For the last 5 years I have been following the band Sour Owl. Actually, I was not following the band, but the bands drummer, Scotty Peoples. His style was like no other musician. Real slick with an endless pocket. Perhaps the best drummer in town. After meeting this young man, I also saw he was a down to earth, humble and a very intellegent musician. As musicians came and went in that band, Scotty was a mainstay. Never really hung out with him, but he oozed cool. When I mentioned his name to friends, it seemed everyone knew of him. Not just as a killer drummer, but as a wonderful spirit and happy soul who walked everywhere with his dog.

It was early this week when I found out this great young man and super talented musician has moved on to Portland to search the greener grasses of a big city. I always used to wonder why he was here. He could play anywhere. I was bummed when my friend told me but at the same time I was excited for Scotty. Oly didn't get a chance to trap him amidst all of the rest of us too scared, complacent or incapable of following through with our music dreams. GOOD FOR SCOTTY!!

Wednesday of this week when at M6K I ran into my buddy who informed me Scotty had not been allowed to get his drums before he moved. That the drums are being sold from under him. That a member of Sour Owl has, in fact, stolen them. When I heard this, it angered me. As a "kind of" musician, it just solidifies my thoughts of the music scene and musicians here, IT SUCKS! The musicians here, none of whom could hold a candle to the talents of Scotty, talk more crap, act so scandalous and just do not understand the actions of a real musician because noone here is one. It's a shame. Shame on Sour Owl.

I have emailed Scotty and offered to buy him a drumset. In the time I've known of him, he has inspired all of us more than anything else he has done. The word is that young man has said nothing negative about anyone and I know he could and very much SHOULD have. All us musicians here in Olympia deserve it.