I know we're all taken up with being drummers/musicians/band members, but I also know that most of us have other interests besides those that are music...
Hope you are well Zilla. Myself, I enjoy the study of history, reading, art, photography, woodworking and restoration, cars, collecting antiques and ...
... an ... Zilla, Richard, What is it with drummers & photography? It's the other main interest of mine - It's a lot easier to cart my trusty Leica around than...
Howdy. Here are a couple of tiny stage stories. 1. In January of 1998, I played a gig in Chicago at this bar on the north side called "Estelle's". We were...
... I used to think that art was my first interest and music was second, but now they both seem to me to be the same thing. When I'm painting or drawing or...
Zilla, I wasn't sure what to make of that post. At first, it seemed as though you were inviting off-topic stuff, and then you sounded like you were getting on...
Gregor wrote, "...At first, it seemed as though you were inviting off- topic stuff, and then you sounded like you were getting on someone's case for going...
I found this 11-1/2 minute-long drum solo on the Aquarian site. This is a perfect example of a drummer applying his precision, technique and creativity on a...
I like it. it was very good. ... http://www.aquariandrumheads.com/artists/music/Timetable.mp3 ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only...
... Whoops... Rule number one: Never post anything more complicated than 2+2=7 at four in the morning. Oh, bugger. Don't know where I got £360 from - Jazz...
... ways - ... on your ... at four in ... So at ... Phew, that's a relief. I didn't want to be the one to tell you you'd been ripped off! If it's your...
Marcus, I don't know what the deal is with us drummers and photography. I've always loved the camera and I really enjoy the touch up process of photos. And...
Hey gang... I don't know what to do, think, or say... We were jamming along to a song that we partially wrote, but hadn't touched in well over a month. I...
Hey Steph, I can understand how it must be very frustrating trying to communicate with other musicians if they play by ear and you play by notation. At least...
"...Why do I have to be the ONLY musician in the band who can read sheet music...I consider it a responsibility of musicians to learn to read music as part of...
OTHER INTERESTS... Photgraphy (visit my website - http://community.webshots.com/user/deans63 - click on "miscellaneous" to view that stuff) , cars ("muscle"),...
I feel the same way about all the various forms of art/ creative expression-- in fact I interviewed a poet-musician friend of mine for a column on exactly that...
Its a skill just like reading from a sheet. Even in big studios they don't read sheet music per say. They use a number system that generally tells them the...
Steph, I wish I had your ability to read music as well as you do. I can read it, for sure, but I just don't get a song until I feel it. I will never be a...
Oh I forgot to say this. Being diplomatic with your fellow band members is a skill too. wWen a statement is made like why do I have to play with musicians that...
On Dec 2, 2004, at 10:40 PM, Stephanie Ellison ... Well, I'm sure you've heard the old joke: Q. Do you know how to get a guitarist to turn down? A. Put a...
... make VERY BRIEF mention of some of your non-drumming ... I'm a railfan. I've watching trains since I was little. I'm an O- Gauge Train nut. I love to run...
... performance. Do you ... Yes, I do have enough hearing to pick out the changes, if they're obvious enough. Thing is, I'm not supposed to be able to do...
Ok, I will jump in here too, other interests include mountain biking (about 1,200-1,500 miles a year) working out, reading, some ice hockey, and anything my...
... Well, I can't. It's this simple, and it comes from the understanding of languages as a communication tool. It's a known fact that beyond a certain level...
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I'm with 'Zilla on this one. Reading music has certainly been helpful to me. I was hired for a gig in New Zealand once, and I got the tape for the sets (three...
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Hi everyone, I'm pretty green as a drummer having started drumming on a couple of years ago. I practice as often as I can, and work on my rudiments like a good...
Hi all, I just wanted to say Hi to everyone here. I was a mmember of this group a while agao and used to post here and there. I have been playing drums for 3...
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