[quote="sockii"][quote="plutonic"]
I actually can't believe Stewball didn't wrip off one of his flipping quick wrist twists for y'all Thursday. That would have been my exact question, if not rendered mute by his actual presence:
"Mr. Copeland, will you rip one of those awesome hi hat fills for me, please?"
Did anyone ask Stewball to play?
[/quote] IMHO it comes down to the fact that Stewart has vocally -- and in a lot of clips I've seen -- appeared very ill-at-ease with the idea of doing workshops/demos/drum-solo sessions/whatever you want to call it. It's just not his bag.[/quote]
Like I said, if Stew doesn't want to do it, that is, of course, cool.
'Twas just a fantasy.... I can totally understand why he wouldn't want to sit down at a drum set solo. It's totally weird.
But I still think my idea was pretty cool. And I do know that I would want my signature drum smacked. That's just me. I feel your pain, EQ.
[quote]Which is understandable -- some people simply can DO without being able to really be able to demonstrate what they're doing to others (and how does that saying go? "Those who can't, teach."
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Yeah, I'm not exactly sure where you're going with that. I never mentioned a clinic. I just want to know if I show up and buy a snare, will he smack it? And then I got a little carried away.
But f#©k it, sell me snare drum at the gig, with a certificate stating which song Stew played it on, and I'll buy that. Like a Barry Bonds ball. However I'm guessing that'll cost more than the down payment for the mortgage I don't have.
Nah, I'm sticking with my original fantasy. I want to shake dude's hand, offer him a CHA! bracelet, and say: "Mr. Copeland, would you do me the honor of rapping out the intro to 'Can't Stand Losing You' on that there snare drum I bought? Just the first five notes?"
I bet he'd do it.
[quote]-- I can see where that could be a really uncomfortable situation for someone like Stew and why there ain't no way, no how, it's likely to be seen.[/quote]
I've been told I live in the clouds before. My own orbit.
I hear where you're coming from, though I don't know what "someone like Stew" means, 'cause I don't know him. But I've seen the Jools Holland interview, and maybe it's 'cause it was one on one, but that didn't seem like pulling teeth to me.
Again, just a fantasy. But if I had been there, that's what I would've said: "Mr. Copeland, will you rip one of those awesome hi hat fills for me, please?" 'Cause that's what I would've wanted to see. And then his publicist would've probably strangled me. And I would've deserved it.
But in real life, I probably would've been rendered mute like the rest of us when standing before a person of practically mythological significance.
While I'm at it, I guess it was a little silly and presumptuous of me to refer to him as Stewball. I didn't make it up. I think somebody, maybe Donna or Meg said it. And it just made sense to me.
Maybe it's the horse in his logo, or maybe it's his history in the middle east, or maybe it's his almost equine elevation. When think of Stew, I think of a horse. A purebred Arabian. A stellar stallion that packs a heck of a gallop. And, there's a song about a horse named Skewball that is better known as Stewball in the States.
Check it out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skewball
So that's where Stewball comes from, from where I'm coming from.
Vince, I think I want the new Blue Flake look. I've always liked that look for drum kits.
CHA!
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