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Sorry, this is not drum related, but this has effected me so much I need to open up and share else I'm going to explode.

I don’t always share stuff like this, but ever since I heard this on the news, I have really been in a daze. It used to be it was ok to walk to school, play in the park, or on your block, without constant supervision. Heck, even I used to walk 3 blocks to grammar school, and a mile to high school. Today, you can trust no one. I heard, and I’m sure you did as well, about this nanny who has been watching a 2 year old boy and a six year old girl, in NY, and stabbed both kids to death in the bathtub. This is beyond comprehension. Tragic and yet indescribable………..You ask yourself, here are some parents that trusted a person to look after the most important people in their lives, and she took these innocent kids’ lives away. I think of our young people, of how they look up and trust those that care for them. When you look in their eyes you see happiness and innocence. They know you will protect them from harm, and when these people who are supposed to protect these kids, do them harm, I have no mercy for them. Protect your kids and grandkids, allow no one to get within harm’s way, trust no one unless they are family. It’s sad, but it is the world we live in now with sick people, that prey on the innocent.

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Posted on 12 years ago
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My heart cries too....

April 2nd 1969 scarfed pink champagne holly wood and 65/66 downbeat snare, and , supra same year very minty kit old pies
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once the brass ceases to glitter, and the drum looses its luster, and the stage remains dark, all you have left is the timbre of family.
Posted on 12 years ago
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30 years ago, my cousins 9 year old daughter was murdered by a "trusted neighbor." I feel for these people. Things of this sort happen way too often.

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Posted on 12 years ago
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My wife and I are the ONLY ones that ever cared for my son until he shipped off to the service. I can't fathom just what would go through a persons mind that could ever justify entrusting their child to a stranger. That has never made sense to me. You are given the gift of a child. It's not something you pay someone to care for because you are just too busy to be bothered with it. There is no logic there. I understand the shock and the disgust evoked from this story. If the stranger were not present and alone with the kids ...

We all have a stake in this thing called life. We make our moves and enhance connections based on our own foundational decision machine (so to speak). Protect as best you can and live with as few regrets as possible.

What Would You Do
Posted on 12 years ago
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Such a heartbreaking story. Very sad to read. I just saw that in the news this morning.

Glenn.

Not a guru just havin fun with some old dusty drums.
Posted on 12 years ago
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slingerland: Do not feel sorry for posting this terrible topic! We are all connected on this forum and if we can help promote some kind of catharsis, for a fellow member, that's great. There is nothing wrong with having a kind and empathetic heart. Here in Canada, a similar incident occurred recently. Sensless. Stupid. Brutal. Disgusting. I am truly appalled. Sure, we all enjoy our hobby but, considering the gravity of life, your post is far more important than arguing when a particular lug was first designed! Good for you, sir! I am proud to be a member of the same forum as you!

Brian

Just a drummer who loves all things about vintage drums! Nothing more, nothing less.
Posted on 12 years ago
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Slingerland, you're so right about the change in our society. We never even had to consider this sort of thing when I was a kid. My heart also broke for these people...I can't even imagine how horrible this must be.

Posted on 12 years ago
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First, this is nothing 'new' in terms of human behavior. In other words, it's not "worse" now than at any other time in human history. There just happens to be more people in the world than at any other time in history so the number of incidents is correspondingly higher. But the behavior itself is as old as mankind.

For 12 years I was the director of a residential therapeutic community that treated drug and alcohol addicts. (Phoenix House, NYC) I have heard horror stories of cruelty that I will not repeat here. Suffice it to say that, there is both good and bad/evil in the world we live in. What is important for each of us is which one we focus on in our daily lives. To consciously choose to be honest, fair dealing, and most importantly, compassionate, is where the battle against the forces of evil begins.

If you focus solely on the sick and horrible infractions that people are committing against others daily, it will depress you, make you feel sad and powerless, and depending on how sensitive you are, thinking about it all can drive you out of your mind. Worse yet, make you lose your faith in humanity.

There is a group of Tibetan monks that pray in shifts 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for the enlightenment of humanity and to uplift all mankind. They pray for the injured, the sick, and all those whose lot in life is suffering. Every day, there are good people doing good things. I dare say that the number of good things that people do for one another far outweighs the evil. A lot depends on where you put your focus. I believe we -feed energy- to the things we entertain in our own minds. I choose to focus on the good that is in people. I will not feed evil by providing it with any more mind-force than it already gets.

Help those that have suffered when you can, when an opportunity presents itself. But focus on the good in the world. Consciously develop the good that is within and do your best to be your best.

None of us can do any more than that. To fight evil, you have to embody it's opposite qualities. Focusing your mind on evil events, or the evil that some men do, will not help you or anybody else. It's good enough to be aware that evil and malice exists, to acknowledge it and that you, personally, have committed not to contribute to it. That's the real bottom line.

:2Cents::2Cents::2Cents::2Cents::2Cents:

John

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Posted on 12 years ago
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I agree with John on this subject 100% do not dwell on the bad as it will consume you and put you in a place you do not want to be.. Living on a Indian reservation the horror stories of children here are to many and happen way to often.. suicide among teens is near 50% and abuse is rampant due to alcohol and drug abuse. Those young children killed by the nanny are just another reminder to us to watch and protect those people who are precious to us life is way to short..... peace to their family...

Posted on 12 years ago
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> do not dwell on the bad as it will consume you and put you in a place you do not want to be..

"As a man thinketh in his heart, so shall he act!"

Speaking as a parent, my heart goes out to that poor family.

John

Too many great drums to list here!

http://www.walbergandauge.com/VintageVenue.htm
Posted on 12 years ago
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