Here's the earliest photo of me playing the drums: A 1966 living-room shot of my original BDP E.W. Kent 12/20/5"-snare kit augmented with a 16" floor tom borrowed from a duco WFL Zephyr kit my father bought for me at a government auction. The ride is my first Zildjian (18" from a pawn shop). I was 14 years old:
This was at the Bucs halftime show last night. The Orchestra Brass section (20+ players) and I did a medley of three rock tunes. I was too busy reading the chart to notice they had me on the Jumbotron.