Don't get so excited... I only live there, I am not from there. Bahahahaha! I am actually originally an Altonian. ;)

Oh, well...

Alton isn't bad...

I don't consider Granite City G'd's country. And I am not from there, per se; just lived there off and on for a total of 20 years.

great to have you nice work

LOL, I know, bunnyman. :) GC isn't always so bad... it is convenient in regards to getting to the city and to work...

What kind of vintage kits or kit do you have???

Premier mongrel kit is my main vintage kit. I do have a Slingerland bass drum snare drum kit on lay away at Fornaszewski's in GC. I also have a Slingy parade drum.

I have a late '80s Tama Rockstar, which hardly qualifies as vintage.

I had a 1971 Rogers kit I had from the original owner. I still have nightmares over the loss of that kit.

How did you lose the Rogers kit????

Too painful to tell...

Aww, I am sorry... :(

I am still sick about selling the Mirage snare drum that my grandfather bought me...

It may not have been the best brand... or best quality... but it was the best drum I ever owned because it was from him. It was also my first real drum I ever owned. I would do anything to get it back. Sigh.

The man who sold my Rogers kit was like an uncle to me. Of course I wanted to get jiggy with his daughter... That would've been awkward...

Well, as long as she wasn't truly related by blood........ Walking