Let me introduce myself..my name is Rick Bauer i've played in various pro bands since I was seventeen.I got my first real drumset when I was 9 ,a set kents my dad bought off his buddy for 70$...befor that I had a couple of cheap paper kits. I started playing snare drum in 5th grade and on through highschool. By the time I was 17, I started playing with older guys that were already giging out. the name of that band was called Illeagal Habbits. we were a southern rock cover band, and got some pretty good gigs,like backing up Bill Chinook,which not to many people have heard of ,or remember now.Back in the early 80's he was this guy from Jersy that had a pretty kicking band with a sax player , very simular to Bruce Springstines style. Anyway,through the years I've played with various bands, and a bunch of freelancing.one of the bands that almost got out of gate,was a band called The Deal,we were a prety good jam band,and backed up the likes of Merl Saunders and the Rainforest band who use to back up the

Gratefull dead on occassion. Also Rick Denko from The Band, Jimmy Cliff, and BB.King..Now im semmi retired at 41 got a couple of kids 12 years old ...twins,one of each..and my girlfriend and I own and cook in our own restauraunt...I stumbled upon this website after I aquired free set of ludwig wmp.I was scowering the internet looking for a few missing parts,and the age of my kit...and found this awsome site...very cool