Episode 86: Part-time Professionals

This week on #SlapperCast: a free-form discussion of metal/prog drummers, recent gigs, and how we're learning to navigate this seemingly never-ending pandemic as professional musicians. Topic list: • What coffee are we drinking today? • Patrick’s coffee brewing tips • Praise for drummer Dave Lombardo of Slayer and Mr. Bungle • Dave Lombardo’s on-and-off again relationship with Slayer • Lombardo vs. drummer Paul Bostaph • New tour dates in early October (Wichita KS, Omaha NE, etc.) • T-Bone Tom’s in Kemah on October 23rd • Acoustic Blaggards shows... without a fiddle player? • Many thanks to Tim Kennedy for providing video footage from our performance at the Sherwood Virtual Celtic Gathering • Our recent show at Blackwater Draw Brewing Co. in Bryan TX • Eric’s new drum kit • Texas Governor Greg Abbott is choking our pubs and breweries • Praise for Chris Buckley, former Blaggard fiddler who played with us last week • Time signature changes vs. “feel” in rock music • Eric’s favorite Rush song • Eric’s upcoming PASIC roundtable discussion on Neil Peart, featuring Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater • Do prog bands take themselves too seriously? • Our habit of teasing audiences with brief bits of classic rock songs we have no intention of actually playing • Our new album is in the mixing stage • Looking forward to getting out-of-state for the first time since the pandemic started • Memories of our first road trip with Eric back in 2017 • NEXT WEEK: a giveaway of Blackwater Brewing Co. beer on Episode 87 • Upcoming Houston-area shows in November • People who request songs and then disappear • Song requests that make no sense • Billy Joel’s overt Beatles influence on “Nylon Curtain” Join us in IRELAND Fall 2021 Ireland 2021 — Sign up to learn more about our next Ireland tour Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast.