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Modern vs. Flat Based Hardware - What do you gig with?
Very interesting. I've used vintage hardware for the past 22 years without incident. It's light, unobtrusive, and in my experiences, reliable. Of cou...
12 years agoDon't ya hate when this happens
Yup. I've adopted a new rule, "Never get rid of anything." A friend was saying to me last weekend, as I was digging through old Slingerland parts, "Y...
12 years agoTribute to Gene
That Gene Krupa, Cozy Cole clip knocks me out. I"d half forgotten about this clip...Gene Krupa as a Russian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYTKshET...
12 years agoIs this why we started to play the drums???????
From billygoodtime...
12 years agoTribute to Gene
Likewise John! Thanks again!
12 years agoIs this why we started to play the drums???????
That's crazy!!! So Bob Varney is a local (to me) guy! I knew I associated the name with drums for some reason...but still have no idea why. One of the...
12 years agoTribute to Gene
Cooked Egg Oh God, John, I feel like such a schmuck for having you type all that out! But thank you! DOH I copped that particular "Jazz thing" year...
12 years agoIs this why we started to play the drums???????
Oh my God that photo is GREAT!! Where was Bob Varney from? The name sounded familiar, but as it turns out, according to Google, there's a Massachusett...
12 years agoTribute to Gene
Oh man...the stuff he did with Eddie Shu is fantastic, even with bad meatballs. To this day I still can't figure out what the hell is going on from 0:...
12 years agoTribute to Gene
Oh God, also, I'm a ding-dong. I'm typing an arm's length from this: [IMG]http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww345/Goodishblog_photos/music%20stand/IM...
12 years agoTribute to Gene
John, this thread is a GREAT idea....and a piece of wrap from Gene's kit?!?! WOW!!! Gene Krupa died on my first birthday and even now, I'd give anyth...
12 years agoBlack Friday "gig"
Right on! That kit looks great! ...and a guitar playing friend of mine would psyched to see that Peavey amp up there as well. He loves them, and appar...
12 years agoWhy do people do this?
From blairndrums...
12 years agoWhy do people do this?
Eh, I don't want to sound like a jerk, and I'm not saying this to ruffle feathers, but people who split up kits like that have no appreciation for wha...
12 years agoGrown up questions about rubber feet.
Thanks for the info! It seems the hang up I am running in to now is size. I've hit a few local hardware stores, pharmacies and online rubber companie...
12 years ago