Okay, how many times can I record Africa? Well this wil be my last version ... I think!!! This version begins my Jeff Porcaro Tribute for 2019. This was going to be a week long event, but my plans are to release my Jeff tribute videos over the next few weeks.

This is the percussion and drum-less Africa track done one year ago (Aug 2018). I believe I weighed about 300 pounds - give or take a few pounds the day I recorded it for the first time.

The day I recorded this version of the track I was about 242.5 pounds. Please realize that I have never been a small guy ... but I am about 7 pounds from my wedding weight in 1983!

Anyhow, I am hoping that I will continue to work on my health and look better on camera in the years to come. I know I didn't pick my really trim looking clothes ... I actually have my favorite gym shorts (the same I wore one year ago!) ... they just fit much looser and my old Brooklyn shirt which is super loose too. I hope you all see the difference ... I'm still working on it - so I maybe skinny Earl one day on YouTube!

Equipment:
Gretsch - 8x10, 8x12, 9x13, 16x16, 14x20
DMR Cast Aluminum - 6.5x14
Paiste - 16" 2002 Thin Crash, 22" Big Beat, 18" Giant Beat Thin, 20" Giant Beat Multi, 18" 2002 China Type
Zildjian - 13" K/Z hi hats

Logic Pro X
Presonus StudioLive 24.4.2
Seventh Circle Audio Mic Pres (2- J-99, 1 N72, 1 A-12)

OH - SM 81 pr into J-99s
Snare - SM 57 into N-72
Kick - Beta 52 into A-12
Tom 1 - SM 57 into Presonus
Tom 2 - SM 57 into Presonus
Tom 3 - SM 57 into Presonus
F Tom - AT Pro25 into Presonus

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