Dumb and Drummer

[creepo666]

I've been trying to teach myself to play drums lately. It's fun, but maddening. I'm OK with snare + kick, but throw hi-hat into the mix and my kick leg goes totally to shit, or I start playing the kick pattern with my hi-hat hand. I'm not sure why my left hand and right foot seem to be so connected. It takes a lot of concentration to keep a

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[your_brains_out]

I wish I was able to hit up a drum during my lunch hours. Last time I was in Ultrasound, I was pretty decent. My big issue is my left foot. Because play air drums when I drive, I obviously can't tap my my right foot since it's on the pedal, so my left foot ends up playing bass kicks. I guess that's good if my right foot ever gets amputated.

Are you trying to learn our songs or something else? I wonder if there's a place that just has drums in a room for a block of time.

[creepo666]

For now I am just practicing really simple rock beats, trying to play them at a steady tempo without messing up, and building up my endurance. When my kick leg gets too tired, then I just mess around with fills and weird hand rhythms. I tried to play the opening Serpentor beat, but kept getting the hi-hat and kick confused. I'm working up from a very basic level.

There are drum practice rooms all over Manhattan. Look up "rehearsal space" on craigslist.

[creepo666]

Also, I recorded my last session, and you can hear me say "fuck" a lot.