Hey, drummer boy...

[pat]

Let's see...

During the past two years we have...

Had the police show up on our doorstep when you practiced for six hours the first weekend you had the drum set.

Been forced into city-sponsored mediation about your drumming.

Been woken by you practicing (admittedly on your practice pad, but still) at 6:30 on a Saturday morning before a big competition.

Been informed that we needed to haul you and your cymbals halfway to hell and back because the cymbals with the set provided by the church where you were doing the gig were "crap".

Been made physically ill by you and your two thrash-metal-wanna-be buddies jamming in the living room.

Had our lives disrupted for hours when your brothers couldn't do homework and I couldn't read, mainly because -- as good as you can be -- drumming really does make it hard to concentrate.

So those complaints about the redhead taking up the trumpet? Are falling on deaf ears. Completely.

Payback can be such a bitch sometimes.

Oh, in case you're interested.... I have earplugs.

Comments

[hobbitbabe.livejournal.com]

Heeee.

Payback doesn't often come so quickly and so tidily.

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

I know. He keeps saying... "but when I started, I was on a practice pad!" Completely ignoring anything since then. He keeps expecting sympathy and can't understand why I keep laughing at him.

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

Personally, I think beginning trumpet player would have to go a loooong way to match the sheer physical awfulness of the proto-metal band that played in my living room last Friday. (Although, to be fair, the drumming was the best part of it.) I got actually sick to my stomach.

[bdot.livejournal.com]

LOL!!! that is great!

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

Giggle! :-)

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

*snerk*

(btw, I have letters for you and the boys)

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

Bwhahahahahaha.

When he starts complaining again you should put in your ear plugs :-)

[wcg.livejournal.com]

Writing as a one-time percussionist, I have no sympathy for him. A little patience with fellow musicians is called for here.

Thanks for the perspective.

[p3aches.livejournal.com]

Pat, I really appreciate this post as my oldest is looking to take drum lessons and my other two play clarenet and cello.lots of hugs T

[dawnd.livejournal.com]

LOL.

I'm grateful at this time that Allegra has chosen CLAY classes for this fall. Art is generally quieter than music. :^D