Drums. Music in general. Restoring Vintage Drumsets and collecting them as I go. Jazz. Drumhead Selection and Testing.
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Robert Delgardo
Birthday: May 8
Birthplace: Enloe Hospital, here in Chico
Current Location: Chico.
Eye Color: I think they're green...
Hair Color: Brown.
Height: 6'4" or so...
Right Handed or Left Handed: Righty.
Your Heritage: Norwegian and Texan.
The Shoes You Wore Today: Chuck Taylors.
Your Weakness: Eh... Chocolate? I have no weakness... haha.
Your Fears: Everything falling apart around me...
Your Perfect Pizza: Every possible meat and really think crust.
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Spend more time on the drums! Yeah, that probably won't happen. We'll see.
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: "Haha" Yep.
Thoughts First Waking Up: I just think about what I'm going to do on that particular day...
Your Best Physical Feature: My height, I suppose. It's also my downfall.
Your Bedtime: Whenever I want, but when I have to be at work at 6 AM, it's early.
Your Most Missed Memory: Recess. And Pogs.
Pepsi or Coke: Coke. There's just something about it.
MacDonalds or Burger King: BK.
Single or Group Dates: Either would be nice, no?
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Not a big tea drinker. Especially those random flavors.
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate... mmmm... Chocolate.
Cappuccino or Coffee: Coffee. Black.
Do you Smoke: Nope.
Do you Swear: Yeah...
Do you Sing: Sometimes I try. I'm sorry to those who have been affected by it.
Do you Shower Daily: Yes.
Have you Been in Love: I thought so, but really no.
Do you want to go to College: I am at the moment.
Do you want to get Married: I think so.
Do you belive in yourself: Definitely.
Do you get Motion Sickness: I don't think so...
Do you think you are Attractive: Sometimes. Mostly no, though.
Are you a Health Freak: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Do you get along with your Parents: Yeah.
Do you like Thunderstorms: Very much so.
Do you play an Instrument: Yep. Drums. Like mad.
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: Yes, I had some egg nog on New Years Eve. That's it, though.
In the past month have you Smoked: No.
In the past month have you been on Drugs: Nope.
In the past month have you gone on a Date: I guess...
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: No.
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: No, but Oreos did save my life once... I should thank them for that.
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: No, but I've sold a bit of it...
In the past month have you been on Stage: Yeah.
In the past month have you been Dumped: Nope.
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: No. It's been Winter. No.
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: Nope.
Ever been Drunk: Nope.
Ever been called a Tease: No.
Ever been Beaten up: Again, No.
Ever Shoplifted: Yeah. I stole a pencil from Longs, then gave it back.
How do you want to Die: Heroically, or quickly. Or both.
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: I'd like to own my own music instrument retail business.
What country would you most like to Visit: I'm happy here.
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: Blue or green are good.
Favourite Hair Color: Brown or Blonde...
Short or Long Hair: No extremes. Either way is fine.
Height: Not taller than me, but not too short either.
Weight: Please...
Best Clothing Style: Again...
Number of Drugs I have taken: Illegal ones? None.
Number of CDs I own: Quite a lot. Never enough, though.
Number of Piercings: None.
Number of Tattoos: None.
Number of things in my Past I Regret: Very few, I think.
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Neil Peart, Buddy Rich, Elvin Jones, Steve Gadd, John Bonham, Dennis Chambers, Bobby Jarzombek, Bernard Purdie, Bernhard Castiglioni, Will Kennedy Tony Williams, Roy Haynes, anyone in the Zildjian family, just about any famous drummer... If only I could think of all the names of drummers I'd like to meet...
Jazz, Big Band, Classic Rock, just about anything with drums. And some stuff without them... Got some Five Iron Frenzy. Its pretty cool. Oh Yeah... Buffalo Creek is damn good too. Their drummer is a way cool guy. Right now I'm in a Jazz Quintet by the name of "The Jive Five Jazz Quintet". I'm also in a modern rock trio dubbed "Phelps". I was formerly in a ska band called Where's Dean? Music is my life, and it's great.
Definitely Lord of the Rings. Harry Potter is good too. Oh if you havent seen Bambi v. Godzilla thats a great one, a classic. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is good too. Just saw Home Alone with Macaulay Culkin and realized that it needed to be added, absolutely hilarious this one is. And another lesser-known but still great movie is Rockadoodle. This has to be the best movie ever made. You must see it.
Family Guy. The Simpsons. King of the Hill. 24 is good, suspenseful. I dont watch a lot of TV these days. Way too much else going on.
Stick Control by George Lawrence Stone, Modern Drummer Magazine.
The DrummerWorld Forum
as well as Gene Okamoto (Pearl Drums Product Manager)and every great drummer who ever lived......and superman.