On drums...

Its been ten years since I played a full 4 hour night. Last Saturday, I filled in for a band in which I work a regular job with the keyboard player. Classic rock, no practice and my forearms are sore... lol. No train wrecks, some rough endings, but I expected that since we never even practiced.

I had enough fun that I am going to do it again this Friday.

Oh yeah, I decided to go big or stay home.. 13, 15 18 rocks, especially over a pair of 26's. Played my custom Tulipwood segment snare that I made 13 years ago, a big 8". The snare sounds like a woody, bronze drum, if that makes any sense... That's all.

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Cliff

River City Trio

What if we did all have the same opinions?

I hear you on stamina, Dave. I can recall being able to go all night, wearing the other musicians out, the result of practicing two hours a day. I have just started working out at a gym to combat aging, or as much of it as can be.

Congrats on the gig, and glad you're enjoying it.

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Gregory

Totally agree. If I play a 4 hour rock gig now, I wake up feeling like I've been through a prize fight. And on those occasions (when break down is usually around 1 am or later) I also got in the habit of smoking a cigar on the way home just so I would't fall asleep at the wheel!

- D.

Dave wants the whole effect...

...a 4 hour workout and reproduce the smoke you used to be able to consume in the same amount of club time, but in a closed vehicle.

I'll join you. We'll stay awake, but won't be able to see out the windows.

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Cliff

River City Trio

What if we did all have the same opinions?

The cigar is good, with or without the drive. Even better without the various aromas served up in the finer saloons. Entering was like getting into cold water; if you dally at the edge, you never go in. What was required was a deep inhale, and the damage was done.

What do they cut the prevailing aroma with, now that cigarettes are illegal?

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Gregory

The AC wasn't that good, so Saturday it was sweat.... yummy!!

I've got to say the cardio part of me was fine as I've been walking 4 miles a day with my wife, the forearms were sore as I haven't been using them nearly enough (insert your own joke)...

I'm also going to try and take a pic or two of the kit this Friday....

Love these posts.

It's amazing how much time you can spend practicing and still be shocked when a band shows up.

Maybe your forearms hurt from lugging 26" bass drums?

Good times Latz, keep em coming.

The kicks are 6 ply Luddies, not Phonics......

And to honest, I am not as sore as I expected to be...

I want to add that I have been putting in time practicing triplets, both single and double stroke, in order to... well, to understand how to count and know where I am when using them. They are quite perplexing if not imprinted. A week or so ago, I went through an entire exercise book (I went through it at age 15 but did not honor it) in one practice session, and wore out the index finger on my left hand, unaccustomed as it is to playing accents reaching out to the rack tom. Took a week for it to feel normal again.

What you don't use, you lose. Phui.

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Gregory