... the Lair of my band playing a street festivle in Glen Cove, New York. ... Ozzie, That's very cool. I've got family in Glen Cove. We ran an HVAC business...
Here is a link to a new world record for for biggest drum line, Over 7,900 drummers... http://my.earthlink.net/article/vid?guid=video/1029dv_drum_record...
While we didn't set any record... when in highschool drum corp... we had the pleasure of playing at Dodger with about 30 or 40 other bands...we played Peter...
I did something like that once while I was in high school. I played with the University of Houston band (and other Texas high schools) and we all played in...
... That is why I despise attending a Drum & Bugle Corps competition in a domed stadium. It id just a continuous rumble throughout the performance and for some...
Hi everyone, I have been considering giving up on learning to play the drums. I just don't know if I'll ever be any good. How do you know if you'll ever have...
"I have been considering giving up on learning to play the drums. I just don't know if I'll ever be any good. How do you know if you'll ever have what it takes...
Dear Distressed Drummer, Some people feel discouraged if they try to be a "pro" right from the beginning. Don't try to do that. You have to work at it, and...
... There are a number of considerations in order to get a proper answer to your question. How long have you been playing ? How old are you now ? Do you want...
Ben is right, I'd like to know the answers to the questions he asked to find out more why you might want to quit. In response to Ben: yes, there's something...
That is a good point Ben. I began playing the couch and kitchen table with drum sticks when I was 12, getting my first kit at 16. I play professionally now,...
Well the way I see things with drumming is that there are always "better" drummers than I am but I am playing for the shear enjoyment of playing. If you don't...
Of course I wasn't suggesting that anyone is ever too old to learn, but practice is much different for a fourteen year old. An Adult must be motivated in order...
It's true, and with music there's no way to really measure your progress. You just have to do it. Stick with it, should be fun first and foremost. If your...
... good" ... I second 'Zilla's comments. If you can keep a steady beat, even the simplest of beats, you're doing better than a lot of people out there. ...
... just don't ... what it ... First and foremost let me ask you, Are You Having Fun? Doesn't sound like it from your post? On the other had, if you enjoy...
Wow, my bassist/keyboardist just emailed me. Last night, Indie 103.1 FM in Los Angeles just played my band. I didn't even know they had a copy of the CD! This...
Dude, Congrats!!!! Hearing yourself on Radio is such a gas...I use to love traking the play list from various radio stations to find air play for my band, ...
Hi Mike, Don't give up. Whatever got you into playing drums is in you. Start slow and find your self a good teacher. Everyone has to start at some level....
...the infamous "edited" line from the movie, "Used Cars"... ...and speaking of things for sale, my buddy Al (the crazy Italian Drum builder) has some things...
... that does not list information in his/her yahoo profile. I am making an exception here as you sound like you are discouraged by maybe not advancing quickly...
This is for anyone in or around Northwest Ohio. George's Drums and More in Bryan, Ohio is having it's first ever drum off. This Saturday Nov 11th. The grand...
When I was a kid my parents would rant and rave how, when they were growing up everything cost a nickle. A slice of pizza, ice cream cone, a loaf of bread, a...
That's what I paid, more or less, to see Joe Lovano, Charlie Hunter, and Mike Clark at the Knitting Factory. I don't live in NYC, so I just figured that was...
... Hunter, and Mike Clark at the Knitting Factory. I don't live in NYC, so I just figured that was the going rate for the region. ... worth it, but...damn! ...