I ended up giving it to a girl i was with.
I figured it would win more points that way than to eat it myself... i should have ate the ice cream [img]graemlins/cry.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Oh, Chris... did you get that info i sent you about your trip down here?
I ended up giving it to a girl i was with.
I figured it would win more points that way than to eat it myself... i should have ate the ice cream [img]graemlins/cry.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]
It has been quite a few years since Kenny Kirkland has passed, 1998 I believe. I can imagine Vinnie has changed considerably since then. I had the oppurtunuty to meet him once not too long after that(after Kenny's passing) and he was kind and very humble while being somewhat overwhelmed with how many guy's wanted to meet and talk to him, totally understandable.
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Hey guys. I work at my college theater these days and today we had the cannonball adderly tribute band come in! Louis Hayes was on drums! After reading all those scary stories of yours, i was totaly scared of even going up to him.... but after a while i gathered the power to go up tohim.
After lending him a cymbal stand and asking questions about his gear and whatnot I asked him if could sit right by him slightly off stage so i can study him up close. he said Sure Ill be glad to help you out.
He was really really nice to me after that and gave me an autograph on my snare solo work book. He was real friendly and positive and ofcourse his drumming was off the wall. To be honest hes the first real jazz drummer ive seen up close. as I have bitched in probably every post ive given there is no such thing as jazz in Hilo Hawaii.
wel im really glad i met him and ive learned a lot from watching him. Im sinspired to practice now! He is definately up there in my league of drum heroes..... along with vinnie gadd elvin bill stewart chad smith, John dolmayan stewert copeland... blah blah blah...
Word.
The biggest dick I've met has to be Steve Smith's keyboard player in Vital Information. He actually bitched to his bandmate that I was asking him for an autograph. Steve Smith's a little weird, too, but I wouldn't call him rude.
Weckl was super cool both times I've met him--once when I was an eighteen year-old long-haired freak and then years later with Steve.
I photographed Vinnie for Modern Drummer a few years ago, and he was cool, too. Intense and pre-occupied, maybe, but definitely not rude.
Steve Gadd had this pleasant, sort of bemused look on his face when I met him, like "Who are all these people and why are they here?"
Someone else said it best: The experience is not the same for them as it is for you. You can't always be upbeat and happy.
But Steve Smith's keyboard player is a dick.
You know who also is a dick? Paul Walker, that horrible actor. Met him at a party. Just thought I'd throw that in there in case he reads this.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">T-Bo's back in town! [img]biggrin.gif[/img] What is it about your posts that make me laugh out loud to my monitor?Originally posted by jonthibault:
The biggest dick I've met has to be Steve Smith's keyboard player in Vital Information.
I met Dennis Chambers in the BA lounge at JFK a couple of years ago. He was sat on the floor even though there were a load of seats spare. He had a double peddle in a carrier case and that's what I noticed first. I laughed at him without realising it was him....I was completely exhaustes having just flown in from the west coast and not thinking about drumming at all. He said 'whats so funny man"...I said what you doing on the floor? That was it....we had a good old chat after that.
I also met Dominic Millar, Sting's guitarist on the Eurostar the day after watching Stings opening night of the current tour. Vinnie played that night and he told me a bunch of interesting stuff about Vinnie that I already posted a while back. Lovely man.
In general I make it a principle of not approaching famous people if I see them in a bar or wherever. I might nod and smile.....I will only talk to them if I think that's what they want. My classic story is of meeting George Clooney in a hotel bar in Miami.
I am English and was watching the World Series and didn't have a clue what was going on and asked the guy next to me what the rules were....it turned out to be him and because I wasn't going "Gee George your the greatest etc" he just said "what you drinking?" and then explained the rules of baseball. I never once during the hour I spent with him made any reference to who he was....I even asked him what he did for a job which had us both in stitches!!
I think that goes for most humans. You just want be treated like everyone else without people constantly fawning at ya.
Anyways love on you all.
Hey Gary,
Yeah, I really think that your attitude with Clooney is what famous people are looking for, to be treated like every one...
Nice story.
Great post Gary! While it may seem natural to take about a professional about....well, drumming, it really depends on the situation. If it's at a clinic thats perfectly legitimate, but spotting someone in a bar during their time off is just different. The fact that they want to be treated like everyone else is very true, as hard as that is to understand by us mortals.
Here are some comments on known drummers with which I had the chance to have lessons/talk a bit with:
"Smithy" Smith: Very calm, smiling and careful. A contrast, because on kit he looks hyper. He showed me some good brush playing tips.
Kim Plainfield: Very knowledgeable. Oozes self confidence. Talks dirty, funny though.
Pete Zeldman: Although a wild mind, he is very friendly and sheerful. Makes you feel like he's known you forever.
Mike Clark: Very generous and willing to help. Loves to share his knowledge. Showed me a groove which he called the "audition groove", that gave him countless gigs. He said:" You play this at an audition and you got the gig, guaranteed!
Steve Smith: Met him two times. Distant, not very warm. I think he’s shy. Had that "gotta leave" attitude each time.
Ian Wallace : An english gentleman in New York.
Paul Brochu: I had booked a lesson with him the day after a clinic. He would take 3 persons at a time. Seeing that I was more advanced than the others, he took me aside and told that he didn't want me to loose my time and money and to come back for a private lesson at the end of the day. I came back and he showed me lots of stuff and answered lots of question. Took extra time even though his wife and kids were behind the door anxiously waiting for him to finish after a long day...
Dave Weckl : Once I had the opportunity to meet him, but knowing that it would be only for a second (since 100 people were standing in line for an autograph), I didn’t want to spoil that moment just saying: "You’re so great!!"; and him responding: "Thanks, next... ". He’s my "hero" and I want that 1st moment to be magic. [img]wink.gif[/img]
Should I expect that?
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