google vinnie story

[beats]

well steve, looks like this vinnie story will stir the pot! i have heard a few minor stories about the trouble that can happen if you record a vinnie clinic.it kind of relates to the topic i posted a while back about vinnie not sharing some knowledge with us mortals. that newsgroup story was especially disappointing as far as his legend goes(hmmm.. buddy rich might be laughing his ass off at all of this!). i've met MANY 'name'drummers over the years and everyone was gracious(actually ed shaunessy{sic} gave me a masterclass in '87, and he was a bit of a masterass),and i recieved knowledge from them all.it is a damn shame vinnie behaved like that.sounds like total cokehead behavior to me.what did every body think of this tale? steve, what did you feel about this story? hey vinnie if you catch wind of this:if you feel like "god has provided you this gift",and you are "grateful to the drumming community" for your ascension to greatness(you do deserve that obviously) why not release a multi-video collection about your drum thang.you have a ridiculous amount of endorsements to make it fly.plus you GOTTA know it would fatten up your wallet. you know i do not give a shit if this story about you happened over 10 years ago, your legion of fans(you know there are many) deserve a little more respect than that that story reveals.though you have worked hard and have got paid;a % of that $ came from me and many fans of yours.you need some karmic cleansing vinnie.lol.thanx 4 letting me rant a little.lets put it this way-why is the greatest living drummer of our time acting like a sucky-baby guitarist in regards to retaining non profit recorded clinics and such. we have helped you climb;and we can totally stop purchasing all your major recording endeavours.in this day and age,ESPECIALLY after the sept.11 b.s.,that our heroes can't be true/real leaders in their chosen field.perhaps my rant sounds selfish,but it is out of true repect and love of vinnie.........much love------beats

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[qwertyuiop123]

i found the story pretty amusing. I think vinne is cool with sharing his info because if he wasn't he wouldn't give so much detail in clinic exerpts that steve has posted on mp3's.

i can think of a few reasons why he might be pissed if ppl video him but in the end its up to him.

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[Steve Holmes]

The truth is Vinnie doesn't need a reason to not want to be videod. It's his right I guess as much as I would like to have more of them out there. He obviously has an idea of what he wants to be "out there" in terms of stuff that he's on.
I find it interesting that of all the Karizma songs from the MD show, HE chose those 3 on there. I know for a fact they played a whole set and Vinnie had final say on what made the MD tape. I was kind of disappointed with that tape actually.

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[Nikk]

I was disappointed too. Maybe he didn't want to release videos of the really badass shit. God forbid someone steals something from him.

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[qwertyuiop123]

doesnt the DVD have the whole set?

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[Steve Holmes]

No.
The DVD has the same tunes with an option to change camera angles sometimes. It has all he performaces from the whole weekend from both videos though.

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[qwertyuiop123]

jeez. too bad.

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[jonthibault]

Okay, take this one with a grain of salt, but it comes from an engineer from Chick's studio...

One time, Vinnie was supposed to be at a studio session at 9:00 a.m. (early, even for a jazz gig). Hours passed. The musicians were ripshit and the producer was on the phone with the union. Twelve o'clock rolls around, and Vinnie strolls in, wearing a Superman suit and looking sweaty. Everybody's speechless--pissed and confused. Vinnie sits down, blazes through the songs for two hours, and splits with barely a word spoken.

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[Pewit]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jonthibault:
Okay, take this one with a grain of salt...
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Oh my god! I'm literally laughing my ass off here... That one's a classic for sure!

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[Gaddabout]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Steve Holmes:
The truth is Vinnie doesn't need a reason to not want to be videod. It's his right I guess as much as I would like to have more of them out there. He obviously has an idea of what he wants to be "out there" in terms of stuff that he's on.
I find it interesting that of all the Karizma songs from the MD show, HE chose those 3 on there. I know for a fact they played a whole set and Vinnie had final say on what made the MD tape. I was kind of disappointed with that tape actually.
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I suspect those personality quirks that frustrate us about Vinnie are also those same things that give him the ability to play the way he does. Like a math genius or art prodigy.

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