Danger Express

And Holy Mackerel do I miss that rig.

People went kind of cross eyed when I said I had bought it. But then I set it up in the garage of the house I shared with a few guys and GOD DAMN, if we didn’t get our money’s worth. It was undeniably loud and obnoxious to some of the housemates and neighbors, but I can’t tell you how many hours were spent playing out in that garage. It didn’t matter that I approached it having NO IDEA how to play the drums. It was just fun. In the end, it even received it’s rightful rock star demise as we left the house, which was strangely satisfying.

I fully support impulse spending if it gives you the chance to explore something new that you normally wouldn’t think to try. So when you see a $99 dollar drum set, rest assured it will be a piece of crap, but you know what? Go for it.

If you can get through the Brit Darth Vader narration, this is a really interesting, and very disturbing story.

Basically, Russian cops stole a few firms, embezzled $230 million in state funds, then accused and imprisoned the tax lawyer who testified against them. He recently died in prison, and his story can be found here.

You know you love this.