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I play the drums. I give lessons and have had 15 years of professional experience with a few alternative rock bands. If that makes it sound like I’m trying to establish an advertisement for myself, than I’m missing the mark. That is not my intent. What I’m trying to do is simply demonstrate that following one’s dream is one of the most important things you can do with your life. But before you begin that journey, you must be sure what your dreams actually are. That may seem like a simple question, but it’s not.

Using myself as an example, it would be easy to assume I had strong ambitions to be a rock star and that my years of playing in bands have included a controversial lifestyle that was centered on partying and having a good time. While I do like to enjoy life and I love music, not only is the lifestyle assumption wrong but so is the idea that I wanted to be a rock star. At a very young age I recognized my passion for music and particularly for percussion. I also knew at a young age that I wanted to make travel a priority. With these strong major interests, playing in a band seemed to be my path to living the life I felt best expressed who I am and is also the most satisfying and rewarding for me.

Last summer was my final tour with the last band I played with. Australia was the last country we went to and Perth was the last city there that we played in. To celebrate the end of an era, of sorts, we stayed in one of the fancy hotels Perth, though I pretty much stuck to my standard habits during the days. Because of this I was able to enjoy jogging along the Swan River, and visiting some of the city’s major landmarks. I spent a day at the Western Australian Museum and was amazed at the extent of historic treasures it contains. I’m fascinated by the Jurassic Period and loved the dinosaur collection. Perth has a quality local music scene, and though we were playing almost every night we were there, we did get to see a couple of shows at Mojo’s Bar and heard some incredible local original bands.

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