Re: Go for it

Larry Throne (lbthrone(AT)hotmail.com)
Fri, 22 Jan 1999 15:48:21 PST

Gunny!
I was quite a drummer in my youth also. You gave me an idea, I'll bet
there are several others out there that have stashed the old instrument
under the bed or up in the attic. We all ought to get them up and
practice until the convention this summer. We could have our own
marching band of sorts! I can just see us now!
Larry in Okla who has been on sick leave due to falling down and
injuring my Knee :(

>From: Gunny0011(AT)aol.com
>Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 13:29:29 EST
>To: TMic-list(AT)eskimo.com
>Subject: Go for it
>
>Groupies:
> Some of you know and some of you don't that in my youth I used to
be a
>drummer. With the weather being unpredictable around here, and not
being able
>to get out and ride a horse to do the saddle therapy, which I think is
a good
>idea, I set up my drums. Took awhile but I did it. My balance is back
to the
>point where I can sit on the throne (Stool), and not fall off. You
don't know
>what a feeling this is, anyway, I put on some tunes and started to
play. One
>specifically you may or amy not know is the first record we ever did
called
>Rama Lama Ding Dong back in 1958. At first it was rough, but I got it
down. I
>sat there listening and recalled all the recording sessions, and the
final
>take that got it done. In my head I was sitting in the studio, playing.
I
>could see the guys, the Techs, everybody. In my mind I was back in
1958. Guess
>what, it all came back. I sit here every day and do this, and balance
is
>almost perfect. What I'm eluding to is, put it in your mind that you
can do
>it, and who knows, maybe you can. You don't know until you try. I tried
and it
>worked. If you can get up, then do it, if you can move then do it, if
you can
>walk, then do it, if you can sing, sing, do whatever you can do, and
you'll
>see, eventually it will come back. May not seem like a big deal to a
lot of
>people but it made me feel good. Just thought I'd share that with ya.
>
>
>Gunny
>
>

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