Please join me in wishing a Happy Birthday to my homie, and long-time SDM video guru, Jeff Grindstopher. One of the pillars of SDM. Enjoy the day, Brother.

I'm no extreme drummer, never have been, but I've been playing for 43 years and feel I'm better now than I've ever been. I've been streaming on Twitch for a while now... about 290 streams. This video is me playing Ties That Bind by Alter Bridge last night. I play three times a week and have a song list about 450 songs deep that I play from memory. I hope you enjoy. My Gear: - ALESIS Strike PRO SE - TAMA Iron Cobra Pedal - DW SM105 Hardcore Beater - Various Sticks - UE 18+CSX In-Ears + Various Headphones - TAMA Glide Rider Throne - Proline Tele Boom Mic Stand - 27” Intel iMAC Running Monterey with 32GB RAM - Focusrite GEN4 Scarlett 2i2 - SURE SM58 Mic - Logitech C920s HD Webcam x 3 - OBS Studio

I am Abeer Started playing since I was 18, it's been 10 years now. My drumming goal these days has been making my playing more deliberate and then plug any gaps in my playing. I'm achieving that at the moment by working on my left bass drum foot (weak foot), and practicing open/close these days in the hands. I try to focus ONLY on the task during practice. Huge thanks to Sir Ian and SickDrummer team. The drum videos are a constant source of inspiration. My favorite one is the Matt Thompson video playing Welcome Home by King Diamond. Cheers 🍻