Little Drummer Girl

Ahem …

Based on some of the pics I posted from my Friday night activities,

I’ve gotten more than a couple of e-mails from some of you kids wondering:

1.) If I can really play the drums?

2.) Am I really the drummer for a band? And,

3.) Just exactly what was I doing Friday night?

In order, the Answers are:

1.) I wish !!!

2.) Again, I wish !!!

3.) Making fun !!! Woo hooo !!!

Actually, the really talented, and exceptionally nice, piano player at my local pub took pity on me for being all by my lonesome on yet another Friday night and let me play drums on some of the songs he was performing. He also changed the words to Van Morrison’s Brown Eyed Girl to Blue Eyed Girl and Lonesome Dove’s Brandy, You’re A Fine Girl to Amy, You’re A Fine Girl (yeah, okay … so it wasn’t his idea, but mine … he still was nice enough to indulge my attention seeking ways ).Besides, I think I impressed him by naming Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes in only 5 notes, not to mention totally screwing him up during Joe Jackson’s Is She Really Going Out With Him? when I completely nailed the timing of the background, responsive Where? lyric.  Anyways, as far as the drums go, one of the guys in this group of uber fun people whom I coaxed into joining me in sitting at the piano really could play the drums and he taught me how to bluff my way through it, as I told a friend who e-mailed me, all those years of playing air drums to Def Leppard tunes finally paid off. Oh well, I had a blast and met some new, really nice and fun people.

Editor’s Note: In the first version of this post, I had included a poorly worded, tasteless reference to the fact that I had to use both my arms to play drums last Friday night, in reference to Rick Allen, the world’s best drummer, who does his thang with one arm. I apologize to everyone I offended with those words. I actually struggled with the language in the original post, wanting to sort of short circuit the obvious reference out there to Rick, in light of my infatuation with Def Leppard and all, so I acknowledged it, in what was meant to be a lighthearted way, but sort of self-deprecating manner. I didn’t mean to be rude or mean. I’m sorry for offending anyone.