A LOCAL HERO ★
by
Laresa Watkins
P hotos by
Martha Manning
Robert Shi
Drummer, Author, and Fire Chief
W
When Robert moved to Moncure, the
opportunity arose to sell the business. Tiring
of the commute and following the advice
of his accountant, who told him, “The best
time to sell is when someone wants to buy,”
Richard sold Drumlab. This enabled him
to complete the instructional books for
drummers he had been working on and also
gave him ti