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by willyz
Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:58 pm
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: WAAAY Off topic-What would you do!!!?
Replies: 50
Views: 22033

Re: WAAAY Off topic-What would you do!!!?

YamahaPlayer that is classic!

I always enjoy playing clubs back to back... sometimes you can leave the gear there, soundchecks are easier each night...
by willyz
Wed Mar 09, 2011 7:42 pm
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: WAAAY Off topic-What would you do!!!?
Replies: 50
Views: 22033

Re: WAAAY Off topic-What would you do!!!?

Depends on the venue... Small bars aren't shelling out $1,000 for anyone. DJ or otherwise. Times are tough. Here in Austin the difference between a Monday or Tuesday night and Friday and Saturday night is extreme- and even when the bars are actually making money you're lucky to get 10% and some tip...
by willyz
Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:38 pm
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Drum Fantasy Camp '11
Replies: 26
Views: 15028

Re: Drum Fantasy Camp '11

What about Steve Jordan? Or maybe Jeff Hamilton?
by willyz
Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:34 am
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: WAAAY Off topic-What would you do!!!?
Replies: 50
Views: 22033

Re: WAAAY Off topic-What would you do!!!?

Thanks cats. Yeah, I’ve got some other work lined up- some more stuff out of town that pays a little better, and a band that I’m actually a part of, which is a lot of fun. Funny thing is that I’ve learned a lot very quickly (still am learning) here in Austin. Most of that is what NOT to do. Ah well,...
by willyz
Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:22 am
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: WAAAY Off topic-What would you do!!!?
Replies: 50
Views: 22033

Re: WAAAY Off topic-What would you do!!!?

What's funny about all this to me is that these sort of situations arise over some very stupid issues- people getting fired/hired over small political reasons or lack of communication/misunderstanding, etc, etc. If people were just upfront and vocal about things from the start our lives would be muc...
by willyz
Fri Mar 04, 2011 4:30 pm
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: HoD 2011 Hang Sat Feb 26th!!!
Replies: 93
Views: 58543

Re: HoD 2011 Hang Sat Feb 26th!!!

LADanny wrote:And also, for those that never saw the original HOD hang video, this is from 2006. We also had the keyboards doing some funky patterns to play over.




Good lord that seems like such a long time ago! I had some long hair going on too... good riddance!
by willyz
Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:55 am
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Holy shit, Gavin...
Replies: 17
Views: 10384

Re: Holy shit, Gavin...

Brilliant stuff, Gavin! How the hell do you get that 12" snare (it is a 12", yeah?) to sound so deep and fat?

Cheers!
by willyz
Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:52 am
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: WAAAY Off topic-What would you do!!!?
Replies: 50
Views: 22033

Re: WAAAY Off topic-What would you do!!!?

Yeah, I'd get out of that gig. I had a situation this past week- my guitar player was working with a singer who wanted to put together a band for some gigs in Austin and some out of town since his regular band from LA couldn't do the gigs. He was offering us $100 for each gig (I think there was abou...
by willyz
Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:08 pm
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Fire in my building last night
Replies: 5
Views: 3333

Re: Fire in my building last night

That's rather intense, dude. Good thing you made it out!
by willyz
Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:34 am
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Drummerworld's "Top 10 Drummers" UPDATED to Top 15 *
Replies: 58
Views: 32888

Re: Drummerworld's "Top 10 Drummers of all time"

Rodge wrote:Yeah not a bad list, I would need to see Billy Cobham though.


Yeah, just what I was thinking...

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