Man, I knew this was coming!

If you know me at all, you know that I'm an avid lover of music. I'm also a part-time undercover budding artist as well ( but we'll leave that topic for another time, yes, we will!), So it's only natural that my child would love music just as much as I do. After basketball,one of my pre-teen daughter's favorite pastimes is beating on any hard surface she can find. Tables, books, walls, etc. If it makes a sound, the babe will beat. She decided during the first week of school that she wants to play in the band, and play the drums! *rimshot* Lawdhammercy.

Lover of music and the arts that I am, I want to encourage her to do whatever she wants, since my childhood and teenage dreams were strongly discouraged and frowned upon ( that's a whole 'nother entry too). However, I sure did try to steer her to another instrument! Flute perhaps? ( like Harold Laws!) Sax? (Najee!) Trumpet? ( Dizzy, Miles, Roy Hargrove!) The reason? No good one really, just that I thought that maybe another instrument that involved the movement of air might be quieter than one utilizing tapping and banging would. *shrugs* So, band tryouts were earlier this week, and to appease me, she tried out on the trombone, and kicked ass ( my lil J.J. Johnson!), but she threw down on the drums too, so I guess since she PLEADED with me over the drums... drums it will be. I really think she just gets off on doing things that most other girls don't do, but we'll see. I'mma just let her get her little Cindy Blackman on.


Bang Bang.