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This is for the void: I have left the world of META. I joined Facebook like everyone else way back, then got Instagram and proceeded to watch it degrade over the years. I couldn't take it anymore. I wrote a substack briefly about it here: open.substack.com/pub/mpbigtim...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This is for the void: I have left the world of META. I joined Facebook like everyone else way back, then got Instagram and proceeded to watch it degrade over the years. I couldn't take it anymore. I wrote a substack briefly about it here: open.substack.com/pub/mpbigtim...
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As Americans go hungry, Trump’s out golfing on your dime using your tax dollars. Don’t worry, it’s only about $3–4 million per trip.
November 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
As Americans go hungry, Trump’s out golfing on your dime using your tax dollars. Don’t worry, it’s only about $3–4 million per trip.
New "drum cover" as the kids say, out NOW.
youtu.be/XW3ook6q0jU?...
youtu.be/XW3ook6q0jU?...
DRUM COVER of R.I.P. (Reese in Piece) - #drumcover #drummer #drums #drumming
YouTube video by Mike Papagni
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October 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
New "drum cover" as the kids say, out NOW.
youtu.be/XW3ook6q0jU?...
youtu.be/XW3ook6q0jU?...
Big ol' turnout!
October 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Big ol' turnout!
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More on YouTube. Get in there! I need all the subscribers and likes I can get!
More on YouTube. Get in there! I need all the subscribers and likes I can get!
Guess the song! My fave band of all time. I even emulated the vibe of the recording. #grooveoftheday
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September 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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More on YouTube. Get in there! I need all the subscribers and likes I can get!
More on YouTube. Get in there! I need all the subscribers and likes I can get!
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When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
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With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
August 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
More paradiddle groove concept. Check the channel for more, if you're into going and or being Bigtime.
youtube.com/shorts/fJG2T...
youtube.com/shorts/fJG2T...
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July 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
More paradiddle groove concept. Check the channel for more, if you're into going and or being Bigtime.
youtube.com/shorts/fJG2T...
youtube.com/shorts/fJG2T...
Releasing a series of these shorts demonstrating a concept from my main lesson vid. Check on my tube, that is, if you want to go Bigtime...
youtube.com/shorts/YUHhs...
youtube.com/shorts/YUHhs...
2 of 6 Paradiddle Grooves #drums #grooveoftheday #drummer
YouTube video by Mike Papagni
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July 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Releasing a series of these shorts demonstrating a concept from my main lesson vid. Check on my tube, that is, if you want to go Bigtime...
youtube.com/shorts/YUHhs...
youtube.com/shorts/YUHhs...
New lesson out this week. Check it here:
youtu.be/0431dX_cJK8
youtu.be/0431dX_cJK8
Lesson 9: Hit the drum better / Body mechanics overhaul #drums #drumlessons #snaredrum
YouTube video by Mike Papagni
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June 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
New lesson out this week. Check it here:
youtu.be/0431dX_cJK8
youtu.be/0431dX_cJK8
New lesson out this morning. Check'er out. Subscribe as well. It helps...
youtu.be/ZI9rSqhYnBg?...
youtu.be/ZI9rSqhYnBg?...
Lesson 8: Brushes Crash Course / The DJ Debacle #brushes #drums #drumlessons
YouTube video by Mike Papagni
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June 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
New lesson out this morning. Check'er out. Subscribe as well. It helps...
youtu.be/ZI9rSqhYnBg?...
youtu.be/ZI9rSqhYnBg?...
New song from one of my projects. More coming on YouTube. Please subscribe if you're interested in music as a whole and/or drum action: youtu.be/DbpV77-Tsfs?...
"Remainder Chamber" by PTA (myself and @taforomusic ) #funk #jazz
YouTube video by Mike Papagni
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June 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
New song from one of my projects. More coming on YouTube. Please subscribe if you're interested in music as a whole and/or drum action: youtu.be/DbpV77-Tsfs?...
More lessons coming tomorrow in then a week later. Gotta pace it. Here's a taste of a swell exercise:
youtube.com/shorts/7o2ug...
youtube.com/shorts/7o2ug...
Accent exercise! 16th notes single accents into paradiddle single accents, then double accents...
YouTube video by Mike Papagni
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May 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
More lessons coming tomorrow in then a week later. Gotta pace it. Here's a taste of a swell exercise:
youtube.com/shorts/7o2ug...
youtube.com/shorts/7o2ug...
New jam. Check it:
youtube.com/shorts/Xt0y2...
youtube.com/shorts/Xt0y2...
Covert Sweater. Full album at the end of the year. #jazzfunk #funk #norcalbabies
YouTube video by Mike Papagni
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May 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
New jam. Check it:
youtube.com/shorts/Xt0y2...
youtube.com/shorts/Xt0y2...
New long form video lesson out today: youtu.be/S91_2ovqSkg?...
Lesson 4: Hand Technique / Staying Grounded #drumlessons #lifelessons #drumtechnique
YouTube video by Mike Papagni
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April 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
New long form video lesson out today: youtu.be/S91_2ovqSkg?...
New story out now on YouTube. This previews the technique in my next lesson video that comes out tomorrow.
April 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
New story out now on YouTube. This previews the technique in my next lesson video that comes out tomorrow.
New short previewing the next lesson which comes out SUNDAY.
youtube.com/shorts/1jbCj...
youtube.com/shorts/1jbCj...
Lesson 4 incoming: The down-tap-tapUP-full strokes - technique is everything. #drumtechnique
YouTube video by Mike Papagni
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April 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
New short previewing the next lesson which comes out SUNDAY.
youtube.com/shorts/1jbCj...
youtube.com/shorts/1jbCj...
New lesson out: youtu.be/bGSfue5lerQ?...
Lesson 3: Foot substitution / Putting yourself out there #drumlesson #drummer #drums #drumming
YouTube video by Mike Papagni
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March 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
New lesson out: youtu.be/bGSfue5lerQ?...
New long form lesson. It's a hang. Be there. Go Bigtime:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0duK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0duK...
Lesson 2: Styles Overview / Imposter Syndrome
YouTube video by Mike Papagni
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March 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
New long form lesson. It's a hang. Be there. Go Bigtime:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0duK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0duK...
More YouTube drumming stuff incoming.
March 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
More YouTube drumming stuff incoming.
#drums #grooveoftheday #bosphoruscymbals Check out my latest #short if you're into sick action: youtube.com/shorts/QvCHH...
Clave action. First time in a while. #grooveoftheday #bosphoruscymbals #drummer #gobigtime
YouTube video by Mike Papagni
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March 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
#drums #grooveoftheday #bosphoruscymbals Check out my latest #short if you're into sick action: youtube.com/shorts/QvCHH...