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It's all in the sig. If someone has a good sig, they probably are a good poster. Nah but for real I totally judge posters, but only how long they've been here.

Hahaha "yaaa knowwww", you sound like a true Minnesotan. Catching fish and all doesn't hurt either.

Why so? I'm a massive traditionalist. Pretty much the best answer I can give. I don't like any of the sounds that electronic kits make. And the great thing about the 4-Way Coordination book (to Kalphite and Adrenal) is that you don't really need a kit to practice it. Everything is written out RH LH RF LF so you can pretty much practice on any surface, sticks or no sticks.

I played Crash Landing in high school. Great solo! Do you have that whole book of solos or just the individual one? Oh and electronic kits are so lame in my opinion. I can almost positively say that I will never buy an electric kit or pad for my kit.

Yeah dude I'm with you. I really didn't like the ending. I was kind of like "Oh, well I expected that was going to happen." and I got really disappointed.

Interesting. A lot of the great jazz-fusion drummers play like this. Now the trick is leading your fills with your left hand. If you can do that you've got a leg up on everyone. Ambidextrous drummers are pretty rare.

Well I don't know where to start since drumming is pretty much my life haha. I marched all 4 yrs of high school at center snare, took first in field show competitions in the fall and first for drumlines too. I march on a top 10 PIA WGI line right now out of the Twin Cities. I have a 7 piece Pearl export series (which was originally a 9 piece but I took two ride-toms off it). I always drum Vic Firth and Zildjian cymbals. I play in a locally successful progressive band and I teach a high school line from my hometown. I'm gonna put some links here that I've found useful in improving my drumming. Books: 4-Way Coordination--This book is essential if you ever want to be successful on the kit. It works your brain more than your chops. All drumming is is muscle memory; teaching your muscles to play a certain speed. The trick is to teach your brain to be able to play something independently on each limb. Double Bass Drumming Encyclopedia --I guess if you don't want to play double bass, ignore this, but I don't think a kit should be played without it. Now that's not to say that you should be playing constant sixtuplets under every beat you play. That's what this book will do, improve your ability to place double bass both musically and tastefully in your drumming. After you've mastered the 4-Way Coordination, move on to this. The hand-to-feet exercises will revolutionize the way you play. Jazz Drum Cookbook--Any drummer worth their salt needs to learn to play jazz. That isn't to say you should play jazz beats in a rock song, but jazz drumming is so vital in its influence to the greatest drummers of all time that it MUST be learned. 14 Modern Contest Solos--Another aspect every drummer needs is to be rudimental. Now you might think that learning rudiments is pointless because how many times do you hear a marching snare solo in modern music...never. BUT, take a listen to "Under the Bridge" by the Chili Peppers. Listen to the snare and hi-hat beat he plays in the chorus. It sounds like a normal beat, but he's really playing a flam pattern (a simple one, though). That's just an easy example and there are thousands of others. If you listen hard, the best drummers are using rudiments in their playing. Sites 40 Essential Rudiments--This site should be used immediately. If you cannot play the rudiments on this site, you need to sit down with your practice pad and slowly work through them. Take a week off from playing your kit and work these. You'll come back 10x better. They even have a handy Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum rating system that allows you to play along with a midi file and a click track. Obsessive Compulsive Percussion Disorder--If you are into DCI or WGI at all, this site is great for finding a few licks you saw in shows or to find challenging exercises. I only recommend this site to drummers that are serious about drumline, it won't be very beneficial for a casual drummer. Snarescience--This is a great website to develop your technique. I have drummed with the guy that runs it and know a bunch of the contributors as well. Each exercise comes with a detailed description of what to work on, almost like you have a tech right on your monitor! There are also a lot of great video examples too. I've got a lot of experience in a lot of different types of drumming so if anyone needs any help with anything there's a good chance I can help. I drum with guys from the Madison Scouts (including their center), Cavaliers, Colts, and a bunch of DCA guys as well. I have a lot of resources at hand so if you guys need anything from exercises to advice feel free to PM me :smile: Oh and Beeskers503: Try this duet...I played it my junior year with a friend and it was pretty fun! Ctrl+F "Risky" when you get to the site

Loved the Kimmel spoof on what all the characters are doing now. Smoke monster accidentally inhaled by Snoop Dogg hahaha. Kimmel Spoof Here it is for those who haven't seen it.

Finally I get some time to play with summer and all and my disc goes unreadable. Just my luck.

Amazing episode, could have really done more with the final church scene. It was way too cheesy and all the religious crap left a really bad taste in my mouth.

That's a good speech haha. I think the worst thing I've said to a cop when I was drunk is "You think you're [bleep]ing Batman or something driving around in that patrol car?" When he said "yes" back to me with a straight face I was speechless and everyone had a good laugh at me.

Better than having them tell us it's just some inside joke about random people we don't know (referring to the numbers, of course).

Enjoying the summer evening with my dog Maggie.

I'm wagering most of these clowns have never really had the drinks they claim to love so much.

Ew Metallica.

^^White Russian? My drink is strictly Jack Daniel's. Sometimes it's with sour or coke. If I'm having beer it's Blue Moon. I've been getting into a nasty habit of buying expensive beer. Whoops.

I love Porcupine Tree but I can see them being not so hot live. They never come to the Twin Cities anyways. The closest is Chicago and I'm not about to drive 7 hours to see them.

They Live is probbaly one of the greatest movies of all time and that fight seen is simply amazing hahaha. Just got back from Iron Man 2. Just watched the first one last night so it made it better and I can't really complain with Robert Downey Jr.

Just bought my ticket (and 7 other ones for all of my friends that want to go) for the Tool show on July 1st in St. Paul. This will be my first time seeing them. [bleep]ing pumped!

Mind [bleep] movie: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas hands down It's not a mind [bleep], it's a drug movie. Big difference. If you're looking for crazy mind [bleep] movies though I'd suggest Memento, The Machinist, Chinatown, Se7en....the list goes on.

I realize people have been listening to singles forever, I guess I just feel like a lot of the people my age that I know only listen to singles. In all honesty, I know I'm going to listen to it at least a few more times before I give up on it but my first impression was not good.

Agreed. The icing on the cake.

I'd say maybe more like 17. Not 13-15.

Just leave a note on top of the cap that says "I'm watching you right now." I bet they'd probably be scared off.

Tip.it has some of the most well-maintained forums, content, calculators, guides, etc. and Jagex only gives us gold. At first I was a little miffed, but now I really could care less. Everyone knows Tip.it is the best fan site out there. We don't need Jagex to define how 'good' of a fansite we are. [bleep] 'em.