Three Steve's

This past Saturday (2/26) was a very 'percussive' day.  I had the privilege of seeing one of my friends, Donnie Johns perform his Masters Recital @ the University of Maryland in College Park.  It was great to see Donnie, but a HUGE highlight was that my first drum teacher (who I studied with for 15 years) attended with his son and wife.  Steve, Ernette, and Mathew are pretty much family at this point.  We've celebrated my birthday together now for almost 18 years.  Steve's son Mathew received a lesson from Donnie, and they came to support him.  Steve has been the most influential drummer in my life.  Here's a pic from when Steve and I went to see the Dave Mathews Band back in 2008.

The next Steve is Steve Fidyk.  He is the drummer for the Army Blues Jazz Band.  He taught @ UMD while I was there.  Now he teaches at Temple and is working on a Big Band sight reading book.

 

The next Steve is Steve Houghton.  He is one of the most well know drum educators around.  But more importantly, he is the brother of Kathy Spiro.  Kathy invited Mari, Mateo and I to see him perform with the Army Band + Army Blues.  I know that my friend Johny, who passed away last month, would have loved the concert.  It was great to see Johns family and friends last night.

Photo Update : February 2011

Here are some pictures from the last month ... we will start with Mateo's first Wizards v. Spurs game.  We go to this game almost every year to see Ginobili play.  He is from Argentina:

 

 To celebrate Valentines Dad ... Mari and I went the new Arena Stage, had some low carb cookies at home and went to Cheesecake factory.  None of which actually took place on Valentines Day.

 We took Mateo to see his first elementary school instrumental music concert:

And here is my boy who will be 4 months old soon:

 

Ella Fitzgerald + Stevie Wonder ... WOW!