| One Friday in November, I began a journey
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| | seeing the expressed pain and anguish was
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| from New Jersey to downtown New York City
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| | something else. In my past communication
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| to visit old work friends. It was my
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| | with commuters, yes, we would talk, but
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| first visit since the tragic September
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| | often to simply kill time. Now it was
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| 11th attack. Although I've traveled this
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| | evident we were part of the same
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| same route--the commuter train to the
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| | "family".Once he found out I was a
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| Hoboken station from 1996-2000--there
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| | drummer, and I found out he was a
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| were now, of course, changes in the
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| | keyboard player, the tone took a
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| environment when I got to Hoboken.For one
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| | tremendous upward shift. It was amazing
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| thing, it was the first time I had to ask
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| | how that shift even allowed us to get
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| a fellow commuter how I would get
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| | into specifics. We were now glowfully
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| downtown from the Hoboken train station,
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| | discussing drum techniques such as Steve
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| as in the past, I always took the path
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| | Gadd's work on "Aja", and Jeff Porcaro's
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| train to the WTC. I began to ask a
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| | hi-hat sound and groove from "Rosanna". I
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| commuter, and that's when I noticed the
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| | began to explain some hand technique
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| next big change: A great sense of
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| | including the moeller stroke. We started
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| relatedness and unity amongst commuters.
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| | to laugh at the similarity, joy and
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| Not that we were void of any sense of
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| | appreciation we had! One can now sense
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| that in the past, but now we were faced
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| | that we had come to relate to one another
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| with a massive perspective shift: As a
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| | on two levels.No experience can ever
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| whole, we've experienced a never-expected
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| | erase our September 11th tragedy.
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| nightmare to our previously-thought
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| | However, the friendly environment change
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| "invincible" New York City.The first
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| | I witnessed between NYC commuters now was
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| gentleman I spoke to was extremely
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| | actually heartening. And, in the case of
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| helpful and more than willing to offer
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| | the conversation I had with this second
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| his help on how I would now get downtown.
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| | gentleman, drums were a vehicle that
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| His knowledge and love for the city was
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| | significantly uplifted the mood of our
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| evident.Then another gentleman came up to
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| | conversation -- which, especially for
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| me and began speaking. This second
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| | this gentleman -- brought him a temporary
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| conversation I had really reinforced my
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| | escape from his painful, visual
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| conviction of the universality and
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| | memories.We know how widespread the
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| positivity of drumming. Make no mistake:
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| | positive effect of drums is. Is it any
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| The conversation began in a dark tone, as
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| | coincidence that drums are now being
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| he depicted to me his firsthand
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| | linked to health more and more? Or why
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| witnessing of September 11th. This man is
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| | REMO has a department called Health
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| an employee of a large corporation
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| | Rhythms? Or why there are programs such
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| located a few blocks down from the WTC.
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| | as Drums not Guns and Drumming for
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| Yes, I've heard some details on the news
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| | Success? Or why Dom Famularo and Zoro
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| and through casual talk previously. But
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| | have such an inspirational effect?
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| to hear it from someone firsthand, while
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