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Today, 06:12 AM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread Is there a difference between a click and a metronome? in General Drum Chat

I would be willing to bet that somewhere between 70% and 80% of the "pros" that say they use 1, probably don't. I watched a video a while back by 1...

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Today, 01:36 AM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread Is there a difference between a click and a metronome? in General Drum Chat

It's not always the drummer. Sometimes the guitar player gets a little quick while taking a solo, if you try to bring him/her back, then the song...

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Today, 12:09 AM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread Let's talk tip jars in General Drum Chat

Obviously

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Yesterday, 07:10 PM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread Let's talk tip jars in General Drum Chat

Never put 1 out. It would make me feel like I was sitting on the sidewalk begging for money.

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Yesterday, 04:46 PM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread Is there a difference between a click and a metronome? in General Drum Chat

They are like a seeing eye dog for the blind.

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Yesterday, 11:14 AM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread Is there a difference between a click and a metronome? in General Drum Chat

I think everyone knows my feelings on metronomes. They make great paperweights. If you start a song at 100 BPM and finish at 104 BPM, nobody in...

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04-18-2018, 11:50 AM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread The Official "Hot GIRLS" Page in Off Topic

Yep!!! No argument here.

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04-18-2018, 11:44 AM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread Help! in Tuning / Care / Maintenance

You tune to the acoustics of where you are playing.

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04-18-2018, 11:24 AM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread Band pictures with instruments - is it lame? in General Drum Chat

100% true. It seems that for the last 30 years (give or take a year) everybody in a band wants to be a bada$$ or wants the "public" to think...

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04-17-2018, 10:27 PM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread Help! in Tuning / Care / Maintenance

Keep in mind that what you hear behind the drums isn't what people 30' in front of you hear.

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04-17-2018, 09:01 PM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread Wiped Out Pt 2 in Drum Videos

I've always liked that crisp sound. They're snare drums Kaz, they shouldn't sound like muffled toms. The white thing under the head is my...

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04-17-2018, 02:06 PM

rickthedrummer started a thread Wiped Out Pt 2 in Drum Videos

I've been up for 28 hours. I pick a fine time to go to bed.

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04-16-2018, 11:59 PM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread Fingerprints in Tuning / Care / Maintenance

Seriously: I have a wrap and I clean and shine them up with Pledge.

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04-16-2018, 04:46 PM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread Fingerprints in Tuning / Care / Maintenance

The F.B.I.

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04-16-2018, 01:49 PM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread how much would you.... in General Drum Chat

Hard to believe she is 59. You can't stay hot forever.

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04-15-2018, 08:32 PM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread how much would you.... in General Drum Chat

Only if she dropped the pick behind her and had to turn around. :icon_eek:

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04-13-2018, 09:46 PM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread Deep tuning in Tuning / Care / Maintenance

What happens when you move them?

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04-13-2018, 09:42 PM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread The Official "Hot GIRLS" Page in Off Topic

How about Chase Meridian???? (AKA Nicole Kidman) If she got any hotter, the set would have burst into flames.

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04-13-2018, 12:04 PM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread The Official "Hot GIRLS" Page in Off Topic

I take it that you agree with me.

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04-12-2018, 06:08 PM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread Any Clean Good Jokes? in Off Topic

That is funny!!

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04-12-2018, 05:57 PM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread The Official "Hot GIRLS" Page in Off Topic

The hell with the abs when you have a butt that dreams are made of.

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04-12-2018, 05:50 PM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread New live music fees in General Drum Chat

It only works if you give them the bill.

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04-12-2018, 05:47 PM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread I got to do a cool thing for a young drummer in General Drum Chat

Yeah, that has to make you feel good.

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04-12-2018, 05:37 PM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread Band pictures with instruments - is it lame? in General Drum Chat

Looks like some of the guys that missed da Vinci's "The Last Supper", and are waiting for "The Last Late Night Snack". Too bad that the wine is all...

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04-11-2018, 07:34 PM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread Band pictures with instruments - is it lame? in General Drum Chat

I preferred the ZZ Top method, a couple of hot girls and a hot rod.

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04-11-2018, 07:29 PM

rickthedrummer replied to a thread New live music fees in General Drum Chat

Interesting idea that is not going to build a good rapport with your audience. We would almost always play a request if asked, and, usually would...

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