I suspect son may be pretty serious about this drumming lark

[fleetfootmike]

He's just spent half an hour trying to nail the triplet fill into the bridge of Every Rose Has Its Thorn, then made me learn the guitar part so he can play it on the real kit, not the Guitar Hero kit - for another 15 mins :D

Video of the fill in question here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c56vEgA4fjU#t=2m17s

Comments

[wolfette]

you know that drummers are considered to be all ... mad, don't you? :-)

(daughter of a drummer)

[fleetfootmike.livejournal.com]

Er yeah

[drummer when he's not playing guitar]

[andrew sinclair (from livejournal.com)]

err, have you ever seen "Love Actually" ??? ........... It's about that time of year, and James is about that age ??? (isn't he...) :-) :-) Might explain the drumming :-) :-)

[kathy-songbird.livejournal.com]

Oh yes! *chuckle*

And presumably he will also be running a drumming workshop in February? MMMM? [not that I have a drum - goodness me now! Not even 3. Absolutely not]

[fleetfootmike.livejournal.com]

Completely not spotting the reference here :D

[kathy-songbird.livejournal.com]

Ah! I shall translate thusly:

I put a subtle (!) suggestion for an impromptu (or promptu) drumming circle/workshop in February being as how I would love to further develop my not considerable drumming skills on the Djembe. I go to a drum circle, sometimes, and we do African drumming which is brilliant.

And your son seems to be developing towards being a drumming guru.

*big cheesey grin*

[fleetfootmike.livejournal.com]

...and I've not seen "love actually" :)

[kathy-songbird.livejournal.com]

Ah! Right. Here we go then!

Liam Neeson's recently widowed character has a young stepson who really really likes this girl at school. She is returning to the states at Christmas so it is imperative he impress her with his super-coolness at the Christmas concert. He decides that being a musician will be the best option. He chooses the drums and spends hours locked up in his bedroom practising. He plays drums in the concert while the girl sings lead in the big number.

His ploy works.!

Hence your young drummer practising madly for hours...... Yeah?

[dan-ad-nauseam.livejournal.com]

An exaltation of drumming larks?