>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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