My Top 10 Drummers List

My Top 10 Drummers List

Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich

• Buddy Rich  - Jazz and Big Band  - Legend
• Neil Peart - Rock - Legend
• John Bonham - Rock - Legend - Most powerful drummer of all time. 
• Keith Moon - Rock - Legend - The Craziest Drummer of all time. 
• Gene Krupa - Big Band - Legend
• Ed Shaughnessy - (Passed away at 84 last May 24, 2013) - I attended a drum clinic from him during the 1970's.  
• Ringo Starr - The Drummer who inspired me to play the drums - at the age of 3. 
• Mickey Dolenz from The Monkees -  Not a great drummer, but inspired me at the age of 6. 
• Todd Sucherman of STYX
• Stewart Copeland  - Rock with Reggae Influences that I absolutely love and use whenever I can. 

Niel Peart of RUSH

Ed Shaughnessy and Buddy Rich

Best Rock Drummers

Neil Peart from RUSH

My List of Rock Drummers who I have followed over the years.

• Neil Peart from RUSH
• John Bonham from Led Zeppelin
• Keith Moon from The Who
• Ginger Baker from Cream 
• Bill Bruford from Yes
• Ian Paice from Deep Purple (HAPPY BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY!)
• Carl Palmer from ELP and AISA
• Stewart Copeland from The Police
• Danny Seraphine from Chicago
• Todd Sucherman from STYX -  Not from the 70's, more like the 90's. 
• Matt Cameron from Pearl Jam
• Phil Collins from Genesis
• Jeff Porcaro from TOTO
• Ringo Starr from The Beatles
• Mitch Mitchell from The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• Steve Smith from Journey
• Alex Van Halen from Van Halen
• Bill Ward from Black Sabbath
• Nick Mason from Pink Floyd
• Clive Bunker from Jethro Tull
• Mick Fleetwood,from Fleetwood Mac
• Jack irons from Red Hot Chili Peppers - From the 90's.
• Joey Kramer from Aerosmith
• John Densmore from The Doors
• Dave Abbruzzese from Pearl Jam (until 1994)

Honorable Mentions 

Max Weinberg - Bruce Springteen and the E Street Band :

• Mike Portney from Dream Theater -  One of the Best drummers of all time, I never included him on my list because I didn't follow Dream Theater. However he's the 2nd youngest drummer to be inducted into Modern Drummer's Hall of Fame (after Neil Peart). 
• Hal Blaine from Numerous artists including Elvis, JDenver, Carpenters, Beach Boys, and more
• Max Weinberg from E Street Band (Bruce Springsteen's Band) and also Band Leader for Late Night with Conan O'Brian
• Zak Starkey - son of Ringo Starr -  Watch this guy!
• Dennis Wilson from the Beach Boys
• Peter Criss from KISS - Actually studied under legend, Gene Krupa 

If I liked the band, I studied the drummers. 

Currently I am studying Todd Sucherman from STYX.  I've met Todd twice.  One where he was signing CD's before a STYX Concert, and another time back-stage after a STYX Concert. He wouldn't remember me. 

He's not the original drummer, since John Panozzo died in 1996.  But he's a much better drummer than John Panozzo.  I like Todd because he produces a lot of tips and videos on drum techniques on the web.  He's a fantastic drummer.  STYX is my favorite band.

Powder Panorama at #CopperMtn

Powder Panorama at #CopperMtn, a photo by wbuckwal on Flickr.

Powder Panorama at #CopperMtn @CopperMtn Awesome Snow!

Colorado River Through Moab Utah

Colorado River Through Moab Utah, a photo by wbuckwal on Flickr.

Colorado River at Moab

Colorado River at Moab, a photo by wbuckwal on Flickr.

Colorado River at #Moab UT

Landsat NASA Social (201302100001HQ)

Landsat NASA Social (201302100001HQ), a photo by nasa hq photo on Flickr.

Can you find me in this photo? I'm in the front. #NASASocial #Landsat @w0sun

NoiseBlankers' photostream

NoiseBlankers' photostream on Flickr.

Funny Pics for Ham Radio Operators

When is the Star Trek Sequal?

This isn't good news!
Paramount Moves 'Star Trek' 3D Sequel Back 11 Months to 2013 - MSN Movies News

Moab Utah SkinnyTire Festival

I had a fantastic time working on the Communications Team for the Moab Utah SkinnyTire Festival - March 12 - 16, 2010

Schedule:

Day 1 - Highway 128 River Ride

Day 2 - Dead Horse State Park / Cancelled for Snow

Day 3 - Arches National Park

Day 4 - Highway 279 River Portal Ride

Daily Blogs: http://kc7cpm.blogspot.com

• Friday March 12
  
• Day 1 Saturday March 13
• Day 2 Sunday March 14
• Day 3 Monday March 15
• Day 4 Tuesday March 16
• Final Blog / Photos / Slide Show

Photos:

• SkinnyTire Moab Utah Photos
• SkinnyTire Moab Utah Slide Show
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/wbuckwal/tags/moab

New Ham Radio Blog Site

I was focusing too much on Ham Radio here on my Blog Site so I created a new Blog Site just for my Ham Radio Posts.

KC7CPM Ham Shack - http://kc7cpm.blogspot.com

I love doing Ham Radio! I'm very active in a lot of aspects of Ham Radio.

ARES - Amateur Radio Emergency Service
DX - Working long Distance all over the world.
Local VHF / UHF Repeaters
Boy Scouts and Ham Radio
NASA / Space and Ham Radio

http://www.qsl.net/kc7cpm

In Moab working Comm at SkinnyTire Festival

I'm in Moab Utah March 12 to 16, 2010 working Communications for the Skinny Tire Festival.

Check out my new Ham Radio Blog Site for more details:
http://kc7cpm.blogspot.com

http://skinnytireevents.com

Communications Have Come a Long Way

Communications Have Come a Long Way::
"In fact, one of my favorite sayings is, 'The name of the game is to communicate.'
The speed really took hold with the development of the ability to send instantaneous electronic signals. In 1836 Samuel Morse created the Morse Code. Then, in 1879, the first telephone was created, and we could effectively communicate for hundreds and hundreds of miles. The next step was to be able to communicate across oceans. Just 48 years ago, the first transatlantic TV signal was sent via satellite. And today, we have cell phones, texting, emails and the capability to have personal video sent anywhere in the world. Who knows what will be next."

Live Audio from the Ham Shack

KC7CPM

Haiti Earthquake Disaster and Ham Radio

When all else fails, Ham Radio Works!

Whenever there is a disaster, the communication infrastructure is diminished if not entirely destroyed. There is no cell-phone service or Internet. There is no way to communicate for emergency personnel.

Ham Radio or Amateur Radio comes to the rescue.
http://emergency-radio.org/hamworks.html
http://emergency-radio.org
Ham Radio Operators have been monitoring the frequencies set aside for emergency communications. On the second day of the disaster Ham Radio Operators through the Salvation Army Team Emergency Network or SATERN passed more than 60,000 emergency inquiries.

Currently there is a team from the Dominican Republic setting up a radio tower, repeaters, and other emergency communications to help with the communications efforts.



Re-Broadcast of actual Ham Radio Communications in Haiti
When telephones, internet, and power are cut off, Amateur Radio fills vital communications needs. Fred Moore of Florida, callsign W3ZU provides a radio/telephone patch for Jean-Robert Gaillard, callsign HH2JR, of Port au Prince.

Live Broadcast from the Ham Radio SATERN Nets from N4QLB ustream
(Only broadcasting when there is activity)

Live TV : Ustream



Fox News did a small segment about my neighbor, Paul N0AH, who lives up the street from me.

Link to Video Segment

More Information:
This is the information that went out to Ham Radio Operators:

On Tuesday (January 12) there was a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti , which has since been followed by serious aftershocks. Communications in and out of Haiti have been disrupted. No word has been received as of yet from any of the national HH Amateur Radio operators. The

DailyDX notes that HH2/HB9AMO, Pierre , is OK and was located about 140 km north of Port-au-Prince in Cap Haitien at the time.

The IARU Region II Area C Emergency Coordinator, Arnie Coro, CO2KK, is coordinating the multi-national response by hams. There are organized nets on 7045 and 3720 kHz and amateurs are asked to monitor but also keep the frequencies clear of non-essential traffic. Amateur Radio operators should also be aware that emergency traffic pertaining to the Haitian earthquake is expected on the SATERN frequencies of 14265, 7265 and 3977. Amateur Radio operators are circled around Haiti in Cuba , Florida , the Dominican Republic , Puerto Rico , Venezuela and other locations listening for any calls. Please stay clear of the following frequencies:
14265 7045 7265 3977 3720 mhz

Links:

• SATERN - http://www.satern.org

• Haiti Ham Radio Live Audio Feeds
  
• Another Video News Segment from Houston Texas
• SATERN Health and Welfare Request Form
• Salvation Army Response
• Another Video News Story from Panama City
• It's Chaos!
• Emergency Radio
• Ham Radio Breaking News
• More Ham Radio News
  

Bucky
KC7CPM

Survived Christmas 2009

Christmas 2009 is over. It was a little crazy this year. We were blessed to have almost everyone home this year. James, Sean, Gina were here as well as my Utah Kids, Wesley, Corey and Christian.

Corey was super hyper active the entire two weeks! This made it kind of tough! Also there was the constant changing of the diapers and cleaning Corey up.

Christian is afraid of our newest Labrador Dog, "Carter". So he screams anytime Carter gets near him.

Speaking of the dogs, Annie, one of our Corgi's, decided to go into heat the entire Christmas break. This caused much hyper-activity amongst our other two male dogs, Jake and Carter. This caused Jake to mark his territory all over the house! This caused Carter to whine and bark frequently which fed more screaming for Christian who is autistic and very afraid of BIG dogs.

We did manage a ski trip at Breckenridge, which was great for Wesley and myself, but not so great for Merial since she got stuck baby-sitting Corey and Christian. It was a little stressful with Corey's constant vocal "Eee-EEee-Eeee" (If you know Corey, you know what I mean).

We were blessed to have everyone but it's always a culture shock when all the kids get together, since we don't always have the opportunity to have them all during the year.

It is a blessing for my daughter Gina to be spending her Senior year here in Colorado with Dad!

I'm grateful for Merial for putting up with me and all the kids! In spite of all the chaos I really love our non-traditional family. I know the kids are all growing up so fast and we won't have these chaotic opportunities much longer.

It was a Merry, Crazy Christmas!

LCROSS - Didn't see much

"I think we're all a little bit stunned that we didn't see more." -Tom Costello after the moon shot

The LCROSS Centaur and Spacecraft impacted the moon at approximately 4:30 a.m. PDT. Scientists are reviewing the initial data and will report what they know at a Post Impact News Conference at 7:00 a.m. PDT / 10:00 a.m. EDT on NASA TV.

If you're bummed you didn't get up early to watch NASA's Lunar Rocket slam into the Moon, well... you didn't miss much. I got up at 4:15 am and started watching NASA Live TV and News Feeds. I know there were people gathered around the world to watch this event. I just watched it out of my home office.

I am a bit disappointed because I was expecting more. I've been following this mission since July. I just hope that NASA has some excellent data for review.

Here is a replay from NBC's Today Show with our friend, Tom Costello reporting. Here's how it went down this morning:

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NASA Crashing into the Moon with LCROSS

Nice report from our friend Tom Costello on LCROSS and NASA sending the Rocket into the moon and then sending a second vehicle to scan the debris and moon dirt for signs of water.

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LCROSS — short for Lunar Crater Observation Sensing Satellite

Live on NASA TV Friday morning at 4:30am MDT October 9, 2009
NASA TV Link

Emily's Parade - Saturday September 26 2009

Last year I rode the motorcycle in Emily's Parade! Check my blog out from last year.

Emily's Parade - Saturday September 27, 2008

I'm looking forward to riding again this year. Thousands of motorcycle riders is an awesome sight to behold! It's a great opportunity to ride for a great cause.

Registration starts at 8:00am.
The ride starts out at Columbine High School at 11:00am then we ride up Highway 285 through Conifer and up to Baily where we end up at Platte Canyon High School.

http://www.iluvuguys.com/

Google Maps - The Ride

Quote from website:

Tragedy Struck

On September 27th, 2006 a gunman entered Platte Canyon High School, held seven girls hostage and ultimately shot and killed Emily Keyes. During the time she was held hostage, Emily sent her parents text messages... "I love you guys" and "I love u guys. k?" Emily's kindness, spirit, fierce joy, and the dignity and grace that followed this tragic event define the core of The "I Love U Guys" Foundation.

Mission

The "I Love U Guys" Foundation was created to restore and protect the joy of youth through educational programs and positive actions in collaboration with families, schools, communities, organizations and government entities. "

SuitSat-2 Now Called ARISSat-1:

SuitSat-2 Now Called ARISSat-1::

"The SuitSat-2 project -- an Amateur Radio satellite housed in a Russian spacesuit -- now has a new name to go with a new shape:

ARISSat-1. On Wednesday, August 19, Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Chairman Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, announced the new name for the satellite and project. According to ARRL ARISS Program Manager Rosalie White, K1STO, the project team is moving ahead, using the same hardware that was to fly in the Russian Orlan suit. Russia will continue to call the satellite Radioskaf-2, so ARISS is designating it ARISSat-1/Radioskaf-2."

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/08/26/11039/?nc=1

Stories on SuitSat-1 back in 2006:

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/01/27/4/?nc=1

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/05/24/5/?nc=1

Ham Radio Events near or in Colorado

Ham Radio Events near or in Colorado:

August 14-15 Duke City Hamfest (Albuquerque, NM)
August 16 Denver Radio Club Hamfest (Golden, CO)
August 28-30 Mountain ARC CampFest 2009 (Lake George, CO)
September 5 Alamogordo Hamfest (Alamogordo, NM)
September 27 Boulder ARC BARCFest (Longmont, CO)
October 3 Pecos Valley ARC Swapfest (Roswell, NM)
May 28-30 2010 Rocky Mountain Division Convention (Casper, WY)

Links to websites belonging to the above events are found on the Rocky Mountain Division site: www.RockyMountainDivision.org