The Octopus - 22-Sound Source Groove - Bobby Rock (Beautiful Drum Music)

The Octopus - 22-Sound Source Groove - Bobby Rock (Beautiful Drum Music)

Here's a quick excerpt from my DVD, The Zen of Drumming. This groove is called The Octopus, and it's a one-bar pattern that utilizes 22 sound sources. There's also a full version of it that explains the groove from the ground...
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Norrköping, Sweden - 3:30 AM (on the road w/Bobby Rock)

Norrköping, Sweden - 3:30 AM (on the road w/Bobby Rock)

Just a quick, random video taken through my hotel room window in Norrköping. Crazy how light the sky remains there even late at night this time of year. (On tour with Lita Ford - Summer 2013) ...
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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 Excerpt - Sydney, Australia 2013 (w/Lita Ford)

Bobby Rock Drum Solo Excerpt - Sydney, Australia 2013 (w/Lita Ford)

Here are the first couple minutes of a drum solo from a Lita Ford concert in Sydney, Australia at The Factory Theater - 5-25-13...
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Bobby Rock Drum Solo Excerpt - Wilkes-Barre, PA - 2013

Bobby Rock Drum Solo Excerpt - Wilkes-Barre, PA - 2013

Here's a short drum solo excerpt from the Lita Ford show in Wilkes-Barre, PA last week. Our bassist, Marty O'Brien, happened to grab the tail end of it on his iPhone and e-mailed it to me. Thought I would share a little...
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Monsters of Rock Cruise Salad Bar Tour w/ Bobby Rock - Hell Yes!

Monsters of Rock Cruise Salad Bar Tour w/ Bobby Rock - Hell Yes!

Here's a quick tour of the Monsters of Rock Cruise salad bar... for those discerning culinary headbangers! For a vegan like me - this is a godsend... along with my daily Superfoods Smoothie that I made in my cabin. Add plenty...
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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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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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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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Turkeys giving "thanks"...

Turkeys giving "thanks"...

...that they are alive and well and living large at Animal Acres near Los Angeles. These curious girls were especially interested in my video camera!...
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Al Gore(Finally) Talks About the Environmental Ramifications of Eating Meat

Al Gore(Finally) Talks About the Environmental Ramifications of Eating Meat

Many of us "in the know" in the animal advocacy community have been disappointed by Al Gore's blatant side-stepping of the science regarding animal agriculture and the resulting environmental catastrophes. So it's nice to...
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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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New Vegan Cheese!

New Vegan Cheese!

LA-area vegan/activist, Andy Mars, "demonstrates" a delicious new vegan cheese (called "daiya") on a whole wheat pizza at Z Pizza in Woodland Hills, CA....
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