On The Spot Geeto (pronounced Jee to)- memories of my father in the words of my cousin Clinton Droster

When my family moved here, some twenty-plus years ago, and we knew no one and nothing of this town, except that we had a ton more cousins here than we did in Chicago. Who was it that made sure we got settled in and knew the town and knew our family. It was ..”On the spot.. Geeto.”
When my sister Christal, had her first born, and was a single mom, whenever she needed something for her daughter or herself. Who was always there?.. “On the spot..Geeto.” (It was usually in the car already.)
When my brother, Toby, had his two daughters and they needed something. Who was always there?..”On the spot..Geeto.” He loved those girls like they were his own.
Through my young adult plus days, when I wanted to be a rebel and test the strengths of time. Who was always there when things went astray?..”On the spot..Geeto.”
When my mom needed someone there to console her over her defiant child, or when she wanted to share happy and joyful times. Who was always there?..”On the spot..Geeto.”
When she needed a big brother to lean on, or sometimes to watch the dog while we were out of town, Who was there?..”On the spot..Geeto.”
When we had family here from out of town, Who was there to share in the laughter, excitement and Food?..”On the spot..Geeto.”
When we had family events right here in Cleveland, Who was always right in the middle of everything?..”On the spot ..Geeto.”
Then, some years ago, I thought my Father was calling me home, but it wasn’t just yet. When I woke up, Who was at my bedside next to my mother?..”On the spot ..Geeto.”
I’m also sure, as a firefighter, whenever somebody needed help, Who was always there?..”On the spot..Geeto.”
We never had to chat much, but somehow alway’s knew what was on each other’s minds. I could tell Geeto was exceptionally happy for me when a God-fearing woman entered my life.
Over the summer, I was looking for a bike rack for the car, so I asked Geeto to find one for me. So a couple of weekends I decided to go looking myself at garage sales, and who did I see every weekend?..”On the spot..Geeto.”
Geeto never had a negative word to say about anybody. He was always “On the spot” with a positive attitude, except for the ‘Browns’, (but I guess he was right especially after this past weekend, when we still don’t have a quarterback.) Geeto would always say, “The Browns ain’t going to do nothing!”
Two Saturday’s ago, when my mom’s church had a spaghetti dinner, Who was there?..”On the spot..Geeto.” It was never hard to entice Geeto with food, even though he said ” I should have been there cooking!”
Last Tuesday I saw Geeto at Marc’s, and we chatted for a little while. Then he went to do a little shopping, probably going to pick something up to be a blessing for somebody else, so he could be “On the spot” for them.
If I could have been a fly on the Pearly Gates of Heaven, I could just imagine what Our Father would have said! Well done my son, for you have filled All the Spots that you were supposed to. Now come and fill this Spot, which I have saved for You!
We all have stories like this.
For whether Geeto was a Father, Grandfather, Brother, Uncle, Cousin, Firefighter, or just a Friend….Geeto left a Spot on All of Us….A Very Big Spot.
Thank you for letting me share my memories with you. God Bless!
~ Clinton Droster, South Euclid, Ohio

Performance And Clinic Posters

Posted in photos on September 8th, 2009 - Tags: , , , , ,

Friends All Over The World – Rock approx 82 BPM

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Posted in drumming, Music, Music For Licensing, Rock, Rock on September 7th, 2009 - Tags: , , ,

Lennox Fleary Single On SALE NOW!! 99CENT DOWNLOAD!!

Finally available for sale, Lennox Fleary’s single “Smoke & Alcohol” was released September 1, 2009.
This is the first single of a several song collection titled “Sounds Like Humans” The Young Prof has taken on co-producing duties as well as playing some percussion on the song. The song also features artist / co-producer Lennox Fleary—Acoustic guitar, vocals; Jimmy Powers—Harmonica; Dan Pearson—Upright bass and was recorded and mixed by David Williams who also gave us some electric guitar on the track! Check out a snipet here!

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Cowan @ Catalina Jazz Club w/Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.

Great news for yP fans in LA! Some of you know that the prof has spent the past 2 years playing with 7-time Grammy Award winners Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. But,unfortunately, all of the LA performances with the husband and wife duo have been for private events. Well, FINALLY, we are happy to announce a few performances with McCoo and Davis, in the Los Angeles area, that are open to the public! In October, they’ll be performing at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood. The dates are the 9th through the 11th. David will return from his two month project in Japan in late September and then immediately begin rehearsals for the Catalina gig. yP and Marilyn and Billy would love to see you there. We hope you can make it! The band also features music director Darrell Alston on keys and backing vox, bassist Kevin O’neal, and Major Black on guitar and backing vox, and,of course, the young prof David Cowan on drums.

Welcome!!

Hey! Welcome to the new site! This will be the place to find out what’s happening with me and my various music projects including the Phunk Organik Society and One Tribe Nation and other artists/bands with whom I may be playing.

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The store is not up yet because there’s nothing to sell at this point. But as soon as I get some stuff for you to purchase I’ll be sure to let you know about that too.

But the most important thing for me is that you talk to me. And talk to each other. Music is a wonderful gift that enriches our lives. So let’s share it and talk about it…and spread it around!

As some of you know, I am in Japan at the moment. So , computer time is over for now.But, stay tuned for updates! =)

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in-flight ipod bliss

Posted in blog on August 6th, 2009 - Tags: , , , , , , ,

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