Recent content by Patrick

Tartan?

Cappelle I think

Does this count? Completely different premise of course. Six tensioners per side, but no lugs anywhere. Nice drum.

I bought a nice Olympic 82 6 lug snare at a yard sale. $25 with a Rogers Cleveland 22" thrown in. The had seen some Blackanddeckering round the throw mech so I plugged and replaced with new mech. But other than that, it seemed to have led a relatively tame life out of the sunlight. I figure a...

I have a set of the more typically shaped Luxus Trixon. 60's Trixon hardware was interesting; plastic lug spacers, early version of what became the tube-into-the-tom mount set up. You can't sing high and hard about all the Trixon innovations. But, my old Luxus kit is a delight to play.

All the time. Way back I used a 5B for my right and a 2S in my left when I needed more oomph on the snare. Forever (country, jazz) I have used brushes etc in my right while working a stick with my left.

Good to see David Wilcox on the full list. I saw several gobsmacking gigs with Whitey Glann on drums. Curious that Motherlode doesn't make the list. Their song "When I Die" was a one hit wonder. But a really good one hit wonder. Goofy video, but there's the song:

I'm pretty happy with these. Front row (l to r). Tama Artstar White Piano Lacquer, Tama Mastercraft Rosewood 1980, Home built snare with Premier hoops (one of my go to's) Ludwig Supra 1966 refitted with P86 strainer and die cast batter hoop. (a constant, never fails) Carlton pipe band...

Golden Earing were such a band up to the recent death of an original member.

Norm was a great comedian. I loved how he turned seasoned talk show hosts into giggling heaps. Very sad news.

Bobby Graham played Carlton drums. I've often wondered whether we heard his Carltons on early Kinks and DC5 records. I used to envy the pipe band with Carlton snares when my pipe band landed a deal for Ludwigs. I have one old black oyster Carlton that has the same dark interior finish...

A lot of stuff sucked for quite a while. Driving, reaching above my head either for a crash cymbal or to get the mayo from a high shelf.

I was gigging light gigs with my arm in a sling at 4 weeks. I could not move my gear by myself. And I only started up again after my pt said just what I could do at that point. Things got back to normal gradually after that. Good luck

I would expect JB to get exactly what he wanted from his drummer or he's off the bus. Such skills seem to be in the wheelhouse for most of the drummers I have seen playing gospel. If they want the gig. I had to learn similar lesson when I got good country gigs. Play less, don't crowd the singer...

I tried to write on the road through the 70's. It was hard to write on the road and stay sane with all the stuff that went on day to day with a road band. Submitting stuff, I'd be using return addresses three gigs down the road. I never got anything over the transom during that time, but I got a...