The moment John Stamos and the Property Brothers wrapped the Celebrity IOU episode, the garage returned to what it has always been—an artistic hub.
Apollo and his band rolled in amps and guitars, even jamming with members of the TV crew.
That’s when it hit me—this isn’t just a garage. It’s a crossroads of creation.
Over the years, that space has held creative energy from people like Adam Sandler, Adam Goldberg, the bands I’ve played with, and the artists I’ve recorded and written with.
Today, the garage continues to evolve—hosting music rehearsals, recording sessions, as well as dance and exercise.
My intention for this Cypress College Photo Club meeting is to channel that same creative motion—
to create a space where ideas move, where people connect, and where something real happens.
Had a great time at the Drumeo party last night. So many familiar faces and legendary drummers in one room.
It took me back to around 1980, when I snuck a cassette recorder into Disneyland—Space Mountain Stage. Most nights I’d be there watching Papa Doo Run Run with John Stamos. But one night it was Greg and Matt Bissonette playing with Maynard Ferguson. The opener? John and Bob Wackerman with Bill Watrous.
Fast forward to last night—Greg Bissonette on stage again. Full circle moments like that never get old.
It’s incredible how Drumeo is documenting the drum world while also teaching drummers all over the globe how to play. And honestly, the Drumeo crew are becoming some of my favorite people.
Thank you, Drumeo. 🥁 @greggdrums@bobwackerman@johnwackerman@briankilgorepercussion@mattbissonnetteofficial #maynardferguson #billwatrous
Happy Fathers Day “Creating a loving environment for his children: Ken Hada’s parenting journey highlighted in NBC News article 🌟 #FamilyLove #ParentingGoals photo @sortofobsessed ”
I recorded some more drums for the song “Mary Kissed The Ground.” When I originally recorded this part back in 1991, I didn’t yet know how to play the beat that was in my head. Years later, John Wackerman taught me a variation of that beat. So today I finally recorded what I was really trying to say all those years ago.
Speaking of John Wackerman, I remember playing him some rough cuts from this music back in the day. His response was something like, “You’re going to keep that?” Haha. He was right. His standards have helped shape me many times over in my music making.
I’m not a player like John Wackerman, Bunny Brunel, or Kazumi Watanabe. But I was lucky enough to spend years around their music making, and their standards still live in my head every time I record. Video @sortofobsessed
I write and play primarily original music, Working on drum overdubs tonight for a song called Mary Kissed The Ground.
It’s part of a three-piece work inspired by our first international flight in 1980, when the Kennedy High School marching band flew overnight from Boston to Scotland . We were just kids from Southern California somewhere between fear, excitement, exhaustion, and dreams.
I still remember the feeling of flying through the darkness while most of the cabin slept. The engine noise, dim lights, and the strange feeling that life was about to change.
#Drums #RecordingSession #MarchingBand #Ireland1980 #KennedyHighSchool Songwriting StudioLife
I’m so proud of Kate! My child is like a hummingbird, and so are graduation moments. When they are near, it feels like witnessing magic — delicate, alive, and impossible to hold onto for very long. Just as you begin to settle into the beauty of it all, the moment lifts into the air and flies away. And all you can really do is feel grateful that you were there to witness it. I look forward to her next great thing! I love you baby! Photos Meri Jean
These words are directly from the artist aka my daughter Kate. I’m thrilled to invite you to my thesis exhibition, Hāna Hou, at Parsons School of Design.
On View: May 9th-18th
Reception: May 14th, 6-8 PM
Location: Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery, 2 West 13th St, New York, NY
This project has been my heart and soul for nearly a year. Returning to dance saved my life, and each photo reflects my journey and the healing power of movement. I would love for you to join me and experience this personal side of myself I don’t share on social media.
Your support would mean everything to me.
#HānaHou #ArtExhibition #Parsons #Photography #OriTahiti Hula
flyer: @jasonrodriguez.png
Self Portrait: Muah @kateehada
PAs: @kingston.mdz@sogcig@lilianaamercado
My daughter created a dance show at The New School Parsons, spreading dance love across New York City.
Kate has been dancing hula since she was four years old. She stayed with it through middle school, but like so many things in life, it slipped away over time. Then the pandemic took her senior year—no in-person ending, no real closure. Still, she went straight from high school to college in New York.
And like it can for any of us, things got heavy. She got sad.
I’ve been thinking a lot about rivers lately. There was a time when it felt like Kate was just trying to stay afloat—treading water, exhausted. I did everything I could to help her paddle toward the shore. There were moments I worried the current might carry her too far, or that she wouldn’t be able to keep her head above water. Those were dark days for our family.
But looking back, I can see that her salvation had already been planted—by the dance instructors who guided her over the years. Every one of them, generous as sunlight. They gave her something that stayed, even when everything else drifted.
And then she reached for dance.
She found a hula group in New York, and something shifted. It was like she found her feet again. Solid ground. Rhythm. Breath.
Eventually, she created a dance group at her school—and these photos are from their first recital.
I always cry when I see my daughter dance. But after everything she’s been through… you can imagine what these images mean to me. Photos: @jasonrodriguez.png
THIS THURSDAY! Join us for chili and drum circle at @kenhada garage! Bring your cameras and some rhythm!
Please RSVP by filling out the form linked in our bio!
Back in 1981, my drumming mentor Roy Burns introduced me to Craig Krampf during a time when everything was beginning to shift.
Before his drum clinics, I had a short, private conversation with Craig that stayed with me. Then at the clinic—coming off the wave of Bette Davis Eyes with Kim Carnes—he said something none of us forgot: the future might mean showing up to a session with a briefcase full of digital sounds.
At the time, it was hard to hear. We all wanted to play the way we grew up—real drums, real feel. Some resisted, some embraced it, and some found a balance.
But Craig didn’t just see it coming—he and his contemporaries were already living it. To keep working, they had to expand what they brought into the studio, adding digital sounds alongside their playing.
More than that, he was a kind, intelligent individual who shared ideas without ego.
He didn’t just play through change—he helped us understand it. #craigkrampf #drummers #kimcarnes #royburns #hanichmusic
I started these talks during the pandemic
just to make sure skateboarding was still there—
just to make sure the world was still there.
And somehow… it answered.
Some needed to be calmed.
Some became the calm.
In this clip, Matt Hensley plays, joined by a cello and guitar—
an unplanned orchestra.
All skateboarders.
And just beyond the frame,
the ones who built it… watching.
No profile picture—
just a name, or sometimes nothing at all.
That’s how you knew.
Founders, quietly present.
Looking in, in privacy.
No stage. No spotlight.
Just presence.
Skateboarding has always been self-governed—
support, endurance, progression.
It didn’t disappear.
It showed up.
#pandemic #skateboarders
