been my favorite...
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Timbale Jam - Bobby Rock (Beautiful Drum Music)

Timbale Jam - Bobby Rock (Beautiful Drum Music)

Here's a spontaneous, improvised solo excerpt (blemishes and all) that focuses on the "left 11" - the left-third of my drum kit. It features the timbales, which have always been my favorite Latin Percussion instrument. ...
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The Lost Art of Headbanging!

The Lost Art of Headbanging!

8-12-21: Headed back to Sturgis today for more of this tomorrow! "The Lost Art of Headbanging” (from the tail end of my solo at Sturgis 2018…)...
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I Wanna Rock: Alphabet Drumming-style

I Wanna Rock: Alphabet Drumming-style

This is another practice room video of initially working out this Alphabet Drumming groove for the chorus of Twisted's "I Wanna Rock." Looking to include a funky instrumental interlude of this tune on my upcoming "The Boy Is...
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Surf Ballroom Solo Excerpt 1 - 1-21-22

Surf Ballroom Solo Excerpt 1 - 1-21-22

Opening statements from the drum solo the other night at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, IA, with Lita Ford....
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Longer Form Phrasings - woodshed video!

Longer Form Phrasings - woodshed video!

Here's yet another vid that was never intended for public consumption. Working on some longer form phrasing ideas, creating different rhythmic/melodic combinations around the alphabet side of the kit. In these instances, I'm...
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Surf Ballroom Solo Excerpt 2 - 1-21-22

Surf Ballroom Solo Excerpt 2 - 1-21-22

A drum solo excerpt from a recent show with Lita Ford at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, IA. ...
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4-Voice Feet excerpt

4-Voice Feet excerpt

From a solo drumming tour of China in 2019, at a smaller master class: Here’s a multi-foot pedal demonstration I did, where my feet are playing four different rhythms—on four different sound sources simultaneously—while my...
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Hand-Eye Towel Solo

Hand-Eye Towel Solo

2-17-22: Working on a little hand-eye coordination during the drum solo at the Royal Theater the other night… minus the eyes! Just having a little fun. With Lita Ford on the Rock Legends Cruise…...
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Santa Fe Run - 2022

Santa Fe Run - 2022

2-26-22: Enjoying the “beautiful nothingness” on my run this afternoon in Santa Fe. Knocked out a six-miler.  Hittin’ with Lita Ford at the Buffalo Thunder Casino (+ Great White). Let’s rock it!...
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An Exercise in Self-Loathing

An Exercise in Self-Loathing

Yet another old practice room vid, never meant for public consumption. Watch till the end for the self-loathing. Sometimes we are our own worst critic! To see lots more of this kind of thing, scope out the Vault:...
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Zhengzhou 2

Zhengzhou 2

Here’s a Part Two excerpt from a show in Zhengzhou during my 2019 Solo Drumming Tour of China. This one was in a smaller hall than normal, but the place was packed out… and the show turned out to be a sentimental favorite in...
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Hot Run LA!

Hot Run LA!

Getting hotter here in LA. Time for more afternoon runs as I gear-up for a summer full of shows. Knocked out a 6-miler today. Love this s**t!!!...
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Sandusky Hallway Run

Sandusky Hallway Run

The longest hotel hallway in America? Possibly, I say. That’s why, at the end of a late-night run in Sandusky last week, I had to do some wind-sprints up and down that b***h!...
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Running Vid: Milwaukee 2022

Running Vid: Milwaukee 2022

A return to Milwaukee on 6-24-22 after the Lita Ford set at Summerfest... where all I could think about was food!...
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Emily

Emily

See this in Newsletter #92...
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Mila the Miracle Kitty

Mila the Miracle Kitty

A couple friends and I recently "intercepted" this little kitty, who was brought into a local LA shelter in a shoebox, on the brink of death. (She had been trapped underneath a house without her mother or littermates for at...
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Long Beach Marathon: a Moment in Hell!

Long Beach Marathon: a Moment in Hell!

Trying to hold too ambitious of a pace at a Marathon can definitely cost you. Of course, you don't always know if the pace is too ambitious - or what the price will be - until you try! Turns out that perpetual Charley Horse...
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Bobby Rock Drum Solo Excerpt - Jevnaker, Norway - 7-27-13 - w/Lita Ford

Bobby Rock Drum Solo Excerpt - Jevnaker, Norway - 7-27-13 - w/Lita Ford

Here's a short drum solo excerpt from a gig with Lita Ford in Jevnaker, Norway on 7-27-13. Cool Crowd! Enjoy......
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Bobby Rock Drum Solo (Live with Lita Ford)

Bobby Rock Drum Solo (Live with Lita Ford)

By special request, here's the complete 4:00 drum solo from a recent Lita Ford show at the Mohegan Sun in CT. ...
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