I'M WITH THE BAND
By Heather McPherson


“I imagined myself there, behind a drum, beside the other drummers, knowing when to raise my sticks and when to lower them, understanding the rhythm, knowing the music and feeling myself fit into it. I closed my eyes to stave back the welling tears and thought, "That’s going to be me.”

Heather McPherson shares the challenges and rewards she encountered on her torturous journey from small-town schoolgirl fan to full-fledged member of a highly regarded New York City taiko drum ensemble.

Heather McPherson is a writer and editor living in Brooklyn, NY. Her piece about visiting Pfc. Jessica Lynch’s hometown (“Nothing Personal”) was published in the first issue of Esopus.








Esopus 9 (Fall 2007)

CONTENTS:
A SHORT FILM ABOUT ANDY WARHOL
By Jim Lyons

ARTIST'S PROJECT: SARAH MALAKOFF
"Untitled Interiors"

DECONSTRUCTING CONSTRUCTING
By David Quarfoot

ARTIST'S PROJECT: CHARLIE WHITE
"American Blondes 2005"

I'M WITH THE BAND
By Heather McPherson

FOUND OBJECT: STALAG JOURNAL
Contributed by John Limon

100 FRAMES: "I DON'T WANT TO SLEEP ALONE"
by Tsai Ming-Liang; Afterword by Claire Denis

ARTIST'S PROJECT: KAY ROSEN
"ABC, a Primer" (removable book)

MODERN ARTIFACTS 3: TENTATIVE AND CONFIDENTIAL
Introduction by Michelle Elligott

1824 IN RETROSPECT
By Angus Trumble

ESOPUS SUBSCRIBER INVITATIONAL #3
Dreams submitted by Esopus readers