Crazy Drummer Stuff

Lars and Misha, super clean!    So, on Friday the 22 of May, 2026, it was time to wash the Huskies again.  Being that they are indeed Huskies, they stay naturally clean, and they don’t smell much, but they still need their regular baths.  We usually take them for self-service dog washing at Unleashed by PETCO down at the Bressi Ranch Village Center in Carlsbad, CA, since Unleashed has low washtubs tubs that Lars can get in to, and they supply shampoo, conditioner and clean and dry towels.  Also, since we had dropped off our son Matthew at the San Diego Airport, we thought it was a great time to take the dogs for their bath, and with gas prices at a premium, we need to combine trips as much as we can!  Also, by being reasonably frugal, by washing the dogs ourselves, we save a couple of bucks, and we don’t have to expose fragile little Lars to any additional torment.  So, on the way home from the airport, we stopped off at Carlsbad for a little dog washi...

  From Left to Right:   Smack Dab is Lloyd Brown, lead vocals and guitar; Allison Friedman, lead vocals and guitar; myself on drums; Marc Repaire, lead guitar and vocals and Kent Richards, bass and vocals.  You can reach us at SmackDabGroup@gmail.com . Well, on Saturday the 25th of April, 2026, our band Smack Dab again had great pleasure to play at the World-Famous Rib Joint in the great little beach town of Dana Point, CA.   As I’ve mentioned before, over the last couple of years we’ve done quite a few gigs at the Rib Joint, and it is a great little place to get out and actually play in front of people.   As us musicians know, practicing only gets you so far; in order to see if all that repetition has paid off is to play in front of people!   Also, the hours (6:30 to 9:30 PM) are great, and with a bit of luck, I’m in bed by 11:00 PM!      We had originally planned on playing outdoors; however, even though it hadn’t rained for a month, fo...