TOMMY

OK HERE'S THE HARD PART. THIS MAY TAKE A WHILE SO BEAR WITH ME, AND WHEN COMPLETE YOU'LL HAVE GAINED ACCESS TO THE VERY ESSENCE OF MY SOUL.(DEEP SHIT,HUH?)I'VE BEEN PLAYING THE DRUMS SINCE THE AGE OF 5. IT'S BEEN MY PASSION EVER SINCE I SAW LDB(LITTLE DRUMMER BOY)ONE CHRISTMAS. I GUESS YOU COULD SAY HE WAS MY FIRST DRUMMING INFLUENCE. THEN BOBBY BRADY GOT A DRUMSET. CHRIS PARTRIDGE USED TO PISS ME OFF, TOO. YOU'D THINK THEY COULDA SYNCHRONIZED THE MUSIC AND VIDEO. IT LOOKED LIKE HE WAS ALWAYS ON THE WRONG BEAT. THAT DROVE ME NUTS AS A KID. THE MONKEES, ARCHIES, BANANA SPLITS, AND RICKY RICARDO WERE ALL EARLY INFLUENCES. FROM THERE IT WAS THE BEATLES, ROLLING STONES, AND THE JACKSON 5. NOT TOO LONG AFTER THAT MY OLDER SIBLINGS AND COUSINS TURNED ME ON TO JIMI HENDRIX, JANIS JOPLIN, THE WHO, LED ZEPPELIN, CHICAGO, DEEP PURPLE, AND BLACK SABBATH. IT WAS AROUND THIS TIME, 8 OR 9 YEARS OLD THAT I GOT MY FIRST BUDDY RICH ALBUM AS A GIFT. IT TOOK A FEW YEARS FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO APPRECIATE THAT ALBUM. OK, THAT'S MY RANT FOR NOW, SO PISS OFF. .. Home | Browse | Search | Invite | Film | Mail | Blog | Favorites | Forum | Groups | Events | Videos | Music | Comedy | Classifieds