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I met Kenny Aronoff through LinkedIn and thought he would be a fairly interesting podcast guest. Boy, was I wrong! Not fairly interesting, but incredibly interesting and fascinating. As you will learn, Kenny was named by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the top 100 drummers of all time. In his biography, you will see a partial list of the people and bands that have benefited from his talents. You will get to hear how he eventually decided to start playing modern music. This story is one in a million and it, I must say, captivated me right from the outset. I hope it will do the same for you. I do hope you enjoy it. I'm not going to give it away. Listen and see for yourself. About the Guest: Kenny Aronoff is one of the world's most influential and in demand session and live drummers. Rolling Stone Magazine, in fact, cited him as one of the “100 Greatest Drummers of All Time” and Modern Drummer named him #1 Pop/Rock Drummer and #1 Studio Drummer for five consecutive years. The list of artists he's worked with on the road and/or in the studio reads like a who's who of the music industry, and includes: John Mellencamp, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty, Sting, The Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Gibbons, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Bob Seger, Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, Jon Bon Jovi, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Ray Charles, B.B. King, Joe Cocker, Steven Tyler, Dave Grohl, Chris Cornell, Garth Brooks, Don Henley, Melissa Etheridge, Keith Urban, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Beyonce, Mick Jagger, Slash, Bonnie Raitt, Ricky Martin, Santana, Crosby Stills and Nash, Celine Dion, Lenny Kravitz, Vince Gill, The Buddy Rich Big Band, Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copeland, Hans Zimmer and many others. With a style of playing that combines power and finesse, his unique and versatile sound has been instrumental on over 60 Grammy-nominated or awarded recordings representing over 300 million in sales, with more than 1300 that were RIAA certified Gold, Platinum or Diamond. Kenny's winning approach to drumming and to life has given him the ability to sustain a successful career for over four decades. In addition to performing and creating amazing music, Kenny is an inspirational speaker.He talks about Living Your Life by Your Purpose, Teamwork Skills, Innovation, Creativity, Hard Work, Self Discipline, Perseverance, and staying Relevant in your career and life. Striving to always be better have been the tools that have kept Kenny at the top of his game for over four decades. Author is the most recent addition to his long line of credits. Sex, Drums, Rock ‘n' Roll! The Hardest Hitting Man in Show Business (Backbeat Books, November 15, 2016). This is not about sex; it is about the same passion that drives us all to be the best we can be doing what we love with those with whom we want to share our talents. How to Connect with Kenny: IG https://www.instagram.com/kennyaronoff/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/KennyAronoffOfficial Twitter https://twitter.com/AronoffOFFICIAL Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennyaronoff/ TicTok https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=kennyaronoffofficial&t=1660858209914 Website https://kennyaronoff.com Youtube https://www.youtube.com/kennyaronoffofficial Uncommon Studios LA https://uncommonstudiosla.com About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards. https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/ accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! 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Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us. Michael Hingson 01:20 Welcome once again to unstoppable mindset. I get to do something today. I have not done on this podcast before. But I've been looking forward to it for quite a while. I get to talk to a real live still absolutely functioning incredible man who is also a musician Kenny Aronoff has been a drummer for four decades he has played with basically anyone that you can imagine, although I'm going to try to stump him with one in a second here. But he's played with all of the people in the who's who have music no matter who they are. And and I'm so really excited to have the chance to talk with with him today. So Kenny, welcome to unstoppable mindset. Kenny Aronoff 02:08 Thank you for having me. It's great to be here. Michael Hingson 02:11 All while stump you right at the outset. Have you ever played with George Shearing Kenny Aronoff 02:14 is that the guitar player who Michael Hingson 02:16 does know George Shearing was a blind jazz pianist? He died? Kenny Aronoff 02:20 Okay, I know. I'm thinking is that your is another guy had a close name? No, I never did. Well, there Michael Hingson 02:25 you go. Oh, well, I found one. Well, I don't know he had a trio that he worked with. But I don't know how much he worked with a number of people primarily he played on his own. So it's not too surprising. But that's okay. But Stevie Wonder John Mellencamp Mellencamp. And have you ever. Oh, I gotta ask Have you ever played with Michael Buble? A. Kenny Aronoff 02:51 Singer, I think he came onstage for one of these big events. Well, I play with everybody. I think I did play with Michael Boulais. He was one of the guests shows we were honoring whoever was, you know, I'll play with 25 artists in one show. Yeah. Might have. He may have been paired up with somebody else singing. Yeah. So I think I did. Michael Hingson 03:11 Well, you know, we finally got to see him in Las Vegas. He's been my wife's idol for a long time. And I don't I enjoy him too. He's He's a singer who is saying the Great American Songbook, a lot of the old songs and all that. And he was in Vegas earlier this year. And so we got to go see him. And we actually really were very fortunate because we, we were escorted in early because my wife was in a wheelchair. And so they brought us in. And then the Azure came about five minutes before the show started and said, I've got two tickets that haven't been used down in the orchestra pit and they said I could give them to someone. Would you guys like them if the seats accessible? So of course, we said, Sure. Well, it was and we ended up being 18 rows from the stage, actually two rows in front of his family. And we got to see it was it was great. It was a wonderful concert. So Kenny Aronoff 04:04 yeah, he's very, very talented. He's created his own niche in his own style. And that's a hard thing to do. Michael Hingson 04:09 It is. But but he has done it. Well with you. Let's start like I love to start. Tell me a little bit about growing up and where you came from, and all that kind of stuff. Well, I Kenny Aronoff 04:19 grew up in a very unique little town in western Mass, a group and like an old country farmhouse in the hills of Western Massachusetts to be whatever town was Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Maybe 3000 people but what was unique about that town, it was basically a slice of New York City. I mean, New York City was three hours away. Boston was two hours away. And there was a lot of arts. A lot of you know you had theater people there you had the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the next town over Atlanta, Lenox mass, which is three miles away. You had, you know, Sigmund Freud's protege, Erik Erikson, the wintertime Norman Rockwell, the illustrator lived in our town and he I used to go over to his house and me my twin brother. We I think we were in second grade. We should still cigarettes from him. We had a, you know, let's see. Norman Mailer was the next house down for me when you couldn't see anybody's houses where I lived. It was all woods and fields. But Norman Mailer, the great writer was right down the street from me. Another eighth of a mile was a Patty Hearst used to live in the house which they she had rented from the Sedgwick family, which is where Edie Edie Sedgwick came from that family. Down the bottom of the hill was a summer stock theatre where a lot of actors would come up from New York to get out of the city. So I met like, you know, people like Franklin Joe of Faye Dunaway and Bancroft, Arthur Penn, the movie director lived in our town, and so he would direct some place there. Goldie Hawn, which Dreyfus, they went on and on it. And this, this seemed normal to me. I didn't realize Daniel Chester French, who, whose was the sculptor, who did you know, the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial, he he at one point did our area. And when I went to Tanglewood, which is the most elite student orchestra in the country, if not the world, took me four years to get in there. But it's won by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. They only take seven percussionist in the whole world, when you when you audition, I literally failed three years in a row. And in my fourth attempt, I got in, but on that property is Nathaniel Hawthornes house. And he wrote The Scarlet Letter. I mean, I can just go on and on this area was just an extraordinarily extraordinary place to grow up with it was so many arts and intellectual people. But the thing that was amazing about this town was that it didn't matter. If you had money or had lots of money, everybody, you know, houses one locked keys were left in cars. It was a community. It was a it was a community where people support each other. So it's a great place to grow up. Michael Hingson 07:13 That's one of the things I've always liked about Massachusetts. I lived in Winthrop for three years back in the well, late 1970s, early 1980s. But I always enjoyed the camaraderie and it was really hard to break into the community. If you were from the outside and I was viewed as an as an outsider, though I worked as hard as I could to, you know, to try to be involved. But if you weren't from there, it was really tough. By the same token, people were very kind to me, so I can't complain a whole lot. Yeah. Yeah. It was pretty good. And I was you actually beat me to the question I was going to ask you if you had ever made it over to Tanglewood. I never got to go up in here the symphony in in the winter in the summer. But I did needless to say get over to hear the pops on several occasions and and that was fun. And there's nothing like the Boston Pops. There's other than a Boston Symphony for that matter, either. Kenny Aronoff 08:13 Well, I got to perform timpani on that stage. And with Leonard Bernstein, conducting Sibelius Fifth Symphony Orchestra, which is a feature of the timpani in and it's, it was incredible. So you know, my parents saw Easter dragged me to the concerts I didn't really want to go. And I ended up then being in we actually did Fourth of July with Arthur Fiedler. And apart from mingled in with Michael Hingson 08:40 the half shell. Yeah. So you went to school, went to high school and all that, how long did you live there? Kenny Aronoff 08:48 Well, I lived in non stop until I was 18. After 18, I went to one year at University of Massachusetts at Amherst, which is about an hour down the road. And then I transferred Well, what I did was I got into the Aspen School of Music, one by Julliard after my freshman year. And that's where George gave me the professor of Indiana University School of Music, now called the Jacobs School of Music. He was a he went to the percussion department at the school and this is the number one school of music in the country, if not the world. Yeah. And I wanted then I liked this guy. He was so deep. He was more than just a percussionist. He's a philosopher and a well rounded man. Anyway, I wanted to follow him and go to Indiana University. You have to realize I mean, Indiana was the best school and so I wanted to be in that school. And I demanded an audition up there and he tried to talk me out of it. Try to come back in January and will audition then. Then I said, Absolutely not. I want to audition. Now. I don't want to come to Indiana University, from the Aspen School of Music. It was a summer program. I convinced him I did audition, you had to audition for four different departments to get in. And it just so happened that they had people from four different departments that are you teaching up there like brass, woodwinds, violin percussion. And I auditioned, got in and spent four years at Indiana University. Now, that's when I started to spend more time away from home. Because you know, I was gone. You know, I come home for Christmas and summer, but that was pretty much it. Yeah. And it was an incredible education. Michael Hingson 10:35 What? So, you, as you said, were dragged kicking and screaming to concerts and so on What changed your mind? Kenny Aronoff 10:46 When I started to actually study classical music and start to perform in orchestras, I, I appreciate every style of music, and especially if it's done, right. And I've really, really enjoyed classical music. I mean, it was even though when I was a kid, and once rock'n'roll came out, it was like, you know, how was the classical music, but it was still on the soundtrack. To my upbringing, my parents had classical music and jazz on the turntable. They were from New York City. And that was very popular in that that time for them. So I didn't most keep the kid I had too much energy to sit and watch a concert, but performing it, you know, it was a different story. And then I became really good, eventually got into the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra after I graduated Indiana University. And I actually turned it down, which was a shock to everybody. Because I'd spent five years becoming great at classical music. And I turned it down. Because I mean, and thank God I did is because I was following my heart, my deepest desires, my bliss, or your, you know, whatever you want to call it, I wanted to still be in rock bottom open. Now, let me back up a little bit when I was 10 years old, playing outside of that country farmhouse. And there was nothing to watch on TV back then. There was no case not Michael Hingson 12:12 much more now, either. But yeah, with the so what year was that? Kenny Aronoff 12:17 That was 19. I want to say 1950 1963 or 64. And maybe mom yelled at me, my twin brother come in the house. And we were like, Oh my God, what do we do wrong? You know, like, we thought we'd done something wrong. And what it was that we come running across the lawn, and we'll get to the family room, she's pointed a black and white RCA TV set with the rabbit ears to get better reception. And on TV. Also never, you know, for guys playing rock and roll music, you know, electric cars and bass, that long hair, and I don't know who they are. But I heard rock and roll on radio, but I'd never seen it live. And I. I mean, I was at that very split second, I realized what my purpose in life was before I even knew what those words meant. And I just knew I wanted to be doing that. I wanted to be part of that. I want to be part of a team of guys that's playing music, like they are and I said to my mom, who are these guys said, Well, they're the Beatles, The Beatles, I want to be in the Beatles call him up, get me in the band. And give me a drum set. I don't want to play piano anymore. Anyway, she obviously didn't call the Beatles up and didn't get me a drum set. So that was where I was really blown away and realize this is what I want to do. So when I turned on the Jews from Symphony Orchestra, I turned out certainty for possibility or turns down certainty for you know, complete uncertainty. And that was that one we wanted to it's what Yeah, to do. Exactly. And thank God, I followed my heart because obviously it paid off. But it was a struggle, man, it was like took a long time for me to eventually run into a guy like John Mellencamp, who he took a chance with me, and then took a long time for me to, you know, plan a song, play a drums on a song that got on the record, you know, when I first got in the band that I had only and the reason why I got in the middle of combat is because I got the last record that they had, and they were looking for a drummer, and I just memorized everything that all these other drummers did on the record. And well, in that case, it was just wondering what but they I memorize him he played in so I won the audition. And five weeks later, we were making a record in Los Angeles. And I realized that you know, or the producer basically fired me after two days, because I had no experience with making records, you know, to get songs on the radio to be number one hits, and I was devastated. You know, I was like hey, but I played with Bernstein and Bernstein and didn't matter. I had No experience. I didn't understand the value of teamwork the level of it's not about me it's about we it's not about what I'm playing. It's about what can I play to make that song getting the right record that will eventually be played on radio and become a one hit single. Michael Hingson 15:18 Usually got to add value. Kenny Aronoff 15:21 Well value to the team Michael Hingson 15:22 that was the most that's what I mean by adding Yeah, Kenny Aronoff 15:25 yeah. Because you know, when you try to be great at anything, it's all about you. It's all about me. But to be Tom Brady are a great you know, a leader and be a great you know, do something great for the team. It is about the team. It's not about you serve the band, serve the song serve, whoever's in there. You know, serve, what can I do to get that song to be elevated to be a number one hit single? Because if you if you become an if you have a number one hits, surely you're gonna make millions dollars. It's the way it was when I was a kid. Michael Hingson 16:00 So for you starting out more doing the I oriented kinds of things, but then moving to the we mentality, which is essentially what I hear you say, how did your style change? How did you change? How did it affect what you did? Kenny Aronoff 16:17 Well, I wasn't thinking about just what I want to play. I was thinking about what can I do to get this song on the radio so in and I had to think about how I can be the greatest drummer I can be for John Cougar Mellencamp songs. So I started don't my plane down and made it simple and started to simplify what I was doing. And that really worked. I started this into Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater, Bad Company, groups, where the drummers were playing with authority. They had they pick the right beat, they kept time, they made it groove. But ultimately, it was to make those songs that song better, you know, and that's what I started changing. I simplified my playing. And I remember thinking, Man, I gotta learn to love this. Because if I don't love this, I'm gonna suck at this. If I suck it this, this, just get another drummer. And so I had to learn how to pivot into serving songs serving the artists. Michael Hingson 17:15 Did you ever meet Buddy Rich? Absolutely. I've kind of figured, or that other great drummer Johnny Carson. Kenny Aronoff 17:23 And never met Johnny Carson. Michael Hingson 17:25 I remember I remember watching a Tonight Show where the two of them Oh, yeah. Did drums together? Kenny Aronoff 17:32 Oh, it was incredible. But he was tribute record. And that was an such an honor. Playing you know, to to blazing. Well, one was the medium tempo song, big swing face, which was title of an album, and the other was straight, no chaser blazing fast. And it was it was a very meaningful experience for me. Michael Hingson 17:54 You know, and clearly, you respect that and just listening to you. You, you respect that, that whole mentality and you're approaching it with a humility as opposed to just being conceited, which is, which is great, because that really is what makes for a good team person. Kenny Aronoff 18:15 Yeah, I mean, yeah, I mean, once again, at that point, I understand a student serving, you know, serving the song serving the artist, serving you know, whoever, whatever it is, what can I do to be great? Michael Hingson 18:28 That's cool. So you know, you, you've done that you say you started playing, so was your first maybe big break in the whole rock world with John Mellencamp, or Yeah, it happened after you turn down the Jerusalem symphony. Kenny Aronoff 18:45 Well, after a turn on juicing shift and went home, I started practicing eight hours a day, seven days a week at my parents house, I humbly moved back home, and still didn't know how I was going to break into the Rock and Roll scene. And after a year, I after a year, I decided to move to Indiana and start a band with a bunch of guys and somebody and one of their dads invested a lot of money into getting as a band truck lights, PA, and the business model was to write songs, get a record deal, record those songs, and then go on tour. And after three years, we didn't get a record deal. And I was like, Man, I don't know what what I'm going to do. So I decided I was going to move to New York City, which is one of the top three centers of the music business. And I ended up a week before moving to New York City. I have lunch with the singer songwriter, woman Bootsy Allen, who asked me what I was doing. I said you have gone to New York. Are you going to crush it good luck. And they said you know there's a guy in town I don't know if you've heard of him is John Coogan guy. He's on MTV, this new network and he's made records, you know, who is this? Yeah, for whatever. I wasn't a big fan of his music. It was very basic. And at that point, I was born to technique and chops, which is something you know, usually when you're young, you're like, you want to do more as more. But she said, yeah, man, he's they just got off tour, they were opening up for kiss. And he fired his drummer last night. And I was like, what, and I was in my head of going thinking the meaning of a god, that's records touring, MTV, oh, my God, this this is like being in the Beatles. This is what I dreamed about. I went running out of the restaurant, went to a payphone and called up books, there was no cell phones, and I call up my buddy Mike, and in the band and said, Look, I hear you might be looking for a drummer that got audition. He said, Call me back in two weeks, and we're going to try to sort some things out. And eventually, I do get a call, oh, he called me back. And I did audition. And long and short of it is I, I won the audition, because I prepared intensely practicing six, eight hours a day, trying to learn all the drum parts that were on the last record, a winning audition. And five, we say well, now Nellie making the record which I got fired on, as I mentioned, Michael Hingson 21:20 then what happened after you got fired? Kenny Aronoff 21:23 Well, that was crucial. That was a life changing moment, when John said, with a producer, I thought it was John, but it was a producer wanted to get this record done. And I had no experience making records. So he wanted to get it done in eight weeks, which is not a very long time to go toward a new band and do overdubs, get vocals and mix and master. So he wanted to bring in his drummers. And when we had a band meeting, and I kind of knew I could tell something wasn't right, my my spidey sense that something's not right. We had a band meeting and John told me I'm not playing on the record. And the words came out of my mouth and life changing. And he said, You go home at the end of the week, I said, No friggin way. Am I going home. And I remember the band looking like Oh, my God. Can't believe K Dick. Because you know, John was pretty tough guy is pretty tough. And so they felt what's gonna happen next. See what happened was happening there. As I was overwhelmed. I felt like a loser. I felt like a piece of crap. I felt like just I was every negative thing sad, you know, depressed, and I was bummed. He was stealing my purpose, my whole deepest desires. My whole reason that I'm alive. He was taking that for me. I just said, There's no way and I told them, I'm not going home. And that'd be like me telling you, you're fired. And you go, No, I'm not. I'm like, Dude, you're fired. And like, No, I'm not. And What don't you understand about the words you're fired? So I just, I mean, I am. I said, Well, due to my studio drummer, what? And he goes, Well, yeah, but you're not playing on the record. And I started scrambling, I said, Well, I'll go in the studio and watch these other drummers play my drum parts on your record, and I'll learn from them and I'll get better. And that's good. Fuchs, I'm your drummer. He was silent, didn't say a word. Shit. We're okay. You don't have to pay me, I'll sleep on the couch. And then he said, perfect. And that's what happened. And that was a life changing moment. Because if I had gone home, who knows what would have happened, maybe you've gotten another drummer. So that was a jaunt. To me in my autobiography, sex, drugs, rock and roll, he was saying, Wow, he really respected me for that, at that moment, he didn't realize I had that, you know, that I cared that much. And I would, you know, stand up to him and demand to be there. And he respected me for that. So how, yeah, Michael Hingson 24:02 how much of it was ego and how much of it was really following your heart at that moment? Kenny Aronoff 24:07 It was more about fear. And about following my heart, okay. No, I was like, I see what you mean about ego. I didn't want to go back home and I would have been ashamed to go back home and, and but but the fear of losing this gig and the fear of the unknown and what comes next was making me want to fight for what I had. Michael Hingson 24:31 Yeah, um, you know, when there are a lot of people who are excellent in their fields, and they think very highly of themselves, which is fine, except that really detracts from the the team orientation which I know you understand full well. And so, it it's great to hear that it was really more following your heart and really you wanting to do the right thing. and having the courage of your convictions? Kenny Aronoff 25:03 Well, yeah, I mean, I didn't see any other way out. And I've been banging my head trying to make it for four years after turning down the Jerusalem symphony orchestra. And I was 27. And I thought, Man, I don't know any options. So I want to do this, if I'm going to make this happen. And, you know, if I look back at my life, when I'm passionate about something, I make it happen, you know, it's easy to get along with me, I'm a great team player. But there is definitely a point where I will like, draw a line in the sand. And I might be very nice about it. But um, you know, I this is, I will fight for what I want. And it's usually backed by passion, and desire, and when anything is backed by passion, desire, or purpose, or bliss, or whatever you want to call it, you know, you're gonna, you know, you're gonna get what you want, and it's gonna be hard for people to convince you otherwise. And so yeah, that's pretty much, you know, when John was taking away my, my job, I saw no other options, and I'm seeing torn MTV, regular TV, and making records. And being part of a band that I truly believe was gonna make it and I was like, that, there's no way I was going to just lay down, you know? Michael Hingson 26:29 Are you a person who reacts to things knee jerk reaction, although they may very right, or would you say that somehow you've internalized and when you make a decision, is because you've really thought it through, which doesn't mean that you have to take a long time to do it. But do you? Do you think that you are the kind of person who when you say, I'm going to do this, it's the right thing to do, is because you've really thought it through? Kenny Aronoff 26:55 Well, it's both I mean, there's a lot of things I do, because I have thought it through. But there's no question that at any given moment, if something comes across my table, and it strikes me from a place of my heart, not my brain, but my heart, and my passion, I will react. And that's when I'll use my brain to maybe observe and ask questions. But many times I've said Yes, before even, you know, get deep into asking questions when something blows me away, and I'm excited. Paul McCartney called me up and said, I want to make a record with you. I mean, it would just be a mad automatic. Yes. You know, it before it find out no, we're gonna make it in Siberia. And there's no heat in the building or something. And I mean, I'm just gonna say Yes, right away, because it's Paul McCartney. And now Yeah, yeah. Michael Hingson 27:53 Yeah. I mean, that would make sense. But you've also, you've met him, you know, him, you've learned to trust too. So it's not like it is an unintelligent decision to just immediately say, yes. Kenny Aronoff 28:07 Yeah, I guess with pa Yeah, of course. But I mean, you know, take somebody else, you know, I don't know. Somebody. That I don't really know that well. Sure. You know, and I would if it's the right person, I'm gonna go Yeah, right away. Michael Hingson 28:23 Yeah, well, yeah, exactly. But still, and the if it's the right person, part of it is very relevant, it still means that you've done some thinking about it. One of the things I love in listening to you tell the stories is like with John Mellencamp, you really said look, I want to learn now, if I'm if I'm your drummer, and there's a problem with this record, and all that, then I want to learn what I need to do. So it will happen again. And the real great part about it is that you say I want to learn, I love people who are always interested in learning and becoming better and don't think so highly of themselves that they don't have anything else to learn. Kenny Aronoff 29:03 Well, no, that's true. You know, I've I won't mention names, but I remember going up to a very, very famous singer. And I remember saying I could see he was frustrated, trying to explain what he wanted me to do. I got off the drumset when went up to him, I said, Listen to there's nothing I can do. You know, uh, you just have to be very specific about what you want me to do. And I will do it. Because I can do it. And I want to learn I want to be great. I want to and when you're working for an artist, you're in a place of service. So I want to get it I know I can get it. There was just a disconnect for for for the explanation. And that took took a while to work out but the bottom I saw his frustration, but I was trying to let him know dude, I can do anything you want. I'm capable. And I meant. Michael Hingson 29:55 Again, the operative part is it sounds like you worked it out. Kenny Aronoff 30:00 Well, I've worked out enough, you know, I've done so many big show. I mean Michael Hingson 30:03 with with that person, you're able to work it out. Oh, that person? Absolutely. Yep. Yeah, that's my point. And so you do, you do explore. And that is, that's a wonderful trading characteristic that more of us should develop. And we should have confidence in ourselves to know what we're capable of and know what we're capable of learning, and then go forward, which is what I'm hearing from you. Kenny Aronoff 30:32 Yeah, absolutely. Michael Hingson 30:35 The first time I did a speech in public after September 11, I got a call from a pastor of a church and he said, I want you to come and tell your story he had then I'd been on Larry King Live two weeks before first time I'd ever been on CNN and Larry King Live, but it was again after September 11. And I was used to being in a in a public setting. So it didn't bother me a lot. But this guy calls up and he says, I want you to come and tell your story. We're going to be doing a service to honor all the people who were lost from New Jersey in the World Trade Center. And I said, Okay, I'm glad to do that. And then I said, just out of curiosity, any idea how large the service will be? How many people will be there? And he said, Well, it's going to be outside probably about 6000. You know, I've never done a speech before. And my immediate reaction was, it didn't bother me. Okay, great. Just wanted to know, and I've done some things in church before, and I've, I've talked in some public settings, but not to do a real speech like that. Yeah. But, you know, I knew that it didn't matter to me if it was 6000 or six, four, for me. There were techniques to learn. And over time, I learned that good speakers don't talk to audiences, they talk with audiences, and they work to engage people and, and when the in their speeches in various ways, and it's so much fun to do that. But 6000 It really just worked out really well. And there were other people there. Lisa beamer was there, her husband was Todd Beamer, the guy on flight 93, who said let's roll and, you know, it's a pretty incredible night and I'll never forget it. But you know, you know what you can do and when you really know your capability, but are willing to share it and grow and learn. What more can somebody ask for? Kenny Aronoff 32:30 Yeah, I mean, I, my thing about being alive on this planet is to get the most value out of this life. I'm not I hope there's something after this, but whether there is or not, the point is to get the most value out of this life when it's very short. So I'm not wanting to sit, I'm just wired that way. I'm not sitting sitting on a couch, just you know, hanging out on a daily basis. You know, I I've played on 300 million records sold. I've toured with some of the greatest bands in the day, as diverse as you know, the highwomen, which is Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson whether James will Richard to Jerry Lee Lewis to the Smashing Pumpkins and Tony Iommi, from Sabbath to Boston Symphony Orchestra and Ray Charles and BB King to sting to The Beatles and The stones. And I feel fortunate that I get to play with so many different people because you get pigeonholed in my business. You're a rock drummer, you're a country drummer, you're this, you're that drummer. So and that that definitely ties into the ability to be able to connect, communicate and collaborate with people because who they want in the room with them. It's not just the most talented musician, it's somebody they want to hang out with. Mellencamp is to say, look at, I need people I get along with, I'm lonely on stage for two and a half hours. While the rest of the time I got to hang out with you guys. So I want people like get along with you. Right? You know, and I get I totally got that. Because the thing is, is that to get what I like about getting the most value out of life is that I'm wired to grow and learn. And the beauty it's a building, you know, a skyscraper, you know, the top only exists because you built the foundation from the bottom, you work your way up and you get, you have to be strong and you build and I don't believe in mistakes or failures. They're just events that get you to the top. And if the words mistakes and failures, bring in negative energy to your body, so I don't even use those words anymore. Everything's an event. Something that doesn't work out the way you want is a learning experience. It's a gift. And I'm like, basically Tom Brady, you know, you're always trying to get into the endzone. If you get if you fumble, you get sacked or whatever. Whatever life is filled with sacks and dropping the ball. He said where are you trying to go? What you Northstar or my North Star is the end zone. So that happened, what did I learn from it? How are we getting in the end zone? And that's where I look at life. Michael Hingson 35:08 Yeah. Well, and, you know, to to extend your, your thought, I agree about the whole concept of mistakes and failures for me. And people have said it. And I and I firmly agree with, like Zig Ziglar, and others who say that there's no such thing as a mistake. It's a learning experience. And the question is, do you learn from it? And that's the real issue, do you learn from it, and I, I, where, after September 11, I started speaking to people and traveling the country and still do, and enjoy it immensely. But one of the things that I realized over the last three years with the pandemic is that I've never taught people some of the techniques that I learned along the way and used just because they came along, to not be afraid. On September 11, I had developed a mindset that told me that I can observe, I can focus and I don't need to be afraid. So we're starting to actually we're, we just submitted the first draft of a book about learning to control your fear so that you don't be an individual who when something unexpected happens, you let fear as I put it, blind you, you learn how to use that fear to help heighten your senses and direct you. And one of the things that I talk about is the whole concept of how much do you at night take time just to be introspective and look at the day? And what happened today? What what do I learn from this? How could I have done this? I was successful with this, but how could I have been even better? Or this didn't go? Well? Why? And what can I do about it and really think about it, you know, Kenny Aronoff 37:01 that's good stuff that's very valuable, that says, that's a good way to learn, because you can learn from yourself. And, and, and sometimes we have to repeat things, many, many, many times to finally get the lesson. But if you do what you just said, and you take inventory and what went on that day, you could possibly learn that lesson way quicker. Michael Hingson 37:24 And I've changed my language a little bit, I used to say that you are you're always going to be your own worst critic. And I realized that's negative. I'd rather say I'm my best teacher, if I allow myself to do it. And that is so true, isn't it? Kenny Aronoff 37:39 Absolutely. That anything negative, you should throw out the window and pivot it, flip it to the it's always positive. And there's definitely always another narrative. And the positive narrative is always going to serve you better than the negative Michael Hingson 37:55 always will. There's no great value in being negative and putting yourself down. You can be frustrated by something that didn't go the way you thought, Well, why didn't it? It may very well be that there's a legitimate reason why it didn't work out. But if you figure that out, and you allow yourself to teach you about it, you want to make you won't make the same scenario happen again. You will be successful the next time. Kenny Aronoff 38:22 Yeah, absolutely. Yep. I totally agree with you on that. Michael Hingson 38:26 So have you done anything in the music world dealing with rap? Kenny Aronoff 38:34 I've never been on a rap record. But when you know, I remember being in the Mellencamp band. And that was a long time ago, I left in 96. I remember I was listening to some Snoop Dogg and I was grabbing ideas from those records and bringing it to melachim. That's what we were always encouraged to do. Back then they were budgets long we could make spend nine months making a record. And you could do a whole record sort of way and start from scratch. But I was getting ideas with ideas, loop ideas. I remember making sleigh bells on a song. Super I played sleigh bells on a whole bunch bunch of songs on early records in the 90s. And I copy that and John loved it. It's a different thing. And so yeah, in that regard, I did learn a lot from the rap music. Michael Hingson 39:22 I've I don't know my my view of rap has always been I think it's a great art form. I'm not sure that I view it in the same musical way that that some people do because it's not so melodic, as it is certainly a lot of poetry and they kind of put poetry and words to to music in the background. But I also believe it's an incredible art form listening to some of the people who do rap. They're clearly incredibly intelligent and they're, they're pouring their hearts out about what they've experienced and what they see sometimes in ways that you don't even hear on regular mute. Music? Kenny Aronoff 40:01 Oh, yeah. I mean, there's no question that it's, it's a, it's a form of music. It's a reflection of, you know, we're societies that you know, I mean, the arts will always reflect where people are at, and is a huge audience of there's a lot of people that can relate to this whole style of, of music or what rap is. It's a lyrics are very powerful in that they it's mostly centered around a beat and lyrics. And yet a lot of attention is drawn to that, as opposed to just take a band where they have, you know, two guitar players playing melodic lines and the keyboard player melodic line. And there's none of that really going on not not to the extent of of that in rap music. And although some people have added Dr. Dre at a lot of stuff, to the people he's worked with, like Eminem, but still, it's more centered around the voice the person. Michael Hingson 41:04 And message and the message. Kenny Aronoff 41:06 Oh, absolutely. The message. But you know, the thing is, is it's you, I guess it's up to everybody decide. You can call it whatever you want. And then it doesn't matter. If somebody's digging it. They did. They don't they don't is that? Michael Hingson 41:23 Well, it is absolutely an art form. And it's an art form that should be as respected as any. In certainly it is to pardon the pun struck a chord with a lot of people and that's fine. And it's in it's great that there's so much of it going on. So what kind of tours have you been on lately? What kind of music have you done or what's coming up? Kenny Aronoff 41:46 But I just finished the Joe Satriani tour. He was one of the greatest guitar players on the planet. Because it was just an evening with Joe Satriani. It's a very tech the music is very technical. It was, it was great for me because I was, you know, my, my technique excelled tremendously to play those types of songs. I'm going to Europe with him. See, April, May and how to June for nine weeks doing a thing called G four, which is a camp that he does in Vegas, which will feature the guitar players Eric Carroll, Steve Luthor, Steve Morse, C, Peter Frampton, and a bunch of other people. Basically, when I finished the Joe Satriani tour, I had 85 songs waiting for me to learn. Some of which I recorded my studio, I have a studio called uncommon studios. I tried to push back all the records I was going to make while I was on tour to when I got off tour. I did that and then I just finished doing a show maybe three nights ago with Jim Mercer and the owner of the Indianapolis Colts, who's showing his museum is so American collect collectibles as he calls it, a collection snatches musical instruments but it could be like, you know, American cultural type stuff like Abraham Lincoln's handwritten letters, you know, eases Wharton's writings, Muhammad Ali's gloves and belt from the thriller from Manila fight. I mean, it just goes on and on. And so I did a concert with him, but that featured like Kenny, Wayne Shepherd and Wilson from heart, John Fogarty, Buddy Guy, and Stephen Stills, and that was 30 songs. I had to learn and perfect. I write everything out. I know every tempo, I know all the song structure. So my goal is not just a drummer, but it's also to kind of keep everybody in it straight. And in line. We only have 112 hour rehearsal night before and the next day. It's, it's the show, so it's massive preparation. And next week, I'm going to do Billy Gibbons. So this week, on Thursday, I'm gonna do Billy Gibbons, a birthday party at The Troubadour and Swidler no songs, I'm finishing I'm starting to edit my second book. It's a self help book. It's about you know, living your life loud and how important time is in the short life we live. That goes into my speaking world. I have an agent and I do inspirational speaking, I'm mostly corporations. And so that book is kind of like, as a lot of the stuff that's in that speech, but a lot more with a lot of action items and takeaways. I'm just, I just put out a drum book. During the pandemic, a transition to my studio where people send me files, I make records for them, or I play drums on the records. I turned it into a place where new virtual speaking and now I may be launching a very a podcast with I have a whole team that will be you know produced to a director and everything, and I can do that from my studio, I have a wine that just came out. Uncommon wines just won an award. It's a cab serraj. Limited Edition. But yeah, I got a lot going on. Michael Hingson 45:15 Well, and that keeps you busy. And it's obviously something that sounds like a lot of fun for you. Kenny Aronoff 45:21 Absolutely. That this point, it's like, if it's not fun, I ain't doing it. Michael Hingson 45:25 Yeah. Yeah, if you can't have fun, then what good is the world anyway? Kenny Aronoff 45:32 It's up to you, man. It's up to you. You know, this, you know? We everybody has? Well, most people have options. So, you know, some people, you know, maybe less than others. But, you know, I just said, it's all in your mind. It's a mindset, you know, you can make things better, or more difficult. It is up to you. Michael Hingson 45:58 And I think you really hit the nail on the head, if you will. Everyone does have options. And a lot of times we have more options. And we think we do we undersell ourselves, we underestimate ourselves, which is why I love doing unstoppable mindset. Because my goal is to help people recognize that, in reality, they probably are a whole lot more unstoppable than they think they are. Kenny Aronoff 46:20 Yeah, well, exactly. But only you can figure out your power. It's up to the individual. And this is not a mental thing. This is an emotional thing. You have to feel your power. And and I think that's like a thing I call RPS repetition is the preparation for success. And that could be anything, anything you do over and over again, you get better at because you're doing it over and over again. And sometimes it takes longer to get somewhere with one thing then other things, but it's you can't just set it and forget it. You can't just like be successful one day and think that's it for life. No. I used to practice on the Joe Satriani tour, a song called Satch Boogie twice a day. And people go, why may you play that greatest said, because I played every day. And preparing every day? Yeah, playing it at night. That's why it sounds so good at night. And when I don't, then I usually learn a lesson that I need to do that I'm talking about the more technical things, you know. Michael Hingson 47:24 Sure. Well, and that brings up the question of like, you're preparing to do the event at The Troubadour and so on, how do you prepare? What is it you do to learn the songs? How does all that work? Kenny Aronoff 47:36 I've read every single note out that I'm going to play. Check out the church right here. For the viewers, I can hold up one sheet of music, very detailed. I write every single note out I got the tempo, and know exactly what to do, then I just drill it. I run through it. I practice the songs. When we're done. I'm going to practice that whole show tonight. Tomorrow, I'll practice it twice. And then Thursday, I'll practice it and then do the show. Michael Hingson 48:05 Do you record your practice sessions? So you can listen to them? Or do you Kenny Aronoff 48:10 know that that would be a real? That's a good thing to do? No, I don't. And it's no. That's a good, that's a great way to learn. But it's also time consuming? Michael Hingson 48:24 Well, it well, it is a but you then get to hear it in a sense from the perspective of listeners. Kenny Aronoff 48:32 So I do but I will I'm playing I'm listening to Yeah, Michael Hingson 48:36 I understand. Yeah. And that's why for you, it may or may not be the best thing to do. I know for me, when I do a podcast interview, I will go back and listen to it again. And I do that because I want to see how I can improve it and see easiest way for me to do it. I listened to myself when I'm talking. And I listened to the person who I'm talking with. And I do my best to interpret their reactions and so on. But still, for something like this, I get to learn a lot by going back and listening to it. And as I as I tell everyone I talked with about this, if I'm not learning and it's the same thing with speaking if I'm not learning at least as much as my audience or my guest. I'm not doing my job. Well. Yeah. Kenny Aronoff 49:27 Well, you don't I mean, there's no question listening to what you do is great. Great way to learn. I'm using is moving so fast and doing so much that just Yeah, I don't have time. But that's no question. I think that's a great way to learn. You know, and when I see myself I feel myself speaking. Oh my god, that's so humbling, right? Yeah. Oh my god. And Michael Hingson 49:51 it's such a when you're speaking and you're doing an auditory thing like that it probably is best to go back and listen to it. I remember when I was are at the UC Irvine radio station que UCI and was program director. I worked to get people to listen to themselves. And they they would record their shows. So we actually put a tape recorder in a locked cabinet, a cassette machine, and we wired it. So whenever the mic was live, the voice was recorded. And then we would give people cassettes and we would say that you got to listen to it before the next show. Yeah, it was really amazing how much better people were. At the end of the year, some people ended up going into radio because they were well enough. They were good enough that they could be hired and went on to other things. Yeah, and it was just all about, they really started listening to themselves and they realized what other people were hearing. Yeah, no, that's, Kenny Aronoff 50:51 that's, that's a great, I think that's brilliant. You know, Michael Hingson 50:56 it's a it's always a challenge. So, so for you. What was the scariest or the, the weirdest show that you ever did or performance you ever did? Kenny Aronoff 51:10 Well, probably the most one of the more scary moments in my life was when I was 20. Barely 23 And maybe I was still 22 I for my senior recital at Indiana University. You know, I was a performance major. I got you the way we learned how to play melodies and have that type of education because we play violin music or cello music on marimbas. Well, for my seniors I pick the virtuoso Violin Concerto that Itzhak Perlman played as his encore, in his concert I saw when I was a freshman, and so beautiful, but highly technical. And I spent one year, two or three hours a day, learning that one piece one of four pieces on my senior recital. And it was I learned it so well, that my professor won me to audition for concerto competition, and I won, which meant that I performed that piece with the 60 piece orchestra in an opera Hall bigger than the New York met, which is an Indiana University. Now granted, this is the number one school music in the country for classical music. So this is there's no handholding. There's no coddling, there's no trophies. This is like being I want to almost say like being a Navy Seal, especially with my teacher. But that guy helped make me and I was the right student for him become who I am. And the discipline that I learned from was extraordinary. But anyway, I've never, you know, usually when you're a percussionist, you're in the back the orchestra. So this was the hear the rolling the marimba out in front of the this big concert hall. And I'm in the wings, you know, with a tuxedo and I walk out like the solo violinists. And I was crapping my pants in the whole thing was memorized. And oh, man, I was terrified, but I crushed it. Michael Hingson 53:14 Well, you took control of your fear. Kenny Aronoff 53:18 I do well, I tend to I tend to take fear and use it as as a not a weapon, but I use it. It'll alternative the power, it is power. But on the other hand, we do have the ability to sabotage ourselves. And that's something is a child would do. Because you have self doubt you're small. everybody around you is big. You've got parents, teachers, coaches, whoever telling you, Kenny, that's wrong, bad, bad, bad. And as a little guy, you know, you're trying to please everybody. Then maybe my teachers saying to me, sometimes when I make a mistake, he'd look at me go, Kenny, are you afraid of success? And I'm like, What is he talking about? But realize that when you're younger, you start to think you're gonna make I'm gonna mess this up. Oh, here it comes. And you do and you do. But now that I'm older, I realize from this, this I hate that so much that I want to be successful so much. I overpower any of those feelings. I'm like, it's more like I got this and I'm gonna get it. And I meet believe it. But I can't tell anybody listening. There's a quick remedy for that. You don't take a pill and all sudden you become that? That's a long talk because I used to think how long am I going to end up being like this why sabotaging myself where your fear takes over. Now, I use my fear as my strength. I don't even know if I want to call it fear. Somebody says you get nervous when you do Kennedy Center Honors or any of these shows. At this point. Hell no. I don't get fearful As I get serious, I'm like in the Superbowl, and I know I can win. But I also know that things will not necessarily go the way you want. Because you're not the only one on that stage. Right? People, it's my job at any moment to be able to adapt, or die. You adapt immediately. You fix it, or you die, and I'm not about dying. Michael Hingson 55:25 Have you ever had any experiences when you were on stage? And in a sense, you blew it? But then you recovered or anything? Kenny Aronoff 55:34 Oh, yeah. Okay. Well, what you want to call blow it blowing, to me would be just one note in the wrong places. To me. It's nothing I don't like but the huge. The place I'm in now is I know very, very, very. I know how important is to forget about that. And to stay focused and stay in the game. It's like Tom Brady getting sacked. And his two minute drill to win the game. He gets sacked. He's got to be you can be pissed off for a second but he's immediately focuses on endzone, touchdown, endzone touchdown. One thing I learned from that experience, we aren't run in place that direction, the more we're doing this, you take it and you flip it, it becomes your power. So when something goes wrong, there's a part of me Of course, it's like really pissed off. But I also understand deeply in my gut, that you've got to blow that off and focus on how you're going to be a bad mofo. And I don't talk about my mistakes. A No, I don't have mistakes, I don't talk about the things that don't work out. Because you don't want to talk about them, you're giving it too much power, you just move past it. If somebody brings it up to you, you then can have a discussion. But unless somebody brings it up to you, you just move on, you don't think about it, and you don't dwell on it, because that will weaken you Michael Hingson 57:00 every time. Absolutely every time. And you know, it's as we said, it isn't No, it isn't a mistake, you you did something, you played a wrong note, but you really spend so much time practicing, you do get it to be and I don't use this as a way to negate it, it becomes very rote. By the time you're playing in the actual performance, you have really worked to make sure that you truly understand what the event is, what the music is that you're supposed to be playing. And you're used to it. I would also wager that no matter how much you practice, when you get up on stage, now you're in a dynamic where you have the whole orchestra or the band or whatever. I wouldn't be surprised if there are times that you adapt on the fly as well. Kenny Aronoff 57:54 Absolutely you do. I mean thing is, like this concert I just did with all these great artists, they were, you know, people, I have everything written out. But people would drop in courses are dropping parts. And I adapt and I direct, I help people, you know, or if I if I, if there's something I space out or something, I'm very quick at self correcting. And, you know, making it work out. Michael Hingson 58:22 That's what it should be. Kenny Aronoff 58:24 That's what exactly that's what it should be. Yeah. And and you, you you will let yourself down, if you get sucked into this bloody ego in, in getting drawn into Oh, woe is me and failure and all that. You got to push that aside, you got to be centered, like, like a Navy Seal or a warrior king, you know, or warrior queen, where you people are looking to lead and looking to you for strength and wisdom. And I want to be that person, I am that person. Michael Hingson 59:03 And at the same time you also know when you're leading, if you're a good leader, you know when to let somebody else take the lead because they have a skill that works in that particular moment. Kenny Aronoff 59:15 Absolutely. I call it lead them to lead. Hmm. Help them lead assist them to lead without saying anything. You do this your job to help them feel like they can lead. Michael Hingson 59:30 So how did you get involved now in starting to do public speaking kinds of things and travel around and do some of that? Kenny Aronoff 59:38 Well, I wrote an autobiography called Sex, Drugs, rock and roll and people were asking me to speak a little bit. I had done about 30 years of drunk, drunk clinics masterclasses where I would speak it was a show so but to speak. Like we're talking about I had to really work develop a craft it wasn't you know, I I worked to some writers, I built websites and got rid of them got different ones, I went and spoke to an agent and he told me what it really means to be a speaker what you need to do, I did what he told me doing, came back to him two years later, and showed him what I had done. And he was blown away. He said, I want to work with you. So he started, we started working together, and he started telling mentoring me and I started to put together a show. So filmed, you know, and I kept developing it and honing it down. And, and now you know, I've got, you know, teamwork, leadership, innovation, creativity, connecting communication, collaboration, realize your purpose, staying relevant speech. And it's I do perform. During the speech, I have a set of drums there, that's the entertainment part. People want to see me perform, because I'm a drama. But the the message is very powerful. And it's it. It's not just, I mean, I've done this, my success in the music business is a proof of, you know, how to go from this little kid from a town of 3000 to 40 years. Well, not 40 years later, it's a lot years later. And after that, at this point, it's 60 years later, how I became what I had, how they became successful, successful, and they've stayed successful. And a lot of those skill sets. And what I learned in the music business applies to these other businesses I do, which also applies to other people's businesses. So I speak about that. And just to answer your question a little bit more specifically, I just, I put together a show I have an agent, and we've been building off of that. And I just am doing more and more of that. Michael Hingson 1:01:48 Tell me about your book a little bit. Kenny Aronoff 1:01:50 Well, sex One immediate the autobiography, the one one, Michael Hingson 1:01:53 now the firt. Right now, the autobiography The first one. Kenny Aronoff 1:01:57 Yeah, that's basically my life story. It's about how I came from that middle town of Western Mass Stockbridge and how I went to, you know, how I went from there to where I am now, basically, in a nutshell, and there's all kinds of stories, you know, Smashing Pumpkins, Bob Seger, John Mellencamp Bon Jovi, The Rolling Stones, meeting Bill Clinton, you know, there's a little bit of funny stuff, there's little bit of drama, is a little bit of rock and roll wildness. But the bottom line is the big message that the thread through the whole book is, I've worked my ass off and still working my ass off. Michael Hingson 1:02:36 And I hear you stay in great shape. I must be from all those beating of the drums. Kenny Aronoff 1:02:41 It is. But it's also I in my new book, I have the healthy life as a wealthy life, which is a basic eight step program on how to stay healthy, which affects you mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually, you know, I won't go through all the details of it. But it's, it's definitely a setup. And you know, I'm aware of what I'm eating. And you know, I'm not perfect, but I'm aware of everything I put on me. So in other words, if I have a day one, eating not as well, as I, as I usually choose to, then I know how to make up for it the next day, and I do exercise every day. And of course, playing the drums. I mean, you're doing a three hour show. You're burning 1000s calories. Yeah. So there's that, you know, Michael Hingson 1:03:24 which is, which is really pretty cool. And so you're, you're in a profession that keeps you active anyway, which is which is good. You cannot it's hard to tough to, to argue with that, isn't it? Kenny Aronoff 1:03:38 Yeah. It's great. It's phenomenal. I love that unit. Michael Hingson 1:03:42 Did you self published the first book? Or did you have a publisher, Kenny Aronoff 1:03:45 I have a publisher for that was a hell, Leonard backbeats, which is now there now is Rowan and Littlefield did an audio version, this new book I have is is going to be self published. I am working in writing it for the second time. And it will be they have a marketing team. And but I own the book. And I may possibly look for a publisher after that. But this new book is more self help book. It's basically as I think I mentioned earlier, it's taking what I'm seeing in my speech, but with a lot more information, extending you know that information. So people can you know, if they want to hear more about what my my philosop
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Courage. Where do you get it? In his last act of courage, Todd Beamer led a band of Flight 93 passengers to their heroic end and successfully thwarted an evil plan on September 11th, 2001. This kind of leadership takes guts, nerve, courage. Prayer and action precede courage. Todd Beamer informed his fellow passengers, “We're going to do something.” The “something” they did earned the courage they got. Courage came when a leader prayed and took action. Jesus required of Paul: “Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome,” (Acts 23.11). Paul testified of Jesus in exchange for his life in Rome. Todd Beamer of Flight 93 prayed and took action to do the right thing. I want to be a little more like Paul and Todd.
Hello and welcome to Lechem Panim. Today we will be continuing our study of Acts chapter 18. So if you have your Bible, go ahead and turn with me there. You will remember that Paul has (most recently) entered into the city of Corinth, the political and commercial center of Greece. And it is here that he works as a tentmaker alongside a Jewish man and woman (Aquila and Priscilla) who themselves have been driven out (as all the Jews were) from Rome. And so during the week they make leather tents (and perhaps other leather items as well) and sell them. But on the Sabbath Paul would reason in the synagogue with the Jews and Gentiles who had gathered there to worship and persuaded some of them of the truth of the Gospel. Now Silas and Timothy eventually arrive. And 2 Corinthians 11:9 tells us that they do so bringing financial aid. And this allowed Paul to be more freed to devote himself fully to preaching the Gospel. But enemies had set themselves against Paul; and Paul had faced the rejection of many of his own people, most recently here in Corinth. And so it is a time of discouragement. And he may be wondering how he is ever going to do what God has called him to do. But God gave Paul an amazing promise that extends to you and me as well. And today I would like to take a look at that promise. Remembering 9/11— You know, most of you (myself included) remember right where you were when you heard the news that terrorists had hit the World Trade Center buildings on 9/11. It's a day we will never forget. But recently I read (I think for the first time, though I had seen part of it before) the 911 call from United Airlines Flight 93, where a very terrified passenger by the name of Todd Beamer was frantically telling the dispatcher about the hijacking of their plane. And the dispatcher confirmed for him what he had already heard, that hijackers had crashed two planes into the World Trade Center and that both towers were gone. “Oh God —help us!” he said. She told him that a third plane was taken over by terrorists, who crashed it into the pentagon; and his plane may also be part of their plan. Then Todd, in shock, asked the dispatcher (whose name was Lisa) to call his pregnant wife (whose name, surprisingly, was also Lisa) and their two boys, tell them what happened, and tell her that he loves her and will always love her; and to tell his boys that their daddy loves them and that he is so proud of them. Later in the call another dispatcher joins in the conversation. Goodwin: Hello Todd. This is Agent Goodwin with the FBI. We have been monitoring your flight. Your plane is on a course for Washington, DC. These terrorists sent two planes into the World Trade Center and one plane into the Pentagon. Our best guess is that they plan to fly your plane into either the White House or the United States Capital Building. Todd: I understand…hold on……I'll…….I'll be back.. Lisa: Mr. Goodwin, how much time do they have before they get to Washington? Goodwin: Not long ma'am. They changed course over Cleveland; they're approaching Pittsburgh now. Washington may be twenty minutes away. Todd: (breathing a little heavier) The plane seems to be changing directions just a little. It's getting pretty rough up here. The plane is flying real erratic….We're not going to make it out of here. Listen to me….I want you to hear this….I have talked with the others….we have decided we would not be pawns in these hijackers suicidal plot. Lisa: Todd, what are you going to do? Todd: We've hatched a plan. Four of us are going to rush the hijacker with the bomb. After we take him out, we'll break into the cockpit. A stewardess is getting some boiling water to throw on the hijackers at the controls. We'll get them….and we'll take them out. Lisa, …..will you do one last thing for me? Lisa: Yes…What is it? Todd: Would you pray with me? They pray: Our father which art in Heaven Hallowed be thy name, Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, And forgive us our trespasses As we forgive our trespassers, And lead us not into temptation But deliver us from evil For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory Forever…..Amen The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want… He makes me to lie down in green pastures He leads me beside the still waters He restores my soul He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil, for thou art with me….. Todd: (softer) God help me…Jesus help me….(clears throat and louder) Are you guys ready?…….. Let's Roll…………………… Thou Art With Me— And of course we know that Todd and the other passengers succeeded. They (at the cost of their own lives) were able to overcome the terrorists and crash the plane, saving God knows how many lives in what is no doubt one of the greatest acts of heroism in American history. Now I cannot imagine how afraid Todd and those passengers must have been. Yet they were somehow able to rise above that fear and take action. And the secret to that courage might be found in the last words Todd prayed from Psalm 23: for thou art with me. I don't know if there are any more encouraging words in scripture than those; to know that in the midst of whatever we face, God is with us. Perhaps that is why God has seen fit to interweave this promise throughout all of scripture. He says in… Genesis 28:15 ESV— Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” Joshua 1:9— "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." Isaiah 41:10— "Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 43:2 ESV— When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. Deuteronomy 31:6— "Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” Zephaniah 3:17— "The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.” Matthew 28:20— "Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” A Promise That Carries Us— It is this promise of God to be with us no matter what that can help us to carry on His work in the face of the most intense trials and persecutions. And it is no surprise that it is this promise that God gives to Paul as he is no doubt discouraged from his having faced rejection and adversity in just about every place he has been ministering in, most recently from his Jewish brothers there in Corinth. And so God comes to him by night and appears to him in a vision. It says in… Acts 18:9-10 (NKJV)— 9 Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, “Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; 10 for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city.” A Dark Situation— Now the reason that God said this was because remember that recently Crispus, the synagogue ruler, converted to faith in Christ in and through the ministry of Paul. And that was great, because it opened up more opportunities for Paul to evangelize. But it also brought more opposition from the enemy. The unbelieving Jews in Corinth were furious at Paul's success and set themselves against him and his ministry with the aim to silence and get rid of him. Now Luke does not give us much detail on this, but it seems that between verses 8 and 9 the situation has become especially difficult and dangerous for Paul; so dangerous that Paul may have even been thinking about leaving Corinth altogether, as he had been forced to do from some of the other cities he had ministered in. But, as we have been talking about, God always provides encouragement when we need it most. And that encouragement can come through His Word, through the ministry of other people, or even directly from God through prayer. But no matter how He does it, God speaks to us when we need Him most. And God tells Paul that because He is with him, he doesn't need to be afraid, but can speak freely without feeling like he needs to keep silent in order to be safe. Fear Not— Now there have probably been times in your life when you have heard God speaking a soft and tender “Fear not!” into your life to quiet your heart and give you peace amidst the storms of life. “Fear not!” [is the way He assured Abraham (Gen. 15:1), Isaac (Gen. 26:24), and Jacob (Gen. 46:3), as well as Jehoshaphat (2 Chron. 20:15–17), Daniel (Dan. 10:12, 19), Mary (Luke 1:30), and Peter (Luke 5:10).] And that is how God assures us as well. “it is a fact!”— [British preacher G. Campbell Morgan used to read the Bible each week to two elderly women. One evening, when he finished reading the closing words of Matthew 28, Morgan said to the women, “Isn't that a wonderful promise!” and one of them replied, “Young man, that is not a promise—it is a fact!”] Paul Experiences “Immanuel”— And that was definitely a fact for Paul. [Jesus had already appeared to Paul on the Damascus road (Acts 9:1–6; 26:12–18) and also in the temple (Acts 22:17–18). Paul would be encouraged by Him again when he was imprisoned in Jerusalem (Acts 23:11) and later in Rome (2 Tim. 4:16–17). Our Lord's angel would also appear to Paul in the midst of the storm and give him a word of assurance for the passengers and crew (Acts 27:23–25).] And this really shows that the title we call Jesus by (especially during Christmas time), “Immanuel—God with us” (Matt. 1:23) is a name that our Savior really lives up to. And I want to tell you today that Jesus is with you. And therefore you can take courage. One hymn speak this Word of God into our lives like no other: “Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed, For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand.” “When through the deep waters I call thee to go, The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow; For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless, And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.” Know this week that Christ is with you in whatever you are facing; and that, if you abide in Him, He will do His work through you. Amen.
Alysia Reiner and David Alan Basche are a power couple of TV, film and theater. Alysia may be best known for playing Natalie “Fig” Figueroa, a warden on Orange is the New Black, and has a plethora of additional credits including Better Things, The Deuce, Masters of Sex, How to Get Away with Murder, 30 Rock and the upcoming production of Mrs. Marvel. David may be best known for his five seasons starring in the TV Land original series The Exes, and for his portrayal of Todd Beamer in the film United 93. His own string of credits includes Royal Pains, Blind Spot, Frasier, 30 Rock and Lipstick Jungle. Alysia and David are co-producers, co-creators, and co stars, who can now be heard in the podcast original Around The Sun. As collaborators, Alysia and David share how they decide which projects to work on together behind the camera, as well as their experiences working together on camera. They dive into the realities of living with a fellow actor and artist, including how they balance their careers, handle jealousy or envy, and how they curb self-doubt. And as actors who have to engage in intimate scenes with others, Alysia and David also share their philosophies on the importance of trust as a couple, and thoughts on the dichotomy of being actors whose job it is to “get caught up in what's not real” for a role, but also acknowledging that it's a lie. In this episode, we talk about: Meeting during a summer stock production of Twelfth Night Love for voiceover work Self-taping auditions for each other The process of letting your character go at the end of the day Working on Around the Sun Connect with Alysia and David: Listen to Around the Sun (episode 105 here) IG: @alysiareiner && @davidalanbasche Web: socialenterprisegiftguide.com Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're fascinated with famous last words. Everything from the inspiring, like Todd Beamer's recital of the Lord's Prayer followed by "Let's roll," to the ironic, like Union General Jon Sedgwick, whose last words were, "They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist—." Will our last words reflect the faith that sees us to death? The Bible doesn't record Paul's last words, but we would imagine them to be something like his words in Philippians 1:21, "To live is Christ, and to die is gain." Those are worthy words, and we all hope that our last words reflect something of that kind of faith. But that's not a matter of memorizing and rehearsing the words, and it's not a matter of waiting until the end to say something brilliant. Instead, it's about the faith we live out today that sees us to that moment. How do we live today with a faith that will see us through this life and to the other side?
Todd Beamer, one of the heroes of United Flight 93 that crashed in Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001, was a family man with strong Christian values. Knowing that, has sustained his parents, David and Peggy Beamer. David Beamer speaks about their son as a good provider for his growing family. Todd left home at around 6:15 on Sept. 11 with plans to return later that night on a red-eye flight. David shares his son's last sacrifice. "Let's roll!" Please consider a generous gift to Choose Life Radio to continue this LIFE affirming ministry.
Zech and Austin cover what Father figures is all about. They talk about Todd Beamer, a hero in the 9/11 terrorist attacks and normalizing sending invoices to people who RSVP and don't show up.
On the 20th anniversary weekend of 9/11/01, we rightly remember the unique bravery and sacrifice of heroes like Todd Beamer. But the call to heroism, in expressions big and small, is for everyone- and it is the same call that our Lord gives when he tells us, "Follow Me." ::: Read the key takeaways and Monsignor's homily notes on our blog: https://blog.ctk.cc/ ************************* --- Visit us for Mass: https://ctk.cc/ --- Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristTheKingMilwaukie
Episode 38 - Revenge of the Idiots - is live.Kops and Lee are back with a new expert episode! It's only Idiots this week...- Lee is reading Jack Carr's James Reece novels (https://www.officialjackcarr.com/). The most recent book talks about COVID and the September 11th attack. Kops and Lee discuss the Todd Beamer call from Flight 93, how they would react in stressful situations and the 20th anniversary of September 11th. - Lee played some Pickleball, his foot is all healed! Then this past Sunday Lee had an epic Sunday: He watched the Italian Grand Prix, the Eagles opening game and the US Open Men's Final. - The Idiots break down their plans for the podcast; they are taking a few weeks off and will have some amazing guests when they are back. - Kops and Lee close this one out talking about their favorite movies, play around with the idea of watching a movie then talking about it on the pod and the top movies of all time. Contact Amy Schwartz (@theshoeboxchef) for any holiday gifting, personalized bridal showers sweets or to send a gift that will brighten your neighbor's day. Mention the Idiots sent you!Follow Two Idiots and an Expert on… Facebook / Instagram / Twitter#jackcarr #jamesreece #september11th #pickleball #f1 #italiangp #nfl #flyeaglesfly #usopen #ApplePodcast #SpotifyPodcast #TwoIdiotsandanexpert #2IdiotsandanExpert
Mohonk Mountain House: Early Autumn lake swimming, Helen Sung at the piano. O.Henry! The rise of Topo Chico. Michel Laclotte: recreating the Louvre. Looking back at the Hungnam evacuation. Can Djokovic do it? Delores Custer getting pizza ready for the close up. Willard Scott: clown? pitchman? buffoon? America's sweetheart? Remembering 9/11 and Todd Beamer. Credits: Talent: Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Engineer: Ellie Suttmeier Art: Zeke Abuhoff
Hank Hanegraaff, host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast and the Hank Unplugged podcast, reflects on the heroic, Christ-honoring actions of Todd Beamer on Flight 93, September 11, 2001, who helped prevent the Muslim hijackers from crashing the Boeing 757 into the United States Capitol. Beamer's source and impetus were the very Creator who made us all icons of Himself.
This sermon about baptism took on a prophetic revelation as God revealed a prayer strategy and an assignment, in the re-telling of the story of Todd Beamer, from Flight 93 on 9/11. In water baptism, an alignment with God's plan takes place. And then the assignment comes, just as it did for Jesus.
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This sermon about baptism took on a prophetic revelation as God revealed a prayer strategy and an assignment, in the re-telling of the story of Todd Beamer, from Flight 93 on 9/11. In water baptism, an alignment with God's plan takes place. And then the assignment comes, just as it did for Jesus.
Mark 8:27-38Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked them, “Who do people say that I am?” And they answered him, “John the Baptist; and others Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” He asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Messiah.” And he sternly ordered them not to tell anyone about him.Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things, but on human things.”He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my disciples, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world and forfeit their life? Indeed, what can anyone give in return for their life? Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”I didn't have too much time yesterday to wonder about and wallow in my memories of 9/11 on the twentieth anniversary of that tragic, life-changing, earth-shattering, world-turning day. But I did see Bruce Springsteen sing in New York in the morning. And I caught a replay of George W. Bush's speech at the memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, which is very much worth 10 minutes of your time, if you can find it. I watched the replay of that 9/11 documentary that has become a perennial staple of the day's anniversary, too.But one of the most moving, tear-jerking, heart-breaking recollections from that day, which showed up in my Facebook feed more than once, was the transcript of Todd Beamer's call for help from the back of the plane, as a passenger on United Airlines Flight 93.Todd Beamer, a 32 year-old computer software executive, snuck into the plane's back pantry while the hijackers were perpetrating their evil in the cock-pit and near the front of the plane. And that's where he called for help and information about what was going on.The short of the long is that Todd Beamer, along with Jeremy Glick, Mark Bingham, Tom Burnett and a handful of other passengers, were the ones who learned that they were on a hijacked plane, probably headed for Washington, D.C., to be crashed into the Capitol Building or the White House. After telling the operator what had happened on his plane, and learning from her what had already gone down at the World Trade Centers in New York and at the Pentagon, in D.C., Todd gave the operator his home number, told her about his wife and kids – that he had two boys and a baby on the way – and asked her to call them so they would know how much he loved them and how proud he was of them all.Of course, he wanted them to know this because of the plan he and the others had hatched to overtake the hijackers and crash the plane before it could make it to D.C. And we know how that story of heroism, sacrifice, love, and bravery ends.Which is why it seems relevant and meaningful on this weekend, in particular, and in connection to this morning's Gospel.During what feels like some sort of field trip to Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asks his disciples, his most devoted followers, “Who do people say that I am?” “What's the word on the street?” “What's the news around town?” And Jesus wants – not only to ask the question – but to have a serious conversation about the answers, too.And the answers he receives are all over the place. Some were saying Elijah. Others thought he might be John the Baptist. Others were guessing Jesus was just another prophet, like the ones they'd read about in Scripture. But none of that really mattered so much, it seems. Jesus doesn't seem to be all that surprised by what the rest of the world was saying. He doesn't seem to dwell for very long on the fact that so many were getting it so wrong when it came to understanding who he was. None of that really seems to concern Jesus at the moment. What seems to matter most – what's really at the heart of his questioning comes when he says – in the midst of all the world's speculation, in spite of all the misconceptions about his identity – “But, who do you say that I am?” And it's the question Jesus asks us still.“Who do you say that I am?” Not your neighbor. Not your children. Not your Pastor. Not your husband, your wife, your boss or that sinner down the street. But who do you say that I am? Jesus wants to know. Who do you say God is in the midst of everything that competes for your attention and time and worship on a day-to-day basis in this life?Who do you say that God is at Cross of Grace Lutheran Church – and why do you choose to come here to look for answers to that question?Who do you say that God is at work or in school? And how does that show up, through you, in those places?Who do you say that God is with your checkbook, your credit cards, your investments? And how do those things reflect your answer?Who do you say that God is where your family is concerned – to your kids, to your parents? And do they know how you might answer that question?See, the question isn't just “Who do you say that I am?” It's “Who do you say that I am – and where are your priorities? Who do you say that I am and what does that look like in your daily life? Where do you devote most of your time? Where do you invest your greatest energy, your deepest hope, your most significant resources? Who do you say that I am and what difference does that make for you and for the world around you?When we consider Jesus' question, “Who do you say that I am?”, he means for our answer, something like Peter's – that he is the Messiah, the son of the living God – to change the way we experience life and impact this world. When we know Jesus as the one who lived and died and lives again, we can forgive and receive forgiveness with abundance. When Jesus is the Messiah, we can share love more generously. When Jesus is the living God, come down live, move, breathe, suffer, die, and be raised for our sake and for the sake of the world, we can put our most shameful sins and our deepest hopes and our greatest fears into God's lap and live, move and breathe differently because of it, ourselves.On September 11, 2001, before Todd Beamer got off the phone with that operator from the doomed United Airlines Flight 93, he asked Lisa, the operator who happened to have the same name as his wife, if she'd do one last thing with him … could they pray together? And so they did – The Lord's Prayer and the 23rd Psalm. In that moment of sheer terror and uncertainty, just before those most heroic acts of bravery, courage, sacrifice, and love, he set his heart and mind on some divine things in the midst of an utterly human tragedy, and he answered Jesus' question, it seems to me…Who do you say that I am? “Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.”Who do you say that I am? Giver of daily bread… forgiver of trespasses… deliverer from evil… Who do you say that I am? The Lord is my shepherd…Who do you say that I am? You make me lie down in green pastures… you lead me beside still waters… you restore my soul…Who do you say that I am? Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for you are with me…Who do you say that I am? Your rod and your staff they comfort me… Who do you say that I am? You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies…Who do you say that I am? You anoint my head with oil, my cup overflows…Who do you say that I am? Your goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life…Amen
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Where were you on 9/11? Cale shares the story of the courage, heroism, and faith of Todd Beamer who was on United flight 93. Listeners share where they were on September 11, 2001. Cale shares the story of a priest in Brooklyn during the attack on the Twin Towers. Plus, a prayer that Pope Benedict […] All show notes at Remembering 9/11 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
‘In the cockpit! If we don't we'll die!' A key statement from a passenger on Flight 93 prior to the commercial airliner slamming into a field outside Shanksville, PA. Many overlooked this important quote when the black box transcript of Flight 93 was released. Why was it so intriguing to historian Tom McMillan? We all know the name ‘Todd Beamer.' But, were there other heroes on Flight 93 and who was believed to have lead the charge and how does a former Monroeville resident factor in? On this edition of ‘Kevin Battle Goes One-on-One With:' I thought I'd take a slightly different approach. This Saturday marks 20 years since the Islamist attacks on the United States on September 11th, 2001. I distinctly remember where I was when I first heard of a plane crashing into One World Trade Center. What about you? Historian Tom McMillan was Vice President of the Pittsburgh Penguins on that day. He is now recognized around the world as an expert on Flight 93 - the airliner that slammed into a field outside of Shanksville, PA. How did that happen? Interestingly, his book ‘Flight 93: The Story, The Aftermath and the Legacy of American Courage on 9/11' is the quintessential guide of that terror attack, the hijacking, and ensuing struggle. Thank you for listening to ‘Kevin Battle Goes One-On-One With: Flight 93 and Expert Tom McMillan.'
"LET'S ROLL" -final words of Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer. On September 11, 2001, this phrase was heard like a megaphone throughout the world. It was the trumpet call of a hero. On this episode, the parents of Todd Beamer to share his story and to share their story of HOPE after loss. David Beamer talks about the life of his son, Todd, as well as final moments on Flight 93 and the incredible faith that has kept them going. Don't miss this special interview on the season premiere of The Brooke Taylor Show.
Ken Abraham is a New York Times best-selling author, known around the world for his collaborations with popular celebrities and fascinating, high-profile public figures such as Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, mega-church minister, Joel Osteen; actor Chuck Norris; 9/11 widow, Lisa Beamer; NFL football coach and NASCAR team owner, Joe Gibbs; psychologist, former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, Senator Bob Dole, Neil Clark Warren, founder of e-Harmony.com; former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Bill Frist; champion boxer and entrepreneur, George Foreman; country music icon, Randy Travis, and ASCAP's Gospel songwriter of the century, Bill Gaither. Ken wrote the New York Times bestseller, WALK TO BEAUTIFUL, with country music artist Jimmy Wayne, a former foster child who walked 1,700 miles across America to raise awareness about foster kids. Ken's most recent New York Times bestsellers include NO DREAM IS TOO HIGH, with Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin; and MORE THAN RIVALS, a gripping story of racial conflict and reconciliation, based on actual events. At present, Ken has more than twelve million books in print. Fifteen of Ken's collaborations have attained New York Times bestseller status, with three books soaring to the number one spot on that prestigious list. Ken worked with Lisa Beamer, widow of United Flight 93 hero, Todd Beamer to create the number one New York Times best-seller, LET'S ROLL! (Tyndale House Publishers, August, 2002), Lisa's story of hope in the midst of crisis. Ken collaborated with Joel Osteen to “get his heart on paper,” resulting in the runaway number one New York Times bestseller, YOUR BEST LIFE NOW (Time Warner, Warner-Faith, October, 2004) and the number one New York Times bestseller, BECOME A BETTER YOU (Simon & Schuster, Free Press, 2007). Ken and Apollo 11 astronaut, Buzz Aldrin, produced the international bestseller in 2016, NO DREAM IS TOO HIGH (National Geographic), life lessons from a man who walked on the moon. Filled with personal anecdotes, wit, and insight, this book resonates with anyone risking a new adventure in his or her life, whether exploring a new career, new city, or a new relationship. One of Ken's most gripping works is a deeply personal story told by the author, WHEN YOUR PARENT BECOMES YOUR CHILD (Thomas Nelson, October, 2012), in which he chronicles his own journey through his mother's struggle with dementia. Ken is the sole author of nine books, including DON'T BITE THE APPLE ‘TIL YOU CHECK FOR WORMS, THIS ISN'T THE TRIP I SIGNED UP FOR, UNMASKING THE MYTHS OF MARRIAGE, and STAND UP AND FIGHT BACK! Buy Ken Abraham's Books on Amazon: Magnificent Desolation: https://amzn.to/3mqkp2X No Dream Is Too High - Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon: https://amzn.to/3kiPUJB Against All Odds - My Story with Chuck Norris: https://amzn.to/381AtA2 Payne Stewart - The Authorized Biography: https://amzn.to/3gpOLij Fairways - Inspiration for the Golf Enthusiast: https://amzn.to/383Mip8 More Than Rivals - A Championship Game and a Friendship That Moved a Town Beyond Black and White: https://amzn.to/2W9msOw Let's Roll! - Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage (with Lisa Beamer, widow of United Flight 93 hero, Todd Beamer): https://amzn.to/3D9Y5kb When Your Parent Becomes Your Child - A Journey of Faith Through My Mother's Dementia: https://amzn.to/3kkurAl
On September 11, 2001, American was attacked by terrorists that flew planes into the World Trade Center. Thankfully one of the highjacked planes did not reach its intended target. It crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. The famous last words from that flight were spoken by Todd Beamer as he and the other passengers tried to regain control of the plane. They were, “Let’s Roll.” Those famous last words were later used as the rallying cry of the President to inspire America to fight back against Al-Qaeda. Join us this weekend as we come to the final chapter of 2 Timothy and study Paul’s famous last words to Timothy… Preach the Word!
Over the summer, Camden Sirmon uprooted himself from Wenatchee to Missoula, Mont. in hopes a fall football season would bring a Big Sky scholarship. He joined to talk about helping Sentinel High School win its first state title in 48 years and his ensuing offer and on-the-spot commitment to Montana. Then, Todd Beamer 4-star OL Malik Agbo joined to talk about Heir Academy's padded football club team, which started its season with a win in Arizona last week. Statewide high school sports coverage: scorebooklive.com/washington/ Subscribe to the SBLive Washington podcast: -Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scor…ay/id1463193961 -Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5sSG12zXwfF…bOTxa5LR2HtpIDCQ -Google Play: play.google.com/music/listen?gcli…qxtaj7mbevvvvyjoq -TuneIn: tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Re…ive-Today-p1224534/ -Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/scorebook-live-today
September 11. Todd Beamer. Todd was an account manager with Oracle Corporation and sold systems applications. He also taught Sunday school, worked in youth ministry, and played on the church softball team. Todd rooted for the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bulls, and Chicago Bears. Todd was an ordinary guy—an ordinary guy who had entrusted his life to Christ. On one of the bleakest days in the […] The post Todd Beamer, US, A 9/11 Hero first appeared on 365 Christian Men.
Scripture says we are given both life and breath because breath is what animates our spirit when we choose to take action. But as Paul Coughlin shares, all men have life but not all men have breath, and that is why their lives are unfulfilled. Plus, the defining characteristic of God that Paul shared with atheists; Joe Ehrmann on a powerful solution to bullying; President Theodore Roosevelt on being a person of influence; Tocqueville on what causes depression for those who seem to have it all; Dr. Julie Slattery on why Legos are a metaphor for happiness; Peter Hammond on true prayer; Chesterton on why honorable soldiers fight; how the Army defines courage; and Todd Beamer’s witness to taking action when it is needed most.
TESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜http://www.filmgarantiti.it/it/articoli.php?id=16UN ATTO DI EROISMO NEL CIELO AMERICANO di Guido GiorginiIn quella terribile mattina dell'11 settembre 2001, quando nei cieli degli Stati Uniti venne attuato il più grave attentato terroristico della storia, uno dei 4 aerei dirottati dai fanatici islamici non giunse a colpire il bersaglio prefissato, per merito della eroica rivolta dei passeggeri. A 5 anni di distanza, questo drammatico avvenimento è stato rievocato da un film, che però non ne mette in luce adeguatamente l'aspetto epico e il movente religioso. Desideriamo quindi celebrare questa storia di comune eroismo che costituisce un esempio e un monito per la nostra epoca.UN DRAMMATICO DIROTTAMENTOLa vicenda del Boeing 707, volo n° 93 della compagnia aerea statunitense United Airlines, partito la mattina dell'11 settembre 2001 da New York per arrivare a Los Angeles, è ormai chiara nelle sue linee generali; essa è stata confermata da una indagine della FBI pubblicata un anno dopo il drammatico avvenimento.Lisa Jefferson, centralinista della Verizon, ha testimoniato che in quel giorno, alle ore 9,45, fu chiamata col telefonino da un passeggero di quell'aereo, Todd Beamer, 32 anni, ex giocatore di football, sposato e in attesa di un figlio. Egli le comunicò che 4 terroristi musulmani, armati di soli coltelli, ma minacciando di far esplodere il velivolo con una bomba a pulsante, avevano ucciso i piloti, si erano impadroniti del velivolo e lo avevano dirottato verso una destinazione sconosciuta.La centralinista gli rispose avvertendolo che, proprio pochi minuti prima, altri 3 aerei erano stati dirottati e scagliati contro le Torri Gemelle di New York e contro il Pentagono di Washington, provocando migliaia di morti.Informati di questo, i passeggeri del Boeing capirono che il loro aereo era stato anch'esso dirottato per scagliarsi contro un bersaglio simbolico. Constatando che stavano volando verso Sud in direzione di Washington, ipotizzarono che quel bersaglio fosse la Casa Bianca.In effetti, in questo caso, il piano criminale in atto avrebbe portato a compimento la sua logica: dopo il simbolo economico e quello militare, i terroristi di al-Qaida avrebbero colpito anche il simbolo politico degli Stati Uniti. Allora i passeggeri si resero conto che stavano rapidamente volando verso il suicidio, nonostante le menzognere frasi tranquillizanti che un dirottatore rivolgeva a loro per tenerli sotto controllo.Dopo un primo momento di terrore e di disperazione, le vittime designate si calmarono e ripresero coraggio e iniziativa. Nonostante le minacce dei terroristi, essi si rifugiarono nel fondo dell'aereo per mettersi d'accordo su come uscire da quella drammatica situazione. In questo modo, si resero conto che a loro restava una sola, estrema possibilità di sventare il piano criminale.Ai propri compagni di sventura, Beamer propose di tentare un colpo di mano: i passeggeri più giovani dovevano aggredire all'improvviso i terroristi, disinnescare la bomba e penetrare nella cabina di pilotaggio per prendere il controllo dell'aereo facendolo deviare dal bersaglio. Alla peggio, se proprio erano destinati a morire, potevano almeno salvare gli abitanti del bersaglio predestinato. Tutti furono d'accordo nel tentare l'audace gesto.Rimasta in contatto telefonico con Beamer, la centralinista li udì invocare l'aiuto divino recitando la preghiera del "Padre nostro" e alcuni Salmi; poi ella sentì grida terribili e rumori confusi di lotta, seguìti da esclamazioni di gioia degli insorti. Probabilmente essi erano riusciti a neutralizzare i due terroristi che li controllavano e a disinnescare la bomba, in quanto dalle indagini fatte dall'FBI non risulta che l'aereo sia esploso in volo. Il primo risultato era stato ottenuto.Restava però da penetrare nella cabina di pilotaggio, dove si erano rinchiusi gli altri due terroristi, ben decisi a lanciare l'aereo sul bersaglio. Allora la centralinista udì Beamer che esclamava: "Lanciatelo alla carica!"; dai rumori che seguirono, ella capì che gli insorti stavano usando il carrello delle vivande come un ariete, per sfondare la porta della cabina.Qui la comunicazione telefonica cadde e quindi finisce la testimonianza della centralinista. Le indagini ipotizzano che gli insorti riuscirono a penetrare nella cabina ma, nella violenta colluttazione con i dirottatori, non riuscirono a prendere il controllo dell'aereo; il velivolo, che stava già planando verso Washington, rimase senza guida e si schiantò nella campagna della Pennsylvania, appena 17 minuti prima di raggiungere l'obiettivo.UNA TESTIMONIANZA DI EROISMORaccontandoci un avvincente episodio di eroismo compiuto da gente comune, questo dramma costituisce un prezioso insegnamento. Come la decisione di appena 4 terroristi è riuscita ad impadronirsi di un aereo nel tentativo di provocare una strage, così la decisione di appena 5 o 6 passeggeri è riuscita a sventare quel piano criminale. Essi sono stati stimolati da quello fra loro che, avendo capito cosa stava succedendo e qual era la posta in gioco, li ha guidati alla soluzione.I passeggeri del volo UA 93 non hanno ceduto alla tentazione di "cedere per non perdere" ed al ricatto psicologico dei terroristi, che cercavano di tenerli buoni illudendoli su una felice conclusione del dirottamento. Le vittime designate hanno reagito con lucidità, responsabilità e coraggio, disponendosi a tentare il tutto per tutto pur di salvare le altre vittime imminenti.Essi si sono ricordati del giudizio evangelico che dice: «nessuno dimostra maggior amore per il prossimo, di colui che sacrifica la propria vita per i fratelli». Questo eroismo è stato premiato dalla Divina Provvidenza: il sacrificio dei passeggeri è riuscito ad evitare la terza strage di quel giorno terribile.Non piangiamo dunque su di loro, ma piuttosto rallegriamoci, perché quel dramma, che avrebbe potuto concludersi in tragedia, si è trasformato in un piccolo ma significativo episodio epico del nostro tempo, che ne è così povero. Quei passeggeri hanno vinto la loro battaglia contro la paura e la vigliaccheria, lasciando una eroica testimonianza al mondo intero.Ci auguriamo che il loro sacrificio abbia meritato, oltre la riconoscenza degli uomini, anche il premio della salvezza eterna, secondo la promessa evangelica: «chi avrà sacrificato la propria vita, la salverà».La vicenda del volo UA 93 è stata molto celebrata negli Stati Uniti e la figura di Beamer è diventata popolare, esaltata come simbolo della volontà di reagire alla minaccia terroristica e di riscattarsi moralmente. In Europa, invece, questa lezione di eroismo è stata quasi del tutto occultata da quella censura mass-mediatica che continua a dominare nel nostro continente.IL FILM UNITED 93A 5 anni dal dramma accaduto nel cielo della Pennsylvania, esso è stato finalmente rievocato in un film americano: United 93, titolo che allude appunto al volo n° 93 della compagnia aerea United Airlines. Negli Stati Uniti questa pellicola ha avuto notevole successo; anche in Italia, sebbene sia stata proiettata come riserva per riempire il periodo estivo, è stata molto apprezzata, dato che è arrivata quarta nella classifica fra quelle di maggior incasso della stagione.Nel primo tempo del film, per la verità, la narrazione stenta un po' a... decollare assieme al velivolo, in quanto si dilunga troppo nel raccontare i preliminari del dirottamento, descritto in parallelo con quelli degli altri 3 aerei dell'11 settembre.Ma nel secondo tempo esplode il dramma, il ritmo diventa serrato, la tensione sale e lo spettatore viene coinvolto emotivamente nel destino dei passeggeri. Il film descrive bene anche lo sconcerto e l'impaccio delle autorità civili e militari, che non sanno come affrontare un'emergenza così anomala e imprevista.Particolarmente avvincente è la lunga sequenza finale, che va dall'assalto degli insorti fino alla caduta dell'aereo. La sceneggiatura sposa l'ipotesi più probabile: quella secondo cui i passeggeri riuscirono a neutralizzare i terroristi, ma non a prendere il controllo del velivolo.Com'era prevedibile, la sceneggiatura ha cercato di evitare l'accusa di alimentare un "conflitto di civiltà" tra Oriente musulmano e Occidente cristiano; per questo essa ha in parte censurato l'aspetto religioso della rivolta dei passeggeri; sebbene si veda uno di loro che si fa il segno della Croce e un altro che recita il Rosario, non appaiono le preghiere recitate dagli insorti prima di partire all'assalto.Il regista Paul Greengrass ha raccontato la terribile vicenda mescolando con prudenza e parsimonia fatti accertati e supposizioni verosimili, usando uno stile asciutto e quasi cronachistico che punta molto sull'azione concede poco ai risvolti psicologici dei personaggi.Le figure dei dirottatori vengono descritte in maniera sobria e grigia; essi risultano abbastanza plausibili nel loro freddo fanatismo religioso, che punta a vincere sfruttando la vigliaccheria suscitata dal terrore, ma che viene alla fine travolto da una inaspettata reazione, anch'essa animata da una opposta convinzione religiosa.Gli attori del film non sono famosi; tuttavia essi fanno un buon "gioco di squadra", riuscendo a ben rappresentare la rapida maturazione di quei passeggeri che, dall'iniziale sconcerto e terrore, giungono a meditare lucidamente sulla loro responsabilità e a prendere una coraggiosa decisione finale.United 93 è insomma un film che vale la pena di vedere, non tanto per le qualità tecniche del prodotto, quanto per la testimonianza che rievoca e per l'insegnamento che se ne trae, utile soprattutto per quella futura generazione che, si spera, non vorrà imitare l'ignavia dei molti bensì l'eroismo dei pochi.
Actor David Alan Basche (best known for playing Todd Beamer in the film United 93, directed by Paul Greengrass) joins us this week.
Een ware red-blooded American, Todd Beamer is een held waar je nog nooit van heb gehoord, in een van de meest besproken gebeurtenissen van de moderne geschiedenis. En toch maken we er wat grappigs van. Zo zijn we dan ook wel weer.
Prayer is a key part of the Christian’s life, but do you ever wonder how to pray? As we conclude the current message series, Pastor Kevin considers three powerful insights from the prayer that Jesus teaches his disciples in Matthew 6, the Lord’s Prayer.
Sermon: PastorBryon November 25, 2018 Introduction On September 11, 2001 United Flight 93 was hijacked by terrorist. Among those on the plane that day was Todd Beamer who was one …
When you are looking for direction...taking the Divine way is probably the best. Leaning on some thoughts from Craig Groeschel's best selling book, Divine Direction. Join us as we unpack the core foundations you need to live a life of impact. The direction our lives take is based on the choices we make each day. In this final week, we are reminded by the words "Let's Roll..." made famous by Todd Beamer 17 years ago on Sept 11th. There are many choices we have to make, and the only way they get made are by taking the first steps. Divine Direction calls on us to step out in incredible faith, one step at a time.
He starred as Debra Messing's ex-husband/movie producer Kenny Kagan in the hit series, “The Starter Wife” on USA Network. He was also simultaneously on his second season of “Lipstick Jungle,” NBC's drama starring Brooke Shields. David starred for two seasons on NBC's “Three Sisters,” and in Alan Ball's series “Oh Grow Up” on ABC. He played Wilbur in Fox's ill-fated remake of “Mr. Ed,” and is notorious for doing “the crab” on the floor for Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin in “30 Rock.” He has had recurring roles on “Frasier,” “Miss Match,” and “Rescue Me,” and other television credits include “CSI:Miami” (their very first villain!), “Royal Pains,” all of the “Law & Order” shows, “White Collar,” “Ed,” “The Division,” “Player$,” “As The World Turns,” and “All My Children.” David has been the voice of many ads and products, including NOKIA, GHI Health Care, Marriott and LOVELY, the fragrance from Sarah Jessica Parker. In films, David portrayed passenger Todd Beamer (famous for his last words of “let's roll”) in Universal's Oscar winning film “UNITED 93.” He stole Tom Cruise's wife in Steven Spielberg's “War of the Worlds,” and can be seen flirting with Julia Roberts in Steven Soderbergh's film “Full Frontal.” He stars with Molly Shannon in “The Wedding Weekend” and starred in the Emmy Nominated Showtime film “Carry Me Home” with Jane Alexander. He also leads a fun cast in the film “I'll Believe You” with Ed Helms, Fred Willard, Chris Elliot, and Patrick Warburton, now available on DVD. "The Exes" premieres November 30th. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
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