percussionist, congas to be exact..pops gave me and bro a used set and gave us pointers in 7/8ths rythm never understood that then we were in jr. high..so i kept on flapping it listening to latin samba and jazz and accompany it on the radio..then i started collecting cowbells, quickas,shakers, chimes..etc. and tried to invite friends who were active musicians and tried to jam with them even though my beat was a bit off..i was shy in front of strangers so had to had a couple of brews before trying to..then i saw sheila e. daughter of tito puente man what a timbale player i borrowed one and tried that too then a fire gutted our family house down and all was gone except for the samba whistle..since it was expensive to get it all back i started playing the piano and flute but with no chord knowledge and to my surprise i could improvise..it was all widow..if only i could rewind time maybe it could have been a different path
thanks to my dad for forcing us to take piano lessons even if we thought it was gayish when we where kids
and you
will keep in mind your wifey panda doesn't hurt to learn the circle of fifth's and that's basic to her
