University of Texas at Austin Percussion Professor Tom Burritt returns to talk about his undergrad years at Ithaca College and developing the concept of articulation on marimba (04:15), studying with his cousin Mike at Akron (OH) and Northwestern (IL), issues of burnout and keeping the artistic fire alive, and music’s connection to athletics (16:00), and the Random Ass Questions segment, featuring a deeper dive into his love of and high school career in baseball (37:45).

Finishing with a Rave on the classic 1986 film Peggy Sue Got Married (01:23:00).

Links:

Tom Burritt’s homepage

Part 1 with Tom Burritt on PPP

Gordon Stout

Michael Burritt

Buffalo Bills and 4 Super Bowls

Blake Tyson

The War of Art - Steven Pressfield

Kobe Bryant

Mets new ownership

David Lang