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Wednesday, December 03, 2008
UNTIL YOU DO RIGHT BY US EVERYTHING YOU THINK ABOUT GON' FAIL
MY BROTHER WAS ROBBED! Once again the dickheads at the guitar center can't see the talent that my brother has, once again they have blatantly disregarded my brother like he doesn't live and breathe drumming. Like he didn't KILL everyone who he went up against last night. I don't know what the hell they are grading him on but something is seriously wrong with the judges and this fucking competition. Every year that he has entered it has always been something. Every year they act like my brother who has been playing drums since age two, who has his own set, who played for his high school band all four years, who on Sundays plays drums for church, who can out play any of the drummers he comes against old head drum dudes be in awe of his talent. What the fuck?!?!?! So how can one suck ass competition not see his talent? How can they keep robbing him time and time again? Tony Royster Jr. a young dude who started out like my brother sat there and judged my brother last night and found him not worthy! You serious? The old dude from Blondie sat there and judged my brother and found him not worthy again you serious?
I really thought this year was going to be different but I guess not, I guess I was lulled into a false sense of security I knew he had this on level of the competition on lock and my brother confirmed it when he played and he had to go FIRST! He blew everyone away per usual, he was the only one dressed like a decent young man everyone else came in jeans and t-shirts. He was so gracious when he lost me on the other hand not so much. I was pissed off cursing and I really wanted to knock some of the displays down. My brother even took a picture with the wack ass dude that is Tony Royster Jr. because he is one of the dudes my brother admires. Even when the announced the winner the dude they gave it too was shocked cause he knew he wasn't the best drummer you should have seen his face. This competition, the store, the judges this is solely from the drummers sister but you assholes were wrong and once again you can eat a sick dripping dick! I don't care what band you're from, I don't care who you went on tour with, and I really don't give a shit who your father is, if you can't recognize clear cut talent when you see it then you're worthless and all your talent amounts to nothing.
I even waited to write this post so that my anger would be less sever but nope it's like indigestion burning in my chest this shit is insane I woke up still mad, and still with a sense of unserved justice. I just really don't understand. I don't. I don't get it at all, the only thing I can see them trying to ding him on is when he played a little bit of Rhianna but that was just like .5 seconds just a smidge to show that he had variation in his style. It's not even like he played the whole song. Even if they tried to ding him for that it should have been like 1/2 a point off at least everyone else that went after my brother was weaksauce! WEAKSAUCE.
If you're a musician I can't tell you what you should or shouldn't do but I would boycott the Guitar Center, that's just my opinion but if you hit them in their pockets maybe they would realize that they once again robbed someone who has talent, technique and style. Who's personable also, humble, and gracious even in the face of obvious and blatant denial of talent. I really could see if my brother was some poot butt kid who was just unpolished and just some marginal type drummer. But even on his worst day he could play circles around the other dudes he went up against last night. I hear him play drums, I watch him play his drums he has even volunteered and went back to help the kids in his high school he graduated from last year during the summer. He was drum major for two years of high school I mean for real? He watches drum videos like they are bet uncut videos just drinking in the technique and style of other drummers. He's a great, gracious, and talented kid, who even has a damn hearing disability but that has never ever stopped him from doing what ever he needed to do in life. In fact he doesn't even lean on his disability it's like not even an issue, he hasn't ever tried to collect S.S.I for it, he hasn't ever tried to milk the system none of that. He's just a normal kid who just lives his life and what God left out in hearing he added in talent.
I just don't understand how people could not see my brother and recognize him for the obvious star he is? It's an ugly thing when you truly seek to rob someone of their greatness. It's an ugly thing when you keep telling someone who is great that they are not worthy of some dinky ass shit that's not even like huge. It's an ugly thing when the people who work at the Guitar Center say to me "your brother was robbed! He was the best one up there!" Now if the employees can see that why couldn't the judges? All my brother could say was it just wasn't his time, and that is was okay, he wasn't even mad. I was the one angry I had enough anger for me and him, even a professional drummer who is a friend of the family said that my brother was robbed he was so disturbed by this blatant sham of a contest he didn't know what to do.
I'm still so angry about this it's going to take a long time for me to let this go. I don't care what happens to me or what people say against me because its not that big of a deal, but when you mess with family, then we have a whole other set of issues, and when you can't recognize talent for what it truly is then to me you're dead and buried. You have ceased to exist if ever I need anything music wise I will not be buying it from Guitar Center trust and believe. They have fucked this family over for the last and final time.
Girl, our baby brother is "ICE COLD" on them there drums! He need to be playing professionally for somebody. Guitar Center may not realize the greatness that boy has on his life, but trust, somebody somewhere is gonna see him play and want to work with him professionally. Our brother has way too much talent, no better than that, he has a gift. People can try to rob him of that gift if they want to, but trust and believe it's gonna be shared with the world one day. I watched the video, and I couldn't have been more proud of him. Just watching that footage reminded me of when he was 2 years old on the kitchen floor banging on pots and pans and kept in rhythm, too. Wow, how time flies so fast. Anyway, he's gonna be somebody famous someday! WATCH OUT MUSIC WORLD, DEVRON'S COMING!!
ReplyDelete@jewel it's funny how the people who are supposed to recognize talent don't that's an affront to all that is decent and good in this world.
ReplyDeletelady j, breathe girl. you had me feeling like you were going to jump through the computer and attack me. LOL. (its not a laughing matter) but i would rather you vent here than catch a case.
ReplyDeletei hate to say dont worry because you have every right to be upset. your brother is talented and handsome too (is he looking for a older professional woman), no bad joke, but seriously...think about how many famous people had their vocals, movie scripts, books and music turned away or berated before they found that open door.
the guitar center does not hold the key to your brother's destiny or anyone else's for that matter. as long as he keeps that drive, keep practicing and getting on display at different venues, then destiny will take him far.
he is blessed to having a caring and supportive sister like you. so keep supporting your brother and put him on. me and my girls plan to visit cali one of these days and when we do i am going to make sure that i ask you where your brother is playing so i can pay to see and support him in a show.
have a good weekend lovely lady j and dont let this anger spoil your day tomorrow.
@ Dulce I was still angry when I wrote this, and all that angry just zapped my strength had me feeling blah the whole day even had to go to bed early. I so know that the guitar center is just a stepping stone for my little bro, he has so much talent until It's like how dare you even fix your mouth to say he didn't win some funky contest, and this is not the first time it's happened like that for him is what pisses me off. My brother is so talented, gracious when he wants to be and a sweet kid when he wants to be, he even goes to a christian college, and I don't mind if he gets an older woman she just have to be black, no "other" nationality need apply. But thanks for the encouragement and those videos weren't really even his A game they were more like his A- game. When are you guys coming to cali? I hope when you do decide to visit that I will finally be working so I can have some money to hangout with you guys and show you around.
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