Music, current events, history, languages, foreign policy, well written books and movies, bicycling, travel, English humor (Goon Show, Monty Python, Black Adder, etc.), Garrison Keillor's work, etc.
Music
I believe there's good and bad music. I strive to not make, nor endure, the latter.
Movies
Not in any lately.
Television
There's one on the filing cabinet.
Books
Lots of 'em. In English. Historical and sci fi themes, or interesting bios of substantive folks, tend to catch my interest. I like Joan Hess, William Gibson,Neal Stephenson, Walid Phares, Asimov, Michener, Frank Herbert and son, among others.
Heroes
Folks who push the envelope (in a good way). Folks who do the most they can with what they have, leave things better than they found them, and inspire others to do likewise. Folks who don't flake out.
About me: I'm a drummer, based in the DC/Baltimore area. I like to play great music with great folks. My blog tells who I've worked with locally, while the audio and video links section has streaming video and audio tracks. If you go below to the friends section, you can access the Circus Of Saints, Jadeskyy, or Collage sites to hear some tracks I've done. Or, you can open http://thedrumnetwork.ning.com/profile/NickCosta; there's a player there with several items on it.
There's another here, with fewer tunes: Find more music like this on THE JAZZ NETWORK
Who I'd like to meet: Kindred spirits. Folks with a sense of humor, who think quickly, clearly, and creatively, and have their Inner Diva well under control.
hey hey Nick...wow it has been a very long time!! Glad to see your doing well. I'm living in Riverside Cal. these days..Playing the Blues and working for the City of Moreno Valley, I work with kids in an after school program. ...Sure hope we can keep in touch!! As far a Charels I have seen him in a couple years..couldn't tell you what he's doing these days!! Do keep in touch my friend...it's so good to hear from you!!
Is this comment supposed to make me feel good that I sold it to you, or make me want to severely beat myself for selling it... "That Craviottto snare you sold me is probably the most sensitive snare I've owned. It is simply superb for low volume playing; blows my Sonor Phonic Rosewood out of the water (where it shouldn't be anyway)" ... I gotta say, as I now sit in my Vegas hotel, I'm feeling the urge to smack myself pretty smartly. Sigh, Above all I'm glad you're having a good time with it though. It sounded better the day you came over, than it has in the past decade. Why???!!!!
Hey Brutha Nick. Just checkin' in witcha main man. Man, Calvin Newborn's a monster guitarist, and he's 75 years young! It was great hittin' with him in SC. Lots of great stories to hear from him. One Love.
Hi Nick! Thanks so much for the birthday wishes! I spent my birthday on the Cayamo Music Cruise- just got back today...it was awesome! Have a great week!
