LOSE ONE, YA WIN ONE...

Due to promoter "error", the Punch will not be on the Agent Orange

bill, however, we will be opening for the legendary D.I. in December!!!

Great way to end the 2009 year of killer shows!!!

...but FIRST!

Scored another November show after the VD show! Nice! I loved

the movie Snatch and Bricktop was a brutal character, hence the flyer

done in his honor! PERSONIFIED!!!

I also did one for my friend's band (who also happens to be on the bill),

and I love playing with Defects are they never fail to deliver proper

old-school punk rock!!! My love for Zombies, hence a scene from the

upcoming TV series The Walking Dead, and am SO waiting for this!!!

Laters!

ANUDDAH SHOW!!!

THIS IS GONNA BE EPIC.

NEW BLOG

Check out my new spot for drum restoration projects from here on out!
Cheers!
~M.BONES

More Yamaha progress...

I managed to get 7 drums sanded with 1 more left to do as well

as the wood hoops to get done to before doing the prep sanding

before the staining process begins. There were 6 Yamaha drums

and 2 Mapex drums that he wanted done, and I'm making good time!

I also have ALL the chrome hardware cleaned and shined ready to

get back to it's proper drum too!

Since I'm in the "drum zone", I've applied to a couple of drum company's

as well as a couple of 'drum-related' job postings in hopes to make this

a profession of mine forever. I've always been a fan of drums, drummers and

playing drums and I am hopeful that this will become a new full-time job!

Stay tuned!

YAMAHA progress

Got 5 of the drums pre-sanded of all the nice gouges.

Good thing they weren't too deep for me to fix, otherwise it be more work!

As soon as I get more sandpaper, I can do the 2nd round of detail sanding.

All in all, things are going rather smoothly.

Even have all the hardware cleaned, shiny and ready for reassembly!

More to come!

ANOTHER 'BIG GIG' FOR THE BOOKS!

Forgot to post...

...a picture of the bass drum finished!

Looks good eh?

FIRST 'OFFICIAL' PROJECT FOR BONES DRUMWORKS!

Finishing up work on my Tama Starclassics, and got my first official project

for BONES Drumworks! A 6-peice Yamaha kit that's in dire need of work!

I took a few 'before' pictures to document the progress, as this will start the gears

of my new line of work!

Good from far, far from good!


This 22" wood hoop will need to be replaced! Too chewed to resuse!

The 16" floor tom is missing one of the leg brackets, hope I can find

one to use to make this drum useable again!

Behind the kit, looking at it and thinking how this will be showcase-able

again as thinking of my plan of attack for this Yamaha!

STAY TUNED!

BIRTH OF AN IDEA...

So with the way things are going with my drum refinishing project,

and the props from my friends on how good the drums are looking,

as well as me being unemployed, I've decided to be my own boss and

start my own adventure in the workforce...

That's right! I've decided to be my own boss, and do things my way!

First and formost, (after finishing the last peice of my kit) is

starting on my first 'official project' for a friend of mine which is gonna

be a challenge to test my skills in this game!

Stay tuned!

New flyer for The Dickies show...

Wanted to make a flyer for all the bands to use to promote the show with The Dickies!

2 DOWN, 1 TO GO!

Got the 18" floor tom done today! Applied the final coat of polyurethane,

let it dry (as it got in the high 90's today) and re-assembled

this evening to complete the drum. Only thing left is my bass drum, which

is gonna take some time due to the hoops having to be sanded

by hand and not the palm sander (which I've been using for the drums)

to remove the old skin, and prep it for new skin. The results

are beyond my expectations, as some other cat would have charged

me in the 100's to do the 3 drums. I did it for a fraction of that!

MORE PROGRESS!

I love taking pictures of my projects before I start on them so I can

look at it after the final results and go "Yeah, it went from fubugly to awesome...

and I made it happen! WOOT!" LOL! It's a great documentation!

So after my 'test run' of redoing the Keller snare, I was confident that

I could give my 12 year old kit a much needed makeover!!!

I finally got the 14" Tama rack tom signed, sealed and delivered!

WOW! It looks brand new and custom, and AMAZINGLY better

than it was before! Now it'll be challenging to keep it that way, with

some upcoming shows and vice versa!!!

MORE TO COME!!!

PROGRESS!

Got the snare re-assembled, and it's looking good!

So I started on the 14" rack tom to get that going...




...and I got that stained! Looking new without all the road scars!

And now it's time for my 18" floor tom to get it's treatment!

More updates coming soon!

JUST DO IT!

SO I FINALLY DECIDED TO REFINISH MY 1998 TAMA 3-PIECE

TEAL BLUE STARCLASSIC DRUM SET!

I BOUGHT IT 3 YEARS AGO FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, WHO

GAVE IT SOME PRETTY DECENT ROAD SCARS, AND

HAD 1 GUY IN MIND TO DO IT, BUT INSTEAD DECIDED TO TAKE ON THE TASK

MYSELF TO GIVE IT SOME BLOOD, SWEAT, TEARS & LOVE TO THE PROJECT!

I WORKED ON A KELLER WOOD SNARE TO TEST MY SKILL ON HOW I WAS

GOING TO ACHIEVE WHAT I WANTED; AND SO FAR, SO GOOD!

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PICS/UPDATES TO COME!

A GOOD WAY TO START OFF OCTOBER!

A KILLER SHOW WITH THE DICKIES!

NEW PROJECT...

I'm about to take on another drum restoration project soon.

My 1998 Tama Starclassic needs some cosmetic surgery badly as I cant stand

looking at all the scratches and dents in the drums as the original owner

didn't care for his gear as I do. I'll post some progress pics as they develop.

I do have my back-up Premier kit that I will use in case the DP get's

some shows going soon, as we finishing re-mixing our EP.

Stay tuned!

ONE MORE TIME?

DONKEY PUNCH has 1 more show in the books as I plan

to take some time off to focus on my priorites with finding

a job, as well as having some time for myself sans music.

Lately I'm getting the feeling like all this work isn't paying off

due to lack of people showing up, or even showing interest in

the band at all. I had hoped to somehow get back all the hard

work I myself had put in, come back to DP;

(or even my last band) but no dice.

I love playing music, and doing what's necessary in making

the band prosper and get ahead. I'm always a team-player

and give 100% of myself in my role as a drummer

as well as a member of the band.

Gonna take some time to re-evaluate my role in music.

Let's hope for the best, right???

~M

BLAH, BLAH, BLAH...

2 SUMMER SHOWS COMING UP!

OCEANSIDE THIS WEEKEND!

AND ONE IN HOLLYWOOD FOR GOOD MEASURE!



1 MORE IN AUGUST (flyer soon!)
GOING TO TAKE A BREAK FROM SHOWS,
I NEED TO GET BACK TO THE WORK FORCE.

~M

BACK TO BACK! (WITHOUT SHAQ!)

THAT'S RIGHT!

PAUL "FAKER" PIERCE SAID THE FINALS WOULD NOT RETURN TO L.A.

AND HE WAS SADLY MISTAKEN!!!

PAYBACK FOR 2008, AS KEVIN GARNETT WOULD SAY "ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE".

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CONGRATS BOYS!!! DO I HEAR A "3-PEAT" COMING?!?!