rogue_drummer
Gold Member
The next time some dimwit tries to discount the role of the drums and/or drummers, you can always counter their words by reminding them of the role of drums and drummers throughout history.
For example, like a lot of guys, I'm a history buff. Anything from the American Revolution, to the Civil War, to the old West, to the industrial revolution, Europe, and so on and so forth, I have an interest in.
From watching all those Civil War movies and westerns when I was a kid, they always showed a drummer drumming a cadence or drum call to muster or communicate with the troops. In the American Civil War, the drummer's usual station was right next to the commander, so the commander could tell the drummer(s) what drum call to use: advance, retreat, muster for meals, meetings, officers meetings, etc.
In other words, drummers were very important for communications back in the day when that's all they had.
It's worth pointing out the next time someone runs down the roll of the drummer.
Smile.
For example, like a lot of guys, I'm a history buff. Anything from the American Revolution, to the Civil War, to the old West, to the industrial revolution, Europe, and so on and so forth, I have an interest in.
From watching all those Civil War movies and westerns when I was a kid, they always showed a drummer drumming a cadence or drum call to muster or communicate with the troops. In the American Civil War, the drummer's usual station was right next to the commander, so the commander could tell the drummer(s) what drum call to use: advance, retreat, muster for meals, meetings, officers meetings, etc.
In other words, drummers were very important for communications back in the day when that's all they had.
It's worth pointing out the next time someone runs down the roll of the drummer.
Smile.