Midnite Zephyr
Platinum Member
Before I head out to work for the day, I just want to express what a joy it was playing drums last night. Here's why...
I put a Craigslist ad in Sunday. Within 12 hours somebody calls. Talked with him the next day about some original project. These music discussions sometimes grate my soul when they try doing the 20 questions thing about my methods and stuff, then they never call back. Then about 3:00 PM yesterday I get another call from a different guy. So I call him back. We talk a bit, no 20 questions, just the basics. He asked me if I wanted to jam tonight (last night). I said sure (my only plan was to watch a couple movies). It was close by. I get there and it was just the coolest little warehouse studio. They were all into the Grateful Dead and they were playing videos and exposing me to all these amazing drummers playing that style of music. I didn't know any of the songs, but we jammed for 4 hours and they asked me back. I got to play a Starclassic kit with some nice Paiste cymbals and my AAX crash added to the mix. Man, it blended so nice with the Paistes. I fell in love with that Tama kit and it was all set up on a rack. I've never played a rack set before and it was nice and easy. I got home and I didn't have the usual sore aching right shoulder with arthritis. I'm wondering if the way I set up my drums needs to change because I didn't get any aches and pains whatsoever from 4 hours of drumming. I didn't get any blisters either. It has really got me wondering....
I put a Craigslist ad in Sunday. Within 12 hours somebody calls. Talked with him the next day about some original project. These music discussions sometimes grate my soul when they try doing the 20 questions thing about my methods and stuff, then they never call back. Then about 3:00 PM yesterday I get another call from a different guy. So I call him back. We talk a bit, no 20 questions, just the basics. He asked me if I wanted to jam tonight (last night). I said sure (my only plan was to watch a couple movies). It was close by. I get there and it was just the coolest little warehouse studio. They were all into the Grateful Dead and they were playing videos and exposing me to all these amazing drummers playing that style of music. I didn't know any of the songs, but we jammed for 4 hours and they asked me back. I got to play a Starclassic kit with some nice Paiste cymbals and my AAX crash added to the mix. Man, it blended so nice with the Paistes. I fell in love with that Tama kit and it was all set up on a rack. I've never played a rack set before and it was nice and easy. I got home and I didn't have the usual sore aching right shoulder with arthritis. I'm wondering if the way I set up my drums needs to change because I didn't get any aches and pains whatsoever from 4 hours of drumming. I didn't get any blisters either. It has really got me wondering....