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Overview

  • 43 references 16 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Italian
  • 47, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Musician, educator, author
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About Me

February, March, April 2024:
I am currently on tour with a band, performing in Iceland, Germany, Austria, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, and Czechia. I do not need any places to stay, but it would be great to meet new CS friends all over. Touch base and come say hi!

PERSONAL MISSION

To study and/or perform drums and percussion in every corner of the globe!

ABOUT ME

I am a drummer . . . nearly any style (although there are many out there that I have yet to even encounter). I play drums, teach drums, collect drums, write about drums, sleep on drums, eat drums for breakfast. Okay, maybe I've taken that a bit far!

PHILOSOPHY

I personally have a ridiculously long "bucket list" (things to do / places to go before I die). While I am quite aware that I will NEVER check everything off of that list (which is constantly added to), I have vowed to live my life as if I were going to.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

CS'ers are among the most fun, interesting, adventurous, imaginative people I meet. Hanging one-on-one in a host/surf situation and/or swapping stories in a group gathering are some of the only moments that I feel I am with others who understand why I do what I do; why I go where I go. Many of my non-CS friends and family stay close to home . . . due to fear of the unknown, or a lack of desire to get out of their box. I am "THE traveler" guy. At any CS event, there is always someone (or, more often, MANY someones) who has/have traveled to places that I haven't. Their experiences inspire me and cause me to continually add locales to my future itineraries . . .

Interests

Drums. Travel. People. Food. Fun.

  • dining
  • wine
  • traveling
  • music
  • adventure
  • drumming

Music, Movies, and Books

The only CD that never leaves my car . . . 'Buena Vista Social Club.' Also digging Afro-Pop (Oliver Mtukudzi, Fela Kuti, Oumou Sangare, Cheikh Lo, Youssou N'Dour, etc.).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I set a Guinness World Record (with three of my friends), playing the World's Longest Drum Roll by a Group . . . 12 hours.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Fiji, France, Germany, Ghana, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malta, New Caledonia, Puerto Rico, Slovenia, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vanuatu

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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