drumming pet peeves

[Geoff_G]

yes (1) unbalanced sticks...add all the vater Fusion sticks & some of the VC Sticks.

(2) musicians / drunks that knock into your cymbal stands & send them flying towards you while all 4 limbs are occupied. add windy to that list too (playing outside on s. beach)

(3) bugs while you are playing on outside gigs...although i have a witness that can confirm i NAILED a fly with a stick on the hi-hat while playing one time.

(4) looking over & realizing your hi-hat clutch has let go...and you are playing jazz.

(5) getting to the gig & you have somehow misplaced or forgotten "x"...could be a pedal or sticks...ugh. i think i do like 2-3 dummy checks now after this happenings a few times.

(6) getting gear stolen...stuff that only a drummer would take...a practice pad ?

[Flamaque]

palmerlouie,
When I drop a cymbal nut on the floor.
I make myself do 10 push-ups.
It reminds me not to do it again.

Which by the way, it does....lol

[five eight]

How about assholes who spin one of your cymbals like it's a roulette wheel?

Regardless of how small a stage is I also don't like another player standing directly in front of me where I can't see the audience. I need some of that energy from the crowd too!

[Drowning Jonah]

I FREAKIN' HATE when a sound guy puts a bass drum mike in my bass drum hole then trips over it and puts a big rip in the front head. Then just says, "Ooops, sorry about that."

Happened 3 different times.

[beats]

Fun!,

-when bandleaders cannot communicate or express what they need out of you.

-engineers that pride themselves on their sampling skills.(which means they dont know how to properly mic' a kit)

-engineers with too much/many: gate rack efx, duct tape(well u can never have enuff), pro tools books and manuals very very near their board(BAD SIGN!), stories about 'shoulda been, coulda been, used 2 be', mic stands but not enuff mics .

-ill paraphrase the last 2 points=AMATURE AUDIO ENGINEERS THAT KNOW SWEET F.A. ABOUT DRUMSET!.

-soundmen with attitude.

-warm-up acts that assume that they can use your hand-crafted drums for their opening set.(that make sense??)

-people handling my dbl.kick pedal by holding only the connecting rod.

-bandmates that still havent figured this out>LET THE DRUMMER SET UP FIRST ON STAGE!!!!!!!.

-being rushed for teardown/setup.

-baaaddd monitors.

-baaaddd headphone mixes.

-crosstalk with electronics.

-bandmates that claim that u sped up or(insert mindless criticism that makes absolutely no sense).I wisened up over the years and i ALWAYS tape shows.Suffice to say, string players are clueless.

-that strange live show phenomena:u play a show, and u felt that u played not so good.U review tape and talk to trusted eyes/ears and realize that it sounded exemplary(sic). Conversely u think u ruled the universe at your show,only to find that u sucked donkey ass.

-warped sticks,or sticks with lame grain sanding.

-freezing cold weather and touring.

-sweltering hot weather and touring.

-i hate it it when people think that because im a drummer; that i'm either: stupid, wild and crazy all the time, not educated('oh u graduated high school!!??; u attended the Royal Conservatory!!??), wasted or know how to hook peeps up with illicit substances, or unsophisticated with my taste in music.

-For anyone that has tattoos: dumb ass tattoo questions

-girlfriends/wives that dont seem 2 quite 'get it' with our love of music.

-warming up for a 'name' act and they are nothing but petulant assholes, crew included.

-the fact i cant afford a tech to help me out from time to time.

-people that cant program a decent drum machine pattern.

-that odd drumhead that was badly manufactured, and said head is fucking up your set.

yeesh i could go on............all my best.........beats........

[PocketPlayer]

"that strange live show phenomena:u play a show, and u felt that u played not so good.U review tape and talk to trusted eyes/ears and realize that it sounded exemplary(sic). Conversely u think u ruled the universe at your show,only to find that u sucked donkey ass."

Classic! Same with practice sessions.