Clark Starr's Page

Long time no post... Mostly because not much has progressed since the summer on the musical front here in dirty Jersey. The drummer saga, generally continues. We found a guy who is (was?) really quite good. Young fellow named Jay. Lots of piercings, tats, and black clothes. However, playing slightly against type, he's a very quiet, shy dude. Unfortunately, there have been some negatives around his attendance at our very infrequent practices--though it appears he had some good reasons. As we star… Continue

Drummer misses practice in Queens. Practice in Queens is no small event: I drive 50 minutes, pay $10 in tolls, pay $25 bucks for rehearsal space, and use up 5 hours of a precious weekend day. The drummer in question subsequently lets us know that he didn't make it because he was in jail, he doesn't elaborate. The guy's name is Carlo and he lives with his grandmother. I don't mean to impugn people named Carlo, nor people who reside with their grandmothers. I'm just proving factual background.

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Maplewood, New Jersey is a lovely suburb of New... ark and the lesser known, but apparently much more roughneck town of Irvington. It is, however, on a direct train line to Penn Station, so hence its allure to those who want the Suburban life but want to remain "city." If you've seen the movie "Little Children" you should be able to picture Maplewood. In fact, the pool scenes in that film were filmed in nearby West Orange.

Maplewood is home to many "media" types. What type that is is not exactl… Continue

I thought it might be interesting to jot a few missives about the trails and tribulations of a an old man seeking to retain some vitality on the musical front. Since this site's been set-up and has this nifty bloggo feature, I thought I might as well do it here. I pledge to focus on my adventures in New Jersey around trying to make music as a 41 year-old with a job, wife, cat, and house (and hopefully a kid sometime). This pledge will be broken, no doubt--I have just left Washington DC after all… Continue