What do you do when you are NOT drumming?

[Pyrate]

Hey guys I'm new in this forum , but I know this site for about 3 years now
I really love it!


Soo when I'm not playing drums I like to do sport and hang out with friends

and how about you guys??

[LM201]

I live in Tennessee, I'm 14 which means no car, so I have absolutely nothing to do but computer, play drums, and explore the woods. I'll occasionally watch a TV show but very rarely.

I used to live in California where you were within walking distance of anything. I miss it so much compared to this mind-numbing boredness.

Oh yeah, and sometimes when my or my friends parents have enough time to drive 20-30 miles to our houses, I'll hang out with them.

[caddywumpus]

Pyrate, Welcome to the forum!

When I'm not drumming, I'm watching my kids. Or, rather, when I'm not watching my kids, I'm drumming...

I used to have many many hobbies; skateboarding, drawing, playing games, playing video games, bike riding, soccer, tennis, hockey, etc. Now that I have NO free time whatsoever it seems, I find myself drawn to do what I'm most passionate about in what little time I do get, which is music. Drums or recording if my wife is watching the kids, or maybe some guitar or marimba or vibes when the kids are asleep...

[John Sharples]

Hi guys. When I’m not working or playing the Drums I am building Street Rods or working on my 15’x40’ HO train set Ya I’m a 51 year old kid! I still find time to be a husband sometimes too.

[larryace]

I'm a masked crimefighter so I'm constantly monitoring my "world eye" for any disturbances, and when I spot trouble, I don my cape and fly there.
Oh and I also run my electrical business.

[drummmhead]

cooking! I love to cook.

[PQleyR]

This! (http://www.myspace.com/beanandamoo)

Oh, and...that.

[jayp]

When im not drumming I love to dive into the crates and sample records and create beats and explore my musical tastes, I love my vinyl :-). Im also an emcee and do local shows around town.

[Ian Williams]

Family and Marriage maintenance.
I am an rocker roller listening to my different long plays, tapes, cd's memorizing music then later on putting into drums.
Read, go for a stroll, travel, taste a good cup of wine and smoke a cigar...Living life to the maximum.

[Nodiggie]

cooking! I love to cook.

I always wanted to be a Chef. Was learning in the family restaurants at age 8.

When I'm not playing drums my time looks like this:

Recording LP for last year and it is finally being mastered (argghhh). The hard part was the fact that I was done tracking the whole LP in 1 day. Talk about anticipation!

Water Polo matches for baby girl who took MVP as a Junior by the way.

I spend too much time online but that's because the other 4 people in my family hog the TV.

I like to read and enjoy listening to new music.

Spend time with family as much as humanly possible. My family is bunch of clowns and laughter is a huge part of our social time together.

Take care of mom now that she is in her last days.

[maddrummr]

Hmm when I'm not drumming I'm usually playing a lot of Xbox. I do that too much. THeres of course schoolwork. And when its nice outside I'm airsofting and taking my gun apart and making it better.

[Pyrate]

Wow!!
Thanks guys for answering the question

I woulrd never thought that so many people would answer

[Muffled Tom]

I like to watch movies, listen to music, go out with friends, read short stories (and the New Yorker), write, doodle, and work on my skills on the bass and the keyboard.

[frank0072]

Well since I'm just married for 7 months I guess you can all guess what my favorite activity is, next to drumming...

[eddiehimself]

http://industrialunittolet.co.uk/p1000910.jpg

I'm THAT BORED! I'm either doing this (and other drawings obviously), at school, doing work, on the guitar or reading one of my many Inspector Rebus novels in front of the telly. I really should practice my drums more to be honest.

Btw that's nothing like my real writing, you wouldn't believe how terrible it is compared to that drawing.

Well since I'm just married for 7 months I guess you can all guess what my favorite activity is, next to drumming...

Thinking "oh dear i married the wrong person!" :p only joking i hope you have a very long and happy marrage and live to be old fogies together :)

[maddrummr]

Well since I'm just married for 7 months I guess you can all guess what my favorite activity is, next to drumming...

Scrabble?


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[Guz2]

When I'm not drumming I'm finger drumming

[HeadRush]

computer and hanging with friends and school

[jay norem]

Sitting at the piano writing music, spending way too much time on the internet, hanging out with Mrs. Norem and driving her crazy as I play on my practice pad with the TV on.

[Mediocrefunkybeat]

When I'm not drumming I'm playing guitar. Or pulling my hair out with Max/MSP or Baroque Harmony...

[drummerchick435]

Homework, Drummerworld, chores, playing with my (somewhat) new puppy, YouTube, being obsessed with the Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus, church, eating, watching tv, drawing house plans sometimes, hanging out with friends, internet social networking sites, and, occasionally, baking.

I'm just a good all around 19 year old.

[doorstilend]

Listening to new kinds of music to me of course, resting, reading, writing, taking naps, PS2, hanging round with friends, family,at work! (grotesque) blah blah blah and i also like to spend time watching the sky, the nature, at least for couple of minutes and forget about the whole world out there

[LeeLovesSabian]

If im not playing the drums:
I hang out with my girlfriend, watch zombie movies, shoot soft-air guns, get on the internet, sometimes play games.
U know, the usual stuff.

[Citizen Insane]

Play games, read Comic books, watch movies/TV, listen to music, hanging out with friends, sleep.

[kristen]

Hmm... I don't really know. It seems like I'm not home that much, I guess hanging out with friends. You know what the worst is though, when you have a cold, and your at home doing nothing, but your head hurts too much to play drums. That makes me sad

[eddiehimself]

and i also like to spend time watching the sky

Who needs sky tv when you've got THE SKY! :p

[crdirtRider856]

I would be instantly banned if I were to answer this truthfully....So I ll go with this:

Spending too much time here
Sleeping
TV
Taking trips...
MX
drawing
expanding the ole 3rd eye
And exercising Betty Palm! lol

[eddiehimself]

expanding the ole 3rd eye
And exercising Betty Palm! lol

i forgot about that one O-o

[Drumsword]

Well since I'm just married for 7 months I guess you can all guess what my favorite activity is, next to drumming...

ROFLOL, I was married 17 years, and that was STILL my fave activity...lol

I am a husband and father full time, So when I am not playing I am watching my daughters, or tending horses. I do enjoy to read when I can, and I used to be an avid bodybuilder, powerlifter and enjoyed Grappling. I also do side work as a bouncer.

[Aggressivec]

I enjoy playing Guitar and Piano as well as skateboarding in my spare time. I also love Video Games and the Office!

[kristen]

I love The Office!!!

[SharkyBait911]

When i'm not drumming i go into the city and waste my money lol
and i play golf with my grandparents (i live a sad life haha), but i do some worth while things such as ennoy my little sister !!!

[rockinrider]

I know! You're probably all getting bored with this. But, this is what I do when I'm not drumming:

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w302/rockinrider_photos/Animals/TPKeithandHeirrogetacow.jpg

[doorstilend]

Who needs sky tv when you've got THE SKY! :p

i didnt mean sky tv xD

[wy yung]

Having little life outside of drumming, I'd say that watching a DVD or reading are about all I do. The other activity is travelling to and from drumming. I do it for a living and am unmarried with no kids I know of. Plus these days I am trying to stay a professional musician so all my effort goes into that through building a teaching practice and playing live. I probably spend about 70 hours a week drumming. Maybe more. I also still take the odd lesson, had one just last week. Plus I practice drums and percussion. My brother complains because he never sees me because of my constant drumming. Now that there is a looming economic crisis I am taking even more students in case some drop off. So far I've been lucky and have only lost 1 students for that reason. Plus 1 has gone from hourly weekly classes to 30 minute fortnightly classes. Aside from that there is no real problem. I'm a bit tired though I must admit.

[doorstilend]

70 hours or more a week? you Must be REALLY tired man

[GRUNTERSDAD]

Photography, checking on my two grand sons, working.

[eddiehimself]

i didnt mean sky tv xD

i know that's what i meant.

[805Drummer]

When I'm not drumming, I'm either skateboarding, rollerblading, drawing, doing homework, on the computer, making movies for Youtube, watching TV, or buying drum stuff.

[groovemaster_flex]

Hmmm... As someone in my final year at highschool, I'm either earning my tuition for post-secondary, in school, or doing homework.

I lead a very exciting life.

I'm writing a paper for my psychology class as soon as I'm done typing this.

:)

[groovemaster_flex]

I love The Office!!!

YES! Steve C-howeveryouspellhislastname is freakin hilarious!
Love that show!

[trkdrmr]

I provide taliban insurgents the best opportunities to give thier lives for thier cause.




CNN: "How do you fight an enemy that is willing to die for his cause?"
General H. Norman Schwartzkopf: "You accomadate them."

[Silzildrummer]

If i'm not behind my kit, it's most likely because i'm at school or studying... it's my number one priority in my life right now. But in my free time, i enjoy:

golfing
hockey
drawing
spending time with my family and friends
going to shows

[DrummerDavid]

When I am not drumming I am usually playing with myself.

[aydee]

.
CNN: "How do you fight an enemy that is willing to die for his cause?"
General H. Norman Schwartzkopf: "You accomodate them."

great answer!





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[mattsdrums]

hanging out with the mrs or looking after my kids mostly!

oh ... and spending WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too much time on the internet .... !

[SnareBass]

I play this...my sexy Yamaha bass guitar

http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo302/MadameRick/Generalbasspictures.jpg

[drumhead61]

When I am not drumming I love to be with my wife and kids, when I am not with them I like do the internet, ride my motorcycle and look at drum porn to build on my addition, and spend time @ Drummerworld of course

[joosti]

Rugby, School, TV, PC or hanging out with friends or band

[LTNINGFan]

If I'm not playing with the kiddos or playing hockey, I like to play table soccer (It's called Subbuteo)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/LTNINGFan/fangers.jpg

[Kyle_Drummer_666]

I'm either working, at college, or doing homework, or playing video games when I'm not playin drums

[eddiehimself]

I play this...my sexy Yamaha bass guitar

http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo302/MadameRick/Generalbasspictures.jpg

that is one sexy bass!

[LeeLovesSabian]

I forgot to mention on my last post in this thread:
Im a heavy Soft air gun fan.
Me and my friends team up against eachother and shoot all day!

P.S.
Thats a pretty sexy bass!

[DrummerDavid]

Actually, when not playing drums, I am eaither working or spending time with my kids when not working.

Sometimes-I go to the gentlemens clubs...

[DaveyBoy]

...not playing drums? What?

[lewisn27]

Hmm when I'm not drumming I'm usually playing a lot of Xbox. I do that too much. THeres of course schoolwork.
Im in the same position, just finished my english coursework, it's on Dickens' Great Expectations, exciting. I like to leave things to the last 10 hours before I do them (7 or 8 of which I will be sleeping), ha.

[jonty1992]

listen to music, work, chores, sleeping, eat, football (aussie rules), tv, computer and plenty other things i do while im not drumming.

[snaresk8r]

When I'm not playing on drums I'm skating, working on a car, running, drawing, listening to music, or i'm with my besties! But I always have a pair of sticks on me incase i get bored or see a drumj set some where :)

[BUDDHA 2533]

when im not behind the kit i engage myself in the many other hobbies i enjoy:

Skateboarding
Photography
Surf every now and then
Play golf
Playing video games
Sleeping
and of course the internet (LOTS OF YOUTUBE!!!)

[That Guy]

Play with my daugher (first and foremost)
Surf
Golf
Fly
Read
Xbox 360
t.v.

The usual

[michael drums]

Well...


1.) I manage a golf driving range/teaching facility.
2.) I play golf when the weather permits.
3.) I'm on 2 APA pool leagues and our Monday night team plays for the
championship next week. We're pretty good.
4.) I do some traveling by car when time permits.

Oh, and...

5.) Try to keep my better half entertained. How could I almost forget that? :-|


;-)

[trysthedrummer]

Well I use Reason and Logic and dabble with some songwriting to fit some drumming parts in. I play golf occasionally with friends, go to the gym etc

Also have tonnes of CSI dvd's, they're great (really into New York and Miami ones!)

You Americans know how to make good forensic/crime drama!

[ShaysRebellion]

on my off time?

-Spend time with my girlfriend, dinner, chill with her family, hang out at home, go out shopping ( I enjoy shopping)
-Hang with friends
-Attempt to write music, and lyrics
-Listen to music
-Cook
-Play with my dogs

yeah... :]

[evolving_machine]

Work and travel to work takes a lot of my time. I started drumming again to allow myself to relax and shift from a math/ science mind to something mindless and artistic like drumming. It is sometimes very soothing just to shift from right to left hemispheres of the brain. I am now reading a math book on statistics for engineers and taking a drum break feels real nice.

[bobdadruma]

I repair Asian and German cars. I Ski, I have a second home in a ski resort in Vermont. I mountain bike, I play tennis and golf. I hunt, I listen to my wife nag me!

[Ian Williams]

Work my hitch at the drilling rig, go for a stroll, family travel, read a book, cut the lawn, help my daughters with their homework, be a husband and a father, help the poor, listen to music.

[nacdrummer3]

When i am not drumming i am spending time with my girlfriend, family, and or friends, or just chilling at home listening to some music and reading biographys. I also exercise and once a month i go to a concert and have a few drinks.

[michael drums]

Well...


We won the championship in our APA pool league, Monday night!

7 points to 3, and didn't need to play a final match!!


YIPPEEE!!! ;-)

[mattlandry]

unfortunatly when im not drumming im probably at school. less unfortunatly i might also be out having a life lol. the latter not very often lol

[drummer girl09]

I'm not playing the drums right now. Actually got back from them. I'm usually on here, or this weekend I'm hangin out with my bros. Or I'm at school/doing home work *sighs*

[Derek]

I'm a full time single dad, so keeping track of my 18 year old son takes up a bit of my attention.

Work
Hit the gym
Read
Fish
Enjoy the outdoors
A good cigar and a few sips of good bourbon on occasion.

Above all else,God family and friends.