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what was your set-up to tape the drives?

Thank you for this. I drove this so many times with my dad. Brings back memories. You even have wbz playing. ❤

Oh man, that Polar radio ad was lodged deep in my memory.

set to the miserable news backdrop that ultimately culminated in the events of March/April 2003, the dark winter lingered long that year. Comfort was hard to come by in the dorms. The cold wind would wail in through the windows whenever you had them open to smoke.

I was 12 at the time. I remember one of my favorite things in the ‘90s as a kid was the Big Dig exhibit at the MOS

Thanks for video. Like many of you, I commuted during all this. How apropos they mentioned the big dig in the broadcast. I think I lost 10 yr off my life

I was 4 days old during the recording of this video

In 2003 people were really being told Al Qaeda was considering invading Americans homes…fast forward to 2024 and people turn a blind eye to basic constitutional infringement

Brings 😢 a tear to my eye. I worked as a union laborer construction worker those years, NO cell , NO GPS 😂, i got lost in Boston a lot

I moved to Boston in 2001 and I still remember driving through the seaport district and seeing one of the coolest buildings I’ve ever seen at the time (Custom House tower). Brings back great memories! Thank you!

Hearing early “war on terror” news brings back a weird version of nostalgia.

This is sooo cool!!!!!!

This is when central artery was still up and elevated I don't think it had underground highway traffic yet and went over the zakim bridge til probably late 2003 or sometime in 2004 but it was less congested but the mbta was still running very good at this time probably until early or mid 2010s when infrastructure started falling apart but big dig billions of dollars project prevented the mbta subway infrastructure from being fixed cause it woulda of cost more billions to fix and state leaders didn't wanna ask for that money again to fix to the t this time.

I was 9 but this brings back core memories driving around with my dad especially when Art Cohen came on the radio

At least some of the double deck section still exists

Thank you for recording the old highway. Was born after its destruction and wanted to know what it looked like

Best recording of them I’ve found on RUclips so far. They sound great! Tons of tone. Just got my master model snare and I couldn’t be happier.

Sounds great! Tim, your vocals are still top notch. ❤️ Susan in oregon formerly of Bunside Records. And booker of Rod Price and Dirt Nap. Hope you are doing well. ❤️

I have a late 70s Avedis 20" made in Canada and it's what you were looking for, many of them are in the 2200-2400g range, heavier than Made in USA.

Great video- thanks. Just got a ‘66 Acrolite and plan on powder coating and you taught me a lot with this vid. Curious how you got the badges off?

Memories came back as you drove north on the old Expressway. And seeing the new Zakim Bridge up while you were travelling up the incline to the decrepit old High Level Bridge was something else. I was also listening to the WBUR/NPR talking heads confidently predicting that Baghdad will be a piece of cake, that the Iraqis will embrace the US troops with open arms. Little did they know that our troops were in for a nightmare of an occupation. Those who opposed the invasion and we who realized that the whole thing was a mistake, tragedy, and an atrocity only later on took to calling it the War on Iraq by the end of 2004, about the time the new highway will be opened.

How life has changed

Love Tim Pike!

Sounds great. What’s the grams on the CC?

Thanks for sharing this video. Fun fact: the official name of the “Big Dig” was Central Artery Tunnel Project.

Thanks for sharing - having WBUR on is a nice touch for us Bostonians it's amazing how much else has changed along the route over these 20 years.

Remember when people were taking bets as to which would happen first: the Big Dig being completed, or the Red Sox winning the World Series?

Steve: You used to play Naturaltone shells, right? What shells do you recommend for high bebop tuning? How do the Vintage E differ from Naturaltone in tuning range/sound? Thank you for any feedback!

Nice stuff !

Great vid, thanks for sharing. What did you film it with?

What's the difference between the Vintage E shells and their regular shells?

I drove this route from 2003 to 2020 and it was interesting to see the old route and to recall the issues with the Big Dig as it affected and changed the traveling I was doing. Definitely nostalgic.

south bay shopping center at 6:30

Beautiful kit, and those drums sound fantastic. Knew a drummer out of CT. Who had an Eames shell kit. Back in 91 or 92 he was playing ina Three piece band, called the Greg Baril Band. At the time they were based out of Jacksonville Fl. The last i saw of Gene was in 2001 playing with Doctor Hector and the Groove Injectors. He was on the Live Album VITAL SIGNS. Gene Melendreras on drums. Recently had a friend send me that record, since my CD was stolen!!

Amazing footage. I can't remember how it was...

Those drums look awesome. I’d love to rescue an old Ludwig or other metal drum soon.

The NPR conversation was the icing on the cake. Thank you for uploading.

Big Dig Work During Christmas Time 2003

Id use em together Paul knows what he's doing

I've the same Avedis, and 14 Super Zynn hats, work great together with a 69 Premier 4 pce jazz kit👍

Cool cymbal stand toppers! Are they aluminum?

Do we know what the songs involved in the video were?

I really like the Cymbal Craftsman.

He was a great man and I was so sad when he passed away 4 years after I graduated.

Rachel if you by any chance read these comments again I still, to this day, use a saying of your grandfather’s. I am now 59 years old so I first heard him say this over 40 years ago. He used to describe an exercise in futility by saying “It’s like pushing a horse up a hill with a rope”. I still use that saying often.

Nice brother - more of these please!!

Hi Stephen. I just stumbled upon this. I was lead trumpet in the 1981-82 LHS jazz band and I don't recall this song at all, but it's been a long time. Are you sure this is spring 1982? Regardless, I also have great memories of Mr. Ayasse and appreciate everything he taught me back then.

Beautiful drum! That same color was my 1st snare drum from joe back in 95. A 13x3 piccolo. Having drums made at Eames was a life changing experience for sure. Makes world class drums but his snares were always something special...Enjoy:)

Paul is the man!!!

Love it . I just traded my vintage 1974 Gretsch. I bought new as a kid for a 1991 set of Eames. No regrets . They are special.