Leroy C

I'm married to my drummer. We have the same musical goals, and only play together. So band life intersects with home life pretty well. That's not at all helpful. I'm just bragging.

Mainly to use on electric bass.

I'm just grateful that someone posted this before I did ...

Yeah, they're certainly better than generic earplugs, but they still cut some high end.

I've used Hearos for reasonable rehearsals and gigs: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Hearos/High-Fidelity-Ear-Plugs-1273887995250.gc I'm not sure if they'd hold up for really loud gigs, though. More recently, I've used these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019M576XW They've held up well as an audience member at pretty loud blues and rock shows, but I haven't gigged with them.

Back in '92, I met a drummer and I married her.

I think these darn kids today just need to lean into sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll like I did at their age.

My own utterly unscientific, anecdotal perspective as a college prof is that younger folks are increasingly less interested in social media. My hope is that the whole thing will settle down to just another minimal thing that people interact with in moderate and healthy ways.

I've probably mentioned this before, but I took lessons from Rick 35 years ago. He had a strong personality that sometimes rubbed people the wrong way, and he and I butted heads once or twice, but overall I really liked him and valued his instruction, especially for ear training and theory. I haven't kept touch with him since way back when, but I'm glad to hear he's successful doing something he loves.

I thought Beano Cook was an excellent sportcaster.

Are you playing in an orchestra? Then it's F#. Are you playing in a concert band? Then it's Gb.