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Re: More Videos, featuring Per and Rick
Very tasteful kit playing, Rick. We'll have to hook you up with a jam with
your good self on drum kit next time you're in Ireland.
Ricky
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Walker" <looppool@cruzio.com>
To: "LOOPERS DELIGHT (posting)" <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: More Videos, featuring Per and Rick
> Richard Sales wrote:
> "saw a couple vids and they are VERY NICE!
> Reminded me of the Dead's melt downs. All around wonderful. And how
>'bout
> that Rick Walker? Sheesh! I didn't know you played the tubs, Rick."
>
> Thanks a lot a for the compliment, Richard..................keep in mind
> that you were watching me trying very hard not to freak out
> that I was unable to use my custom looping rig on the very first gig of
>my
> 8 week European tour. I discovered after the gig that
> the phantom power button on my brand new endorsedment DTar mixer had
> gotten stuck between on and off, negating the entire signal
> of my whole rig......................lol, never made THAT mistake again
> for the rest of the tour. Love the DTar, by the
>way.............awesome
> and versatile
> and great sounding hi fi mixer with a tiny footprint.
>
> And yeah, This year I am celebrating my 42nd year as a trapset
>drummer.
> I've made my living for the last
> 30 years as a trapset drummer and multi-percussionist (with some liberal
> doses of record production thrown in
> for good measure). Though not my first instruments (I played piano
>for
> 2 years, cello for 6 months and
> clarinet for 5 years before beginning the drums) the drums were the
>first
> instruments that I chose (instead of my mother or
> father) and the first instrument I loved. I think I probably have more
> technical skill on drumset than on any instrument that I play now (I
>began
> earnestly playing other instruments about 13 years ago and now dabbel on
> dozens of different instruments).
>
> It's completely ironic that I got into my first national drum magazine
>(in
> a 6 page article in DRUM! Magazine last summer)
> as a found sound/live looping artist and NOT as a trapset drummer.
>
> yours, Rick Walker
>
>
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> Date: 09/08/2008 13:22
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