Oh yeah, it's expensive. I have always used the Aquarian Heads, ecspecially for my kick drum. I use the Aquarin Performance II drumheads and you simply cannot beat the Aquarian Super Kick head. Also, I have found the Aquarian sticks are very durable. I'm using them in both those pictures.

I need to get a new stool bad. Last show we played (first picture) I kept wondering why my stool was leaning forward. After the song I looked down and saw that all 3 of my legs had bunched up. So I was pretty much sitting on a padded pole. I need to just man up and get a saddle seat.

I use the DW 5000 Double Kick. Although now that I'm not playing metal I went back to using the single kick, but that doesn't mean I can't hit triples with one foot.