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J.D.
Active Member
If those are cherry burst Renowns, I have a set of RN2's on order.
force3005
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J.D.
Active Member
TY! Been my daily driver for 50+ years. It's been in prison in CA, a monsoon in AZ, and now fits in well with a 60's/70's band in TN country clubs.Nice looking Rogers kit.
Ryan Culberson
Well-known Member
Ugh… 108F degrees at gig time, no shade, and set up right next to a huge metal building that radiated heat like a convection oven. The sweaty nastiness of the gig was slightly offset by ice cold bunches of some of the largest grapes I’ve ever seen.
roncadillac
Member
I find myself in similar heat and sun situations playing in Florida. I'm honestly about to invest in the smallest cheapest pop up canopy I can find and leave it in my trunk just in case.
Ryan Culberson
Well-known Member
Smart investment. I own an EZ Up specifically for these situations but of course didn’t have it with me for this gig, which was about 45 minutes away from my home. We were told we were gonna be inside the metal building in A/C. Last minute changes meant outside.
This is Bakersfield and the surrounding area from pretty much Memorial Day through Labor Day, and often into October.
J.D.
Active Member
"Last minute changes". Yeah...that's one I say "one of those changes is that we're now going acoustic".
ineedaclutch
Platinum Member
Giglite making the rounds.
SharkSandwich
Junior Member
From Friday night, a concert in the park.
Ryan Culberson
Well-known Member
Today was a tale of two drum sets. First up was a sub job at a large church in Bakersfield. Played in the fish bowl on fish bowl drums. 🤣 Seemed kinda ironic to me to be playing a 14-16-18-26 amber Vistalite set at a church gig, but the drums sounded great and the band was rippin’.
Second hit was for a baby shower, of all things. Dee Dubs, minus the 13” tom, hammered bronze Ludwig and my new good time 602 cymbal gals. Brushes only and ultra low volume. The country club we were at loved our quiet abilities and we scored a couple of residual dates for our troubles. Good stuff.
Second hit was for a baby shower, of all things. Dee Dubs, minus the 13” tom, hammered bronze Ludwig and my new good time 602 cymbal gals. Brushes only and ultra low volume. The country club we were at loved our quiet abilities and we scored a couple of residual dates for our troubles. Good stuff.
flamateurhour
Active Member
Tale of two bands. And a kit pic. The tape on the reso head was there because we were striking things and I needed somewhere to put the tape for a second to grab something. In true adhd object impermanence fashion it lived on the resonant head for the whole summer.
roncadillac
Member
I love satin flame wraps, nice kit
Xstr8edgtnrdrmrX
Diamond Member
I had one o the most terrifying gigs in my life last Friday!!
got to school that morning and found out that 5 of my 9 front ensemble kids were out with COVID issues, including my drum set player. So,, the "show must go on", and I ended up having to play with them at halftime.
granted, I wrote all of the music, and those are all of my students, but that meant playing in front off, and with some of my harshest critics!!! It was a freaking blast in the end, and I a mso jealous that I didn't get to do this back in the 80's
I also have new found respect for my drum set kid too
got to school that morning and found out that 5 of my 9 front ensemble kids were out with COVID issues, including my drum set player. So,, the "show must go on", and I ended up having to play with them at halftime.
granted, I wrote all of the music, and those are all of my students, but that meant playing in front off, and with some of my harshest critics!!! It was a freaking blast in the end, and I a mso jealous that I didn't get to do this back in the 80's
I also have new found respect for my drum set kid too
roncadillac
Member
Nice job! There is a local high school jazz band in my area who's teacher plays kit to conduct the band instead of standing at the front with the stick thing. They are very talented, a few months ago they played an annual jazz festival and pulled out the Cowboy Beebop theme, it was great.
flamateurhour
Active Member
Ahhh I love this. I wish my director had busted out his Sax more often. It's easy sometimes to feel that divide between teach and student in a way that's more of a void than necessary... Definitely a few times, especially late Marching Band season when him jamming with us woulda been an awesome bonding experience
Xstr8edgtnrdrmrX
Diamond Member
I would do this, but I am usually turning way 4-5 drummers in auditions every year for ours...and I take 3!! I do end up playing bass with the jazz band a lot though b/c it is harder to find bass players in high school any more..
Ryan Culberson
Well-known Member
Took some DW drums and Roland electronics out to the job today. 🤩 Rounding out the rig are some 602s and the 5” N&C SS maple drum. Finally caught a nice day in Bakersfield. After weeks of 105+ degree temps, today was in the low-90’s. 🙏🏻
