Remember in the much simpler, saner times of March 2015 when the Seattle Police Department confiscated the makeshift kit of semi-ubiquitous street drummer Joe Buckets (real surname: Ayotte)? Buckets would often set up in The Stranger's infamous two-block radius near Poquito's and Everyday Music and, yes, he had a bad habit of violating noise ordinances.

Well, two days ago Mr. Buckets e-mailed to inform us that the SPD never returned his gear, which he estimates cost about $1,000. However, after serving a month in King County jail for "another bullshit charge," he built a new, better kit and returned to his old tub-thumping grounds, funkier than ever.

Not only that, he also joined an off-kilter rap-rock band called Daniel the Dreamer. He says he's "off the streets and in a studio and loving life cause I'm getting paid doing what I love." It's kind of a heart-warming outcome for a guy cursed with a poor awareness of the time of day who just wanted to bust some Ziggy Modeliste-like beats on the Hill for spare change.