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Drum Magazine has this incredible,amazing article about Steve Vai?s drummers. He talks about Mangini,Castronovo,Bozzio and Colaitua.
The part were he talks about Colaiuta is just insane, I wish someone had that taped.
Anyway,here is the link:
http://www.drummagazine.com/html/mod...rder=0&thold=0
PS: Happy New Year everybody!
Cesar
<font color="#a62a2a"><font size="1">[ December 31, 2004 02:41 PM: Message edited by: Cesar Stefanelli ]</font></font>
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ December 31, 2004 02:42 PM: Message edited by: Cesar Stefanelli ]</font>
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Yeah, i emailed that story to myself just so i could have it. If Vai says it is the sickest thing he has ever seen... well i mean, come one, it has to be!!!
Damn that Vinnie Colaiuta!!! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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yeah thats a great story..i had already read it before but it was great to re-read it
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Cool [img]cool.gif[/img]
There lot of Zappa stuff on http://www.easytree.org ( both audio and video ) , i know nothing about Zappa ( and to be honest don't really like ) but i'll happy to download some with great vinnie playing inside, if some of you saw some Zappa stuff with good vinnie inside plase post a report here [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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Does anyone know who will be Vai's drummer on the current tour in March?
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Jeremy Colson is Vai's touring drummer these days.
Reg. the Vai article on drummers, there's also a great bit on the Astoria live DVD on the commentary track where Vai speaks about Virgil during his solo. He mentions the fact that Mangini proclamed it has damaged him to be on tour with Vai, and that Virgil would nail everything, including the grueling 2? hrs+ soundcheck and then a 2 hour show, + he would be likely to warm up on his own for an hour or 2 prior to soundcheck. That apparently boosted a ton of respect from Vai to Virgil.
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ January 01, 2005 11:13 AM: Message edited by: Jeppe Morgenthaler ]</font>
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i wonder why virgil gave up that gig?....must have been good money etc.
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Yeah,
Great story that, I think that's been posted here in the past... He's a legend.
Also nice to hear Toss Panos getting a heads-up. What are his best recordings?
MP
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I really love the Mike Landau Trio live album with Toss Panos and Jimmy Johnson - haven't listened to it in a while but it was ever out of my cd player for about 2 years.
Mike Keneally & Beer for Dolphins Half Alive in Hollywood is tremendous too but it may be a little trickier to get hold of.
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Toss w/t Fire Merchants sounds great! The Spud always plays it as background music between sets and before the gig while you're eating 1 of 21 HUGE spuds!
Can't think of Toss w/o The Baked Potato!
Which would be your favorite?
1..Baked Potato & Melted Cheese...$4.50
2..Baked Potato & Melted Cheese w/Tomatoes
3..Baked Potato & Melted Cheese w/Diced Ham
4..Baked Potato & Melted Cheese w/Spinich
5..Baked P & Melted Cheese w/ Sauteed Mushrooms
6..Baked Potato & Egg w/Spinich
7..Baked Potato & Egg w/Mushrooms
8..Baked Potato & Egg w/Diced Ham
9..Baked Potato & Egg w/Pizziola Sauce
10.Baked Potato & Sauteed Mushrooms
11.Baked Potato & Sauteed Tomatoes w/Bacon Strips
12.Baked Potato & Spinich
13.Baked Potato & Corn w/Ham
14.Baked Potato & Corn & Ham w/Pineapple
15.Baked Potato & HotDog w/Sauerkraut
16.Baked Potato & Marinated Steak...$9.25
17.Baked Potato & Marinated Steak w/Pizziola Sauce
18.Baked Potato & Pizziola Sauce
19.Baked Potato & Teriyaki Chicken
20.Baked Potato & Chicken Parmesan
21.Baked Potato House Special...$11.00
I'll take #19, w/side salad and sour cream
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I remember reading an interview with Terry Bozzio where he talked about leaving Franks band.
He left thinking 'well I'd like to see who they get in to replace me!!!'
...and then in comes vinnie, it would make you sick!!!
Terry went onto say Vinnie was '10 times the drummer he was'!!!
as a side note...
when i was a kid I wrote to Frank Zappa and told him how much I liked his music and how my birthday was coming up...etc
...and he actually wrote back sending me a signed photo wishing me a happy birthday! I could not believe it!!!
a few weeks later he sent me another signed photo with a note saying he wasn't sure if I'd got the first one!!!
