Saturday, June 20, 2009

Robert Edwin Stearman, Jr. 1958 - 2009

Bob was the fiery artistic sort of soul that one encounters only rarely...one of the best, if not the best drummer i ever played with...the union between a bassist and drummer is paramount in driving any band of any genre and Bob had a groove a mile wide and made making music with him easy and joyous...he brought a jazzy melodic feel to every song, be it hardcore bebop or pop ditty...i would be lying if i didn't say that Bob also had his demons, and they sometimes followed him onto the stage...but then again, there are few saints in this profession and i am certainly not one of them...but the great moments far outweigh the "oh no" moments and the sounds he made still echo in my head and through the cosmos...

see you on the other side, Brother Bob...

5 comments:

MarmiteToasty said...

(((((Soul)))))) just because...

x

Unknown said...

thanks fer the hug, love...

Michael said...

Cheers to brother Bob. We will miss him. We'll put the band back together on the otherside.

pUnKhAiR2Nv said...

Sorry bout yer friend bub. You were lucky to find that groove.

MarmiteToasty said...

(((Soul))) please dont make me have to worry about you...... ya better show your face or else..

x