Longtime Texas Tech University Percussion Professor Alan Shinn talks about getting the Texas Tech job (03:25), being at one school for so long (15:50), growing up in Kansas City and Columbia, MO (21:05), playing football in 9th grade (27:30), playing in rock bands growing up (28:30), going to Mizzou for undergrad and the facility issues he dealt with (32:00), sports at Mizzou during his time there (49:55), getting his master’s at Texas Tech (56:25), some thoughts on some former students (01:11:45), and the Random-Ass Questions (01:20:00)
Finishing with a Rave on the Hit Parade and Revisionist History podcasts (01:36:55).
Links:
"Saturday NIght" - Bay City Rollers
"Ballad For the Dance" - Saul Goodman
Marimba Concerto - Robert Kurka
"Man in the Mirror" - Michael Jackson
End of Abbey Road - The Beatles
"Slippin' Into Darkness" - War
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me - Sherman Alexie
George Saunders Commencement Speech
"Let it Be Told" - Julian Arguelles
"Rite of Spring" - The Bad Plus (Stravinsky)
Raves:
Hit Parade Podcast: Charity Megasingle Edition
Revisionist History: The King of Tears