Archive for June, 2008

Gail and Geoffrey’s Excellent Gay Pride Adventure!

June 30th, 2008

Wonder Woman Costume from Met Superheroes Exhibit
This weekend was Gay Pride here in NYC, and Geoffrey and I celebrated by having a ridiculously fun Sunday adventure that will heretofore be known as “The Gayest Day Ever.” Just because it sounds more fun that way!
First, I picked up Geoffrey at his apartment and we traveled uptown [...]

Gayest Drum Kit Ever!

June 30th, 2008

My friend Chris down in Satellite Beach, Florida sent me this picture of a drum kit that was designed for him by our mutual pal, Rikki Rockett of Poison. Here’s what Chris had to say about this very awesome pink camouflage kit:
“Seeing as how you’re such a drum enthusiast, I thought I’d attach a [...]

A Few Things That Kept Me From Blowing My Brains Out Last Week

June 29th, 2008

Last Week was certainly quite far from being the best week of my very long life. Between the stress of my father being on death’s door out in California, the thundering reoccurrence of my chronic jaw pain and the continually-evolving myriad of daily problems afflicting Worley gig.com, resulting apparently from
1. Moving host servers
and
2. [...]

Affordable Hands-Free Cell Phone Device Now Available!

June 27th, 2008

“One Size Fits All!”
In some states you are no longer able to use a cell phone while driving unless you have a “hands free” adapter. I went to Circuit City and they wanted $50 for a headset with a boom microphone for my cell phone. Having a friend in the cell phone business, I talked [...]

Gail In Print: Modern Drummer, August 2008

June 27th, 2008

Perfectly timed to hit the newsstands concurrently with the Dethklok tour, the August issue of Modern Drummer magazine has my update on drummer Gene “The Machine” Hoglan somewhere in the front of the book. Gene Rules!

Virtual Death Metal Band, Dethklok, Comes to Times Square’s Nokia Theater

June 25th, 2008

I don’t usually get too riled up about going to see a band play live, but tonight I am going to see Dethklok. I am excited.

Things to do in New York City On The Roof of the MET

June 24th, 2008

I’ve previously blogged about seeing artist Jeff Koons’ work at the LA County Museum of Art this past May, so you can bet your sweet ass I’ll be making a stop at The Metropolitan Museum of Art this weekend to check out their much-blogged-about new exhibit Koons on the Roof. Here’s a review from the [...]

George Carlin, 1937 - 2008

June 23rd, 2008

Comedian George Carlin passed away Sunday of heart failure at the age of 71. It seems like George Carlin’s comedy was a part of my life since I was a tiny lass, and initially got all shocked and horrified at his routine about “The Seven Dirty Words You Can’t Say On Television.” Because I was [...]

Urban Field Trip of the Week: Ikea!

June 22nd, 2008

Today Geoffrey and I had a very exciting adventure together when we hauled our tight little asses out to Redhook, Brooklyn and spent a couple of hours wandering around in a daze inside the gargantuan new Ikea that opened just last Wednesday. It was so much fun! Here’s what I came back to the city [...]

Happy Birthday, Bill Miller!

June 21st, 2008

Me and Bill at the Modern Drummer Hang, 2007, at the Cutting Room NYC
Bill Miller is my editor at Modern Drummer magazine. By allowing me to write for Modern Drummer, the most widely read drum publication in the universe, over the past ten years, Bill and has legitimized me in the world of technical journalism [...]