[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwba9VW8oOc&feature=feedf[/youtube] (EDIT: Why does the youtube thing never work for me in posts?) Yeah, it doesn't seem to like any ampersand arguments ... i.e. if you have anything like the above's &feature=feedf, it'll choke. Remove the ampersand a...

I play VF 5Bs but am a pretty light hitter, and have also experienced the tips chipping from *just* ride cymbal playing. It's of course possible that I weakened something with a cymbal edge blow, but ..?

I usually get 2 weeks or so out of each pair between practice and gigs.

kinkymook wrote:Just me?

not just you.

Juan Expósito wrote:Dave´s soundcheck/warming up...& Lucas Ives close to the MASTER...

Man, that feels like forever ago.

BLUSHDA ALERT @30s ....

alternating hands interleaved with alternating feet (like you're climbing a ladder).

MrGroover wrote:One of the best drum solos i ever heard...
Cliff is so amazing and not a lot of people know about him...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdEMnJ6OXjQ

ladder (i think) ftw @9m0s

I find there's a 3 day process for internalizing the motion of a new idea, to where I can execute it as it as a word without really thinking about it. The key for me is learning a phrase across different subdivisions and practicing weaving between the "versions" of it: 8th note triplet, 16...

i now officially have a man-crush on kurtis.

Hey Mark,

Check your PMs when you get a chance.

Best,

Man, tough crowd here.

Good luck with the project Vic!