Tea Bag
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Reged: Sep 16 2004
Posts: 1105
Loc: Canada
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The forum's been a bit slow lately so just for fun.. what are some of the great drummers that you've actually met or talked to over the years? Here's a few of mine:
- Buddy Rich (twice - once in the parking lot after a concert and another time at the bar of a show he was playing)
- Billy Cobham - got him to sign a Dreams CD from the early 70's. He seemed shocked that it even existed..
- David Garibaldi - yet another CD signing
- Gary Husband - had a chat while he was breaking down his odd drum kit with John McGauklin & the 4th dimension. Really nice guy and amazing keyboardist and drummer.
- Bernard Purdie. He walked into a bar to see a great R&B band (the Lincolns) and I recognized him. Had a short chat and he gave me lots of encouragement to keep on drumming..
Seems if you really want to, you can usually approach drummers after a show and ask questions.
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dlm513
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Reged: Apr 15 2006
Posts: 107
Loc: Rhode Island
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the only one i've ever met was tommy igoe.
i met him at clinic in RI. he is very outgoing
and did not talk down to anybody. 
Edited by dlm513 (Fri Jun 20 2008 10:06 PM)
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Foursticks
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Reged: Feb 19 2003
Posts: 948
Loc: California
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The only famous drummer I've actually met was Floyd Sneed, the original drummer of Three Dog Night. When I lived in Southern California, I went to LAX to pick up my wife's Aunt Mary, who had flown in from Texas. On the plane she sat next to Sneed and a couple of other members of the group. She was very friendly and talkative, and by the time their flight was over even the members of the band were calling her Aunt Mary. When I went to the baggage carousel to pick up her luggage, there were 4 members of the band waiting there to pick up their luggage. This was in 1983 or '84, and Three Dog Night was returning to their home base in LA after doing a tour of the county fair circuit in the southern states. I recognized them and struck up a conversation (that's how I heard about their just completed tour) while we were all waiting for our luggage. All were very nice guys, and they seemed to be both surprised and pleased that someone actually recognized them and remembered the music they had made in the late 60s/early 70s. I did not ask for autographs, but when the luggage finally arrived they all shook hands with me and asked me to be sure and give their best wishes to "Aunt Mary."
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Alistair
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Reged: May 17 2006
Posts: 311
Loc: New Zealand
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I got about 3 metres away from Liberty DeVitto at a clinic a few months ago... does that count?
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James Walker
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Reged: Mar 18 2002
Posts: 1079
Loc: Connecticut
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I've met a few greats here and there.
I got to drive Airto back to NYC after the CT PAS "Day Of Percussion" a few years ago. Really nice guy.
In college, I got to meet a few noteworthy drummers, who were in to teach lessons or give a clinic or masterclass, including:
- Louie Bellson (what a gentleman!)
- Keith Copeland
- Harold Jones
- Steve Houghton (the best one-off drum lesson I've ever had)
Plus, back in October, I was privileged and honored to be a part of Tiger Bill's drum festival, sharing the stage with Bill, Billy Ward, Chip Ritter...surrounded by all of those accomplished players, I kinda felt like Marvelous Marv Throneberry ("I still can't believe they asked me to do this beer commercial...) 
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Mike4
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Reged: Dec 03 2002
Posts: 620
Loc: Maryland
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I talked to Jeff Hamilton after a clinic last year and he was real nice.
I also got to eat dinner with Mickey Roker between sets at a show in the Smithsonian (he was on the bill with my old drums/vibes instructor-Chuck Redd and I had space at my table). He sat down, ate and told great stories about Diz and how he got his calypso chops.
Chuck later asked me if I wanted to drive & roadie for Mickey to a couple of gigs between Richmond & DC (Hell, Yes!) but that fell through....
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L Lawless
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Reged: Dec 24 2003
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Loc: TX
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One of the things I like best about attending the Percussive Arts Society conventions are the great people you can meet there. Many famous drumset artists and percussionists of all areas are walking around the exhibit area, checking out the new stuff like the rest of us.
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