Post #35


Here we have my second set of drums that I bought off a fellow named Dave Parlee that used to live on this street I live on right now, actually.  
Prior to this, I was playing on Tupperware, because that first drum kit I had kind of ran their course.  Although you can see the snare drum from that first pair of drums I had that my brother Greg gave me, in the foreground of the picture.
The thing with this set is that beyond my hi-hat, I didn't have any cymbals.  Being a drummer is expensive.  You might be able to get a cheap cymbal for $100, but even that won't sound all that great.  If you're a guitar player, you get a guitar and an amp and you're good to go.  Drummers have to have drums, cymbals, stands, hardware, bass pedals, cowbells, etc.  I'd say the two drum kits I have right now have a good $3000 poured into them over the years between the two of them.  And I don't even have that much.
I got a lot of mileage out of this set, though, before I got that black kit from a guy whom I won't name.  I won't because I don't think he was very kind to me.  He was to my face, but the instant I turned my back, he'd tell people what a sucker I was for paying what I did for the kit he sold me, and tell them I sucked as a drummer to boot.  Honestly, I hope that guy has found peace in his life today, enough to not talk about people like that anymore.  Things like that stick in your head for a lifetime.

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