Hello All Visitors as Well as Fellow Denizens of the Local Music Scene
Making a Comeback
Real Name: Randu Sears Gender: male Member Since: July 08, 2007 Last Signed In: December 30, 2008 Profile Views: 301 Blog Views: 0 July 07 August 07 September 07 October 07 November 07 December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 October 08 November 08 December 08 January 09 Hey folks. I've been out of circulation for a while but I decided that, after taking an eight-year sabbatical for a variety of reasons, playing music was too dominant a part of my life for me to deprive myself of exploring the joy that still remained. For those who may not be aware of my situation, around 19 years ago I suffered a brain abscess that severely affected my left-side motor functions. As you can probably guess, this puts a drummer at a serious disadvantage. Added to that was a seizure condition that caused me to have left-side numbing seizures, especially if the excitement of the music I tried to play raised my adrenalin beyond a certain threshold. Creating excitement is what drumming's all about and it's pretty agonizing to have somewhat of a "medical policeman" sitting on your shoulder reminding you to not get too carried away. For about 10 years, I sorta floundered along in the local music scene playing C&W and other stuff that wasn't too taxing on my drumming abilities. I'm not being critical of the local C&W scene by any means but it just wasn't what I wanted to do. I missed the Funk, R&B, Soul, Rock and Jazz stuff that I feel I expresses what lay in my musical soul......Plus, I needed to get more in control of my seizures or I wouldn't be of any use to any band, regardless of the style! So.....I packed it in as far as live performing goes. I still practiced and did an occasional recording session but I really missed the joy of playing live. Well.....My doctor did some research and found out about some much better medication to control my seizures than I'd been taking and, through the proper channels, got me started on a program that has completely put me back on the road to recovery. I still have some serious woodsheddin' to do to get my chops back like they once were (not to mention all the progress that has been made during my period in the wilderness). I invite anyone to discuss what it's like to actually HAVE the brain damage I was accused of having most of my life leading up to the unwelcome detour that started me on the course I'm presently following. Thanks for visiting. 
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