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    Am I the only one who air-drums in public? My parents say I look ridicules whenever I air-drum but I cant help it!!! Whenever a song comes on I like its really hard for me to resist drumming! So who else air-drums?
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    No I do it too.
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    Your parents are right you look like you are haveing some sort of seizure, but we all do it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Northern Redneck View Post
    Your parents are right you look like you are haveing some sort of seizure, but we all do it.

    Not all of us.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Northern Redneck View Post
    Your parents are right you look like you are haveing some sort of seizure, but we all do it.
    Negative

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    Sorry, except for the cool guys.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Northern Redneck View Post
    Sorry, except for the cool guys.

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    I is a sickness we all share ;-)
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    Not so much air drumming. But tapping with all limbs which is just as annoying to the non drummers in your life.
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    When the songs with the big fills come on the radio, my hands go up! LOL Indeed, it is a sickness. Something takes over and we must obey the rhythmic demand of the percussion Gods!

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    I do it in the car all the time. Steering wheel becomes a snare and HH, brake becomes bass pedal. My family especially hates it when I am driving and there is a good song on and we stop at a red light because we sit and inch forward between "bass" notes.
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    I tap on what ever is around my thigh, table tops, steering wheel, I found myself tapping out beats on counters when I go into a store and I'm waiting for something, I don't even realize it at first. My wife will say what are you doing . I'm just thinking of the beat of the song

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    I like doing it in five star restaurants with the big forks and knives. Gotta use everybody's water glasses for the full effect
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    I like air drumming but mostly I tap on things such as a desk top and my lap.

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    As a young drummer in the mid to late '50's, you never saw anybody playing air anything.

    I think it was in the '70's that I saw someone air drumming for the 1st time, and I remember thinking that he must be a wannabe.

    I don't tap out songs on the steering wheel, nor do I do it on my lap or table top. If I want to play, I go downstairs to my set and play.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rickthedrummer View Post
    I don't tap out songs on the steering wheel, nor do I do it on my lap or table top. If I want to play, I go downstairs to my set and play.
    same here!
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    Bad air drumming still sounds way better than bad "real" drumming!

    all the best...

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    The most I'll do off a drum kit is thumb drumming on my steering wheel, or my foot will follow the beat. I don't flail my arms in the air.
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    I've been doing it for years. Air guitar too... ohh, and keyboards as well. Once I was voted best air guitarist. heh heh

    On another note.
    Some friends and I... (this was like 30 years ago) were downtown doing the club scene, we had a few drinks in us and were walking down the street when we saw this guy in his car at a stoplight. This dude was WAILING in the air with his arms playing air drums like there was no tomorrow. It was hilarious!
    We were all pointing and laughing at him for like 30 seconds before he realized we were standing there. When he finally saw us, he started laughing too. We were all like "rock on dude!" We all have done the same thing.
    I will never forget that as long as I live.
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    In years past when we'd go to bars to hang out and play billiards, I'd have to grab a couple of pool cues and play them like drum sticks when a good rock song would come on.

    That sobered some people up enough they could actually drive home legally.
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    Air drum, yes !
    "stop that with your feet, its like we are having an earthquake" in a meeting with the BIG boss.
    After some vitamin W, I have to keep my hands in my pockets at bars.
    The worst part is I don't even realize I'm doing it.
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    It's darn near impossible not to play along to the big fill in "In the air tonight"
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    I'm Asian. Been air drumming with chopsticks right out of the womb.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bish View Post
    In years past when we'd go to bars to hang out and play billiards, I'd have to grab a couple of pool cues and play them like drum sticks when a good rock song would come on.
    I air drum a lot but when in a pub I have to use the pool cues as a guitar.

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    Here you go


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