I am now the proud new owner of a boom stand, my first piece of drum hardware in like a decade. Normally, it’s for cymbals, but it’s also compatible with my drum pad. It sure beats putting it atop a couch pillow, and then placing those on a kitchen chair.

Since I now have two pads, I also have the option of using one as a hi-hat and one as a snare. When I do that, I’ll just use the boom stand for the hi-hat setup. I’m going to be buying a bass drum pad soon, too, along with a secondhand bass drum pedal from this guy I know. Then I’ll have pads for the three most important parts of a drum set. Pretty cool.

Oh, yeah. I also bought a metronome.