My first kit! 12 years old.

8th Grade.

With Ed Shaughnessy.

10th grade. I still own that set!

11th grade.

Senior year on a friend's borrowed kit.

1984. My hometown paper.

Me and brother Rick.

Again, senior year.

With guest artist, David Berkman on piano!

Clinic at Starkey Music

2004 KNOB Festival.

Presenting a clinic in Mexico City. Notice my interpreter.

Same event.

My setup for the Just Be Wally recording sessions.

Rehearsing for Dr. J.C Combs' retirement concert 2007.

Same event: Matt Wilson on vibes.

Same event: alumni hanging after the concert.

Same event: me and Dr. Combs.

Present a clinic at The Professional Drum School in Hutchinson.

Same event.

Same event: working the brushes.

Recording with Nikki Moddelmog.

Same event: taking creative license with my kit!

Album release party with Nikki.

Same event.

Playing Music Theatre Wichita with a broken wrist. Not fun!

Recording with Paul Carter: Cool late 50's WFL kit!

Playing a minimal kit with Bret Boyer and Mark Foley.

Riding in a limo to a gig in Connecticutt. Sorry this is so blurry.

My set up for the show Damn Yankees.

Performing with the Wichita State Faculty Jazz Quartet.

Same event.

Getting ready to play with John Mueller at the Kimmel Center in Philladelphia

Same event: setting up for rehearsal with the Philly Pops!

Funky kit I used to record with The Elemental Trio.

Playing with Freedy Johnston

Same event.

Just a promo pic.

My mid-50's Gretsch kit.

One of Buddy Rich's kits at the Professional Drum Shop in Hollywood!

My Yamaha Recording Series kit recording with Dani Alvarez.

The Cabaret Oldtown band gets an award!

Me and my hero, Steve Gadd.

With studio legend, Emil Richards.

Music Theatre Wichita.

Working with a student at Wichita State.

Performing a clinic at Midwest Drum & Percussion in 2014.

Having fun playing with Arthur White.

My cool vintage Yamaha set up at KNOB 2015.

Same kit, different view.

KNOB 2015: group improv.

Same event.

Same event.

Same event: with Beau Jarvis.

Me and Matt Wilson. So many doughnuts, so little time.

Playing Sweet Southern Comfort with the amazing Christi Moore.

Vic Firth photo shoot.

Same event: Brandon Graves gets involved!

Me and Chad Wackerman.

With Ginger Zyskowski and Bob Lee at Kenton Christmas 2015.

With The Legacy Big Band.

Rehearsing for the same group.

My beautiful Gretsch USA kit

Same kit, different view.

Just another promo picture.

Mean Steves at Aero Plains Brewing-4/8/17

Same Event

Same Event

Recording with Brian Richardson: Cornerstone Studios-4/24/17

Same Event

Same Event: 1950's Gretsch kit

Mean Steves at the Evel Kneivel Museum: Topeka, KS 10/14/17

Same Event: Trying to look cool

Same Event: Christi Moore BEING cool

Same Event: Evel's Wembley Stadium bike!

Mean Steves at the Copper Room: Bartlesville, OK-10/21/17

My Stone Custom Drums Club Cherry!

Same kit.

Same kit. Badge.

2 Steves & 2 Matts! Me, Matt Janzen, Steve Knowles, and Matt Wilson hanging at Midwest Drums 2/15/18