Pogo sticks have been around for a long time and I was always intrigued by them while I was growing up, but I don't think I ever had one of my own. I seem to remember that a friend of mine -- a kid whose divorced dad always got him a lot of neat stuff … Continue reading Taking Pogo Sticks To The Extreme
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Joe Morello – Violin Prodigy Became A Jazz Drumming Star
I was sorry to see of the recent passing of jazz drummer Joe Morello, who is probably most remembered for the years he spent as part of the enormously influential Dave Brubeck Quartet. Although saxophonist Paul Desmond and Brubeck himself got most of the attention, Morello -- along with bassist Eugene Wright -- helped create … Continue reading Joe Morello – Violin Prodigy Became A Jazz Drumming Star