l did not start playing the drums until l was thirty five years old.
At first she who must be obeyed was skeptical but tolerant as l had wanted to learn how to play the drums for years. l started playing in church, so for as long as we attended, she would watch and boo when l kacked. It was a little discouraging to have the Pastor turn to me and say “you suck” and then hear the congregation shout “AMEN ,”
Needless to say l am an atheist now.
There was a stretch where l had become a full blown raging gear o holic, which did not go over too well. I believed in the sea turtle hatching scheme by where so many hatch, the preditors can’t eat them all. There was so much gear coming and going, she did not know what was new, old, used, or mine, as my drum room always looked like a chrome forest under a canopy of bronze.
Now that l am an old retired guy on a limited income l have had to curtail my wheeling and dealing but l still have that pack rat mentality.
Since l joined my band, six years plus a pandemic ago, my Wife has become so much more supportive as my bandidos and their significant others have made her feel as welcome as me. My band has become a part of our social life so that makes it that much more pleasant.
My kids on the ther hand.......
Stay safe all
Barry
