I saw this guy playing at a gig the other night and he had all his kit on a rug and then a massive concrete block in front of the bass drum. Didn't look real...
"I saw this guy playing at a gig the other night and he had all his kit on a rug and then a massive concrete block in front of the bass drum." Great! Just...
... I'm sorry but I just can't stop laughing. I got this picture in my mind of the bungee cords being streached to their limit and the drummer being shot...
I have set myself a standard that I must meet everytime I play. 1). I must play at least at the same level of acheivement and quality as I did the last time I...
for what it is worth, I use one of those service rugs with a rubber backing and little grips that you see in front of any grocery store and many businesses....
I got mine from ARAMARK Uniform services. I actually have 3. Two sizes. They work perfect! Last forever, and come in many popular fashion colors as well...LOL...
"Jeff Porcaro would have been 51 today." Such a tragic loss to the music world, not to mention his wife, kids, and family. Jeff was a huge influence on...
"...I got this picture in my mind of the bungee cords being streached to their limit and the drummer being shot foward like a sling shot..." Or...kicking the...
If memory serves the kit was sitting in a church so lugging it around wouldn't be a problem. Take your point about the looks though, it was an metal concert...
I found the following quote on another website, and thought it was interesting that even so long ago, people understood the power - necessity, really - of...
I guess the lesson I learned from Jeff Porcaro is that if you have a wonderful wife and kids, and a dream job doing something you love, then that should be ...
scodavdrum@...
Apr 2, 2005 4:24 am
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I heard he died from some reaction to lawn chemicals he was using. He was a great drummer. When I was first starting out playing the drums one of the records...
I stand corrected. Sorry.-Scott Davidson [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
scodavdrum@...
Apr 2, 2005 4:35 am
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I think the main lesson I got from Jeff Porcaro is that if you want to become a top drummer you should be born in LA to a father who is an acknowledged...
"I heard he died from some reaction to lawn chemicals he was using..." If I remember correctly, the lawn chemical story was what they came out with first. Not...
"I heard he died from some reaction to lawn chemicals..." Here's some info I found elsewhere. Looks like you were right. "Jeff Porcaro suffered a heart attack...
He was IT when I got it, after being a Carl Palmer, Buddy clone for years, I heard Jeff's playing especially with Toto and totally changed from being a chops...
david_b30236 wrote: "I have set myself a standard that I must meet everytime I play. 1). I must play at least at the same level of acheivement and quality as I...
Yeah I heard about the drug thing to whether it was true or not I don't care. But I do care about the way Jeff's playing made me feel inside. I was blown away...
It takes more than that. If you don't have the talent to began with it don't mater where you come from our who your father is it won't happen. Jeff had talent...
Yeah, most kids of famous people will tell you sure, it opens lots of doors for you, but unless you have what it takes to stay there it doesn't make that much...
... a ... then that should be ... judging him ... Scott Davidson Matt relies: I agree. Too many of us do not pay attention to how many people we've lost. So...
... Jesse Segovia <jsegovia@m...> ... Matt replies: My initial reaction to this post was the following: "I don't know what the PR people have said, but he died...
The link doesnt work, so i have cut and pasted most of the discussion below. Its fairly long, but interesting reading. substances, drumming, and meter /...
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