Re: Go for it
AZMAINIAC (AZMAINIAC(AT)prodigy.net)
Sat, 23 Jan 1999 07:25:29 -0800
Gunny0011(AT)aol.com wrote:
>
> 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
"King" Gunny,
Mahatma Ghandi would be honered to know that you took over the throne
using unviolent means. It is amazing what music will do. I relieved a
lot of stress the other day when I "blew my horn". Keep on drummin!
John