The most randomest of random question you will ever hear!!!

[spartacus1989]

What is a real drummers snack!!!

Serious question, some guitarests have them why can't drummers??

[djp132]

BANANAS are the best drummer snack ever. I think so anyways.

Derrick

[hawk9290]

I think you may be on to something Derrick, I've noticed that i feel better drumming after a banana, it seems the potassium in them gives me control over those natural little twitches when I'm playing and I can get smoother playing out of them. I'm thinking I should pick up an endorsement from Chiquita or Dole.

[Mr. Pasquini]

STEAK
POTATOES
BEER

[hawk9290]

BEER
of course, it makes drummers think they're playing better than they are, and it makes the audience think the drummer is playing better than he is! it all works out. where would the magnificient art of drumming be without beer. It even sound similar- drunk, drum...

[sam132]

Hmm I like a bag of crisps or a tasty chocolate bar to get me through the day.

[MissWorld1952]

Dried prunes, mmm...

[intooder]

Any of these:
http://www.wildoats.com/u/recipedetail11016/
http://paonfarminterns.cas.psu.edu/Photos/2004/Kretchmann/beets.jpg
http://www.edining.ca/viewrecipe.asp?ID=924
http://piecrust-design.co.uk/piepages/pork.html
http://www.pearlsofjoy.com/site_images/pearl-oyster.jpg

[rendezvous_drummer]

Donuts....I got Donuts

[Pinner]

Right now it is berry season so a big berry banana shake.
But hey the banana alone is a high energy food.

[T.Underhill]

Kippered snacks. Yum.

[drflam]

Coffee is good to give you a bit of zap. Whenever I don't feel like playing drums I just have a coffee and that warms me up and gets me started.

I wouldn't call it food though.

[rockinrider]

Hey, I used those Ice Cream Drumsticks once. God, what a mess they made of my cymbals! ;)

Actually, I stick with the fruits on this one...bananas are #1, sweet apples are #2, and large ripe grapes always.

[That Guy]

Ravioli and Beer... energy and good feelings.

[bobdadruma]

I never play without drinking orange sports drink. I always eat corn chips also. Orange sports drink and corn chips! You can't have a bad night with them in your gig bag! Great Thread!

[HeadRush]

I tend to eat large plates of rice and maybe tea
it's energizing and relaxing and delicious and quickly made at the same time!

[jjmason777]

To those who said bananas:
You ARE on to something. Bananas are full of potassium. A key ingredient in sports drinks like Gatorade. It refuels the muscles by replacing the electrolites. I usually drink a sports drink before drumming. Some of them, like Powerade, also has B vitamins as well for energy. Works for me.

[Wavelength]

Nicely exhumed!

[caddywumpus]

When I was on tour once, I had another bandmate tell me about the magic of bananas. He was right. For the rest of the tour, I ate a banana about 30 minutes before we played, and what a difference it made!!! It's like nature's Gatorade.

Oh, and I think that the "randomest random" question would be something more like, "How many burros does it take to sand a table?" or "If glass is transparent, why don't fish have arms?"

[genericdrummingusername]

Coffee is good to give you a bit of zap. Whenever I don't feel like playing drums I just have a coffee and that warms me up and gets me started.

I wouldn't call it food though.

Yesssssssssssss!

20202020 cups!

[diosdude]

Some double dutch butter ripple hagen-daas man
and some funyuns, man, yesss...
oh and some water...
and what was that stuff we used to eat back in the DAY, man?
What was that stuff????

[805Drummer]

Haha wow I guess I'm gonna have to keep some bananas next to my drum set.

VIDEO IDEA!!! Some kid sits down at his drum set, and he's really bad at playing. Then he eats his Dole (tm) banana and he rips like Travis Barker on steroids! Patent pending.

One SUPER delicious snack that I like to have is granola mixed with applesauce and cinnamon. YUM.

[SharkyBait911]

Some of the others have said it all ready but...

BANANAS !!!!!!!!

[diosdude]

On a serious note, my studio space is a mini-storage warehouse in South Florida. We have 2 small wall unit A/C's each pumping about 6000 btu's but it still gets hot and humid in the space. I always have a bunch of bananas and 3-4 bottles of Gatorade on hand to avoid potassium depletion/ dehydration, especially since i have type-2 diabetes. Anyone who ever played football in high school or college swear by them too. I also recommend snacks high in complex carbohydrates. Beer doesn't do it for me, i can't play drunk.

[aeonapocalypse]

Coffee is good to give you a bit of zap. Whenever I don't feel like playing drums I just have a coffee and that warms me up and gets me started.

I wouldn't call it food though.

Coffee is the best. Especially when practicing. Bananas give me heart burn, too.

[Ian Williams]

Water and plain black coffee, I love it.

[Vipercussionist]

Nicely exhumed!L0L!!! True, but seeing as it's here.

I absolutely HAVE to have a Pre-Gig coffee. A BIG coffee. Seeing as I don't drink booze anymore as it puts me to sleep.

Diet coke on the gig, for MORE caffeine. With water too as the coffee is a diuretic.

For food? I don't usually eat too much right before a gig as it makes me feel sluggish, but AFTER the gig is a problem as I'm usually WICKED hungry afterwards. (worst time to eat a large amount though)

[metal overlord]

Coffee
Pepsi
Beer
Chips (any kind)
Weed
Steak (beef)

[SGT_Drummer]

"If glass is transparent, why don't fish have arms?"

HAHAHAHA! ROFL!! ZOMGWTF!!?!?? My head is spinning and I think I just lost about 37 IQ points. Thanks Caddy.

[Drumsword]

Bananas (Sometimes mixed in a fruit, protien shake)
Trail mix
gatorade
Gonna have to try 805's granola, applesauce and cinnamon.

[drumbandit]

6 Fosters, a Banana, witty banter and McCoys Steak crisps and then you can play like Jojo Mayer.

Tom

[frank0072]

I only ever bring my bottle of water...That's sad isn't it.

(I don't buy fruit because I think it's way to expensive..)

[SGT_Drummer]

i'm might make an off shot of this post called "For the love of Banana's!!". I honestly never knew this much about Bananas and after reading all the posts here I have started grabbing a banana with almost every single meal. and OMG the difference it has made! i'm not ever tired at work any more, i have energy to go for days. how did i miss such a helpful food that has been right in front of me my whole life!?

[Alex H]

Slight alteration for you banana lovers. If you spread some Nutella on it, it's like riding in the most glorious chariot that was ever to be ridden...or something. It's good.

[BENANEB]

Chinese food. It ALWAYS makes me feel better...

Or maybe I'm just fat.

[Delwrick]

Bananas... HA! Oh please... Why not the other yellow fruit? MANGOS!!

Bananas are actually the most awesome things though. I swore by those suckers through my wrestling seasons.

[805Drummer]

Bananas... HA! Oh please... Why not the other yellow fruit? MANGOS!!

Bananas are actually the most awesome things though. I swore by those suckers through my wrestling seasons.

I would eat mangos more often (they're SO. GOOD.) but they're really hard and time-consuming to cut and slice. Bananas are easier.

[nacdrummer3]

Orange Juice, Banana's , and a chocolate bar. That is apparently the best snack no matter what you are doing. But my prefered snack when drumming is either Fruit Punch ?Gatorade, or Water, and to eat Probably a clemintine and some jalepeno chips