This brought a smile to my face! A beautiful daughter sitting at dad's beautiful vintage Slingerland's! Keep on braggin!

I noticed your Maxwell rail consolette and that your using the same long L rod that I use with mine. Excellent choice!

Mark

I would like to say,after reading over your guy's post.All of you are so lucky to be bless with kid's.I just turn 52 today the 15th,and see what i have mised out on i don't have any kid's just alot of kid's that i have helped out over the year's i guess that's what i get my joy from....Mikey

Happy birthday. Well, I have one child but also envy a good friend who had no children but is a piano and voice teacher. Her students and their parents bring her cards and gifts of thanks year after year. Former students often come back to visit and say how her teaching changed their lives, etc., etc. So you can have even more of a positive effect on kids without having one of yuor own :)

Happy Birthday Mikey!!Clapping Happy2

I'm in the same boat as you. At 58, I've never been married, but have helped quite a few kids over the years... whether with my drum skills or computer skills. It's been rewarding and I don't regret anything!

Mark,

I love that Maxwell rail consolette. Really does the trick :).

Oh and Happy Belated Birthday Mikey!....

James

Awesome pic, man...and a proud Papa you should be! I have a 9-month old daughter (my first child) and I've been putting her on my lap and playing drums (very quietly) with her for months now. She seems to like it and I hand her a stick every now and then to give the skins a whack or two. I'm even turning some MIJ toms into a micro kit for her (16x16 bass, 9x13 floor tom and 8x12 rack). You think giving it to her on her first birthday is a little early?!?

Great pictures! Time definitely goes by way too fast. In the blink of an eye they're my daughter's age and hopefully still playing Slingerland :)

Steve

Thats awesome. Love it! My daughter is 2 1/2 now and also loves jammin on my round badge kits. I have been making video of it since she was much smaller...Might have to find a good one and youtube it as "worlds greatest drummer" to see how many hits it gets

You've got a beautiful daughter behind a beautiful kit, James. Enjoy every minute.

Here's my little girl sitting at my RBs a couple of years ago. She doesn't get behind the drums much anymore, but hand her a toy microphone and she'll serenade anyone within earshot with obscure Peter Gabriel tunes. I couldn't be more proud. :)

ElMoonlightDrummer and BerneseMtnDog - great pics! Thanks for sharing those. ElMoonlight, I think any one year old would love to have their own set of micro drums :). Sounds like a great birthday gift to me!

James