gah! There you go again, making me cry at work. No worries, though, BABA. It is most definitely life affirming. And tell your wife I said hello and she's a gem.
As for the psychologist's approval...well... that should make a whole lot of people around here feel validated. WOOOOOOO!
Thank you, STEWART, for allowing me to drum with The Police.
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by animal on 20 Aug 2008 15:11
BABA, thank you for your great report, and quick thinking on the hi-hat questions. Love that now I know not to use the tilt, when I finally get a kit. 
Enjoy the memory.
Enjoy the memory.
A mind full of useless information.
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Quotes are my speciality.
I am the YouTube Whisperer
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by Divemistress of the Dark on 20 Aug 2008 15:35
(I have but one final comment: Dude is this big of a Stewart fan and can write like this, and he's only got 20 posts around here?
What gives? Maybe he's the head of a major corporation or has 500 kids, something that eats up all his time...
Enjoyed it, BABA. Thanks for taking the time.)
What gives? Maybe he's the head of a major corporation or has 500 kids, something that eats up all his time...
Enjoyed it, BABA. Thanks for taking the time.)On Google - site:stewartcopeland.net "your keyword here" - thanks DM!!
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by DirtyMartini on 21 Aug 2008 00:49
[quote="Divemistress of the Dark"](I have but one final comment: Dude is this big of a Stewart fan and can write like this, and he's only got 20 posts around here?
What gives? Maybe he's the head of a major corporation or has 500 kids, something that eats up all his time...[/quote]
BABA's a Man of Mystery.
Great story, BABA, and congrats on the fab opportunity. And for getting your sig in on the Flag with only minutes to spare.
What gives? Maybe he's the head of a major corporation or has 500 kids, something that eats up all his time...[/quote]
BABA's a Man of Mystery.
Great story, BABA, and congrats on the fab opportunity. And for getting your sig in on the Flag with only minutes to spare.
Dramatic highlights & a unique musical cosmos. Guaranteed.
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by TheEqualizer on 21 Aug 2008 00:59
DM
The more I look at your avatar, the more it looks like The Flag is just Photoshopped in. What do you think you are pull here, young miss?
The more I look at your avatar, the more it looks like The Flag is just Photoshopped in. What do you think you are pull here, young miss?
There is no bigger gong.
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by DirtyMartini on 21 Aug 2008 01:29
Man, you guys would not beLIEVE how hard it is to paint in a flag at MSG. You gotta get permits; you gotta pay off teamsters; you gotta smile nice at Bloomberg. . . .
What a pain in the ass.
What a pain in the ass.
Dramatic highlights & a unique musical cosmos. Guaranteed.
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by nancyrose on 21 Aug 2008 01:57
GREAT story, BABA! Sounds like a day you'll be smiling about for a loooooong time to come!
Oh, and this line:
[quote="BABA"]Major support for this story was provided by Public Television. [/quote]
Just Perfect....
Oh, and this line:
[quote="BABA"]Major support for this story was provided by Public Television. [/quote]
Just Perfect....
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by Chatchka on 21 Aug 2008 02:02
Holy Crap. I just read this whole thing. What a great experience! I'm so happy for you Baba. That was just incredible.
Threadjack warning: And, what the hell is a hat tilt? I have a kit, hate my hats, and wonder if an adjustment is the key! Sorry, beginning drummer here, with a threadjack, send me an email if you want to avoid a total threadjack, and I think your story is too good to allow that.
woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Threadjack warning: And, what the hell is a hat tilt? I have a kit, hate my hats, and wonder if an adjustment is the key! Sorry, beginning drummer here, with a threadjack, send me an email if you want to avoid a total threadjack, and I think your story is too good to allow that.
woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Go Club Tama -- Balls OUT!!!!!
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by BABA on 21 Aug 2008 17:00
[quote="Chatchka"]what the hell is a hat tilt? I have a kit, hate my hats, and wonder if an adjustment is the key![/quote]
Hey, Chatchka. Thanks for the kind words.
In a typical hi-hat set-up, the bottom hat should be sitting on a piece of round felt, the felt should be sitting on a round metal disk/washer of the same diameter as the felt, and the washer should be sitting on a little platform attached to the vertical tube that supports the whole thing. There should be a screw that runs vertically through the platform -- if you turn the screw so that it moves upward, it should increasingly tilt the washer, the felt and the bottom hat. You can also rotate the platform so that the screw is in the front, the back, or somewhere in between. All these different settings can yield different results -- have fun messing around before following Stewart's lead.
I always thought that the purpose of the tilter was to create different sounds, but perhaps the real purpose is to counteract the "airlock" phenomenon. When you close the hats quickly, something happens that might hurt the "chick" sound and subsequent playing -- air is forced out and then a seal is formed creating an underpressure zone inside the hats (an alternative view is that air is simply trapped, muffling the sound of the hats). Some people believe that tilting the bottom hat can reduce/eliminate airlock. Others try to defeat airlock by using bottom hats with wavy edges or holes. Now that I'm writing this, I'm recalling that Stewart mentioned that you won't get his preferred sound using a wavy bottom hat -- I'll try to edit that in to the story.
Don't hate the hi-hat -- once you get the foot-hand timing down you'll love it. Learning to get your hands and feet to do different-but-synchronized things is a challenge, but hard work pays off big time (and you can practice your coordination skills pretty much anywhere).
Hey, Chatchka. Thanks for the kind words.
In a typical hi-hat set-up, the bottom hat should be sitting on a piece of round felt, the felt should be sitting on a round metal disk/washer of the same diameter as the felt, and the washer should be sitting on a little platform attached to the vertical tube that supports the whole thing. There should be a screw that runs vertically through the platform -- if you turn the screw so that it moves upward, it should increasingly tilt the washer, the felt and the bottom hat. You can also rotate the platform so that the screw is in the front, the back, or somewhere in between. All these different settings can yield different results -- have fun messing around before following Stewart's lead.
I always thought that the purpose of the tilter was to create different sounds, but perhaps the real purpose is to counteract the "airlock" phenomenon. When you close the hats quickly, something happens that might hurt the "chick" sound and subsequent playing -- air is forced out and then a seal is formed creating an underpressure zone inside the hats (an alternative view is that air is simply trapped, muffling the sound of the hats). Some people believe that tilting the bottom hat can reduce/eliminate airlock. Others try to defeat airlock by using bottom hats with wavy edges or holes. Now that I'm writing this, I'm recalling that Stewart mentioned that you won't get his preferred sound using a wavy bottom hat -- I'll try to edit that in to the story.
Don't hate the hi-hat -- once you get the foot-hand timing down you'll love it. Learning to get your hands and feet to do different-but-synchronized things is a challenge, but hard work pays off big time (and you can practice your coordination skills pretty much anywhere).
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Postscript: Photos!
by BABA on 22 Oct 2008 00:23
Postscript: Photos!
OK gang, I’m resurrecting this thread in order to share a few illustrative photos. All these shots belong to the Educational Broadcasting Corporation (thank you!!!) except the shot of Jeff Seitz (which I found somewhere on the web but have since forgotten -- sorry).
For those who know what I look like, here's the best proof I've got that it was me up there: http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp26 ... mpwZw_.jpg
Here’s the best shot I've got of the relevant instruments: http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp26 ... mpwZw_.jpg
I like this one because I’m playing a full stroke that looks like it might actually have been in sync: http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp26 ... mpwZw_.jpg
“Last Tango with Stingo” featuring my wife: http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp26 ... mpwZw_.jpg
Here's Jeff Seitz wearing a hard hat and making in-show repairs to the stuff that I borrowed and maybe also broke: http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp26 ... G_0205.jpg
I've been told that there's video of this event out there. If anyone can help me track it down, I'll be forever in your debt. Grazie infinite!
OK gang, I’m resurrecting this thread in order to share a few illustrative photos. All these shots belong to the Educational Broadcasting Corporation (thank you!!!) except the shot of Jeff Seitz (which I found somewhere on the web but have since forgotten -- sorry).
For those who know what I look like, here's the best proof I've got that it was me up there: http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp26 ... mpwZw_.jpg
Here’s the best shot I've got of the relevant instruments: http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp26 ... mpwZw_.jpg
I like this one because I’m playing a full stroke that looks like it might actually have been in sync: http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp26 ... mpwZw_.jpg
“Last Tango with Stingo” featuring my wife: http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp26 ... mpwZw_.jpg
Here's Jeff Seitz wearing a hard hat and making in-show repairs to the stuff that I borrowed and maybe also broke: http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp26 ... G_0205.jpg
I've been told that there's video of this event out there. If anyone can help me track it down, I'll be forever in your debt. Grazie infinite!
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by luddite lady on 22 Oct 2008 02:06
Wow! Thanks for sharing the photos. It great to recall that wonderful summer day and your outstanding experience.
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by GinaSuperCat on 22 Oct 2008 13:30
HAH, I remember us talking about the tiny hats in Savannah...little did I (or you) know you'd be getting confirmation from the Big Guy himself just a matter of weeks later <grin>
AWESOME STORY...I wish I could have seen it!!! Hats off to y'all who have the skills and stones to be up there and playing with the Police... AWESOME!!!
The hi hats are an extraordinary instrument, the most complicated on the set. I keep tinkering around with them every once in a while, not because it improves the sound (b/c mine are not very good to begin with) but because it's amazing, all the possibilities. I'm still saving up for the Zildjian Sweets, someday when I start playing well enough to deserve em <grin>
Waiting for the video!!!
AWESOME STORY...I wish I could have seen it!!! Hats off to y'all who have the skills and stones to be up there and playing with the Police... AWESOME!!!
The hi hats are an extraordinary instrument, the most complicated on the set. I keep tinkering around with them every once in a while, not because it improves the sound (b/c mine are not very good to begin with) but because it's amazing, all the possibilities. I'm still saving up for the Zildjian Sweets, someday when I start playing well enough to deserve em <grin>
Waiting for the video!!!
MMMMEEEEEOOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!
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by ToxtethOGradyZQT on 22 Oct 2008 15:16
Wow! Those are excellent photos, Baba. I'm really glad you had a chance to have such a unique and amazing experience.
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