I had never been to Florida until I got a job as a corporate pilot. I ended up flying all over the state (and many others) and always loved my time there, especially leaving a blizzard in Toronto and ending up at the beach 3 hours later. The only crappy trip was in August lol. I could never...
I've never had the privilege to play USAs but based on people saying exactly that I bought my Renowns. I guess I have to say it's my favorite kit too! :)
Please start a new thread and post photos when you get your Ayottes back! Total dream kit for me - I played one of those when I was in music school in Vancouver many years ago.
I'm just starting a blues project and the guys are doing a lot of Beano songs. Pretty cool to see a family connection on this, the best forum on the internet!
I will add another plus for the hard cases. I have Gretsch Renowns - not the fanciest set but I love them. When we moved from Toronto area to British Columbia I bought a used set of hard cases and packed towels around each drum - worked great - no damage at all and the cases are always available...
Up here in the Great White Snow we have Canadian Contect laws which mean 1 in 4 songs on the radio have to be from Canadian "artists" which makes this band even more grating...